Gale Sayers
Gale Sayers
Gale Eugene Sayers, nicknamed "The Kansas Comet", is a former professional American football player who was a running back in the National Football Leaguefor seven seasons for the Chicago Bears. He played college football for the University of Kansas and was twice recognized as an All-American. He was a first round pick in the 1965 NFL Draft and played his entire pro career for the Bears...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth30 May 1943
CityWichita, KS
CountryUnited States of America
These dealers in the memorabilia business, they made it bad for everybody.
There's no way I would have made the Hall of Fame or set any of the records I did by myself. No matter how many yards I gained, whether it was three or 300, someone had to be there to make the block. Well, I played football, but you guys are out here giving a lot to make lives and to save lives. You need each other as much as we need you. Please continue to do what you're doing.
There are some people that probably should be in the Hall of Fame, but they're not for some reason.
What happens also is that a lot of those people and reporters who vote for Hall of Famers, some of the people who were around when Ray Guy was around, are deceased. And some of the reporters don't remember Ray Guy. He should have been in the Hall of Fame 15 years ago.
I was playing in the league when Ray Guy was playing in the league. He was the best kicker I've ever seen. He could bullet that ball 70 yards.
Both Ray and I are racing fans. Also, we both have the same goals and desire to succeed, to win and to help others. With S&L Racing, we will be able to give people a chance to show what they can do at the highest level of sports.
He says he won't sign anything because he knows what they're doing with the stuff, and I don't disagree with him. It's a tough deal. Athletes get bad names because adults see us not signing kids' autographs, and they don't know the reason. But I know the reason. It's because they're being sold.
Half these people out here who are getting autographs are getting it for somebody else -- a dealer or somebody, or to put it on eBay or whatever,
We have about 4 million people who have voted for who they want to see in the Hall of Fame. There are some people they put down that are pretty good players. You have Ray Guy, Jim Plunkett, Lester Hayes and Donnie Shell.
Jay Cutler, he's a fine quarterback, but I think at times he gets a little nicked up.
People think I played 10 years. I played 68 ball games.
I had a career that was very short, but it had a lot of thrills.
I have no idea what I did. I heard people talk about dead leg, shake, change of pace and all that, but I did things without thinking about them.
When you step onto that field, you cannot concede a thing.