CHICAGO (WLS) -- An upcoming auction of sports memorabilia features a rare Chicago Bears jersey worn by Brian Piccolo, whose tragic death in 1970 inspired the movie "Brian's Song." Other highlights of ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (WGN) — The Chicago Bears announced T.J. Edwards and Rome Odunze as the team’s annual recipients of the Brian Piccolo Award on Tuesday. The Brian Piccolo Award is an honor voted on ...

How much Bears management thought about linebacker T.J Edwards became apparent last week when they gave him $20 million over two years in a contract extension. How much the Bears players thought about ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- On the final day of mandatory minicamp, all 90 Chicago Bears players wore No. 41 jerseys at practice to honor Brian Piccolo, who died 52 years ago Thursday from cancer. Piccolo, ...

It is the paean created by Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers to honor his friend and fellow athlete, Brian Piccolo. Billy Dee Williams played Sayers and James Caan played Piccolo.

Courage. Loyalty. Teamwork. Dedication. A sense of humor. Those are just a few traits that described the late Brian Piccolo. Every year, the Chicago Bears select a veteran and a rookie that best ...

The Wilkes-Barre Chapter of UNICO National recently held its annual Brian Piccolo Award Dinner at the Woodlands Inn and Resort. The award is presented to an Italian-American high school athlete who ...

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 ...