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Sep 23, 2020 · Despite the fondly remembered movie that was spawned by their friendship, Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo weren’t exactly close during their early years as Chicago Bears teammates in the 1960s. “My...
May 25, 2020 · As explained by Mike Vaccaro the New York Post, Bears running back Gale Sayers paid tribute to teammate Brian Piccolo during the Pro Football Writers Awards Dinner, at what is now the Sheraton Times Square in Manhattan.
Sep 24, 2020 · ‘Together again’: Brian Piccolo’s daughter remembers Gale Sayers. Chicago Bears teammates of Brian Piccolo carry his coffin into Christ the King Church in Chicago in 1970. (AP)...
In 1967 he got more playing time backing up superstar starting tailback Gale Sayers, which increased after Sayers' knee injury in November 1968.
May 25, 2020 · Fifty years ago on May 25, 1970, Gale Sayers accepted the George S. Halas Award at a dinner in New York City. His speech was emotional and left the 600 in attendance awed. Gale Sayers, the great...
Sep 23, 2020 · Dying of cancer, Brian Piccolo (James Caan) seeks strength from his friend and teammate Gale Sayers (Billy Dee Williams) in an emotional scene from the made-for-TV movie “Brian’s Song.”
Sep 23, 2020 · 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 Chicago Bears teammate Brian Piccolo, has died. He was 77.
Sep 23, 2020 · Gale Sayers, the Hall of Fame running back for the Chicago Bears, whose friendship with a dying teammate was depicted in the movie "Brian's Song," died on Wednesday, officials said.
Brian's Song is a 1971 ABC Movie of the Week that recounts the life of Brian Piccolo , a Chicago Bears football player stricken with terminal cancer, focusing on his friendship with teammate Gale Sayers (Billy Dee Williams).
Nov 30, 2021 · "Brian's Song," which recounted the friendship between Chicago Bears' Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo, who died of cancer at 26, aired 50 years ago.
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