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Payton
Written by Connie Payton, Jarrett Payton and Brittney Payton
November 2005
978-1-59071-056-2 (1-59071056-8)
256 pages, 8-1/2 x 10
About this Book
THE BEST FOOTBALL PLAYER EVER, PERIOD.
--Mike Ditka
Walter Payton played running back with a devastating combination of
grace and ferocity. Though standing an inch and a half short of six
feet and just a shade over two hundred pounds, he led the beleaguered
Chicago Bears to a Super Bowl title, broke Jim Brown’s career rushing
record and won the unconditional love of millions of NFL fans.
How did a small-town daydreamer in Mississippi end up taking the cellar-dwelling
Bears from awful to awesome? Walter Payton simply worked harder and
with more purpose than any football player in history. And he did
it with a smile.
PAYTON captures the life of an on-field superstar who wanted most
to be the consummate team player. He was a man who left everything
on the field, always put family first and committed himself to giving
back to the community. Sweetness indeed.
Includes a DVD with NFL Films' "Pure Payton," a collection
of extraordinary highlights of Walter Payton's football career. This
DVD--only available here--offers striking, never-before-seen footage
of Payton both on and off the field, and completes any serious Bears
fan's collection.
About this Author
CONNIE NORWOOD PAYTON cochairs the Walter and Connie Payton Foundation,
a nonprofit charity supporting the Illinois Department of Children
and Family Services’ care for thousands of abandoned and neglected
children. Since Walter’s passing, Connie broadened the Foundation’s
charitable scope to include cancer awareness and organ donor initiatives.
She is the author of Stronger Than Cancer: Treasured Insights from
the Hearts and Homes of Families Fighting Cancer. Connie continues
to live in the suburbs of Chicago.
JARRETT PAYTON dreamed his whole life of playing football like his
father. As a running back for the University of Miami Hurricanes,
Jarrett led his team in rushing, rushing touchdowns, all purpose yards,
and hundred-yard games. After college he went as a free agent to the
Tennessee Titans, who allocated him to the NFL Europe’s Amsterdam
Admirals. On June 11, 2004, Jarrett led the Admirals to their first
ever World Bowl win, combining for 73 yards with a game high 54 rushing
yards.
BRITTNEY PAYTON was born in 1985, the year her father led his team
to their legendary Super Bowl triumph. She has followed in her father’s
footsteps both as an avid runner and as a tireless campaigner for
public health awareness and education. Brittney is one of the founding
members of Youth For Life: Remembering Walter Payton - an educational
campaign to encourage organ donations from young adults. Brittney
attends DePaul University where she is pursuing a degree in communications.
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