Greatest Performance I've Ever Seen
February 13, 2008
Richard Kagan
Greatest Performance I've Ever Seen
I've been to about 50 or 60 Bears games and one that really sticks out is when Gayle Sayers scored 6 TD's in one game. It was back in Dec of 1965. I was a teenager then. Just excited to see the Bears. It was a drizzly, wintry day in Chicago and the Bears were playing the '49ers. Sayers scored on kickoffs, runs, I think a punt return. It seemed whenever he touched the ball, he was a threat to score that year. Kind of like DHester is with the Bears now. By the time he scored his 4th TD, people were flabbergasted. I think Coach Halas took him out with about 3 minutes to go in the game, and people were chanting for a 7th TD, but Halas was afraid that he'd get hurt. The field was wet and conditions were tough to run, but Sayers wasn't affected. I remember him breaking tackles and darting into the open field and no one could catch him. He was so exciting to watch. An unforgettable player.
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