NFL great Gale Sayers, whose story of friendship and race told in movie 'Brian's Song', dies at 77

Hall of Famer Gale Sayers, who made his mark as one of the NFL's best all-purpose running backs and was later celebrated for his enduring friendship with a Chicago Bears teammate with cancer, has died. He was 77.

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