Gale Sayers

Gale Eugene Sayers (The Kansas Comet) (twitter: @Kansas_Comet)

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 (877th 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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Gale Sayers 1966 Touchdown Log

8 Rushing, 2 Receiving, 2 Kickoff Return, 5 Go-Ahead, 1 Tying, Long of 93 yards

Team

Opponent

Location

Day of Week

Quarter

Distance

Quarterback

Home	7
Road	5

Rk	G#	Date	Tm		Opp	Result	Quarter	Type	Dist	Quarterback	Score Before	Score After
1	2	1966-09-16	CHI	@	RAM	L 17-31	1	Rushing	1		Lead 3-0	Lead 10-0
2	2	1966-09-16	CHI	@	RAM	L 17-31	2	Rushing	58		Trail 10-14	Lead 17-14*
3	4	1966-10-09	CHI		BAL	W 27-17	3	Rushing	30		Lead 10-3	Lead 17-3
4	4	1966-10-09	CHI		BAL	W 27-17	4	Rushing	7		Lead 20-10	Lead 27-10
5	6	1966-10-23	CHI		RAM	W 17-10	2	Kickoff Return	93		Tied 7-7	Lead 14-7*
6	7	1966-10-31	CHI	@	STL	L 17-24	4	Receiving	80	Rudy Bukich	Trail 10-24	Trail 17-24
7	8	1966-11-06	CHI		DET	T 10-10	1	Rushing	10		Tied 0-0	Lead 7-0*
8	9	1966-11-13	CHI		SFO	T 30-30	4	Receiving	43	Rudy Bukich	Trail 10-17	Tied 17-17
9	10	1966-11-20	CHI	@	GNB	L 6-13	4	Rushing	2		Trail 0-7	Trail 6-7
10	13	1966-12-11	CHI	@	SFO	L 14-41	4	Rushing	2		Trail 7-41	Trail 14-41
11	14	1966-12-18	CHI		MIN	W 41-28	1	Kickoff Return	90		Tied 0-0	Lead 7-0*
12	14	1966-12-18	CHI		MIN	W 41-28	1	Rushing	3		Tied 7-7	Lead 14-7*