REMEMBERING WALTER PAYTON ON HIS DEATH Walter Payton ... last time he was with Payton was two days before the running back died. “He told me he was scared. I never heard him utter those words ...

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 ...

In the end, it was a small thing … obviously, winning the Super Bowl was the highlight of Walter Payton’s career. Anyway, he always said so. He died too young; he was only 46 when he died of ...

Walter Payton personified success on the field and ... who have had positive impacts on the conference. Payton, who died of a rare liver disease in 1999 at age 46, will receive the Association ...

His motto, "Never Die Easy," is also the title of his autobiography. The Los Angeles Sentinel reported on Walter Payton outside of the game. Payton said he was taught to help others and give back.

He also honored his late brother, Jace, who died by suicide in 2020 ... But I think being able to trade that for the Walter Payton Man of the Year award, my mom would have been so proud." ...

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