Gale Sayers
Career 4,956 rush yds · 39 rush TD · 112 rec · 1,307 rec yds · 9 rec TD
Seasons leading his conference
6
5 best in the NFL
1 conference only
19
Top-5 finishes
4
Title seasons
5
Categories led
1966
Best season
Spanning 1965–1969, peaking at 2 titles in 1966.
Team records
#1 Bears career Y/A
#1 Bears 1965 TD
#4 Bears 1965 PTS
#5 Bears career YDS
#5 Bears career TD
#5 Bears career ATT
#5 Bears 1968 Y/A
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1922Among league leaders
- 140th Conference titles 6
- 96th Best in the NFL 5
- 235th Top-5 finishes 19
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 12th Yards per Carry 5.00
- 143rd Rushing Touchdowns 39
- 165th Rushing Yards 4,956
- 235th Rushing Attempts 991
- 414th Yards from Scrimmage 6,263
- 429th Points Scored 336
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led the whole NFL led his conference| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing Yards | 2 | 1st | — | 1969 1,032 1966 NFL 1,231 1965 #2 1967 #3 |
| Yards from Scrimmage | 1 | 1st | — | 1966 1,678 1965 #3 |
| Rushing Attempts | 1 | 1st | — | 1969 236 1966 #3 |
| Points Scored | 1 | 1st | — | 1965 132 |
| Yards per Carry | 1 | 1st | — | 1968 6.20 1965 #3 1966 #2 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | — | #2 | — | 1965 #2 1966 #2 1969 #3 |
Title Seasons
4 seasons with at least one titleRushing
led the league 7 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | ATT | YDS | Y/A | TD | 1D | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | CHI | NFL | 14 | 166 | 867 | 5.22 | 14 | — | — |
| 1966 | CHI | NFL | 14 | 229 | 1,231 | 5.38 | 8 | — | — |
| 1967 | CHI | NFL | 13 | 186 | 880 | 4.73 | 7 | — | — |
| 1968 | CHI | NFL | 9 | 138 | 856 | 6.20 | 2 | — | — |
| 1969 | CHI | NFL | 14 | 236 | 1,032 | 4.37 | 8 | — | — |
| 1970 | CHI | NFC | 2 | 23 | 52 | 2.26 | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | CHI | NFC | 2 | 13 | 38 | 2.92 | 0 | — | — |
| Career | — | — | 68 | 991 | 4,956 | 5.00 | 39 | — | — |
Receiving
7 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | REC | TGT | YDS | Y/R | TD | 1D | CTH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | CHI | NFL | 14 | 29 | — | 507 | 17.48 | 6 | — | — |
| 1966 | CHI | NFL | 14 | 34 | — | 447 | 13.15 | 2 | — | — |
| 1967 | CHI | NFL | 13 | 16 | — | 126 | 7.88 | 1 | — | — |
| 1968 | CHI | NFL | 9 | 15 | — | 117 | 7.80 | 0 | — | — |
| 1969 | CHI | NFL | 14 | 17 | — | 116 | 6.82 | 0 | — | — |
| 1970 | CHI | NFC | 2 | 1 | — | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | CHI | NFC | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Career | — | — | 68 | 112 | — | 1,307 | 11.67 | 9 | — | — |