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- With blazing speed and
- dazzling moves, Gale
- Sayers earned the
- nickname "The Kansas
- Comet." Unfortunately,
- GaleΓÇÖs career seemed to pass by as fast as
- a comet. Knee injuries forced him to retire
- after just seven seasons in the NFL.
-
- After playing college football at the University
- of Kansas, Gale joined the NFLΓÇÖs Chicago
- Bears, in 1965. In his third start, Gale scored
- four touchdowns in a game against the
- Minnesota Vikings. On December 12, 1965,
- against the San Francisco 49ers, Gale had
- one of the best days a football player has
- ever had. He tied a record by scoring six
- touchdowns in one game! In all, Gale
- gained 336 yards that day by running,
-