Walter Payton was one of my biggest childhood heroes.
I remember Payton’s press conference in ‘99 weeks before he died where he pleaded for a liver transplant. I was devastated.
Payton played for some terrible Bears teams. He was the Bears’ only weapon for almost 10 years so opposing defenses could key on him yet he still ran over them. Despite being the opposing defense's main target Payton played in every game for the Bears for 10 consecutive years during which Payton broke every NFL...