Walter Payton (1954-99)
Payton's attitude toward life, football: 'Tomorrow is promised to no man'
Football world remembers Payton
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Payton Highlights
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Walter Payton
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(Allsport)
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Chicago Bears 1975-87
Jackson State
NFL's All-time leader for yards rushing (16,726), attempts (3,838) and combined net yards from scrimage (21,803) ... Holds 8 NFL records, including single-game rushing mark of 275 yards ... Holds 28 Bears' records ... NFC rushing leader 1976-80; NFL rushing leader 1977 ... First-round draft pick, 4th overall in 1975 ... Started 184 of 190 games from 1975-87 ... Had 10 seasons with 1,000 or more yards rushing ... Played in nine Pro Bowls ... All-Pro seven times ... NFL MVP in 1977 and 1985 ... Had 77 games over 100-yards rushing ... Starred on Bears' 1985 Super Bowl championship team ... Dignified, unselfish, determined, tough ... Team leader, great blocker, threw 8 TDs on option passes ... Born July 25, 1954, in Columbia, Miss. ... Graduated from Jackson State, Miss. ... Division I-AA top player award, that level's
equivalent of the Hesiman Trophy, is named in Payton's honor ... Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993 ... Died Nov. 1, 1999 of liver disease.
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