Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson poses with the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year trophy in 2021. The model for the trophy was Steve Wright, a former Alabama lineman who died Sunday at ...

Public memorial service is held in Chicago for one of city's greatest heroes, football star Walter Payton; Payton, running back for Chicago Bears, was National Football League's career-leading ...

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.

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 ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Former Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Steve Wright, who was the model for what is now the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year trophy, has died. He was 82. Wright died Sunday at ...

Wright's likeness was used for the inspiration for what is now known as the Walter Payton Man of the Year trophy. The trophy's sculpture was initially created to honor Wright, but was renamed for ...

Giants quarterback Russell Wilson poses with his trophy after winning the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, which was designed after the late Steve Wright. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) AP ...

Steve Wright, an NFL lineman whose impressive stature was immortalized in a sculpture that became the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year trophy, has died at the age of 82. The 6-foot-6, 250-pound ...

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.

The NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year Awards, presented to Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints and LaDainian Tomlinson of the San Diego Chargers, are displayed on a table at a press conference at ...

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Arik Armstead presents his speech after winning the 2024 Walter Payton Man of the Year award at the 14th annual NFL Honors. Denver Broncos linebacker Alex ...

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 ...