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(1943-2020)

Who Was Gale Sayers?

American football player Gale Sayers played for the University of Kansas before being drafted by the Chicago Bears in 1965 and being named Rookie of the Year.

Due to knee injuries, he played for only seven seasons and retired before the 1972 NFL season.

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In 1977, he was the youngest player to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Sayers passed away on September 23, 2020.

Early Years

Gale Eugene Sayers was born on May 30, 1943, in Wichita, Kansas. The second of three children born to parents Bernice and Roger, Sayers moved with his family to Speed, Kansas, before settling in Omaha, Nebraska.

He starred at both football and track and field for Omaha Central High School, setting a state record with his mark of 24' 11 3/4" in the long jump.

Sayers went on to play football at the University of Kansas, twice earning All-America honors for his dazzling abilities as a halfback and kick returner.

He set an NCAA Division I r