What AFL team drafted Gale Sayers?

griffinj

Sayers was drafted by the Chicago Bears, an NFL team, in 1965. Sayers is from Kansas and has the nickname "the Kansas Comet". He played for the U. of K. Jayhawks at Lawrence. "Gayle Sayers, who played his entire National Football League career on George Halas' Chicago Bears (1965-70)" http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/07-97/07-27-97/d05ho143.htm http://www.geocities.com/dibears201.geo/sayers.html http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=188 Feb 11 05, 2:35 PM

donna_bonna

No, actually it was the Kansas City Chiefs. Feb 11 05, 2:45 PM

griffinj

Don't wager any money on that, 101frizzle. I can find no reference to his ever having played with the Chiefs, or any AFL team. Any references, Donna? "Gale Sayers was born in Wichita, Kansas in the year 1943. After a brilliant high school career as a running back, Sayers was approached by colleges all over the nation. He attended the University of Kansas, where he was a consensus All-American in 1963 and 1964. He was the first-round draft choice of the Chicago Bears in 1965. In his first year Sayers won Rookie-of-the Year honors after he led the NFL in scoring with 132 points and in touchdowns with 22. He also tied an NFL record by scoring six touchdowns in a game against the San Francisco 49'ers in 1965." http://shrike.depaul.edu/~jtaylo10/top10icons.html http://kansas.scout.com/2/77914.html http://www.corporateartists.com/speaker_gayle_sayers.html Feb 11 05, 6:08 PM