Three words can’t begin to say it all about the playing career and life of Gale Sayers, though he was famous for describing his play on the football field succinctly.

Inside Seemann Stadium, Central High’s football team prepared for the season opener. But outside in the parking lot, over 300 people gathered to memorialize Gale Sayers.

Gale Sayers, the "Kansas Comet," established himself throughout his collegiate and professional career as one of the great running backs in the history of football. A two-time All-America selection ...

Your Favorite Kansas Jayhawk: Gale Sayers Early Life Gale Sayers “The Kansas Comet” was born in Wichita in 1943. His father, a farmer and mechanic, moved ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to sports journalist Kevin Blackistone about Gale Sayers' legacy. The former Chicago Bears running back, whose elusiveness bedeviled defenses, died Wednesday.

Gale Sayers, the dazzling and elusive running back who entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame despite the briefest of careers and whose fame extended far beyond the field for decades thanks to a ...

Nicknamed “The Kansas Comet” Gale Sayers is considered among the best open-field runners in NFL history.

FILE - This is a 1970 file photo showing Chicago Bears football player Gale Sayers. Hall of Famer Gale Sayers, who made his mark as one of the NFL’s best all-purpose running backs and was later ...

Legendary Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers died Wednesday morning, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced. He was 77.

AP photo / Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers poses in 1970. Sayers, a member of the college and pro football halls of fame, died Wednesday.

Hall of Fame running back Gale Sayers, who was celebrated for his enduring friendship with a Chicago Bears teammate with cancer, once owned a computer business in the East Bay after his NFL career.