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![KevG163 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::2981667087.png) Kevin Gallagher [@KevG163](/creator/twitter/KevG163) on x 35.2K followers
Created: 2025-06-16 18:17:47 UTC

#Bears running back Brian Piccolo tragically died of cancer XX years ago today — June 16, 1970 — at the age of 26.🕯️

The dramatic final scene of the 1971 film "Brian's Song", starring James Caan as Brian and Billy Dee Williams as his backfield mate and dear friend Gale Sayers

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