As Chicago Bears founder, owner and coach George Halas said during Sayers' Hall induction ceremony, 'He captured my heart. ... His like will never be seen again.' ...

American football players Brian Piccolo, of Italian descent with the gift of the gab, and Gale Sayers, black and a social cripple, both join the Chicago Bears. They don't get along, but coach's ...

Gale Sayers, the Hall of Fame running back who starred ... His friendship with fellow Chicago Bear Brian Piccolo was the basis for the 1971 movie Brian's Song. He is a successful entrepreneur ...

Gale Sayers does: Dec. 12 ... of his friendship with Piccolo was later immortalized in the 1971 made-for-TV movie "Brian's Song," which starred James Caan as Piccolo and Billy Dee Williams ...

The 1971 made-for-television movie "Brian's Song" tugged at the ... with his African-American Chicago Bears teammate Gale Sayers and Piccolo's final days. Piccolo was played by James Caan and ...

The late Gale Sayers is one of the best players to ever ... The episode also touches on the iconic TV movie "Brian's Song" that told the extraordinary friendship of two running backs who became ...

But the great legacy lesson of Gale Sayers — who died in 2020 — remains ... a tragic tale told in the 1971 TV movie Brian’s Song. The two runners were roommates during an era when such ...