Next up on our Bears All-Quarter Century Team are running backs, which includes some of the franchise's most productive ...

Charles “Peanut” Tillman, a former cornerback for the Chicago Bears, has been working as a Federal Bureau of Investigation ( ...

In this Nov. 20, 1977, file photo, the Chicago Bears' Walter Payton runs for three yards in an NFL game against the Minnesota Vikings in which he ran for 275 yards, a single-game record, in a10-7 ...

Payton starred for the Chicago Bears from 1975 to 1987 after graduating from Jackson State. At Jackson State, Payton, as a running back, was voted Black College Player of the Year in 1973 and 1974.

All 19 Bears rookies spent the afternoon helping lead drills and teach the same sport they grew up loving. "We were out there at the Walter Payton Center giving back to the kids, being a resource for ...

1975: Walter Payton became the then highest-paid rookie in Chicago Bears history, signing a three-year contract that would pay him at least $150,000 a year (roughly $897,000 in today’s dollars).

Bears guard Joe Thuney works out during organized team activities in the Walter Payton Center at Halas Hall on May 21, 2025, in Lake Forest. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) ...

The Bears' roster is much improved from a year ago, but these blasts from the past would fill in the rest of the gaps.

After 13 brutal seasons putting his body on the line in the NFL, Charles Tillman could have been forgiven for wanting a quiet ...

The award was renamed NFL Man of the Year Award in 1970 and was changed to Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award in 1999 to honor the late Chicago Bears running back.

The trophy's sculpture was initially created to honor Wright, but was renamed for the Chicago Bears star running back. Wright was originally selected in the fifth round of the 1964 NFL Draft after ...

In 1999, the NFL again renamed it the “Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award” in honor of the late Chicago Bears running back. Each of the NFL’s 32 teams nominates one player for the award ...