Gale Sayers
Gale Eugene Sayers
Position: RB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 198 lbs.
Born: May 30, 1943 in Wichita, KS
College: Kansas (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1965 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1965 AFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 63 (816th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 5-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1977
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| All-Time Rank: #42. Herb Adderley… #43. John Hannah… #44. Ed Reed… #45. GALE SAYERS… #46. Anthony Munoz… #47. Willie Davis… #48. Fran Tarkenton… |
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1965*+ | 22 | CHI | PR/KR/HB | 40 | 14 | 0 | 166 | 867 | 14 | 61 | 5.2 | 61.9 | 11.9 | 29 | 507 | 17.5 | 6 | 80 | 2.1 | 36.2 | 1374 | 20 | 9 | 19 |
| 1966*+ | 23 | CHI | KR/HB | 40 | 14 | 0 | 229 | 1231 | 8 | 58 | 5.4 | 87.9 | 16.4 | 34 | 447 | 13.1 | 2 | 80 | 2.4 | 31.9 | 1678 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| 1967*+ | 24 | CHI | KR/HB | 40 | 13 | 0 | 186 | 880 | 7 | 70 | 4.7 | 67.7 | 14.3 | 16 | 126 | 7.9 | 1 | 32 | 1.2 | 9.7 | 1006 | 8 | 8 | 13 |
| 1968+ | 25 | CHI | HB | 40 | 9 | 0 | 138 | 856 | 2 | 63 | 6.2 | 95.1 | 15.3 | 15 | 117 | 7.8 | 0 | 21 | 1.7 | 13.0 | 973 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 1969*+ | 26 | CHI | KR/HB | 40 | 14 | 0 | 236 | 1032 | 8 | 28 | 4.4 | 73.7 | 16.9 | 17 | 116 | 6.8 | 0 | 25 | 1.2 | 8.3 | 1148 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| 1970 | 27 | CHI | 40 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 52 | 0 | 15 | 2.3 | 26.0 | 11.5 | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | -6 | 0.5 | -3.0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1971 | 28 | CHI | 40 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 2.9 | 19.0 | 6.5 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career | 68 | 0 | 991 | 4956 | 39 | 70 | 5.0 | 72.9 | 14.6 | 112 | 1307 | 11.7 | 9 | 80 | 1.6 | 19.2 | 6263 | 48 | 34 | 68 | ||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1965*+ | 22 | CHI | PR/KR/HB | 40 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 238 | 1 | 85 | 14.9 | 21 | 660 | 1 | 96 | 31.4 | 2272 |
| 1966*+ | 23 | CHI | KR/HB | 40 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 27 | 7.3 | 23 | 718 | 2 | 93 | 31.2 | 2440 |
| 1967*+ | 24 | CHI | KR/HB | 40 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 1 | 58 | 26.7 | 16 | 603 | 3 | 103 | 37.7 | 1689 |
| 1968+ | 25 | CHI | HB | 40 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 18 | 14.5 | 17 | 461 | 0 | 48 | 27.1 | 1463 |
| 1969*+ | 26 | CHI | KR/HB | 40 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 339 | 0 | 52 | 24.2 | 1487 | |||||
| Career | 68 | 0 | 27 | 391 | 2 | 85 | 14.5 | 91 | 2781 | 6 | 103 | 30.6 | 9435 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965*+ | 22 | CHI | PR/KR/HB | 40 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 53 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 27 | 17.7 | 9.3 | 26.5 | 3.8 | 109.7 | ||||||||
| 1966*+ | 23 | CHI | KR/HB | 40 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 58 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 39 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 29.0 | 4.1 | 30.6 | ||||||||
| 1967*+ | 24 | CHI | KR/HB | 40 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||||||
| 1968+ | 25 | CHI | HB | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||||||
| 1969*+ | 26 | CHI | KR/HB | 40 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 1 | 3 | -1.0 | -1.0 | 33.3 | ||||
| Career | 68 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 22.2 | 111 | 1 | 5.6 | 2 | 11.1 | 39 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 27.8 | 1.6 | 31.7 | 1 | 3 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 5.3 |
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1965*+ | 22 | CHI | PR/KR/HB | 40 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1966*+ | 23 | CHI | KR/HB | 40 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1967*+ | 24 | CHI | KR/HB | 40 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1968+ | 25 | CHI | HB | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1969*+ | 26 | CHI | KR/HB | 40 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1970 | 27 | CHI | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 68 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965*+ | 22 | CHI | PR/KR/HB | 40 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 132 | |||||||
| 1966*+ | 23 | CHI | KR/HB | 40 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 72 | ||||||||
| 1967*+ | 24 | CHI | KR/HB | 40 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 72 | |||||||
| 1968+ | 25 | CHI | HB | 40 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1969*+ | 26 | CHI | KR/HB | 40 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 48 | ||||||||||
| Career | 68 | 0 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 56 | 336 |
Similar Players
| NumYrs | Players whose career was of similar quality and shape |
|---|---|
| 3 | Larry Brown, John L. Williams, Don Perkins, Roger Craig, Warrick Dunn, Steven Jackson, Marshall Faulk*, Eric Dickerson*, Rick Casares, Mike Garrett |
| 4 | John L. Williams, Roger Craig, Terry Metcalf, Wilbert Montgomery, Ricky Williams, James Wilder, Franco Harris*, Marshall Faulk*, Chuck Muncie, Eddie George |
| 5 | Roger Craig, John L. Williams, Terry Metcalf, Warrick Dunn, James Wilder, Ricky Williams, Eric Dickerson*, Frank Gore, Greg Pruitt, Rick Casares |
| 6 | Greg Pruitt, Terry Metcalf, Ricky Williams, Jim Taylor*, Neal Anderson, Curt Warner, Frank Gore, Altie Taylor, Mark van Eeghen, James Wilder |
| 7 | Terry Metcalf, Edgar Bennett, Rudi Johnson, Frank Gore, Greg Pruitt, Ricky Williams, Jamal Anderson, Steven Jackson, Curt Warner, Leroy Kelly* |
| Career | Frank Gore, Edgar Bennett, Rudi Johnson, Steven Jackson, Terry Metcalf, Curt Warner, Jamal Anderson, Eddie Price, Altie Taylor, Dan Towler |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1965 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1965 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1965 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1965 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1965 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1966 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1966 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1966 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1966 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1966 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1966 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1967 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1967 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1967 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1967 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1967 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1968 | 1st Team | All-NFL/AFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1968 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1968 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1968 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1968 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1968 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1968 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1968 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1969 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1969 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1969 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Hall of Fame |
| 1969 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1969 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1969 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1969 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1969 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |