Gale Sayers (1943–2020)
Author of I Am Third
About the Author
Image credit: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Jeremiah Sholtis
Works by Gale Sayers
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Sayers, Gale Eugene
- Birthdate
- 1943-05-30
- Date of death
- 2020-09-23
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Omaha Central High School
University of Kansas - Occupations
- football player
businessman
athletic director
athletics administrator
entrepreneur
philanthopist - Organizations
- Chicago Bears
National Football League
University of Kansas
Sayers 40, Inc.
Cradle Foundation
Gale Sayers Center (show all 7)
Southern Illinois University - Awards and honors
- NFL Pro Bowl ( [1965] ∙ 1966 ∙ 1967 ∙ [1969])
NFL All-Pro ( [1965] ∙ 1966 ∙ 1967 ∙ 1968 ∙ [1969])
NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
NFL 1960s All-Decade Team
United Press International NFL Rookie of the Year (1965)
NFL Pro Bowl MVP ( [1967] ∙ 1966 ∙ [1969]) (show all 10)
Retired Jersey (Chicago Bears)
Consensus All-American ( [1963] ∙ [1964])
Pro Football Hall of Fame (Player|1977)
College Football Hall of Fame (Player|1977) - Relationships
- Halas, George (coach)
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Wichita, Kansas, USA
- Places of residence
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Omaha, Nebraska, USA - Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Reviews
An interesting, but very dated, read about a guy who I didn't know much about. A good look into football at the time.
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Statistics
- Works
- 4
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 311
- Popularity
- #75,819
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 12











