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Gale Sayers, Bears Hall of Fame running back, dies at 77

by AP Sports Writers
| September 25, 2020 12:09 AM

CHICAGO (AP) — Gale Sayers, the dazzling and elusive running back who entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame despite the briefest of careers and whose fame extended far beyond the field for decades thanks to a friendship with a dying Chicago Bears teammate, has died. He was 77.

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