Chicago Tribune
Gale Sayers, running here against the Packers at Wrigley Field, had a season that was about the only thing worthy of being on any 1969 Bears highlight film. (Chicago Tribune historical photo)
Published on Aug. 18, 1994.
Folder Description: Sayers, Gale
Folder Extended Description: Football Action
Title: SAYERS, GALE FOOTBALL ACTION
Subject: SAYERS, GALE 
Chicago Bears legend Gale Sayers is known for his dazzling athleticism.
His amazing accomplishments during his injury-shortened NFL career made him the youngest player inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
However, there was much more to the man. While at the University of Kansas, Sayers protested racial discrimination and was among 100 arrested.
He touched many as he lived through the death of close friend Brian Piccolo.
Early in his NFL career, Sayers joined the training program for Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, a Chicago brokerage firm, and became a stock broker in the offseasons.
Sayers died Sept. 22 after a yearslong decline in health that included dementia. He was 77.
Here is a look at notable moments in his life.
