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Remembering Gale Sayers – Florida Courier

Hall of Fame running back dies at 77 BY RICH CAMPBELL AND FRED MITCHELL CHICAGO TRIBUNE/TNS CHICAGO — Gale Sayers, the dazzling Chicago Bears running back and kick returner whose injury-shortened career made him the youngest player ever inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame […]

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