Gale Sayers
Sports Cards, Football, Chicago Bears era
Gale Sayers set an NFL rookie record with 22 touchdowns for the Chicago Bears in 1965, including six in one game, on his way to Rookie of the Year. Injuries limited him to five full seasons, but in 1977, at 34, he became the youngest person inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Athlete Details
- Position
- Halfback / return specialist
- Career
- 1965–1971 (NFL)
- College
- Kansas
- Draft
- Round 1, No. 4 overall, 1965
Accolades
- Championships
- Super Bowl MVP
- League MVP
- First-team All-Pro
- 5
- Pro Bowl selections
- 4
- Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1977
- Offensive Rookie of the Year
- 1 (1965)
- Comeback Player of the Year
- 1 (1969)
- Rushing yards leader
- 2 (1966, 1969)
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