Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing & Receiving Table
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb AV Awards
1965 22 CHI NFL HB 14 12 166 867 14 61 5.2 61.9 11.9 29 507 17.5 6 80 2.1 36.2 195 7.0 1374 20 9 18 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-4
1966 23 CHI NFL HB 14 13 229 1231 8 58 5.4 87.9 16.4 34 447 13.1 2 80 2.4 31.9 263 6.4 1678 10 2 17 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-5
1967 24 CHI NFL HB 13 13 186 880 7 70 4.7 67.7 14.3 16 126 7.9 1 32 1.2 9.7 202 5.0 1006 8 8 12 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-3
1968 25 CHI NFL RB 9 9 138 856 2 63 6.2 95.1 15.3 15 117 7.8 0 21 1.7 13.0 153 6.4 973 2 7 8 AP-1,AP MVP-4
1969 26 CHI NFL RB 14 14 236 1032 8 28 4.4 73.7 16.9 17 116 6.8 0 25 1.2 8.3 253 4.5 1148 8 7 10 PB,AP-1
1970 27 CHI NFL RB 2 2 23 52 0 15 2.3 26.0 11.5 1 -6 -6.0 0 -6 0.5 -3.0 24 1.9 46 0 1 0
1971 28 CHI NFL RB 2 2 13 38 0 9 2.9 19.0 6.5 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 2.9 38 0 0 0
7 Yrs 68 65 991 4956 39 70 5.0 72.9 14.6 112 1307 11.7 9 80 1.6 19.2 1103 5.7 6263 48 34 65
17 Game Avg 17 16 248 1239 10 70 5.0 72.9 14.6 28 327 11.7 2 80 1.6 19.2 276 1.4 1566 12 9 16
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Kick & Punt Returns

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Regular Season
Kick & Punt Returns Table
Games Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd AV Awards
1965*+22CHIHB4014121623818514.92166019631.4227218UPI MVP-2, AP MVP-4, AP RoY-1, UPI RoY-1, AP1, PB
1966*+23CHIHB4014136440277.32371829331.2244017UPI MVP-5, AP MVP-5, AP1, PB
1967*+24CHIHB40131338015826.716603310337.7168912AP MVP-3, UPI MVP-5, AP1, PB
1968+25CHIRB409922901814.51746104827.114638UPI MVP-4, AP MVP-4, AP1
1969*+26CHIRB401414011433905224.2148710UPI MVP-5, AP1, PB
Career68652739128514.5912781610330.6943565

Passing

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Passing Table
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds Sk% NY/A ANY/A 4QC GWD Awards
1965 22 CHI NFL HB 14 12 2 3 66.7 53 1 33.3 1 33.3 27 17.7 9.33 26.5 3.8 109.7 0 0 0.00 17.67 9.33 0 0 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-4
1966 23 CHI NFL HB 14 13 2 6 33.3 58 0 0.0 1 16.7 39 9.7 2.17 29.0 4.1 30.6 0 0 0.00 9.67 2.17 0 0 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-5
1967 24 CHI NFL HB 13 13 0 5 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-3
1968 25 CHI NFL RB 9 9 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 AP-1,AP MVP-4
1969 26 CHI NFL RB 14 14 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 1 3 33.33 -1.00 -1.00 0 0 PB,AP-1
7 Yrs 68 65 4 18 22.2 111 1 5.6 2 11.1 39 6.2 2.28 27.8 1.6 31.7 1 3 5.26 5.68 2.00 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 16 1 4 22.2 28 0 5.6 0 11.1 6.2 2.28 27.8 1.6 31.7 0 1 5.26 5.68 2.00 0 0
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Defense & Fumbles

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Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Sfty Awards
1965 22 CHI NFL HB 14 12 0 0 0 0 9 4 0 0 0.0 0 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-4
1966 23 CHI NFL HB 14 13 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.0 0 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-5
1967 24 CHI NFL HB 13 13 0 0 0 0 8 4 0 0 0.0 0 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-3
1969 26 CHI NFL RB 14 14 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0.0 0 PB,AP-1
7 Yrs 68 65 0 0 0 0 34 13 0 0 0.0 0
17 Game Avg 17 16 0 0 0 0 9 3 0 0 0.0 0

Scoring Summary

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PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1965 22 CHI NFL HB 14 12 14 6 1 1 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 132 9.4 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-4
1966 23 CHI NFL HB 14 13 8 2 0 2 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 5.1 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-5
1967 24 CHI NFL HB 13 13 7 1 1 3 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 5.5 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-3
1968 25 CHI NFL RB 9 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.3 AP-1,AP MVP-4
1969 26 CHI NFL RB 14 14 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 3.4 PB,AP-1
7 Yrs 68 65 39 9 2 6 0 0 0 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 336 4.9
17 Game Avg 17 16 10 2 0 1 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 4.9

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Gale Sayers born?

Gale Sayers was born on May 30, 1943.

Where was Gale Sayers born?

Gale Sayers was born in Wichita, KS.

How tall was Gale Sayers?

Gale Sayers was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Gale Sayers weigh when playing?

Gale Sayers weighed 198 lbs (89 kg) when playing.

Is Gale Sayers in the Hall of Fame?

Gale Sayers was elected into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1977.

How many games did Gale Sayers play?

Gale Sayers played 68 games over his career.

How many rushing attempts did Gale Sayers have?

Gale Sayers had 991 rushing attempts over his career.

How many rushing yards did Gale Sayers have?

Gale Sayers had 4,956 rushing yards over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Gale Sayers won?

Gale Sayers never won a Super Bowl.

When did Gale Sayers retire?

Gale Sayers last played in 1971.

What was Gale Sayers' Twitter account?

Gale Sayers was on Twitter at RealGaleSayers.

What are Gale Sayers' nicknames?

The Kansas Comet is a nickname for Gale Sayers.