When Chicago Bears teammates Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo became roommates in 1967, the first time NFL players of different colors shared accommodations on the road, it hardly looked like a good fit.

NFL players of different colors didn't share hotel rooms on the road when the Chicago Bears put Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo together in 1967

NFL players of different colors didn't share hotel rooms on the road when the Chicago Bears put Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo together in 1967

NFL legend Gale Sayers has died at the age of 77.

NFL legend Gale Sayers has died at the age of 77.

Gale Sayers, whose friendship with a dying teammate touched the hearts of generations of football fans through the movie "Brian's Song," has died at age 77.

Gale Sayers, the longtime Chicago Bears star and Pro Football Hall of Famer, has died at the age of 77 after a struggle with dementia. CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green have more.

Sayers is well-known for his seven seasons with the Chicago Bears, which helped him become the youngest player ever inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Sayers is well-known for his seven seasons with the Chicago Bears, which helped him become the youngest player ever inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Gale Sayers, the Chicago Bears legend and youngest player ever to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died at 77.

Sayers only played for seven years, but was a celebrated player in his time on the field for the Chicago Bears.

Hall of Famer Gale Sayers, who made his mark as one of the NFL's best all-purpose running backs and was later celebrated for his enduring friendship with a Chicago Bears teammate with cancer, has died. He was 77.

Chicago Bears Hall of Fame running back Gale Sayers has died

Gale Sayers played from 1965-71 and became one of the sport's most electrifying players. He had been battling dementia since 2013.

Hall of Famer Gale Sayers, nicknamed “The Kansas Comet” and considered among the best open-field runners in football history, died Wednesday.

Chicago Bears Hall of Fame running back Gale Sayers has died

Chicago Bears legend and NFL Hall-of-Famer Gale Sayers died Wednesday at the age of 77.Sayers, dubbed the "Kansas Comet" and considered one of the most dangerous running backs to ever play professional football dur...

Gale Sayers, whose friendship with a dying teammate touched the hearts of generations of football fans through the movie "Brian's Song," has died at age 77.

Chicago Bears Hall of Fame running back Gale Sayers has died

Pro Football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers died on Wednesday at the age of 77. David Baker, president and CEO of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, issued a statement on Sayers' ...

RT @ProFootballHOF: The entire Pro Football Hall of Fame family mourns the passing of Gale Sayers. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wi…

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In order -- Jim Brown, Gale Sayers, Bary Sanders, Emmet Smith, Leroy Kelly https://t.co/qsfh1kMKPR

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RT @phosphor_glow: Dick Butkus is gone Johnny Unitas is gone Bart Starr is gone Boyd Dowler is gone Jim Brown is gone Deacon Jones is gone…

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RT @sigg20: “Old Days”The Legendary Gale Sayers,looks for an Opening during a late 1960s Bears-Vikings game in Minnesota.#Bears #Chicago #V…

RT @sigg20: “Old Days”The Legendary Gale Sayers,looks for an Opening during a late 1960s Bears-Vikings game in Minnesota.#Bears #Chicago #V…

RT @sigg20: “Old Days”The Legendary Gale Sayers,looks for an Opening during a late 1960s Bears-Vikings game in Minnesota.#Bears #Chicago #V…

Gale Sayers highlights are football porn. https://t.co/rWAjrAdQhd

Gale Sayers ran for 6 TDs on a Wrigley Field that looked like a WWI battle field. In some cleats that were made from leather and spit. What would that dude do on field turf in modern cleats? Good Lord. https://t.co/YQyDArtXhD

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Tyler Scott from Cincinnati. Smooth as silk runner (CJ and Gale Sayers-esque), great body control, high pointed like he's taller than what he is. A.T. Perry out of Wake Forest, has some Higgins and Corey Davis to his game. #Titans https://t.co/cM5xEKIxAV

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Obviously Bo, but also: - Gale Sayers - Sterling Sharpe - Andrew Luck - RGIII - Nick Collins Other sports: - Derrick Rose (NBA) - Sandy Koufax (MLB) https://t.co/u5LZMZhaqy

RT @timwilliamsart: @BeerlySports The best to ever wear that number. Gale Sayers. https://t.co/fqPIsMU8d0

Has Gale Sayers for the Bears on it and Bob Hayes for the Cowboys ...also Donnie Anderson for the Packers getting his punt blocked https://t.co/ZCfATHOwRl

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RT @LarryMayer: Scott tells media he's honored to play for #Bears ; names Mike Ditka, Walter Payton, Gale Sayers, Dick Butkus, Mike Singlet…

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