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Walter Payton Remembered Ten Years After His Death
Published: November 6, 2009
To the fans, Payton will remembered as a durable running back who retired with the National Football League's single game and career rushing records. Most fans will remember his stiff arms, leaps over the pile at the goal line for touchdowns and as a punishing runner that chose contact over going out of bounds.
When Payton joined the Bears, they had been trying to replace Hall of Fame running back Gale Sayers for four years. Sayers had to retire after only six NFL seasons because of knee injuries.
Payton was the catalyst to the Bears rebuilding effort to turn their franchise around. They did not have a winning season in the seven years prior to Payton's arrival. By his third season, 1977, the Bears advanced to the playoffs for the first time in 14 seasons. They made it again in 1979, before another fiv...
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