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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Appropriately, a running back won the Brian Piccolo Award 50 years after the death of the former Chicago Bears running back. Running back David Montgomery was the rookie winner while former Chicago ...

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 ...

Benny Cunningham has spent just one season as a member of the Chicago Bears. He made one heck of an impression. The running back was one of two members of the 2017 Bears presented with the Brian ...

1970: Chicago Bears halfback Brian Piccolo died after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of testicular cancer that spread to his chest. He was 26. In May 1970 in New York, Bears running back Gale ...