Gale Sayers
Gale Sayers
Gale Eugene Sayers, nicknamed "The Kansas Comet", is a former professional American football player who was a running back in the National Football Leaguefor seven seasons for the Chicago Bears. He played college football for the University of Kansas and was twice recognized as an All-American. He was a first round pick in the 1965 NFL Draft and played his entire pro career for the Bears...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth30 May 1943
CityWichita, KS
CountryUnited States of America
I'm 62 years old. You can't tell me that some little kid coming up to me -- he doesn't know me. These guys will ask their sons to come out here and get these autographs, and then they'll take them back and sell them in their stores, or they'll sell them to dealers. The bad thing about the whole thing is when an adult sees Gale Sayers turn away a kid and says, 'Well, Gale Sayers is a so-and-so because he wouldn't sign an autograph for a little kid.' But I know what he's doing.
Half these people out here who are getting autographs are getting it for somebody else -- a dealer or somebody, or to put it on eBay or whatever,
The Lord is first, my friends are second, and I am third.
There comes a time when you have to stand up and be counted.
I have no idea what I did. I heard people talk about dead leg, shake, change of pace and all that, but I did things without thinking about them.
I was playing in the league when Ray Guy was playing in the league. He was the best kicker I've ever seen. He could bullet that ball 70 yards.
There are some people that probably should be in the Hall of Fame, but they're not for some reason.