AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER

Walter Payton

1954 - 1999

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Walter Jerry Payton (July 25, 1953 – November 1, 1999) was an American professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears. Nicknamed "Sweetness", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. Payton began his football career in Mississippi and went on to have an outstanding college football career at Jackson State University playing for the Tigers, where he was named Little All-American twice. He started his professional career with the Chicago Bears in 1975, who selected him with the 1975 draft's fourth overall pick. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Payton is the 22nd most popular american football player (down from 17th in 2019), the 14,206th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,687th in 2019) and the 21st most popular American American Football Player.

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Among american football players, Walter Payton ranks 22 out of 63. Before him are Hines Ward, Kurt Warner, Ernie Davis, Lawrence Taylor, John Elway, and Odell Beckham Jr.. After him are Steve Young, Antonio Brown, Travis Kelce, J. J. Watt, Matt Ryan, and Aaron Rodgers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Walter Payton ranks 677. Before him are Mustapha Kouici, Phil Thompson, Theresa Saldana, Jeffrey Ashby, Jónína Leósdóttir, and Yoshiaki Shimojo. After him are Sandie Jones, Jad Fair, Nastasia Ionescu, Mike Braun, Walter Davis, and John Lloyd. Among people deceased in 1999, Walter Payton ranks 320. Before him are Mary Kay Bergman, Harry Blackmun, Marguerite Chapman, John Cannon, Dennis Brown, and Bruce Fairbairn. After him are Lembit Oll, Tomoo Kudaka, Payne Stewart, Rex Allen, Bobby Troup, and Ella Mae Morse.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Payton ranks 14,210 out of 20,380. Before him are Brian J. Smith (1981), Timothy Busfield (1957), Alex Padilla (1973), Hobart Cavanaugh (1886), Samoa Joe (1979), and Matt Lanter (1983). After him are Devendra Banhart (1981), Eleonora Sears (1881), Tom Tully (1908), Montel Vontavious Porter (1973), Barbara Barrett (1950), and Alice White (1904).

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among american football players born in United States, Walter Payton ranks 21. Before him are Jerry Rice (1962), Kurt Warner (1971), Ernie Davis (1939), Lawrence Taylor (1959), John Elway (1960), and Odell Beckham Jr. (1992). After him are Steve Young (1961), Antonio Brown (1988), Travis Kelce (1989), J. J. Watt (1989), Matt Ryan (1985), and Aaron Rodgers (1983).

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