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Gale Sayers
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American professional football player (1943-2020)
OverviewAI-generated
Gale Sayers was an American professional football player who competed as a running back for the Chicago Bears. Born in Wichita in 1943, he was educated at the University of Kansas. He was also a stockbroker, screenwriter, and film actor. Sayers was recognized in the Pro Football Hall of Fame collection.
He authored three works, including *Sayers, I am third* and *My Life and Times*. Sayers died in Wakarusa in 2020 from natural causes. He suffered from dementia. He was known by the nickname Kansas Comet.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1943
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Sayers
- I am third
- My Life and Times
via Open Library + Wikidata
Sports profile
- Sport
- American Football
- Nationality
- United States
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Eugene
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Wichita
- Place of death
- Wakarusa
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- American football
- Member of team
- Chicago Bears
- Position played
- running back
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 90
- Image
- Gale-Sayers-Jan052008-ArmyFBAwards.jpg
- Height
- 1.83
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- Commons category
- Gale Sayers
- date of birth
- 1943-05-30
- date of death
- 2020-09-23
- manner of death
- natural causes
- medical condition
- dementia
- nickname
- Kansas Comet
- name in native language
- Gale Sayers
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