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 ...

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.

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 ...

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. The 6-foot-6, 250-pounder has rare size during ...

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 ...

The trophy was renamed in honor of Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton in 1999. In 1969, when Packers quarterback Bart Starr was the first winner, it was called the Gladiator Award.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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, the team announced Tuesday. He was 82.