Gale Sayers in Chicago Bears uniform. (Photo: Getty Images) Gale Sayers, a Chicago Bears legend and Pro Football Hall of Fame running back, died Wednesday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced.
He was 77."All those who love the game of football mourn the loss of one of the greatest to ever play this Game with the passing of Chicago Bears legend Gale Sayers," Hall of Fame president and CEO David Baker said in a statement. "He was the very essence of a team player -- quiet, unassuming and always ready to compliment a teammate for a key block.
Gale was an extraordinary man who overcame a great deal of adversity during his NFL career and life."Sayers, known as the "Kansas Comet, was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977 after.