This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO – It was a film that only lasted for ...

Al Silverman, a magazine editor and publishing executive who collaborated with Chicago Bears halfback Gale Sayers on an autobiography that was adapted into “Brian’s Song,” the popular 1971 television ...

Gale Sayers, the Hall of Fame running back for the Chicago Bears, whose friendship with a dying teammate was depicted in the movie "Brian's Song," died on Wednesday, officials said. Sayers, who had ...

For Chicago Bears fans, there’s no movie that quite hits you in the feelings like Brian’s Song, which tells the story of the friendship between Hall of Famer Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo. James Caan, ...

The TV Guide ad for the film promised “a true story about love,” and it delivered: Love of a game (football) and love between two friends who played it together in the pros until one died of cancer at ...

Billy and James have a longstanding friendship that spans decades. The two originally worked on the 1971’s Brian’s Song, which is a 1971 ABC Movie of the Week. The film told the emotional story of ...