Walter Payton - Beyond The Glory

Pro Football Hall of Fame runningback Walter Payton died at the young age of 45 back in 1999, but the memory of one of the greatest if not THE greatest runningbacks of all time, remains. Drafted out of Jackson State by the Chicago Bears in the 1st round of the NFL draft back in 1975, Walter would go on to a fantastic career playing for the Bears his entire career. Retiring after the 1987 season, Payton amassed a whopping 16.726 yards and 110 TDs rushing, in addition to 4.538 yards and 15 TDs receiving. He also threw 8 TD passes, but I digress: He was a physical force of nature that was not easy to stop, but that only scratches the surface of a man that the 'NFL Man of the Year'-award rightfully is named after. Get to know Walter Payton a bit better in this documentary from 2004 - it's full of memorable moments, interviews, and of course football. Never Die Easy!