Basic Information About Gale Sayers
| Category | Athletes › NFL Players |
|---|---|
| Professions | American football player, Entrepreneur, Actor, Screenwriter |
| Net worth | $50,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1943-05-30 |
| Place of birth | Wichita |
| Date of death | 2020-09-23 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | 1 December - Ardythe Elaine Bullard ( 1973 - 23 September 2020) (his death) 10 June - Linda Lou McNeil ( 1962 - 20 November 1973) (divorced) (3 children) |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.82 m) |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
Famous Network of NFL with Similar Net Worth
What Movie Awards did Gale Sayers win?
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gale Sayers roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| Top Chef | Self 1 episode, 2008 |
| The Dick Cavett Show | Self 1 episode, 1972 |
Gale Sayers's Quotes
- When I'm carrying the ball, there isn't any play going through my mind. When I come to a tackler I don't think, "Now fake one way and cut the other." My feet just go. I don't think about it at all. I just do it, and I don't really know how. Where my feet go, I go.
- Just give me 18 inches of daylight. That's all I need.
Gale Sayers's photos
Interesting Facts about Gale Sayers
- Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977.
- Coholder of NFL record for most touchdowns scored in a single game with 6 (first accomplished by Dub Jones in 1951).
- Halfback with the Chicago Bears, 1965-1971.
- Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977.
- Halfback on the University of Kansas football team, 1962-1964.
- Currently President & CEO of a large, nationwide computer reseller.
- While at the University of Kansas as a running back, he was nicknamed "The Kansas Comet" because of his speed.
- Inducted into the Omaha [Nebraska] Sports Hall of Fame in 2007 (inaugural class).
- Inducted into the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 (inaugural class).
- Named Kansan of the year for 2016 by the Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas.
- Brother of Ron Sayers.
- Graduated from Omaha [Nebraska] Central High School Hall in 1961.
- Inducted into the Omaha [Nebraska] Central High School Hall of Fame in 1999 (inaugural class).
- Selected by the Chicago Bears in the first round (4th overall) of the 1965 NFL Draft. Selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round (5th overall) of the 1965 AFL Draft.
- A board game, with playing cards, called Gale Sayers Football was introduced in 1978.
- Inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1976.
- Athletic director at Southern Illinois University, 1976-1981.
- Survived by his wife Ardythe; a daughter Gale Lynne and two sons Timothy and Scott, from his first marriage; three stepsons--Guy, Gaylon and Gary; two brothers, Roger and Ron; and two grandchildren.
References & Fact Checks ✅
- 1/ Filename: gale-sayers-playing-37n5O105.jpg
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- Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 02:18:54)
- Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gale_sayers_playing.jpg
- Original Source:
Here - Author: Unknown
- Date taken: pre-1972
- 2/ Filename: gale-sayers-at-contract-management-meeting-1986-oak-ridge-24445004353-oR4A6J22.jpg
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- Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 02:18:56)
- Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gale_Sayers_at_Contract_Management_Meeting_1986_Oak_Ridge_(24445004353).jpg
- Original Source:
Gale Sayers at Contract Management Meeting 1986 Oak Ridge - Author: doe-oakridge
- Date taken: 16 February 2016, 02:26
- 3/ Filename: gale-sayers-6WlC1047.jpg
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- Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 02:18:57)
- Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gale_Sayers.jpg
- Original Source:
http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=27291 - Author: Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Jeremiah Sholtis
- Date taken: 15 August 2005
