Sayers admitted to Athletic Administrator Hall of Fame

Friday, January 23, 2009

Sayers gets honor for athletics administration

Former Jayhawk football great and Pro Football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers will again be on the receiving end of an accolade — this time for his accomplishments away from the gridiron.

Sayers — fifth on Kansas’ career rushing list — will be inducted into the John McLendon Minority Athletics Administrators Hall of Fame June 19 in Orlando, Fla.

Setting records in college and as a pro with the Chicago Bears, Sayers saw his playing career end prematurely in 1971 due to injury. It was then that a new career began for Sayers.

Following his retirement, Sayers returned to Kansas to earn a bachelor’s degree in physical education and a master’s in educational administration while serving as assistant athletics director.

Sayers went on to become the first African-American athletics director in Division I. He took the position at Southern Illinois in 1976.

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