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Caller Bob

Post subject: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 8:10 am

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RIP. Dead @77.

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sinicalypse

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 8:25 am

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I know my dad and grandpa were there on a rainy afternoon @ wrigley to see him set the rushing TD record. RIP

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good dolphin

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 8:37 am

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he was a lot younger than I would have thought

we all love walter and longevity/availability matters but sayers was probably the better rb at his best

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vitoscotti

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 8:40 am

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That Cheker. It's a gas.

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BigW72

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 9:16 am

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good dolphin wrote:

he was a lot younger than I would have thought

we all love walter and longevity/availability matters but sayers was probably the better rb at his best

Sayers, Barry Sanders, Jim Brown....all better pure Running Backs. Payton was the better overall football player.

RIP Kansas Comet....definitely one of the best ever.

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Chet Coppock's Fur Coat

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 9:30 am

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I am just old enough to remember both Butkus and Sayers getting hurt for the last time, but not old enough to remember Piccolo.

I went on a reading spree in 5th grade of "as told to" autobiographies of Black sports stars of the 60s. Sayers, Gibson, Aaron, Walt Frazier. I was a voracious reader in the pre-cable, pre-computer era, and I remember feeling cheated that I never really got to see Sayers play on TV, just highlights.

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T-Bone

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 9:38 am

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I’ve posted it here before but I caddied for Gale 20 yrs ago. He was kinda a dick all day. Turns out I lost his Masters towel after lugging him and his partners clubs for 5 hours and he was pretty pissed. He was not a good golfer. :lol:

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Peoria Matt

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 9:39 am

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My Sayers memory - " Checker Oil.....it's a gas."

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tommy

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 9:40 am

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T-Bone wrote:

I’ve posted it here before but I caddied first Gale 20 yrs ago. He was kinda a dick all day. Turns out I lost his Masters towel after lugging him and his partners clubs for 5 hours and he was pretty pissed. He was not a good golfer. :lol:

Double-bagging. I'm impressed. Butterfield?

I was surprised at how little he was.

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badrogue17

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 9:41 am

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BigW72 wrote:

good dolphin wrote:

he was a lot younger than I would have thought

we all love walter and longevity/availability matters but sayers was probably the better rb at his best

Sayers, Barry Sanders, Jim Brown....all better pure Running Backs. Payton was the better overall football player.

RIP Kansas Comet....definitely one of the best ever.

Gotta throw Bobby Douglass in there too.

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GoldenJet

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 9:44 am

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I remember going to the library and checking out the 1965 Bears' highlight reel. 16mm projector. Sayers and Butkus, both rookies. How the hell does that happen?!

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Regular Reader

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 9:45 am

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T-Bone wrote:

His daughter would turn surly whenever an unsuspecting soul would ever mention him. That she was named after him didn't help.

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BigW72

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 9:50 am

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Regular Reader wrote:

T-Bone wrote:

His daughter would turn surly whenever an unsuspecting soul would ever mention him. That she was named after him didn't help.

Oh, man....that's funny :lol:

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doug - evergreen park

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 9:57 am

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Ed O'Bradovich just broke up on the score talking about him.

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good dolphin

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 10:00 am

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Sayers was definitely before my time. Even most of Payton's career was before my Bears consciousness (which I would roughly align with Ditka's hiring)

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WaitingforRuffcorn

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 10:03 am

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doug - evergreen park wrote:

Ed O'Bradovich just broke up on the score talking about him.

What?

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billypootons

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 10:08 am

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WaitingforRuffcorn wrote:

doug - evergreen park wrote:

Ed O'Bradovich just broke up on the score talking about him.

What?

He had a bad cell connection, bad radio

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tommy

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 10:09 am

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Chet Coppock's Fur Coat wrote:

Definitely feel cheated. After going on and on about Rocket Ismail when he was at ND, my oldest brother looked at me and said, "Sayers was even better, and he was a running back, too."

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Caller Bob

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 10:10 am

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Wait he named his daughter Gale? Same spelling? :lol:

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tommy

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 10:11 am

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Caller Bob wrote:

Wait he named his daughter Gale? Same spelling? :lol:

Gail

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tommy

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 10:14 am

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Anyone ever read I Am Third?

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Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 10:14 am

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Damn. He seemed very lively last time I had heard him speak. 77 is too young.

R.I.P. the Kansas Comet.

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Caller Bob

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 10:15 am

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tommy wrote:

Caller Bob wrote:

Wait he named his daughter Gale? Same spelling? :lol:

Gail

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MongoMuller

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 10:19 am

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tommy wrote:

Anyone ever read I Am Third?

Yeah. It was different from the movie.

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long time guy

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 11:00 am

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Regular Reader wrote:

His daughter would turn surly whenever an unsuspecting soul would ever mention him. That she was named after him didn't help.

I knew his son Tim really well. We actually entered Kenwood as freshman back in the day. They had a very bad father/son relationship too.

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Caller Bob

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 11:06 am

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There was a period of time(before the dementia kicked in), say 10 years ago, he got really bitter..I think he even took some sideswipes at Payton if I'm not mistaken.

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Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 11:11 am

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I remember the great ( ? ) Jack Brickhouse waxing poetically over one of Gayle's runs "He looked like a flea on a hot griddle".Papa Bear created the tear away jersey because the only way they could tackle him was by grabbing his jersey!

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GoldenJet

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 11:15 am

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GoldenJet

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 11:17 am

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Chet Coppock's Fur Coat

Post subject: Re: Gale Sayers

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 11:23 am

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tommy wrote:

Anyone ever read I Am Third?

You have me on ignore, eh?

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