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Sep 23, 2020 · Despite the fondly remembered movie that was spawned by their friendship, Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo weren’t exactly close during their early years as Chicago Bears teammates in the 1960s.
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‘Together again’: Brian Piccolo’s daughter remembers Gale...
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Sep 24, 2020 · ‘Together again’: Brian Piccolo’s daughter remembers Gale Sayers. Perspective by Lori Piccolo. September 24, 2020 at 1:02 p.m. EDT. Chicago Bears teammates of Brian Piccolo carry his coffin...
In 1967 he got more playing time backing up superstar starting tailback Gale Sayers, which increased after Sayers' knee injury in November 1968.
Sep 23, 2020 · The Chicago Sun-Times remembers the late Gale Sayers, who died at 77, and his bond with Brian Piccolo, his white teammate and roommate in the Bears. The article recounts how their friendship inspired the 1971 movie “Brian’s Song,” based on Sayers’ emotional speech at the Halas Award dinner.
Brian's Song is a 1971 ABC Movie of the Week that recounts the life of Brian Piccolo , a Chicago Bears football player stricken with terminal cancer, focusing on his friendship with teammate Gale Sayers (Billy Dee Williams).
Sep 23, 2020 · Gale Sayers, the Hall of Fame running back for the Chicago Bears, whose friendship with a dying teammate was depicted in the movie "Brian's Song," died on Wednesday, officials said.
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Sep 23, 2020 · Hall of Famer Gale Sayers, who made his mark as one of the NFL’s best all-purpose running backs and was later celebrated for his enduring friendship with Chicago Bears teammate Brian Piccolo, has died. He was 77.
