 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 led the NFC in rushing five straight years from 1976 to 1980. He was named both All-Pro and All-NFC seven times. He was selected as the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1977 and 1985, the NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 1977 and 1985 and the NFC Most Valuable Player in 1977.
Walter 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
Below are the stats for Payton's 1977 MVP season. It may have been Payton's most productive year.
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Hall of Famers (No. / Player / Positions) 1 Paddy Driscoll QB-S-K, Head Coach 3 Bronko Nagurski RB-OT-LB 5 George McAfee RB-S 7 George Halas founder, owner, Head Coach, TE-DE 11 Link Lyman OT-DT 13 George Trafton C-DT 13 Joe Stydahar OT-DT 16 Ed Healey OT-DT 16 George Musso C-DT 16 George Blanda QB 21 Danny Fortmann G-DT 34 Walter Payton RB 40 Gale Sayers RB 42 Sid Luckman QB-CB 50 Mike Singletary LB 51 Dick Butkus LB 56 Bill Hewitt TE-DE 61 Bill George LB 66 Clyde (Bulldog) Turner C-DT 71 George Connor OT-LB 77 Harold (Red) Grange RB-CB 78 Stan Jones OT |
81 Doug Atkins DE 89 Mike Ditka TE, Head Coach 95 Richard Dent DE 99 Dan Hampton DE -- Jim Finks General Manager Bears Retired Numbers (No. / Player) 3 Bronko Nagurski 5 George McAfee 7 George Halas 28 Willie Galimore 34 Walter Payton 40 Gale Sayers 41 Brian Piccolo 42 Sid Luckman 51 Dick Butkus 56 Bill Hewitt 61 Bill George 66 Clyde (Bulldog) Turner 77 Harold (Red) Grange |
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