Will JSU produce first HBCU winner? REMEMBERING WALTER PAYTON ON HIS DEATH Walter Payton, legendary Jackson State running back, selected for NFHS Hall of Fame Brazile was drafted in the first ...

Bob Avellini, the former Chicago quarterback who teamed with Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton to lead the Bears to the 1977 playoffs, died Saturday. He was 70. The Bears said Avellini died ...

The NFL renamed the Man of the Year Award after Walter Payton following his death due to complications from primary sclerosing cholangitis. The league did so, reckoning that it's a beautiful way ...

Advertisement Walter Payton was in perpetual motion ... The anniversary of Payton’s death is always a difficult day for Suhey. On a recent anniversary, the fullback found himself alone ...

It was called NFL Man of the Year Award from 1970 until 1999, when it was renamed for Hall of Famer Walter Payton after his death in 1999. Payton was the recipient of the honor in 1977.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO (AP) — Bob Avellini, the ...