- Born
- Died
- Birth nameGale Eugene Sayers
- Nickname
- The Kansas Comet
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Gale Sayers was born on May 30, 1943 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Brian's Song (1971), Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie (2005) and Reggie's Prayer (1996). He was married to Ardythe Elaine Bullard and Linda Lou McNeil. He died on September 23, 2020 in Wakarusa, Indiana, USA.
- SpousesArdythe Elaine Bullard(December 1, 1973 - September 23, 2020) (his death)Linda Lou McNeil(June 10, 1962 - November 20, 1973) (divorced, 3 children)
- Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977.
- Coholder of NFL record for most touchdowns scored in a single game with 6 (first accomplished by Dub Jones in 1951).
- Halfback with the Chicago Bears, 1965-1971.
- Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977.
- Halfback on the University of Kansas football team, 1962-1964.
- When I'm carrying the ball, there isn't any play going through my mind. When I come to a tackler I don't think, "Now fake one way and cut the other." My feet just go. I don't think about it at all. I just do it, and I don't really know how. Where my feet go, I go.
- Just give me 18 inches of daylight. That's all I need.
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