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Gale Sayers, the Hall of Fame running back for the Chicago Bears, whose friendship with a dying teammate was depicted in the movie "Brian's Song," died on Wednesday, officials said . Chicago Bear running back Brian Piccolo died of cancer at age 26, leaving behind a young wife, three daughters, a host of friends -- and a legend. Before the Bears actually conducted their practice, Matt Eberflus spoke about Piccolos place in team history and why the organization wanted to honor him once more. Brian Piccolo, Brian Piccolo ('65), Brian Piccolo Cancer Fund, Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund, Brian's Song, Cancer Drive, Carl Tacy, Chicago Bears, Class of 1965, Class of 1981, Class of 2004, Class of 2005, Class of 2007, College Union, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dave Middleton, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Football, Fraternities, Gale Sayers, Greek Life, Hit the Bricks, Hit the Bricks for Brian, I Am Third, Interfraternity Council, Jillian MacDonald, John Humphrey, Johnny Dawkins, Joy Piccolo OConnell, Kerry King, Kerry King (85), Kerry M. King, Kerry M. King ('85), Lori Piccolo, Matt Hammer, Meghan Claffey Cline, Meredith Claffey, Mike Ford, Mike Ford ('72), Philanthropy, Piccolo Drive, Piccolo Fund, Pro Humanitate, Richard Chalk, Sigma Pi, Sigma Pi Fraternity, Societies, Sororities, Student Government, Traci Piccolo, Trip Chalk, Wake 'n Shake, WFU Class of 1981. He might have died of natural causes as there is no news of the actor falling ill or being in an accident recently. Morriss book was far more frank, a harbinger of greater openness about cancer to come over the succeeding decades. Brian Piccolo had a net worth of $50,000 when he died in 1970. testicles cancer is the most common type of cancer found in men between the ages of 15 and 35. Bears players don No. 41 jersey to honor Brian Piccolo at minicamp In an interview about the gesture also on the Bears website, Piccolos widow, Joy Piccolo OConnell, could not express enough happiness at honoring her late husband: It just blew me away, it really did, she said. In 1970 the survival rate for men with testicular cancer that had spread through the body was five percent. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes a day after defending the Capitol during the January 6 assault, the D.C. medical examiner's office . Louis Brian Piccolo (October 31, 1943 - June 16, 1970) was an American professional football player, a halfback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) for four years. . Survivors include his widow, Joy, and three daughters. Brian died in 1970 of embryonal cell carcinoma. More than four decades ago, the Piccolo cancer fund drive got its start with a modest vision posed by fraternity guys. The Piccolo drive was something the entire campus could rally around, Humphrey said. Cancer Diagnosis Brian Piccolo walked over to the University of Maryland team bench, put his arm around Hill and walked with him before the Wake Forest student section. He declared the operation a success. Although critics praised Brians Song for its frank description of cancer when the disease was rarely discussed publicly, the reality of Brian Piccolos illness and death was quite different than what was portrayed on the screen. Piccolos friendship with Hall of Fame running back Gale Sayers was highlighted in the film Brians Song, which premiered on Nov. 30, 1971, starring Billy Dee Williams and James Caan. The Brian Piccolo Award started in 1970, the year of Piccolo's death. They're creative thinkers, economic, cautitous and appreciate the arts, they can also be indecisive. Who was Brian Piccolo? What you should know about the former Chicago