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JACKSON, Miss. — Nicknamed "Sweetness," Walter Jerry Payton is considered one of the greatest football players to ever play the game. At 5-foot-10 and 200 pounds, Payton dominated the gridiron.

Being part of the Walter Payton Man of the Year fraternity means so much to me. Standing alongside fellow inductees Kurt Warner, Marty Lyons, Warrick Dunn, Derrick Brooks and Anquan Boldin -- all ...

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And Walter Payton, the greatest short-yardage back of them all, didn’t score any of those touchdowns. In the second quarter, Jim McMahon called his own number for a 2-yard score.

Smith said he remembers meeting Walter Payton, with his parents. "I was 12 years old and we’d get ice cream at Baskin and Robbin's on the weekends," Smith said.

Walter taught me that all you need is an opportunity.” Payton retired in 1987 after 13 seasons as a Chicago Bear and was the NFL’s all-time leading rusher with 16,726 yards.

Walter Payton’s daughter Brittney, left, and son Jarrett, right, and their children view the statue of Walter Payton outside of Gate O at Soldier Field on Sept. 3, 2019.