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09-23-2004, 11:49 PM
Sayers’ Shooting Star Burned Bright, Fast
His Career Defined by More Than Friendship With Brian Piccolo
By JOHN WIEBUSCH
AOL Exclusive
"It ended with his body changed to light,
A star that burns forever in that sky.
-- From the Aztec poem, "The Flight of Quetzalcoatl"
"Only the good die young."
-- Billy Joel
They are forever linked in the cosmic firmament of the National Football League, Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo, one black and one white, both running backs, both head-turning handsome, both whip-smart.
http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/special1/article.adp?id=20030917105509990002
His Career Defined by More Than Friendship With Brian Piccolo
By JOHN WIEBUSCH
AOL Exclusive
"It ended with his body changed to light,
A star that burns forever in that sky.
-- From the Aztec poem, "The Flight of Quetzalcoatl"
"Only the good die young."
-- Billy Joel
They are forever linked in the cosmic firmament of the National Football League, Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo, one black and one white, both running backs, both head-turning handsome, both whip-smart.
http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/special1/article.adp?id=20030917105509990002