I am saddened today.
Based on the nature of my work here, I have met too many sports figures to count; hall-of-famers; Heisman Trophy winners. I have also met rock stars and movie stars. I rarely post about celebrities and their lives; I don't follow pop culture celebrity lifestyles; and there are only a few people on the planet that I would be in awe were I to meet them.
Today one of my personal heroes passed. Gale Sayers.
He was one of the few men I actively wanted to meet, just to shake his hand, maybe chat with him. His book "I Am Third" shaped much of my life. When I was at Eastern, his life approach was carried with me throughout (my former coach Greg Peterson and teammate Terry Zufelt can likely attest to this).
While he was one of the absolute greatest football players in history - he was an even better person. He lived a long, accomplished life and did more for the world than many even realize. His magnanimity will be missed; his humanity always remembered. A friend of mine shared his story today and it made me reminisce.
Today, Gale Sayers is running alongside his best friend Brian Piccolo. The Kansas Comet found its way to heaven.
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