Gale Sayers dead at 77
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Youngest player ever inducted into Canton. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/299 ... ies-age-77" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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You never saw this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian%27s_Song" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Kingcarl24 wrote:"Who?"
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Too bad you missed him. He was worth the price of admission. My own recollections are fuzzy, but my dad raved about him.Kingcarl24 wrote:"Who?"
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No.Havlicekstealsit wrote:You never saw this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian%27s_Song" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Kingcarl24 wrote:"Who?"
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He's one of those guys I already assumed was dead....as I never see any interviews with him or public TV appearances. RIP.
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Kingcarl24 wrote:No.Havlicekstealsit wrote:You never saw this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian%27s_Song" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Kingcarl24 wrote:"Who?"
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Obviously, I've heard of Gale Sayers. (I'm not a uneducated cretin like Karl for chrissakes). And I've heard about the sappy movie many many times.
Never had any desire to watch it though.
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A quick glance at his stats shows a lot of "you had to have seen him to appreciate him" vibes... sorta Bo Jackson-ish.
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/ ... yeGa00.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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It took till this post to realize it wasn't a girl we were talking about. lol.AbeVigodaLive wrote:Kingcarl24 wrote:No.Havlicekstealsit wrote:
You never saw this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian%27s_Song" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Obviously, I've heard of Gale Sayers. (I'm not a uneducated cretin like Karl for chrissakes). And I've heard about the sappy movie many many times.
Never had any desire to watch it though.
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A quick glance at his stats shows a lot of "you had to have seen him to appreciate him" vibes...
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/ ... yeGa00.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Kingcarl24 wrote:It took till this post to realize it wasn't a girl we were talking about. lol.AbeVigodaLive wrote:Kingcarl24 wrote:
No.
Obviously, I've heard of Gale Sayers. (I'm not a uneducated cretin like Karl for chrissakes). And I've heard about the sappy movie many many times.
Never had any desire to watch it though.
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A quick glance at his stats shows a lot of "you had to have seen him to appreciate him" vibes...
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/ ... yeGa00.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Did your NFL knowledge begin with Richard Sherman or something? At least tell me you know who Kenny Easley and Steve Largent are...
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I had a Steve Largent poster on my wall as a kid. I don't really deep dive into history of sports though.AbeVigodaLive wrote:Kingcarl24 wrote:It took till this post to realize it wasn't a girl we were talking about. lol.AbeVigodaLive wrote:
Obviously, I've heard of Gale Sayers. (I'm not a uneducated cretin like Karl for chrissakes). And I've heard about the sappy movie many many times.
Never had any desire to watch it though.
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A quick glance at his stats shows a lot of "you had to have seen him to appreciate him" vibes...
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/ ... yeGa00.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Did your NFL knowledge begin with Richard Sherman or something? At least tell me you know who Kenny Easley and Steve Largent are...
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You never liked me, probably don't like me still, but a ***** liking me aint never paid my bills
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Brian's Song, great movie (sad)
RIP Gayle Sayers
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RIP to a Chicago Bears legend... before my time, but many in-the-know will tell you he would have gone down as the greatest RB in NFL history if not for the injuries.
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I had the same reaction when I heard.manchild98 wrote:He's one of those guys I already assumed was dead....as I never see any interviews with him or public TV appearances. RIP.
Still, RIP.
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I don’t know how you’re a football fan and don’t know who gale sayers is.
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No. May he RIP, but let's leave out over the top hyperbole. I know anything Chicago triggers you, but no.thedangerouskitchen wrote:RIP to a Chicago Bears legend... before my time, but many in-the-know will tell you he would have gone down as the greatest RB in NFL history if not for the injuries.
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elmerjfudd wrote:I don’t know how you’re a football fan and don’t know who gale sayers is.
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Yea he’s as household of a name as it gets. Never seen the movie, but Sayers names comes up in any conversation when comparing running backs to the G.O.A.T, OJ Simpson.
I’d compare a football fan not hearing of Gale Sayers to NBA fans never hearing of Oscar Robertson.
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You misspelled Jim Brown. OJ was a "nice" running back.lettherebehouse wrote:elmerjfudd wrote:I don’t know how you’re a football fan and don’t know who gale sayers is.
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Yea he’s as household of a name as it gets. Never seen the movie, but Sayers names comes up in any conversation when comparing running backs to the G.O.A.T, OJ Simpson.
I’d compare a football fan not hearing of Gale Sayers to NBA fans never hearing of Oscar Robertson.
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vcsgrizzfan wrote:You misspelled Jim Brown. OJ was a "nice" running back.lettherebehouse wrote:elmerjfudd wrote:I don’t know how you’re a football fan and don’t know who gale sayers is.
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Yea he’s as household of a name as it gets. Never seen the movie, but Sayers names comes up in any conversation when comparing running backs to the G.O.A.T, OJ Simpson.
I’d compare a football fan not hearing of Gale Sayers to NBA fans never hearing of Oscar Robertson.
Interestingly... Brown's final season overlapped Sayers' rookie season.
Brown: 1,544 yards / 5.3 avg / 21 total TDs
Sayers: 867 yards / 5.2 avg / 20 total TDs
It was a career high for both in TDs... Sayers never got above 10 TDs the rest of his career. And topped out at 1,231 rushing yards.
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