- 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 Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie (2005), Brian's Song (1971) and Guiding Light (1952). 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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