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Running back and return specialist known as "The Kansas Comet." He was a 4-time Pro Bowl selection and retired with 4,956 rushing yards and 56 total touchdowns after playing just seven years in the NFL with the Chicago Bears.He was inducted into both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977.Both he and Barry Sanders retired from the NFL while they were still elite running backs.
BEFORE FAMEHe set a state long jump record by jumping 24' 11.75' as a senior at Omaha Central High School in Nebraska. He played college football at the University of Kansas.
PERSONAL LIFEHe married his high school sweetheart, Linda Lou McNeil, in June 1962. They divorced in 1973 and that same year, he married Ardythe Bullard.
Historical Events in the Life of Gale Sayers
1965-12-12 Gale Sayers of Chicago Bears scores 6 TDs, ties NFL record
Football player Gale Sayers were born on Sunday, birthstone is Emerald, the seaon was Spring in the Chinese year of Goat, it is 148 days until Gale Sayers next birthday.
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Jan. 02 1997
