On a cold winter night several years ago, my wife and I went to the Merle Hay Mall to walk a few miles for some exercise. We came upon Gayle Sayers, who was my idol growing up. He was sitting at a table signing autographed pictures for money.
It was sad because there was nobody there which is typical for Merle Hay Mall. Anyway, I was stunned and in awe. I shook Sayers's hand and I started babbling on about all his teammates. I think I probably rattled off the entire Bears starting unit from 1967, and I remember Sayers looking at me like I needed to get a life.
Anyway, I felt sorry that his life had come down to sitting in crummy malls at night talking to people like me.
It was sad because there was nobody there which is typical for Merle Hay Mall. Anyway, I was stunned and in awe. I shook Sayers's hand and I started babbling on about all his teammates. I think I probably rattled off the entire Bears starting unit from 1967, and I remember Sayers looking at me like I needed to get a life.
Anyway, I felt sorry that his life had come down to sitting in crummy malls at night talking to people like me.