Gale Eugene Sayers

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:American_football_player
gptkb:human
gptkbp:birthDate 1943-05-30
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Wichita,_Kansas,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath complications from dementia
gptkbp:college gptkb:University_of_Kansas
gptkbp:College_Football_Hall_of_Fame_inductee 1977
gptkbp:comebackPlayerOfTheYear 1969
gptkbp:deathDate 2020-09-23
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Wakarusa,_Indiana,_United_States
gptkbp:debutYear 1965
gptkbp:familyName gptkb:Sayers
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Gale_Eugene_Sayers
gptkbp:givenName gptkb:Gale
gptkbp:hasHighSchool gptkb:Omaha_Central_High_School
gptkbp:height 6 ft 0 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gale Eugene Sayers
gptkbp:inductedInto 1977
gptkbp:jersey_number 40
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:NBA_75th_Anniversary_Team member
gptkbp:NFL_100th_Anniversary_All-Time_Team member
gptkbp:NFL_1960s_All-Decade_Team member
gptkbp:NFL_All-Pro 1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
gptkbp:NFL_career_games 68
gptkbp:NFL_career_yards_per_carry 5.0
gptkbp:NFL_final_year 1971
gptkbp:NFLDraftYear 1
1965
4
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Kansas_Comet
gptkbp:notableWork subject of the film 'Brian's Song'
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:footballer
gptkbp:position running back
gptkbp:Pro_Bowl_selection 1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
gptkbp:receivingTouchdowns 39
56
9
4,956
gptkbp:receivingYards 1,307
gptkbp:receptions 112
gptkbp:rookieOfTheYear 1965
gptkbp:sportsTeam gptkb:Chicago_Bears
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ardythe_Bullard
gptkb:Linda_McNeil
gptkbp:weight 198 lb
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gale_Sayers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5