[ConservativeStatement]

Per multiple reports.

[nikos1121]

Cause?

[Puppage]

Reunited with Brian Piccolo.

[nikos1121]

Being from Chicago I am thankful for seeing Gale and Dick Butkus play in their prime.

Also, the 1983 Bears.

[Doofer]

Wow...

[SES1066]

Time to watch “Brian’s Song”, a celebration of good relations and team mates!

[Dan in Wichita]

Gale Sayers — one of the best NFL highlight films of all time. What an incredible ball carrier he was. Beauty in motion.

[clintonh8r]

He was a classy guy and a very talented athlete. I’m sorry to see him go.....

[originalbuckeye]

Awwww. What a nice guy and Chicago icon! Rest in peace, Mr Sayers. Your CLASS and great attitude is sorely lacking in today’s NFL.

[central_va]

He could run like a deer.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

[Dr. Ursus]

Great person and Great athlete- R.I.P.

[commish]

One of the greatest to ever play RB. My prayers and condolences to his family, friends and teammates.

[Dan in Wichita]

Just a few days ago, Larry Wilson, #8 of the St. Louis Cardinals, passed away. In some of Gale's best runs, you can see #8 (and a bunch of his teammates) trying in vain to tackle the elusive Sayers.

For guys like me, it is sobering to see the stars of our youth pass away. It's a reminder of our mortality and it will be our turn sooner than we think.

[RayChuang88]

It’s too bad that Sayers got injured in a time when a serious knee injury was the end of your football career.

[ConservativeStatement]

Here is an article:

https://nypost.com/2020/09/23/gale-sayers-legendary-bears-running-back-dead-at-77/

Gale Sayers, the Chicago Bears Hall of Fame running back known as the “Kansas Comet,” has died at the age of 77, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, after battling dementia.

“All those who love the game of football mourn the loss of one of the greatest to ever play this Game with the passing of Chicago Bears legend Gale Sayers,” Hall of Fame president and CEO David Baker said in a statement. “He was the very essence of a team player — quiet, unassuming and always ready to compliment a teammate for a key block. Gale was an extraordinary man who overcame a great deal of adversity during his NFL career and life.”

[IronJack]

Nominal author of “I Am Third,” the autobiography that became “Brian’s Song,” the story of Brian Piccolo.

[BTerclinger]

RIP.

[Beave Meister]

He was without a doubt the greatest open field runner ever.

[poinq]

When Sayers was a Bear, the team got killed. There was no office except for Sayers. And he paid the price time and time again. He was great. He had a great attitude. But he did not have a team that could protect him. So he just kept getting hit. In his day it was quite brutal.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.