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Chicago Bears Great Gale Sayers

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Introduction:
"What kind of a player is elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame after a career lasting only 68 games? An awesome player, an awesome man: Gale Sayers of the Chicago Bears!"


1. Where was Gale Sayers born?
    Jackson, MS
    Springfield, IL
    Wichita, KS
    Dearborn, MI


2. What AFL team drafted Gale?
    Buffalo Bills
    Boston Patriots
    Denver Broncos
    Kansas City Chiefs


3. Gale joined the Chicago Bears in 1965, the same season as which other legendary Bears' player?
    Mike Ditka
    Dick Butkus
    Walter Payton
    Richie Petitbon


4. Late in Gale's rookie season, he tied the NFL record by scoring six touchdowns in one game against the San Francisco 49ers. What was the one way listed below that he did not score in that game?
    Pass reception
    Punt return
    Kickoff return
    Rushing


5. When did Gale lead the league in rushing?
    Never
    1966 and 1969
    1965 and 1967
    1967 and 1970


6. Gale titled his autobiography, "I Am Third." To what was he referring?
    He put himself behind Jesus and his family
    He was the third person drafted in the 1965 NFL draft
    His older brother and sister
    It's what he said at a banquet when he was introduced as "a running back who is second to none"


7. Against which opponent did Gale injure his knee in 1968?
    Atlanta
    San Francisco
    Green Bay
    Baltimore


8. "I love [that man]. And when you hit your knees tonight, I want you to ask God to love him too." Of whom was Gale speaking when he said these words?
    His teammate
    His father
    His coach
    His brother


9. When Sayers retired in 1971, who ranked ahead of him on the list of all-time Chicago Bears rushing leaders?
    Bronko Nagurski
    Rick Casares
    Nobody
    Beattie Feathers


10. At the time of his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Gale Sayers held all of the honors or distinctions listed below, except which one?
    Youngest person elected to Hall of Fame
    Highest career kickoff yards per return
    Highest career yards per carry
    Most touchdowns by a rookie


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