Gale Sayers does: Dec. 12 ... In seven seasons (only 68 games because of two devastating knee injuries), Sayers collected honors more representative of a life's work. "His days at the top of ...

But what Gale could do was turn his hip as he was ... George Halas Courage Award for coming back from his serious knee injury, Sayers made a speech that honored Piccolo. Sayers concluded by ...

Gale Sayers takes a practice swing during the ... His career was cut short by knee injuries. “I had three knee operations in football and three when I got out of football,” he said.