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~ Gale Sayers; Fred Mitchell (Author)
Key Phrases: black quarterbacks, white coaches, Coach Halas, Hall of Fame, Super Bowl (more...)
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In 1971, a made-for-TV movie moved millions to tears: the friendship between two football teammates—both running backs, one white, one black—is put to the test and strengthened when one discovers he has terminal cancer. The movie was Brian's Song, and the story was real. The cancer victim was Chicago Bear Brian Piccolo, and his teammate was Gale Sayers, a Hall-of-Famer who would become known as one of the best running backs of all time. In this as-told-to autobiography, Sayers tells his own story, paying modest homage to his own career while looking back at professional football at a time when every player wasn't a millionaire. Without sounding preachy, Sayers imparts his message that players ought to respect the game, give back to the community, and have a plan for postfootball life, and he candidly expresses his opinion that many of today's players fall short on all of these scores. An appendix in which he assembles his All-Time Bears Team is sure to give Chicago fans something to talk about. An enjoyable memoir from one of the class acts of the NFL. Wilkens, Mary Frances


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Four decades ago, Gale Sayers allowed his remarkable running ability on the football field to speak for him. Today, Sayers has a powerful and poignant message to pass along not only to athletes, but to everyone, and it's a message straight from his heart. Sayers, who grew up in modest surroundings in Omaha, Nebraska, chose to attend the University of Kansas, where he became an All-American halfback before being selected by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 1965 draft. He later became the youngest man ever inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, at age 34. The story of Sayers's friendship with former Bears teammate Brian Piccolo, who died of cancer in 1970, was immortalized in the 1971 made-for-TV movie Brian's Song, starring James Caan as Piccolo and Billy Dee Williams as Sayers. The loss of Piccolo helped Sayers put his life in proper perspective. He later realized his serious knee injury was just a minor blip on the radar when it comes to life and death matters. Since leaving pro football, his enduring message to young athletes is to respect the game, give back to the community, and prepare for the future. Those are words he has lived by his entire life, and they make Sayers one of the most compelling sports memoirs in recent years.

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  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Triumph Books; First Edition ~1st Printing edition (October 25, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1572439955
  • ISBN-13: 978-1572439955
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #402,374 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars EVERY FOOTBALL FAN OF ANY AGE NEEDS THIS BOOK, October 10, 2007
By Richard Rosen (Glen Rock, NJ) - See all my reviews
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Wow !! This is the best football book I have read in 20 years, and I have read a lot of them. It is so refreshing to hear the truth from a great hall of Fame player about today's spoiled players. Gale Sayers never had to come off the field to catch his breath after every long run he made like the 2007 NFL running back. He is now a huge success in the business world, so every high school and college athlete should read this book. If they don't make it in the NFL they should have an education to fall back on to get them a good job for the rest of their life. If they do play in the NFL, they have to think about setting themselves up in the business world for when their playing days end. I will be using this book for Christmas gifts for all my friends who love the game-- Great job Gale!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars football like it oughta be..., October 17, 2007
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awesome...buy this book if you are a fan of old time football, back when men were men...it made me nostalgic for the way the game used to be played...no football fan will be disappointed by this book...plus, I read in the paper that all proceeds of sayers' book sales are going to the gayle sayers center, which is an after-school care program for Chicago's underprivileged youth...to me, that's unselfishness seldom seen in athletes today...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Informative and Insightful, October 15, 2007
I recently purchased the book for my husband, but I ended up reading it when he wouldn't stop talking about it. It was well written and really captured what goes on behind the scenes. It's a great gift for all the football fans in your life!
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4.0 out of 5 stars GOOD READ THAT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER
GAYLE SAYERS WAS THE BEST OPEN FIELD RUNNER I HAVE SEEN. IN FACT HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST RUNNING BACKS EVER. KNEE INJURIES CUT HIS CAREER SHORT. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars A Poorly Written Autobiography
This book does not flow in chronological order, but it eventually covers all the necessary bases. Sayers leaves no holds barred in sharing his opinions on opportunites for... Read more
Published on November 7, 2007 by Mark Stone

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