A former Alabama offensive lineman who was the model for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award trophy has passed away.

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 ...

Former NFL player Steve Wright -- best-known for being the model for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award -- has died at ...

Wright's likeness was used for the inspiration for what is now known as the Walter Payton Man of the Year trophy. The ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 3, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National ...

Legendary Chicago Bears defensive tackle Steve McMichael has died at age 67 after a battle with ALS. Jarrett Payton, the son of former McMichael teammate and Hall of Fame running back Walter ...

Chicago Bears great and Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve McMichael died Wednesday after a yearslong battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Walter ... as a first-team All-Pro for the ...

There was no better way to honor International Women's Day than by making history at the Walter Payton Center with two women's college teams facing off. Chicago Bears brass told ABC7 this is just ...

Chicago Bears owner Virginia McCaskey died at the age of 102, the team announced on Thursday. Tributes from NFL fans poured in on social media after McCaskey's death was announced and Walter ...

Virginia Halas McCaskey, the longtime owner and matriarch of the Chicago Bears, died Thursday at 102, the team announced in ... Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton, shared some thoughts ...

The Bears made history ... "a nice cheer went up" in Chicago's draft room. "We've been sweating it out all night," he said. "What happened is what we were hoping for. Had we been in Atlanta's spot, we ...

The Chicago Bears have a grand total of one ... even decades later. Before the Bears made Walter Payton the fourth pick of the 1975 NFL Draft, the running back starred at Jackson State University ...