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Walter Payton, 1987
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Walter Payton

American football player
Also known as: Sweetness, Walter Jerry Payton
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Walter Payton (born July 25, 1954, Columbia, Mississippi, U.S.ā€”died November 1, 1999, Barrington, Illinois) was an American professional gridiron football player whose productivity and durability made him one of the gameā€™s greatest running backs. He retired in 1987 as the leading rusher in the history of the National Football League (NFL), a title he held until 2002, when he was surpassed by Emmitt Smith. Payton played football in high school and at Jackson State University...

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