James Caan had many roles in successful movies like The Godfather, Misery and Elf, but Bears fans will always remember him as Gale Sayers' friend and teammate in Brian's Song. The actor who portrayed ...

Actor James Caan, who played Brian Piccolo in Chicago Bears film 'Brian's Song,' died at 82 on Thursday, his family confirmed. The 1971 movie recounts Brian Piccolo (played by James Caan), a Bears ...

The Brian Piccolo Award is arguably the biggest honor in Halas Hall for a Bears player. Every year, the team votes for one rookie and one veteran who “best exemplifies the courage, loyalty, teamwork, ...

LAKE FOREST – It’s one of the honors that means quite a bit to the franchise considering the players it’s named after and what it represents. The Brian Piccolo Award is given annually to the player in ...

In 1971, the American Broadcasting Co. taught grown men to cry. ABC’s Brian’s Song practically invented the male weepie with its true story of Gale Sayers (Billy Dee Williams) and Brian Piccolo (James ...

The Chicago Bears paid special tribute to Brian Piccolo on Thursday, as all 90 players wore No. 41 jerseys during their minicamp practice. Piccolo, a Bears running back from 1966 to 1969, was ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO – It was a film that only lasted for ...

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 ...

On this date 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 doctors ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill., – The Chicago Bears announced the winners of the 2021 Brian Piccolo Award on Tuesday, honoring Robert Quinn and Khalil Herbert with a special ceremony at Halas Hall. The award is ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 16, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Gale Sayers, left, and Brian Piccolo ...