Football card of Chicago Bears running back Brian Piccolo, whose battle with cancer and friendship with teammate Gale Sayers was documented in the movie “Brian’s Song”. A biography of the young back whose career ended far too soon, “Brian Piccolo: A Short Season” was written by Jeannie Morris, wife of another Bears teammate Johnny Morris. Piccolo lost his fight with the disease in 1969. Here is an excerpt from Sayers’ speech from May 1970, when he accepted the NFL’s Most Courageous Player award: “I love Brian Piccolo, and I’d like all of you to love him. When you hit your knees to pray tonight, please ask God to love him, too.” He also told the crowd they had selected the wrong person for the honor, and would accept it only on Piccolo’s behalf.