CANTON. OHIO (MetroSource-WSAU) Legendary running back Gale Sayers is dead. The Pro Football Hall of Fame says Sayers died today at the age of 77.
Sayers is a Chicago Bears legend who scored 22 touchdowns in his rookie season in 1965. Injuries cut his career short, but that didn’t stop him from becoming a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977.
Hall of Fame President and CEO David Baker said in a statement Sayers “was the very essence of a team player.” Baker added that Sayers “was an extraordinary man who overcame a great deal of adversity during his NFL career and life.”
