"There's no question that Brian Piccolo's story was amplified by the movie. And now generations later, you don't know how many guys who ordinarily would be loath to admit that they shed a tear ...

This week 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 ...

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 ...

Brian Piccolo will be hosting a spectacular evening at the Salón Varietés on Saturday, May 31, fundraising for the wonderful ...

When Joy Piccolo O'Connell arrived at Halas Hall Thursday and looked out onto the practice field for the first time, she could hardly believe her eyes. In honor of her late husband, former running ...

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.

The Bears paused from their NFL Draft preparations Tuesday to reward a pair of their current players with the Brian Piccolo Award. The award is given annually to one Bears veteran and one rookie ...

On Tuesday, the Chicago Bears announced the winners of the annual Brian Piccolo Awards. The awards go to one rookie and one veteran who “exemplifies the courage, loyalty, teamwork, dedication ...

How much Bears management thought about linebacker T.J Edwards became apparent last week when they gave him $20 million over two years in a contract extension. How much the Bears players thought ...

He put together a poem to honor Piccolo’s memory. Johnson also used his own and other coaches’ experiences to describe why Edwards and Odunze deserved the awards. There was also some humor, too.

Brian Piccolo will be hosting a spectacular evening at the Salón Varietés on Saturday, May 31, fundraising for the wonderful ...

How much the Bears players thought about Edwards, a native Chicagoan, became apparent when he was announced as the first back-to-back veteran winner of the Brian Piccolo Award since Olin Kreutz in ...