{"id":1240133,"date":"2020-09-23T13:11:32","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T17:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1240133"},"modified":"2020-10-16T15:25:25","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T19:25:25","slug":"o-j-simpson-sends-heartfelt-message-to-gale-sayers-and-calls-him-his-all-time-favorite-football-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/o-j-simpson-sends-heartfelt-message-to-gale-sayers-and-calls-him-his-all-time-favorite-football-player\/","title":{"rendered":"O.J. Simpson Sends Heartfelt Message to Gale Sayers and Calls Him His ‘All-Time Favorite Football Player'"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Wednesday morning, the NFL family received the tragic news that Chicago Bears legend Gale Sayers<\/a> had passed away. He was 77 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Athletes and celebrities of all kinds took to the Internet to celebrate the Hall of Famer's life and honor his memory. One of them was fellow all-time great running back, O.J. Simpson<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gale Sayers passed away Wednesday at the age of 77<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Legendary Bears running back Gale Sayers died at age 77 on Wednesday.

RIP
pic.twitter.com\/Y9MDgqJsGZ<\/a><\/p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 23, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>