Walter Payton Memorabilia, Autographed & Signed. Walter Payton was a former running back who played for the Chicago Bears throughout his entire career in the NFL. After being named an All- American at Jackson State University , Payton went on to be selected fourth overall in the 1.
NFL Draft by the Bears. Nicknamed âSweetnessâ, Payton is remembered as one of the most prolific running backs in the history of American football and is rated #5 NFL Player of all- time by NFL. Payton debuted as a member of the Bears when Gale Sayers retired and went on to be selected to the Pro Bowl nine times, named NFL Most Valuable Player in 1. Bears to a championship at Super Bowl XX. At one point, Payton held the league's record for most career rushing yards, touchdowns, carries, yards from scrimmage, and all- purpose yards, in addition to many others. His legacy includes the Walter Payton Award and the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, in addition to his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1.
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Walter Payton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Walter Payton. No. Position: Running back. Personal information.
Date of birth: (1. July 2. 5, 1. 95. Place of birth: Columbia, Mississippi, U.
They called him Sweetness, but Chicago Bears great Walter Payton had a dark side, according to a biography to be released Oct. 4. An excerpt of 'Sweetness.
S. Date of death: November 1, 1. Place of death: South Barrington, Illinois, U. S. Height: 5 ft 1. Weight: 2. 02 lb (9. Career information.
High school: Columbia (MS)College: Jackson State. NFL draft: 1. 97. Round: 1 / Pick: 4. Career history. Career highlights and awards.
Each year, the NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year Award is given to the player on each NFL team who displays excellence not only on the football field, but. Walter Payton. Height: 5-10 Weight: 200 Deceased Born: 7/25/1954 Columbia, MS. The NFL announced this morning the 32 nominees for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, and tight end Dwayne Allen was named the nominee for the.
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Walter Jerry Payton[1] (July 2. November 1, 1. 99. American footballrunning back who played for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons (only missing one game in all of the thirteen seasons). Walter Payton was known around the NFL as "Sweetness". He is remembered as one of the most prolific running backs in the history of the NFL.
Payton, a nine- time Pro Bowl selectee, once held the league's record for most career rushing yards, touchdowns, carries, yards from scrimmage, all- purpose yards, and many other categories. His eight career touchdown passes are just second to Frank Gifford an NFL record for non- quarterbacks. He was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1. Hall of Fame NFL player and coach Mike Ditka described Payton as the greatest football player he had ever seen—but even greater as a human being.[3]Payton began his football career in Mississippi, and went on to have an outstanding collegiate football career at Jackson State University where he was an All- American.
He started his professional career with the Chicago Bears in 1. Draft's fourth overall pick.
Payton proceeded to win two NFL Most Valuable Player Awards and won Super Bowl XX with the 1. Chicago Bears. After struggling with the rare liver disease primary sclerosing cholangitis for several months, Payton died on November 1, 1. His legacy includes the Walter Payton Award, the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, and a heightened awareness of the need for organ donations. Early life[edit]Payton was one of three children born to Peter and Alyne Payton in Columbia, Mississippi. His father was a factory worker who had played semi- professional baseball.[4] Payton was an active member of the Boy Scouts, Little League, and his local church. At John J. Jefferson High School, Payton played drums in the marching band, participated in the track team and sang in the school choir.[5][6] Outside of school, he played drums in jazz- rock groups.[6]His brother Eddie was on the football team, and Payton did not play partly to avoid competing with him. After Eddie graduated, the football coach asked Payton to try out for the team, and he agreed on condition that he be allowed to continue playing in the band.[6]Once he began to play football, as a junior, he achieved instant success as a running back.[6] At 5 ft 1.
Jefferson High School was integrated with neighboring Columbia High School that year; Payton and his teammates were upset that their head coach, Charles L. Boston, had become an assistant and Payton boycotted some of the spring practices in protest, but returned during the fall season.[7][8] He then earned statewide honors as a member of Mississippi's all- state team, leading Columbia to an unexpected 8- 2 season.[8][9] His performance helped ease the local tensions surrounding desegregation.[5][1. College career[edit]Though Payton had established himself as one of Mississippi's best running back prospects, he received no invitations from Southeastern Conference colleges or universities, which were accepting only a few black players at the time. After originally committing to Kansas State University, he decided to pursue his collegiate career at the historically black, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi, where his older brother Eddie played football (contrary to popular belief, he was never recruited by the University of Kansas, according to then coach Don Fambrough[2] as Payton claimed in his autobiography[1. While attending Jackson State, Payton played alongside many future professional football players, including Jerome Barkum, Robert Brazile, and Jackie Slater.
As a member of the Jackson State Tigers, Payton rushed for more than 3,5. Also, he broke the scoring record by rushing for 6. NCAA record, as they do not recognize individual scoring records. In 1. 97. 3, Payton was selected for the All- American Team. The following year he was named Black College Player of the Year.[1. Payton graduated in 1.
Bachelor's degree in Communications.[7][8]He acquired the nickname "Sweetness" in college. The nickname's origin is ambiguous: it is variously said to have stemmed from his personality, from his athletic grace, or as a sarcastic description of his aggressive playing style.[1. In 1. 99. 6, Payton was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[8] On January 1.
Payton would be one of eleven members of the inaugural class inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame on February 2. Breakout performance[edit]On October 1, 1. Walter Payton’s sophomore year, he set a then- best SWAC scoring record by scoring 7 touchdowns and running two points after for 4. Jackson State crushed Lane College, 7. Payton scored on TD runs of 6, 8, 2, 3, 1, 2, and 3.
Statistics[edit]Rushing. Kicking. Year. Att. Yds. Avg. TDXPMFGM1. Totals. 59. 83,6. Professional career[edit]1. The Chicago Bears drafted Walter Payton in the first round of the 1.
NFL Draft, as the fourth overall pick. The Bears had endured several losing seasons after the retirement of the iconic Gale Sayers in 1. Payton's first game was not particularly successful; he was held to zero net rushing yards on eight attempts. His best performance of the season was the final game against the New Orleans Saints, where he rushed for 1.
Payton finished the season with only 6. However, Payton led the league in yards per kickoff returns.
Payton was eager to improve his performance. During the 1. 97. NFL season, Payton rushed for 1,3. After the season, he was selected to play in the 1. Pro Bowl, where he was declared the Pro Bowl MVP. The next year, he rushed for 1,8. He earned numerous awards that season, including the Associated Press and Pro Football Writers of America's Most Valuable Player awards.
A memorable game of the 1. NFL season was against the Minnesota Vikings on November 2. He rushed for a then- record 2. O. J. Simpson.[1. In that record- setting game against the Vikings, Payton was suffering with a 1. His longest run was for 5. His record stood for 2.
Corey Dillon of the Cincinnati Bengals ran for 2. October 2. 2, 2. 00. Jamal Lewis (2. 95 yards) on September 1. Adrian Peterson (2. November 4, 2. 00. By the end of the decade, Payton had received additional accolades for his exploits as a blocker, receiver, emergency punter, and quarterback.[7][8][2.
The Bears struggled to assemble consecutive winning seasons, landing only two playoff berths since his arrival. The lack of success prompted the Bears' management to replace Neill Armstrong with Mike Ditka for the season that began in the Fall of 1. Ditka, a tight end during the 1. Pro Football Hall of Fame, led the Bears to a 3–6 (strike- shortened) record in 1. He led the Bears to an 8–8 finish in 1.
Payton continued his success by rushing for more than 1,4. On October 7, 1. 98. New Orleans Saints, Payton broke Jim Brown's career rushing record of 1. In 1. 98. 5, Payton rushed for more than 1,5. Bears establish the league's second- best offense. The Bears' 4. 6 defense of that season would go on to become one of the best in NFL history, setting a record for fewest points allowed.[2.
Payton performed with his teammates in the widely released 1. The Super Bowl Shuffle. The Bears went on to a 1. New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX. Although Payton's offensive prowess had assisted the Bears throughout the 1. New England Patriots prevented him from reaching the end zone in the Super Bowl.
According to quarterback Jim Mc. Mahon, he was targeted by two or three defenders on every play, and others stated that Payton's mere presence allowed others to shine, given that at least 2 people were targeting Payton on every play.[1. In a later interview, Ditka stated that one of his major regrets was Payton's lack of a touchdown in this game.[7][8][2. Payton, who was a 1.
NFL season. The Bears won the NFC Central Division, but lost to the Washington Redskins 2. At the end of the 1. NFL season. During his last season with the Bears, Payton split carries with his successor, Neal Anderson, and rushed for only 5. Payton's career ended with another loss to the Washington Redskins in the divisional round of the playoffs by the score of 2.
January 1. 0, 1. 98. Over his entire career, Payton rushed for 1. NFL player in history, and scored 1. He caught 4. 92 passes for 4,5. Payton set several team records, including most career rushing yards, receptions, touchdowns, and touchdown passes by a running back. His jersey number was retired by the Bears, and he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1.
The only game he missed in his 1. Playing style[edit]Payton's motto was "Never Die Easy", which is also the title of his posthumously published autobiography. Payton attributed this motto to Bob Hill, his coach at Jackson State. In practice, this meant that Payton refused to deliberately run out- of- bounds and always delivered some punishment to his tacklers before being forced off the field or forced down.[1. One of Payton's signature maneuvers was the "stutter- step", a high- stepping, irregularly paced run.