CHICAGO (WGN) — On Monday, the Chicago community lost one of its all-time great sports icons. Chicago Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg has died at the age of 65, according to the franchise.

Sandberg died in hospice care following complications in his ongoing battle with prostate cancer.

The news came after Sandberg announced his prostate cancer had relapsed and spread throughout his body in December 2024.

The impact of one man's quiet leadership

Sandberg certainly wasn't the most vocal professional athlete in Chicago, but his quiet leadership spoke to a generation of Chicago sports fans.

The greatness of Sandberg wasn't necessarily found in the statistics that made him a baseball Hall of Famer. What made him great was his daily example of integrity and dignity — a quality that was ten times

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