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.

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 ...

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 ...

The trophy, which has mostly been called the "NFL Man of the Year Award," was renamed to honor Payton and his humanitarian efforts in 1999.

In 1977, the NFL Man of the Year trophy was given to the game's greatest running back, Walter Payton, who took on the namesake after he died in 1999. The Walter Payton Man of the Year has become ...

The Award was established in 1970 and renamed in 1999 in honor of Hall of Fame Chicago Bears running back, Walter Payton.

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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 ...

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 ...

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Former NFL player Steve Wright -- best-known for being the model for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award -- has died at 82 years old.