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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Brian Piccolo
Chicago Bears. He signed as a free agent in 1965.
41. After his death, his number 41 jersey was retired.
Catholic. His funeral was at Chirst the King Roman Catholic Church, in Chicago, IL. While growing up he attended a Catholic high school.
Brian was the youngest of 3 boys.
baseball. Brian excelled in baseball most of his high school. It wasn't until his senior year that he really did well at football.
Wake Forest. He was offered a scholarship to both Wake Forest and Wichita State, but he chose Wake Forest, in Winston-Salem, NC.
| His senior year, at this college listed above, was an exceptional year. What record did he hold? | Honoring Brian Piccolo
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leading rusher for the nation. His senior year he led the nation in rushing yardage, carrying the ball 252 times for more than 1000 yards!
| After his last year at college, he signed on with the Chicago Bears. Who was his roommate that year? They became the best of friends. Remember his name? | Honoring Brian Piccolo
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Gale Sayers. While Butkus, DeLong, and Jones were all teammates of Piccolo's, it was Gale Sayers that was so close to Brian. The movie 'Brian's Song' was about the incredible friendship between Brian and Gayle. Their friendship shattered all the racial boundaries that were very evident at that time in our history. Gayle was an African-American and Brian was white.
Joy. He also had three daughters, Lori, Tracy, and Kristi.
talent, determination, and luck.
| When he was playing for the Chicago Bears, many thought he wasn't big enough to do very good. What was his height and weight? | Honoring Brian Piccolo
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cancer. The formal name of the cancer was 'embryonal cell carcinoma'.
| At the time of Brian's death in 1970, the disease was thought to be incurable. Now, due to many years of research it has a cure rate of ____ ? | Honoring Brian Piccolo
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95 percent. AMAZING isn't it? Almost 100 percent of those with this disease will now be cured. That is many dollars of research doing a very good job!
testicular cancer. Since the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund was started in 1970, a lot of the money has also been used to research testicular cancer, bringing that cure rate to over 95 percent!
| What is the 2 word movie that was first released in 1971 about the life and death of Brian Piccolo? | Honoring Brian Piccolo
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1943. Louis Brian Piccolo was born October 31, 1943 in Pittsfield, MA.
Wake Forest. Brian had a full scholarship to attend Wake Forest.
| What was Brian's jersey number when he was with the Bears? | Brian Piccolo
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41. Gayle Sayers was number 40 and Payton was 34. All three of these jersey numbers have been retired by the Bears.
1970. Brian died June 16, 1970.
| Even though Brian Piccolo lead the nation in rushing his senior year, he wound up in which spot for scoring that season? | Brian Piccolo
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1st. Pic lead the nation in both scoring and rushing yardage, yet was not drafted by the NFL.
He was not drafted but signed as a free agent. The other NFL teams did not think that he was big enough or fast enough to make it in the NFL.
| How many 100+ rushing yard games did Brian have in his careet? | Brian Piccolo
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1. In 1969, he rushed for 112 yards in the Bears' 23-17 victory over the New Orleans Saints.
| In which season was Brian Piccolo and Gayle Sayers roommates? | Brian Piccolo
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1967. This marked the first interracial rooming of players in the NFL.
| In which year did Brian Piccolo score his first touchdown? | Brian Piccolo
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1968. When Pic was in for the injured Sayers, he scored his first two touchdowns.
| November 23rd, 1969, Gale Sayers broke the news to the team about Pic's condition, and they dedicated the game to Piccolo. Which team did they play and lose to that day? | Brian Piccolo
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Colts. The Bears lost the game 24-21.
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