1979: “Son of Svengoolie” premiered with Rich Koz portraying the ghost host.

Every year, the Chicago Bears hand out the Brian Piccolo Award. To some, Piccolo is a beloved figure, immortalized in a TV movie — make that two TV movies. But to many more, he might be no more ...

"There's no question that Brian Piccolo's story was amplified by the movie. And now generations later, you don't know how many guys who ordinarily would be loath to admit that they shed a tear ...

This week 52 years ago, former Bears running back Brian Piccolo died of embryonal cell carcinoma — a rare testicular cancer. Because of his extended battle with the terminal disease (which ...

It’s lasted 50 years. Airing on ABC November 30, 1971, the film chronicled the brief but intense relationship between Brian Piccolo, a white player for the Chicago Bears, and Gale Sayers ...

Brian’s Song depicted life and death of the Bears’ Brian Piccolo, Sayers’ complement in the Chicago backfield. Piccolo came into the league at the same time as Sayers, but his background ...

The Bears on Tuesday will announce the winners of the Brian Piccolo Award. To some, Piccolo is a beloved figure, immortalized in a TV movie -- make that two TV movies. But to many more ...

Fifty-two years after his tragic passing, Brian Piccolo's legacy is still being celebrated by the Chicago Bears. On the anniversary of Piccolo's death Thursday, all 90 players at the Bears' final ...

SportsCentury's profile of Brian Piccolo, the backup Chicago Bears running back who died of cancer at 26, will explore his collegiate and pro careers, the Bears' roommate integration in 1967 ...

Virginia running back Mike Hollins won the ACC’s Brian Piccolo Award, the conference announced Monday, a little over a year after being severely wounded in a shooting that claimed the lives of ...

Since Piccolo's death in 1970, the Bears have awarded an annual "Brian Piccolo Award" to a rookie and veteran (starting in 1992) who best exemplifies the "courage, loyalty, teamwork, dedication ...

It’s lasted 50 years. Airing on ABC November 30, 1971, the film chronicled the brief but intense relationship between Brian Piccolo, a white player for the Chicago Bears, and Gale Sayers ...