Gale Sayers was the most effortlessly gifted running back of all time. Watching him run was like watching a Ballet. Walter Payton, while still gifted, simply out worked everyone on the field. Watching him run was like watching Bruce Lee. Effort incarnate. Violently beautiful.
So when I started seeing discussiosn about what team had the best running backs in history, I was a little befuddled. Befuddlement turned to absolute SHOCK when the answers weren’t unanimously “The Bears, stupid!”
I mean, in my opinion, even if we ONLY counted Gale and Walter, this contest would go to the Bears.