GALE SAYERS
Gale Sayers would still be the “Kansas Comet,” a star running back from 1962-1964. For Bears supporters, he would still be the great who blazed his path to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the basis of a 68-game resume. He is still recognized as a collaborator in the gridiron relationship that spawned the tale of Brian Piccolo and his fight with cancer. Halas said to Sayers, “There will never be another like him.” Sayers died Sept. 23. He was 77, and had been fighting dementia.
GALE SAYERS
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KOBE BRYANT
The great former Lakers player, who guided the Lakers to five NBA championships, died on Jan. 26. He was 41. Kobe Bryant retired from the game in 2016. He spent 20 seasons in the NBA: all of them with the Lakers.
KOBE BRYANT
