Gale Sayers
LAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 25: NFL Hall of Famer Gale Sayers arrives at the opeing of his new gallery at Mandalay Place inside Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on February 25, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Gale Sayers: Rose Can Come Back From Knee Injury
Chicago Bears legendary running back Gale Sayers is no stranger to knee injuries. Nine games into the 1968 NFL season, Sayers tore every ligament in his right knee. After a grueling rehab process, Sayer returned in 1969 to lead the NFL in rushing with 1,032 from CBS Chicago Read more »
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The 10 most devastating Chicago sports injuries
Chiacago Bears running back Gale Sayers races toward the endzone in a 17-13 loss to the Green Bay Packers in 1967. (Photo by Vernon Biever/Getty Images) from Chicago Sun-Times Read more »
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Gale Sayers on Rose's injury: 'It is going to be difficult'
1968, in a game against San Francisco at Wrigley Field, Bears halfback Gale Sayers took a pitch out from quarterback Virgil Carter. Sayers planted his right leg to make a cut on the turf, but 49ers cornerback Kermit Alexander lunged ahead at the leg to make from Chicago Tribune Read more »
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'65 draft produced two Hall of Famers
stood side-by-side when the Bears retired their numbers during a Monday night game against the Packers in 1994. Bears stars Gale Sayers and Dick Butkus chat with coach George Halas. After the San Francisco 49ers selected North Carolina running back Ken Williard, from Chicago Bears.com Read more »
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Turley lets it rip, with the NFL as top target
of Fame career. Turley sits on the organization's Board of Directors with an impressive roster that includes Mike Ditka, Gale Sayers, Marv Levy and Matt Birk. "When I had this serious injury situation, I was at the top. I then saw how quickly I was discarded from Columbia Tribune Read more »
