The Chicago Bears legend was entertaining on the field and inspirational off it with messages and acts of compassion, commitment and love -- all things we could use more of today.

© 2026 Yahoo. All rights reserved. George Halas, the 70-year-old head coach of the Chicago Bears in 1965, stepped in front of reporters after rookie Gale Sayers ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Relatives of Pro Football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers say the Chicago Bears legend has been diagnosed with dementia.

Former Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers is struggling with dementia after being diagnosed with the brain disease four ...

Chicago Bears great Gale Sayers has died at age 77. Sayers was known as The Kansas Comet, a dragonfly of a running back who quickly broke out for the Jayhawks. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Hall of Famer Gale Sayers, who made his mark as one of the NFL’s best all-purpose running backs and was later celebrated for his enduring friendship with a Chicago Bears teammate with ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill., — The late Gale Sayers is one of the best players to ever suit up for the Chicago Bears' franchise, having his number retired by the team and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of ...

As Steve Sabol, late cofounder of NFL Films, puts it in this hour of NFL Icons, “We have a library of 100 million feet of football film dating back to 1894. The most thrilling footage in that library ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 28, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Chicago's first auto race is about to ...

(Reuters) - A lawyer for pro football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers said on Saturday he would drop a federal lawsuit filed on the former player's behalf that accuses the National Football League of ...

The kickoff time for Colorado football's Week 7 matchup against a likely top 15 Utah team has been announced. Former Swindon, Hibernian and Crawley striker Harry McKirdy retires from professional ...