"There's no question that Brian ... Two weeks later, the Bears organized a press conference at his home and Piccolo announced his intent to continue playing football. Piccolo began chemotherapy ...

“He will be remembered as a great football player ... I’ve been a Bears fan since the late 1960s when my gridiron heroes were Gale Sayers, Brian Piccolo, Bobby Douglass and Dick Butkus.

American football players Brian Piccolo, of Italian descent with the gift of the gab, and Gale Sayers, black and a social cripple, both join the Chicago Bears. They don't get along, but coach's ...