🏈 American Football · Running back

Walter Payton

United States · 1975–1987

Sweetness — 16,726 rushing yards over thirteen seasons.

16,726
Rushing yards: 1
Games missed: 275 yd
Single-game record: 1
Super Bowls

Career

Payton held the career rushing record for eighteen years, running behind teams that were often poor and defences that knew exactly what was coming. He was known for finishing runs by delivering the contact rather than absorbing it, and missed one game in thirteen seasons.

Honours

Held the NFL career rushing record for eighteen years
Super Bowl champion with the 1985 Chicago Bears
NFL Most Valuable Player, 1977
The league's man-of-the-year award carries his name

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