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    NFL Legend Gale Sayers Dead at 77

    Gale Sayers, one of the greatest running backs in the history of the NFL, has died at the age of 77. The Chicago Sun-Times and ESPN report that Sayers’ transition comes after he was diagnosed with dementia in 2012. In 1977, the Chicago Bears legend was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame after…

  • Tony Dungy, 1st African-American Head Coach to Win a Super Bowl, Pays Homage to Those Before Him 

    On Saturday night, Tony Dungy, the first African-American head coach to win an NFL championship, gave a rousing Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speech, acknowledging that he didn’t get there on his own, and paying homage to 10 other coaches who came before him and made his path possible, ESPN reports. “Willie Brown, Buck Buchanan, Earnel Durden, Bob…