Walter Payton played for the Bears for 13 years…How many games did he miss during his career?
Full Name : Walter Jerry Payton Public : Walter Payton Nickname : Sweetness Country : United States (USA) DOB : July 25, 1954 Place : Columbia, Mississippi Height : Weight : Sport : Football – NFL Team : Retired Level : Professional Status : Legend Died : November 1, 1999 (Age 45) Place : South Barrington, Illinois Media slideshow | thumbnails | manage pictures * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Quick Facts edit Chicago Bears Running Back Jersey # 34 NFL Team : Chicago Bears (1975 – 1987) College : Jackson State Drafted : 4th overall in 1975 Chicago Bears Achievements : Super Bowl XX champion 9x Pro Bowl (1976 – 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986) 1978 Pro Bowl game MVP 9x All-Pro Team (1976 – 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986) 1977 PFWA NFL MVP 1977 NEA NFL MVP 1977 AP NFL MVP 1977 Bert Bell Award 2x NFC Player of the Year (1977, 1985) Post Career Honors : The Walter Payton Award, introduced in 1987 The Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, introduced in 1999 Pro Football Hall of Fame, inducted in
Walter Payton (July 25, 1954 – November 1, 1999) was an American football player who spent his entire professional career with the National Football League’s Chicago Bears. Walter Payton was known around the NFL as “Sweetness”. He is remembered as one of the most prolific running backs in the history of American football. Payton, a nine-time Pro Bowl selection, once held the League’s record for most career rushing yards, touchdowns, carries, and many other categories. He was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993. 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.[1] 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 Bears in 1975, who selected him as the 1975 Draft’s fourth overall pick. Payton proceeded to win two NFL P
