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 ...

"NFL 100 Greatest" counts down the top 100 characters in NFL history, and former Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton lands at No. 56.

See, when you play like Walter Payton, year after year, for good teams and dreadful ones, you become something more than a football player. He rushed for 1,200-plus yards every non-strike season ...

You remember Cowboys Hall of Famer Randy White saying of a Payton run in 1976, during which Walter ran the width of the field twice, "It was the greatest run I've ever seen - and he lost one yard ...

Nicknamed "Sweetness," Walter Jerry Payton is considered one of the greatest football players to ever play the game.At 5-foot-10 and 200 pounds, Payton dominated the gridiron. Jackson State University ...

Walter Payton is the best player in the history of the Chicago Bears. When he died at 45 of bile duct cancer and liver failure on Nov. 1, 1999, the city mourned.His public memorial brought 20,000 ...

In 1975, Bill Belichick was just beginning what would be a 49-year career in the NFL. That same year, Walter Payton began an NFL career that was also destined for greatness. Nearly a half-century ...

Walter had some of his best career days when facing the Saints. A year prior, he finished with 161 rushing yards. On this day, he registered 154 yards on the ground in a 20-7 Bears victory.

TSN ARCHIVES: The moment Michael Jordan became the NBA’s best player (June 24, 1991) WALTER PAYTON (Bears, 1975-87) Sweetness set a number of records during his career. His 16,726 yards, since ...

Walter Payton was in perpetual motion — the tailback was always most comfortable that way. He traveled about four days a week for appearances, speeches and various business ventures.