NFL legend Walter Payton, who passed away in 1999, was awarded a Golden Diploma from his alma mater, Jackson State University, during the school’s May 3 commencement ceremonies.

Tomlinson played 11 seasons in the NFL, earning his reputation during his nine years with the then-San Diego Chargers. L.T.

In 1970, Johnny Unitas became the first player to receive that NFL Man of the Year trophy. Walter Payton got the award in 1977, and after he died in 1999 the league changed the award’s name to Walter ...

Two-time Green Bay Packers Super Bowl champion Steve Wright, the model used for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year trophy, has died, the Packers announced. Wright played nine seasons in the NFL ...

And as a result, NFL.com has named him one of the top-five most valuable tight end selections on this millennium, coming in ...

Steve Wright, a lineman who was immortalized in a sculpture that became the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year trophy, has died at the age of 82. Wright started as an offensive tackle at ...

Watson, a two-time finalist for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, which recognizes players who excel both on and ...

Wright was 82 years old. Wright's likeness was used for the inspiration for what is now known as the Walter Payton Man of the Year trophy.

One of the most sought-after trophies in the NFL, the Walter Payton Award trophy is reminiscent of a superhero. It is a bronze trophy of a player with an old-fashioned helmet.

Steve Wright, a three-time NFL champion with the Packers whose likeness was used on the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year trophy, died on Sunday in Alabama, Green Bay announced. He was 82.

Former Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Steve Wright, who was the model used for what is now the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year trophy, died on Sunday at the age of 82, the team announced ...