Showing 1 - 4 of 4 articles tagged "Gale Sayers"

• Posted Saturday 9/26/20 at 7:40AM EDT

  Gale Sayers' death is a reminder of how Brian's Song changed sports movies and male friendships

  "There are some movies that change the world and then the world moves on," says Mary McNamara.

• Posted Thursday 9/24/20 at 1:49PM EDT

  How Brian's Song became one of the most beloved sports films of all time

  Even though NFL great Gale Sayers -- who died Wednesday at age 77 -- didn't have a formal role in...

• Posted Wednesday 9/23/20 at 5:40PM EDT

  Billy Dee Williams remembers Gale Sayers

  Williams, who played the NFL legend in the 1971 ABC TV movie Brian's Song, tweeted of Sayers' passing at age...

• Posted Wednesday 9/23/20 at 12:42PM EDT

  NFL great Gale Sayers, who inspired the 1971 ABC TV movie Brian's Song, dies at 77

  The Pro Football Hall of Fame running back for the Chicago Bears, who was nicknamed "The Kansas Comet," was played...