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Sayers: My Life and Times |  | Author: Gale Sayers; Fred Mitchell
Publisher: Triumph Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 515231
Media: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition ~1st Printing
Pages: 240
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.8 x 1.1
ISBN: 1572439955
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.332092
EAN: 9781572439955
ASIN: 1572439955
Publication Date: October 25, 2007
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Four decades ago, Gale Sayers allowed his remarkable running ability on the football field to speak for him. Today, Sayers has a powerful and poignant message to pass along not only to athletes, but to everyone, and it's a message straight from his heart. Sayers, who grew up in modest surroundings in Omaha, Nebraska, chose to attend the University of Kansas, where he became an All-American halfback before being selected by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 1965 draft. He later became the youngest man ever inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, at age 34. The story of Sayers's friendship with former Bears teammate Brian Piccolo, who died of cancer in 1970, was immortalized in the 1971 made-for-TV movie Brian's Song, starring James Caan as Piccolo and Billy Dee Williams as Sayers. The loss of Piccolo helped Sayers put his life in proper perspective. He later realized his serious knee injury was just a minor blip on the radar when it comes to life and death matters. Since leaving pro football, his enduring message to young athletes is to respect the game, give back to the community, and prepare for the future. Those are words he has lived by his entire life, and they make Sayers one of the most compelling sports memoirs in recent years.
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 GOOD READ THAT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER November 7, 2009
COOL JEWEL (MACEDONIA, OHIO USA)
GAYLE SAYERS WAS THE BEST OPEN FIELD RUNNER I HAVE SEEN. IN FACT HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST RUNNING BACKS EVER. KNEE INJURIES CUT HIS CAREER SHORT. MR SAYERS DOES A GOOD BUT NOT A GREAT JOB WITH HIS BIOGRAPHY. I ENJOYED READING ABOUT HIS CHILDHOOD, HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CAREER. THE MAJOR COMPLAINT I HAVE ABOUT THIS BOOK IS HIS LACK OF DETAIL AND LENGTH DISCUSSING HIS PRO CAREER. HE DOES DISCUSS HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH BRIAN PICOLLO AND RELATIONSHIP WITH GEORGE HALAS IN DETAIL AND IS ONE OF THE BOOK'S MANY HIGHLIGHTS. GAYLE ALSO TELLS US ABOUT HIS SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN HIS COMPUTER BUSINESS AND A BIT OF HIS PRIVATE LIFE. I ALSO AGREE ON HIS OPINION OF TODAY'S GREEDY AND SELF CENTERED ATHLETES. FINALLY HE CHOOSES HIS BEARS ALL TIME TEAM WHICH IS ANOTHER OF THE BOOK'S GOOD POINTS. I RECOMMEND THIS FOR ALL FOOTBALL FANS. GAYLE SEEMS LIKE A GOOD GUY AND HE PRODUCES A GOOD READ.
 A Poorly Written Autobiography November 7, 2007
Mark Stone (LaGrange Park, IL)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book does not flow in chronological order, but it eventually covers all the necessary bases. Sayers leaves no holds barred in sharing his opinions on opportunites for minorities in sports and business, the war in Iraq, and the showboating that is prevalent in today's NFL.
The last 30 pages or so are devoted to brief career summaries of Sayers' All-Time Chicago Bears team, which contained lots of whiny remarks by the stars of yesterday. This is a book I should have checked out at the library.
 football like it oughta be... October 17, 2007
F. Levy (amagansett, ny)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
awesome...buy this book if you are a fan of old time football, back when men were men...it made me nostalgic for the way the game used to be played...no football fan will be disappointed by this book...plus, I read in the paper that all proceeds of sayers' book sales are going to the gayle sayers center, which is an after-school care program for Chicago's underprivileged youth...to me, that's unselfishness seldom seen in athletes today...
Informative and Insightful October 15, 2007
Karen Lewis
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I recently purchased the book for my husband, but I ended up reading it when he wouldn't stop talking about it. It was well written and really captured what goes on behind the scenes. It's a great gift for all the football fans in your life!
EVERY FOOTBALL FAN OF ANY AGE NEEDS THIS BOOK October 10, 2007
Richard Rosen (Glen Rock, NJ)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Wow !! This is the best football book I have read in 20 years, and I have read a lot of them. It is so refreshing to hear the truth from a great hall of Fame player about today's spoiled players. Gale Sayers never had to come off the field to catch his breath after every long run he made like the 2007 NFL running back. He is now a huge success in the business world, so every high school and college athlete should read this book. If they don't make it in the NFL they should have an education to fall back on to get them a good job for the rest of their life. If they do play in the NFL, they have to think about setting themselves up in the business world for when their playing days end. I will be using this book for Christmas gifts for all my friends who love the game-- Great job Gale!!
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