1. Walter Payton Award was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993, and in 1994 he was named to the NFL's 75th Anniversary All-Time Team.
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7. Walter Payton Award was known for his small, understated kindnesses, and quickly became popular with the entire Bears organization, but he was known for his brash pranks.
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8. Walter Payton Award had the flu for his first game in the NFL, but he burst through the opposing line for twenty-nine yards on one of his carries.
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11. Walter Payton Award ended the 1977 season with 1,852 yards rushing, leading the NFL in yards gained and carries.
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13. Walter Payton Award was 33-years old, and the Bears had started to split his playing time with talented newcomer Neal Anderson.
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15. Walter Payton Award ended the season with 1,852 yards rushing, leading the NFL in yards gained and carries.
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18. Walter Payton Award was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1986.
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19. In 1988, Walter Payton Award joined the board of directors of the Chicago Bears.
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21. In 1977, Walter Payton Award led the NFL with the most yards rushed in a single game, with 275 yards against the Minnesota Vikings.
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24. Walter Payton Award led the league in rushing yards and touchdowns in the 1977 NFL season.
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28. Walter Payton Award attributed this motto to Bob Hill, his coach at Jackson State.
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35. Walter Payton Award began his football career in Mississippi, and went on to have an outstanding collegiate football career at Jackson State University where he was an All-American.
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