GALE SAYERSSayers, Gale EugeneHeight: 6-0 Weight: 199 Born: May 30, 1943 Wichita, KS Died: September 23, 2020 High School: Central (Omaha, NE) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Kansas | Freshmen Team |
| 1962 | Kansas | Lettered |
| 1963 | Kansas | Lettered |
| 1964 | Kansas | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (5th overall) 1965 Kansas City Chiefs; 1st round (4th overall) 1965 Chicago Bears |
| Relatives: Brother of Ron Sayers |
| NFL Game Logs |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Chicago Bears (NFL)1965 CHIB NFL | 40 | HB | 14 | 11 |
| 1966 Chicago Bears (NFL)1966 CHIB NFL | 40 | HB | 14 | 14 |
| 1967 Chicago Bears (NFL)1967 CHIB NFL | 40 | HB | 13 | 13 |
| 1968 Chicago Bears (NFL)1968 CHIB NFL | 40 | HB | 9 | 9 |
| 1969 Chicago Bears (NFL)1969 CHIB NFL | 40 | HB | 14 | 14 |
| 1970 Chicago Bears (NFL)1970 CHIB NFL | 40 | RB | 2 | 2 |
| 1971 Chicago Bears (NFL)1971 CHIB NFL | 40 | RB | 2 | 2 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 68 | 65 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 11/28/1964 | 1965 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1965 KC AFL |
| Draft | 11/28/1964 | 1965 Chicago Bears (NFL)1965 CHIB NFL |
| Signed (Future) | 12/1/1964 | 1965 Chicago Bears (NFL)1965 CHIB NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/16/1970 | 1970 Chicago Bears (NFL)1970 CHIB NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/19/1970 | 1971 Chicago Bears (NFL)1971 CHIB NFL |
| Reserve/Retired | 9/12/1972 | 1972 Chicago Bears (NFL)1972 CHIB NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1973 | 1972 Chicago Bears (NFL)1972 CHIB NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Chicago Bears (NFL)1965 CHIB NFL | 22 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 132 | ||
| 1966 Chicago Bears (NFL)1966 CHIB NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 72 | ||
| 1967 Chicago Bears (NFL)1967 CHIB NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 72 | ||
| 1968 Chicago Bears (NFL)1968 CHIB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1969 Chicago Bears (NFL)1969 CHIB NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 56 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 336 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Chicago Bears (NFL)1965 CHIB NFL | 166 | 867 | 5.2 | 61t | 14 | ||||
| 1966 Chicago Bears (NFL)1966 CHIB NFL | 229 | 1231 | 5.4 | 58t | 8 | ||||
| 1967 Chicago Bears (NFL)1967 CHIB NFL | 186 | 880 | 4.7 | 70 | 7 | ||||
| 1968 Chicago Bears (NFL)1968 CHIB NFL | 138 | 856 | 6.2 | 63 | 2 | ||||
| 1969 Chicago Bears (NFL)1969 CHIB NFL | 236 | 1032 | 4.4 | 28 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1970 Chicago Bears (NFL)1970 CHIB NFL | 23 | 52 | 2.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 Chicago Bears (NFL)1971 CHIB NFL | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 991 | 4956 | 5.0 | 70 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Chicago Bears (NFL)1965 CHIB NFL | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 53 | 17.7 | 26.5 | 27 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 109.7 | |
| 1966 Chicago Bears (NFL)1966 CHIB NFL | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 3 | 58 | 9.7 | 29.0 | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30.6 | |
| 1967 Chicago Bears (NFL)1967 CHIB NFL | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1968 Chicago Bears (NFL)1968 CHIB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1969 Chicago Bears (NFL)1969 CHIB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 18 | 4 | 22.2 | 12 | 111 | 6.2 | 27.8 | 39 | 1 | 5.6 | 2 | 11.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31.7 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Chicago Bears (NFL)1965 CHIB NFL | 29 | 507 | 17.5 | 80t | 6 | ||||||
| 1966 Chicago Bears (NFL)1966 CHIB NFL | 34 | 447 | 13.1 | 80t | 2 | ||||||
| 1967 Chicago Bears (NFL)1967 CHIB NFL | 16 | 126 | 7.9 | 32t | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1968 Chicago Bears (NFL)1968 CHIB NFL | 15 | 117 | 7.8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1969 Chicago Bears (NFL)1969 CHIB NFL | 17 | 116 | 6.8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1970 Chicago Bears (NFL)1970 CHIB NFL | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 112 | 1307 | 11.7 | 80t | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Chicago Bears (NFL)1965 CHIB NFL | 16 | 9 | 238 | 14.9 | 85t | 1 | |||
| 1966 Chicago Bears (NFL)1966 CHIB NFL | 6 | 11 | 44 | 7.3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 Chicago Bears (NFL)1967 CHIB NFL | 3 | 8 | 80 | 26.7 | 58t | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1968 Chicago Bears (NFL)1968 CHIB NFL | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 Chicago Bears (NFL)1969 CHIB NFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 27 | 32 | 391 | 14.5 | 85t | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Chicago Bears (NFL)1965 CHIB NFL | 21 | 660 | 31.4 | 96t | 1 | ||||
| 1966 Chicago Bears (NFL)1966 CHIB NFL | 23 | 718 | 31.2 | 93t | 2 | ||||
| 1967 Chicago Bears (NFL)1967 CHIB NFL | 16 | 603 | 37.7 | 103t | 3 | ||||
| 1968 Chicago Bears (NFL)1968 CHIB NFL | 17 | 461 | 27.1 | 46 | 0 | ||||
| 1969 Chicago Bears (NFL)1969 CHIB NFL | 14 | 339 | 24.2 | 52 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 91 | 2781 | 30.6 | 103t | 6 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Chicago Bears (NFL)1965 CHIB NFL | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966 Chicago Bears (NFL)1966 CHIB NFL | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 Chicago Bears (NFL)1967 CHIB NFL | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 Chicago Bears (NFL)1968 CHIB NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 Chicago Bears (NFL)1969 CHIB NFL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 Chicago Bears (NFL)1970 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 34 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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