Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing & Receiving Table
Games Rushing Receiving Total Yds
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb AV Awards
1965*+22CHIHB40141216686714615.261.911.92950717.56802.136.21957.0137420918AP RoY-1, UPI RoY-1, AP MVP-4, UPI MVP-2, AP1, PB
1966*+23CHIHB40141322912318585.487.916.43444713.12802.431.92636.4167810217AP MVP-5, UPI MVP-5, AP1, PB
1967*+24CHIHB4013131868807704.767.714.3161267.91321.29.72025.010068812AP MVP-3, UPI MVP-5, AP1, PB
1968+25CHIRB40991388562636.295.115.3151177.80211.713.01536.4973278AP MVP-4, UPI MVP-4, AP1
1969*+26CHIRB40141423610328284.473.716.9171166.80251.28.32534.511488710UPI MVP-5, AP1, PB
197027CHIRB402223520152.326.011.51-6-6.00-60.5-3.0241.946010
197128CHIRB40221338092.919.06.50132.938000
Career6865991495639705.072.914.6112130711.79801.619.211035.76263483465
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Kick & Punt Returns

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Kick & Punt Returns Table
Games Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1965*+22CHIHB4014121623818514.92166019631.42272
1966*+23CHIHB4014136440277.32371829331.22440
1967*+24CHIHB40131338015826.716603310337.71689
1968+25CHIRB409922901814.51746104827.11463
1969*+26CHIRB401414011433905224.21487
Career68652739128514.5912781610330.69435

Passing

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Passing Table
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds Sk% NY/A ANY/A 4QC GWD
1965*+22CHIHB4014122366.753133.3133.32717.79.326.53.8109.7000.017.679.33
1966*+23CHIHB4014132633.35800.0116.7399.72.229.04.130.6000.09.672.17
1967*+24CHIHB401313050.0000.000.000.00.00.039.6000.00.000.00
1968+25CHIRB4099020.0000.000.000.00.00.039.6000.00.000.00
1969*+26CHIRB401414020.0000.000.000.00.00.039.61333.3-1.00-1.00
Career686541822.211115.6211.1396.22.327.81.631.7135.35.682.00

Defense & Fumbles

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Defense & Fumbles Table
Games Def Interceptions Fumbles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Sk Sfty
1965*+22CHIHB401412094000.0
1966*+23CHIHB401413023000.0
1967*+24CHIHB401313084000.0
1968+25CHIRB4099070000.0
1969*+26CHIRB401414072000.0
197027CHIRB4022010000.0
Career686503413000.0

Scoring Summary

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Scoring Summary Table
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM 2PA D2P XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G
1965*+22CHIHB40141214611221329.4
1966*+23CHIHB40141382212725.1
1967*+24CHIHB401313711312725.5
1968+25CHIRB409922121.3
1969*+26CHIRB40141488483.4
Career6865399265603364.9

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Gale Sayers born?

Gale Sayers was born on May 30, 1943.

Where was Gale Sayers born?

Gale Sayers was born in Wichita, KS.

How tall was Gale Sayers?

Gale Sayers was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Gale Sayers weigh when playing?

Gale Sayers weighed 198 lbs (89 kg) when playing.

Is Gale Sayers in the Hall of Fame?

Gale Sayers was elected into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1977.

How many games did Gale Sayers play?

Gale Sayers played 68 games over his career.

How many rushing attempts did Gale Sayers have?

Gale Sayers had 991 rushing attempts over his career.

How many rushing yards did Gale Sayers have?

Gale Sayers had 4,956 rushing yards over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Gale Sayers won?

Gale Sayers never won a Super Bowl.

When did Gale Sayers retire?

Gale Sayers last played in 1971.

What was Gale Sayers' Twitter account?

Gale Sayers was on Twitter at RealGaleSayers.

What are Gale Sayers' nicknames?

The Kansas Comet is a nickname for Gale Sayers.