Gale Sayers - Chronology
| 1943 | Born in Wichita, Kansas, on May 30 |
| 1951 | Moves with family to Omaha, Nebraska |
| 1961-65 | Attends University of Kansas |
| 1962 | Marries high school sweetheart Linda Lou McNeil (later divorced) on June 10 |
| 1965 | Picked in first round of NFL draft by Chicago Bears |
| 1971 | Friendship with Brian Piccolo recounted in Brian's Song, a made-for-TV movie |
| 1972 | Retires from professional football |
| 1973 | Marries Ardythe Elaine Bullard on December 1 |
| 1973 | Returns to University of Kansas as assistant athletic director |
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