CHICAGO (AP) — Hall of Famer Gale Sayers, who made his mark as one of the NFL’s best all-purpose running backs and was later celebrated for his enduring friendship with a Chicago Bears teammate with ...

I can’t think of a better illustration of just how different football was when Sayers played. Imagine this being the Bears’ starting offensive line: Sayers is a rare exception. Just watch him glide ...

Sayers became the youngest player inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1977, at age 34. In presenting him at the ceremony, Bears founder George Halas said: “If you wish to see perfection as a running ...

Sayers, an NFL icon and Hall of Fame player made famous by a friendship, was ‘The Kansas Comet.’ NFL legend and Hall of Fame running back Gale Sayers has died at the age of 77. Pro Football Hall of ...

Forget for a moment memories of Walter Payton, Dick Butkus and Dan Hampton, among many legendary Bears. Because as incredible as their individual game achievements were, they all stand in the shadow ...

Gale Sayers, who grew up in Omaha and became one of the greatest running backs of all time, died Wednesday. He was 77. The Hall of Famer, who suffered from dementia late in life, invigorated the NFL ...