Walter Payton (July 25, 1954 – November 1, 1999) was an
American football player who spent his entire professional
career with the National Football League's Chicago Bears.
Walter Payton was known around the NFL as
"Sweetness". He is remembered as one of the most
prolific running backs in the history of American football.
Payton, a nine-time Pro Bowl selection, once held the
League’s record for most career rushing yards, touchdowns,
carries, and many other categories. He was elected into the
Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993. Hall of Fame NFL player
and coach Mike Ditka described Payton as the greatest
football player he had ever seen—but even greater as a
human being.