Gale Sayers passed away

swoboda · 09-23-2020, 11:55 AM

Read this morning that Gale Sayers passed away at 77 yrs of age due to complications related to dementia.

My childhood sports heroes are drifting away, and Sayers was without a doubt my all-time favorite athlete to watch. If you are not familiar go on YouTube and find some old highlight reels, he was beyond description.

Fast, agile, smart, determined, and just better than anyone else on the field with him.

MBarrett · 09-23-2020, 12:33 PM

One of the greatest RBs and football players of all time. RIP.

GeoWar · 09-23-2020, 04:06 PM

From Omaha Nebraska -- college at U of Kansas known as the KANSAS COMET -... Chicago Bears Round 1 Draft pick > 1: Dick Butkus - 1: Gale Sayers - 1: Steve Delong -- two out of three to the Hall of Fame

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...rs-dies-age-77

ThatSeventiesGuy · 09-23-2020, 05:16 PM

Brian Piccolo was no doubt standing at the pearly gates to greet his old pal. RIP to one of the greats.

pgjocki · 09-23-2020, 07:20 PM

I met him in Vegas about 7-8 years ago and had him sign a football for my dad. I grew up watching him and I remember my dad talking about how great he was - I don't remember much about the games just the time with my dad.

He was struggling when I met him and he had help with him but he talked to me and when I said the ball was for my dad he really perked up and we chatted for a few minutes.

A really cool experience and hopefully his family was able to spend some time with him before he passed.

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09-23-2020, 11:55 AM	#1
swoboda All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Guarding The Line Posts: 1,220	Gale Sayers passed away Read this morning that Gale Sayers passed away at 77 yrs of age due to complications related to dementia. My childhood sports heroes are drifting away, and Sayers was without a doubt my all-time favorite athlete to watch. If you are not familiar go on YouTube and find some old highlight reels, he was beyond description. Fast, agile, smart, determined, and just better than anyone else on the field with him. __________________ "...If you want to look ahead to the bottom of the ninth, the Mets will be sending up Buddy Harrelson, Jerry Buchek , and Don Bosch, we'll be right back after this word from Rheingold Beer" The late great Lindsey Nelson

09-23-2020, 04:06 PM	#3
GeoWar All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 850	From Omaha Nebraska -- college at U of Kansas known as the KANSAS COMET -... Chicago Bears Round 1 Draft pick > 1: Dick Butkus - 1: Gale Sayers - 1: Steve Delong -- two out of three to the Hall of Fame https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...rs-dies-age-77 __________________ Cal. State Fullerton -- NCAA Champion - Baseball 2004 Texas Longhorns -- NCAA Champion - Baseball 2005 Oregon State Beavers -- NCAA Champion - Baseball 2006 and 2007 With unity comes VICTORY !

09-23-2020, 05:16 PM	#4
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,424	Brian Piccolo was no doubt standing at the pearly gates to greet his old pal. RIP to one of the greats. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

09-23-2020, 07:20 PM	#5
pgjocki All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Maryland - just outside DC Posts: 1,588	I met him in Vegas about 7-8 years ago and had him sign a football for my dad. I grew up watching him and I remember my dad talking about how great he was - I don't remember much about the games just the time with my dad. He was struggling when I met him and he had help with him but he talked to me and when I said the ball was for my dad he really perked up and we chatted for a few minutes. A really cool experience and hopefully his family was able to spend some time with him before he passed. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk __________________ - - - World Series championships: 1926, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006, 2011

09-23-2020, 12:33 PM	#2
MBarrett All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 627	One of the greatest RBs and football players of all time. RIP.