Walter Payton 1975-87. Hailed as “the greatest Bear” by Mike Ditka, Payton broke Jim Brown’s NFL all-time rushing record and finished a 13-year career with 16,726 yards, later surpassed by ...

Elliot Harrison revisits Walter Payton's 1977 MVP campaign. NFL Throwback takes a look at the longest play that the Pittsburgh Steelers have had in a "Monday Night Football" game since the year ...

Walter Payton runs for some of his then-single-game record of 275 yards on Nov. 20, 1977. He won the rushing title that season with 1,852 yards and was named the NFL Most Valuable Player.

From the new biography 'Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton' by Jeff Pearlman, here are 10 memorable stories about the football star. 7. Payton's best run was not a long-distance trip ...

The second-best NFL running back of all time is Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears. Payton was drafted fourth overall out of Jackson State University by the Chicago Bears.

Walter Payton is without a doubt one of the best running backs to ever play in the NFL, but a new book set to hit stores soon reveals disturbing details about the late Chicago Bears Hall of Famer.

Best running back of all time? Does that title not give Walter Payton his proper due? Adam Rank explains why the Chicago Bears legend is the best player -- regardless of position -- in NFL history.

Walter Payton became an All-State running back and then became all-world at Jackson State. ... Chicago, the City with Broad Shoulders, saw the best of itself in Payton’s spirit.

But as time ticked away on voting for the Chicago’s most memorable play, there certainly was trepidation about how things would pan out as Walter Payton’s rather beastly run against the Chiefs ...

Payton's durability also set him apart, especially when we look back on his career now, as we watch an age of shortened career and platoon situations at running back. Payton led the league in ...

Jarrett Payton, son of the late Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton, had his first 100-yard game Saturday in No. 2 Miami's 52-14 victory over Temple at Miami. Miami, Payton Run It Up - Los ...