The Kansas Comet,
May have gained his final yard.
But legends don’t die.
More than Football.
“They accept me as a football star but not as a Negro.” Gale Sayers’: “final major gesture” as a college student: getting arrested at the University of Kansas in the name of racial justice. Rest in Power. (HT @loumoore12) pic.twitter.com/R1ysSCiuil
— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) September 23, 2020
The Origins of Brian’s Song.
From a wonderful Mike Vaccaro piece about Sayers and the origin of Brian’s Song in the New York Post:
Sayers was called to the dais and there was a round of respectful applause.