The first great sports movie I recall watching was "Brian's Song." It premiered on Nov. 30, 1970, on ABC's Tuesday Movie of the Week lineup. I recall how the previous night, Monday Night Football ...

LOS ANGELES -- Get out the tissues and prepare to weep all over again. "Brian's Song," a story about the friendship between black and white teammates on the Chicago Bears football team, is being ...

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 ...

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 ...

Duke Sports Information - Duke graduate wide receiver Eli Pancol has been named the recipient of the 2024 Brian Piccolo Award, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced Monday. The Piccolo Award has ...

The Bears on Tuesday honored linebacker T.J. Edwards and right tackle Darnell Wright as the 2023 winners of the prestigious Brian Piccolo Award during a ceremony at Halas Hall. The honor has been ...

One of ABC's made-for-TV movies this coming season will be a remake of "Brian's Song," the tearjerker about the relationship between Chicago Bears running backs Gayle Sayers and Brian Piccolo. The ...

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, ...

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 ...

Bears pass rusher Robert Quinn and running back Khalil Herbert were named Tuesday as winners of the veteran and rookie Brian Piccolo Awards. The award is given each April to the Bears rookie and ...