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15. Player stats at NFL.com · PFR. Pro Football Hall of Fame. College Football Hall of Fame. Walter Jerry Payton (July 25, 1953 [notes 1] – November 1, 1999) was an American professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears.
- Jarrett Payton
Jarrett Walter Payton (born December 26, 1980) is a former...
- Walter Payton NFL Man of The Year Award
The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award is presented...
- Columbia, Mississippi
Columbia is a U.S. city in and the county seat of Marion...
- Walter Payton's Roundhouse
The Two Brothers Roundhouse, formerly the Walter Payton...
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a long-term...
- Eddie
Payton ran back two kickoffs and one punt return for...
- Jarrett Payton
- Early Life
- Jackson State
- Payton Becomes A Bear
- Payton Helps Chicago Return to The Playoffs
- Chicago’s Lean Years
- The Bears Are World Champs in 1985
- Payton Retires
- After Retirement
- Death
Walter Jerry Payton was born on July 25, 1954 (some sources have his birth year as 1953) in Columbia, Mississippi. He was the youngest of three children and, initially, Payton wasn’t overly enthusiastic about sports, although he did play Little League baseball. His older brother, Eddie, had abundant athletic talent and Walter didn’t want to compete...
Even with his obvious talent no SEC schools came to recruit Payton. He committed to Kansas State, then withdrew his commitment to attend Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. The historically black college just happened to be where Payton’s brother, Eddie, was playing. For the next few years, Payton dominated the competition and set the...
With the fourth overall pick of the 1975 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bearsselected Payton. There was heavy debate among the staff of the Dallas Cowboys, who owned the second pick, whether to take Payton or defensive tackle Randy White from Maryland. Eventually, the Cowboys chose White. In his rookie year of 1975, Payton started seven games. His first ga...
Payton’s first game as a pro may have started off poorly, but by his third year, he was on his way to huge accomplishments. In 1977, he officially announced his arrival with 339 carries for 1,852 yards (a career-high), 14 touchdowns, a 5.5 yards per carry average, 132.3 yards per game average, and 269 receiving yards for two more scores. Every one ...
After their playoff appearance in 1979, the Bears had four consecutive years of losing football. The only exception was 1983 when the team went 8-8. However, there were signs that the franchise’s fortunes were beginning to change. In 1982, former Bears and Cowboys tight end Mike Ditka returned to Chicago to coach the team. His first two seasons as ...
Chicago started rolling in 1984 when the team began the year with three wins and would end the season 10-6. After beating Washington in the Divisional round, the Bears were shut out by San Francisco 23-0 in the NFC Championship Game. Payton had 1,684 rushing yards to pace the team, which was the second-highest total of his career. Then, in 1985, ev...
In 1986, Chicago continued to pound opponents and finished with a 14-2 record. However, the quest for a repeat championship ended when the Redskins defeated the Bears 27-13 in the Divisional round Payton rushed for 1,333 yards, eight scores, and added 382 receiving yards. Although he made the Pro Bowl for his ninth time, the wear and tear on his bo...
Once he left the game, Payton tried to fill the void left by not playing football. He joined the Bears Board of Directors and then was part of an ownership group that tried to buy the new St. Louis Rams. When that group failed to buy the relocated Rams, Payton invested in CART racing with Dale Coyne. He also started a restaurant, Walter Payton’s Ro...
In 1999, Payton shocked the sports world by announcing that he had a rare liver disease called Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, which can lead to cancer of the bile ducts in the liver. He had been sick for several months and friends and former teammates wondered if there was something wrong. To hide his condition, Payton said he was training for a m...
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One of the game's true icons, a player so esteemed that the NFL's Man of the Year Award bears his name, Walter Payton retired in 1988 as pro football's alltime leading rusher. But even to those...
He was Archbishop of Besançon (1437–38) and Archbishop of Verona (1438–53), Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church (1437–53), Latin Patriarch of Constantinople (1438–53), and bishop of the suburbicarian see of Porto (1445–53). He was sometimes referred to as the Cardinal of Venice.
Full Name: Walter Jerry Payton. Birthdate: July 25, 1954. Birthplace: Columbia, MS. Died: November 1, 1999 at age of 45. High School: Columbia (MS) Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame: January 31, 1993. Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: July 31, 1993. Presenter: Jarrett Payton, Walter's son
Payton, 6-0 in height and 205 pounds, joined the pros in 1975. He played 13 years with the Chicago Bears and set a pro rushing record of 16,726 yards. He was honored in 1987 with the founding of the Walter Payton Award, given each year to the leading player in 1-AA football.
