The thing I loved about watching him was his ability to make a nearly 90° change in direction in one step at full speed. I don't think I've ever seen anyone else do that.
@Marvelous4rmTexas Жыл бұрын
Unreal 😮
@kevingaskin63179 ай бұрын
Not even from that time, I've never seen a better runner. The vision speed and elusiveness was unmatched
@dededthemack3885 ай бұрын
Yep.....he went around tacklers like water.
@robertmasina73884 ай бұрын
I saw on TV once an opposing player say when he tried to tackle Sayers, next thing he knows is he's trying to tackle air.
@johnbarron22694 ай бұрын
Arthurleardi5555, you won't see it either. ANYONE would break AT LEAST one knee if they tried it. Gale could go to his left, OR his right, EQUALLY WELL, with a 90 degree cut at full speed.
@ToddMelanson Жыл бұрын
Gale came to my High School in 1986. Spoke and was so incredibly humble. It left an indelible mark on me. Being a star doesn't necessarilly mean having to shine brighter than others.
@ifheavenwashuman Жыл бұрын
This is still incredible. I can only imagine how electrifying this would've been to watch live.
@jdphillips1683 Жыл бұрын
Imagine him playing in today's NFL he'd be the greatest weapon ever
@stephenclabaugh2651 Жыл бұрын
@@jdphillips1683imagine if Sayers played on Astro turf and had a offensive line like Greenbay or Dallas back in the mid sixties
@billdaverne938910 ай бұрын
It was. My father, born 115+ years ago, was blase about a lot of athletic feats because he had played football, rugby, baseball, you name it. He knew the risks and challenges. But he got so excited with Sayers. He kept telling me, when you're my age you'll remember him. I do. There have been some other great ones, even for extended periods, but no one like Gale Sayers.
@Philtration2 ай бұрын
As a runt, my introduction to the NFL was watching Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers play here in Chicago. Two entirely different styles and personalities, yet both brilliant. One a magician and artist, the other a wrecking ball and juggernaut. Thunder and Lightening.
@dominicconti235711 ай бұрын
He’s a player that I believe could’ve shined in any generation especially now
@ISASOMA-zg9oo4 ай бұрын
ESPECIALLY NOW!!!!
@kiwanishinton94102 жыл бұрын
Sayers is the greatest offensive weapon that the NFL has ever seen
@Marvelous4rmTexas Жыл бұрын
Agreed
@maximusvonce1381 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@TravelerVolkriin6 ай бұрын
Him and Randy Moss, no doubt.
@LORDJ-e9d12 сағат бұрын
😳
@stephennixon9609 Жыл бұрын
I remember watching CBS and they showed highlights of his 6 touchdowns against the 49ers and I had to laugh watching them trying to tackle him and sliding by as he cut on a wet field like it was dry in 90 degree weather. He only lasted 6 years but what an exciting 6 years they were. I'm so glad I got to see him play .
@Charles-n8p3 ай бұрын
The 1st and true Sweetness. Poetry in motion.
@thepack87802 жыл бұрын
Sayers was a DAWG. The play at 6:07 fake pass run. Epic
@joec2277 Жыл бұрын
Mesmerizing
@wayne77259 ай бұрын
I'm a cowboy fan since 65 Gale is still my favorite running back .
@bryanthomsen5551 Жыл бұрын
Watching him run with the football was to witness pure excitement. He was magic on the football field and a decent human being off of it. He played for mostly mediocre teams in Chicago. He led the NFL in rushing in 1969 while playing on the worst team in the league. That was the year after his devastating knee injury. Even though his career was cut short, he is worthy of being called one of the all time greats.
@richardoberman3726 Жыл бұрын
Greatest runner of all time! Incredible!!!
@josephmushatt419911 ай бұрын
THAT'S RIGHT!!!!
@maximusvonce1381 Жыл бұрын
Gale Sayers was the Best ever.
@WilliamDoyle-rb6lt23 күн бұрын
I never seen a running back that had the moves Gale Sayers had.Poetry in motion, and a real Gentleman.
@Tom-xe9iq5 ай бұрын
AMAZING RUNNING POWER AND AGILITY!
@collinwilson4223Ай бұрын
My favorite player in during my younger years 1965 to 1971
@rookietrainerblue8740 Жыл бұрын
Instrumental great with video very cool epic feelings here:)
@jaygee80396 ай бұрын
Poetry in motion...
@mikebunner3498 Жыл бұрын
Gail was a legend of a running back. Super good.... Remember he did this against the pros. The man was awesome!!!! Just unreal how great he was!! I can remember watching him on TV. No wonder he is in the hall of fame.... NO Wonder!!! He had several different speeds. Fast as greased lighting.... Good vision, great cutting skills.. To the defenders in this video, guys go back & pick up your jocks.
@drest.patrick60164 ай бұрын
"Looking over his shoulder" every TD seems to end this way. Sayers wondering WTF is everybody 😂😂
@ChristopherSzampanerАй бұрын
Classic
@garymorris1856 Жыл бұрын
Sayers was amazing.
@danielhershman7051 Жыл бұрын
He made it look so easy to make guys miss. Nobody ran the ball so fluently. What I mean by that is that he would keep his leg speed the same and change his stride length which would give the impression that he was running the same speed but actually he was accelerating. Tacklers would end up missing him by feet not inches. My Grandfather filled in as team Dr for the Detroit Lions in a game vs Chicago. He said Sayers ran by his sideline for a long TD run and he said he felt the wind blow as he went by. Said it was a man amongst boys he was much faster than anyone else in the open field. Played 68 games and Hall Of Fame as soon as it was possible. GOAT
@desmit44069 ай бұрын
65' - 68' was perhaps the most electrifying period of Running back performance ever witnessed. But once he got hurt, the MAGICIAN of Sayers never returned. He was a shell of himself.
@maximusvonce13814 ай бұрын
My favorite running back of all time. Greatest ever in NFL history.
@truth8343 Жыл бұрын
This man was making cuts on muddy fields, and bad fields with oversized pads on.....wow! There's no telling how many yards he could have amassed on today's fields, and I looked his high school times up in the 100 and it was 9.6 100 yd dash, not 100 meters , but for a high school kid that's rolling. that's around 4.4 or late 4.35...amazing player.
@MDShahid-kn8sy Жыл бұрын
Yeah, 9.6 in the 100 yard dash is equivalent to about 10.48 in 100 meters.
@dan-vv8gs8 ай бұрын
Yes,i was going to make the same comment. 😊Sayres had blazing speed and the greatest moves i have ever seen.😮@@MDShahid-kn8sy
@maximusvonce1381 Жыл бұрын
Greatest running back in human history
@lilcourtny08 Жыл бұрын
Barry Sanders and its not close
@maximusvonce1381 Жыл бұрын
@@lilcourtny08 Sayers would run circles around sanders.😆😆😆
@Marvelous4rmTexas Жыл бұрын
@@maximusvonce1381definitely
@86deshawn Жыл бұрын
Jim Brown
@maximusvonce1381 Жыл бұрын
Rip Gale Sayers
@Dragon43ish21 күн бұрын
The greatest football player that ever lived......🚀
@blowthewhistle3352 Жыл бұрын
The pioneer of Greatest Running backs period! G>S! 40!
@JetseaАй бұрын
He was TRULY a COMET. And left us in AWE.
@robertscott5208Ай бұрын
Gayle force, Juice, Jim Brown, Sweetness, Barry, and Bo. RB's of the century.
@Marvelous4rmTexas Жыл бұрын
This man would rush for 2k a season in today’s league. Way ahead of his time 😮😮😮
@foreverdnc123 Жыл бұрын
He was a game changer for sure. Jim Brown was power and speed then Sayers came along and had the ability to change directions.
@southamcaballero Жыл бұрын
I ❤️ the music
@stankulp1008 Жыл бұрын
Back when they did their job without hotdogging. Taking it to the endzone was the joy and it was still a team sport.
@kt420ish Жыл бұрын
The Bears 2 best running backs have 2 completely different styles. Gale Sayers almost didn't even get touched by anyone. Walter Payton ran people over. Still definitely a bigger Walter Payton fan. I love running backs who hit the defenders
@schumi9xwdc8 ай бұрын
Bo Jackson
@MichaelCobbs2 жыл бұрын
Top 5.
@anthonylombardo1261 Жыл бұрын
Look at ditka throwing blocks
@johnbarron22694 ай бұрын
I LOVE ❤️ ❤️ ❤ how he made the two opposing players collide at, 5:16.
@kiwanishinton94102 жыл бұрын
Chicago had Gale Sayers Walter Payton and Michael Jordan
@pike8840 Жыл бұрын
And Da 85 Bears Defense
@michaelleroy9281 Жыл бұрын
Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita, no respect for hockey?
@darnellbush24089 ай бұрын
And I was fortunate to witness all 3 living in Chicago
@valtrus901Ай бұрын
Dont't forget Dick Butkus, drafted in the lst round with Gale that year, the best draft in the history of the NFL.
@ninademci1500 Жыл бұрын
In my opinion, I think many of the young players could learn a thing or two from watching Gale Sayers’s NFL films.
@robertmasina73883 ай бұрын
Sayers was one of those once in a generation phenoms of a running back.
@kevingaskin63179 ай бұрын
Gale mustve been one hell of a driver.
@mylesgordon55216 ай бұрын
The best running back I ever saw. He was almost Untackleable. "An amoeba who split into two." - Bill Cosby
@reggiedunlop2099 Жыл бұрын
If you look at these highlights, on many of these runs the defenders never even lay a hand on him. Or just barely. He's going like 80 or 90 yards untouched.
@danuglow711 Жыл бұрын
The man ran "pretty". I'll never say that about another NFL player. Ever.
@spacelemur79552 жыл бұрын
Had to mute it. That wasn't music. It was just a mico sequence of tones repated _ad nauseum._
@maximusvonce13814 ай бұрын
RiP Gale Sayers. Now you can run in Heaven forever brother.
@jamalama55488 ай бұрын
Notice how he doesn’t spike the ball or do some silly ass dance. Just hands it to the ref or drops it on the ground.
@leolee67862 ай бұрын
People call me crazy when I say he was a better talent than sweetness… but he was
@daveyvane Жыл бұрын
His football career is analgous to Tony Oliva's baseball career. They were the best until knee injuries shortened them.
@georgesalmas4582 Жыл бұрын
And Bobby Orr
@mihnic05049 ай бұрын
Grange, Sayers, Payton and now Fields.
@penguinrea00882 жыл бұрын
God bless you
@VandellMosley-x5i11 ай бұрын
Daybreak.
@michaelcolloton697120 күн бұрын
There's never been a running back not named Walter who could do e erything he did
@eddiekulp124110 ай бұрын
Saints Kamara did same thing 6 tds in a game
@SirNose6872 ай бұрын
Earl Campbell
@daveyvane Жыл бұрын
And of course the irrating, repeating soundtrack of electronic shit
@steveburtonomaha2 жыл бұрын
Sanders and GS were very much alike. Sanders did it better, but both were great.
@todallard87912 жыл бұрын
Sanders ran on turf Sayers ran on grass and mud and was in a league of his own.
@OnTheFritz6022 жыл бұрын
Being from the "D", I love Sanders, he was amazing, was like a greased quarter horse, and Sayers was a Gazelle. Both had eyes on the back of their heads, but two completely different runners. Sayers had speed when cut loose, Sanders didn't have that. Gale was unbelievable. Was so sad when he got hurt. Back then the Orthopedic Surgeons were nothing like they are now. Love watching Gale's runs.
@jamesanthony56812 жыл бұрын
@@todallard8791 True.
@kiwanishinton94102 жыл бұрын
much better than Sanders, Sanders played indoors. look at the cuts that Sayers makes in the mud, he was mind-boggling plus he could do kick and punt returns and catch the ball the backfield.
@Cornelius7982 жыл бұрын
GS and Leroy Kelly were very much alike.
@penguinrea00882 жыл бұрын
Jesus Loves everybody Amen 🙂
@brandenb-c-t34154 күн бұрын
Worstweather between in football game
@Charleybones2 жыл бұрын
i know you can't compare generations, but Sayers carried that ball way too loose. In today's game, that ball would have been stripped. Also, most if the highlights showed an open field once he got into the secondary.. defences are much better designed and players better coached than to allow that much open space. Just shows you how much the game has evolved, and how much the level of play has improved from the 60's.
@RobJazzful2 жыл бұрын
It’s kind of insulting to Sayers that you don’t think he would adjust accordingly.
@shawngaither-opd-6712 жыл бұрын
Gayle was a man among boys. He would SHINE AND EXCEL in any era. Legend. Ahead of his time. Barry Sanders before Barry Sanders
@jamesanthony56812 жыл бұрын
Gale Sayers and Bob Hayes contributed a lot to that open space. Many defences were afraid of playing those guys up close and in tight.
@spacelemur79552 жыл бұрын
In today's game he would carry it tighter, *of course.*
@thatPSNguy99 Жыл бұрын
yeah you’re right bro, not like he adapted to his time and would do the same today. he would definitely be trash today, probably wouldnt have made it on a roster
@maximusvonce1381 Жыл бұрын
Kyren Williams of the LA Rams runs like Sayers, but he's just getting started.