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RB · #0 · Chicago Bears

Walter Payton

Born 1954 5'10" · 200 lb Jackson State University Drafted 1975 · R1 #4 by CHI 1975 – 1987 · 13 Seasons

  • 1× MVP
  • 1× OPOY
  • 5× All-Pro
  • 9× Pro Bowl
  • HOF Hall of Fame

Career with playoffs

199 Games 13 seasons
17,358 Rush Yds 87.2 / game
112 Rush TD 0.56 / game
4,018 Car
4.3 Y/C
689 1st Down

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 679 1975'75
  2. 1,3901.4k 1976'76
  3. 1,9121.9k 1977'77
  4. 1,3951.4k 1978'78
  5. 1,6771.7k 1979'79
  6. 1,4601.5k 1980'80
  7. 1,2221.2k 1981'81
  8. 596 1982'82
  9. 1,4211.4k 1983'83
  10. 1,8801.9k 1984'84
  11. 1,7371.7k 1985'85
  12. 1,3711.4k 1986'86
  13. 618 1987'87
  1. 7 1975'75
  2. 13 1976'76
  3. 14 1977'77
  4. 11 1978'78
  5. 16 1979'79
  6. 6 1980'80
  7. 6 1981'81
  8. 1 1982'82
  9. 6 1983'83
  10. 11 1984'84
  11. 9 1985'85
  12. 8 1986'86
  13. 4 1987'87
  1. 196 1975'75
  2. 311 1976'76
  3. 358 1977'77
  4. 333 1978'78
  5. 385 1979'79
  6. 317 1980'80
  7. 339 1981'81
  8. 148 1982'82
  9. 314 1983'83
  10. 427 1984'84
  11. 391 1985'85
  12. 335 1986'86
  13. 164 1987'87
  1. 3.5 1975'75
  2. 4.5 1976'76
  3. 5.3 1977'77
  4. 4.2 1978'78
  5. 4.4 1979'79
  6. 4.6 1980'80
  7. 3.6 1981'81
  8. 4.0 1982'82
  9. 4.5 1983'83
  10. 4.4 1984'84
  11. 4.4 1985'85
  12. 4.1 1986'86
  13. 3.8 1987'87

Latest games · 1987

  1. @ W14 L 0–41 7 car · 18 yds0 TD
  2. W15 L 21–34 17 car · 79 yds2 TD
  3. @ W16 W 6–3 20 car · 82 yds0 TD
  4. DIV L 17–21 18 car · 85 yds0 TD

Career bests

Best season 1977 1,912 yds · 14 TD
Most TDs 1979 16 TD · 385 car
Best Y/C 1977 5.3 Y/C · 358 car
Most first downs 1984 93 1D · 427 car

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