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8 unusual facts about Walter Payton


Dale Coyne

Coyne largely retired from competition in 1989 to field other drivers and formed Payton Coyne Racing in 1988 with Walter Payton.

Dubuque Area

Walter Payton would visit buddies in Platteville and have a few drinks.

Jackie Rivet-River

Rivet-River also produced the ABC-TV Network special for the National Council of Churches entitled Someone is Listening: Teens from Crisis to Caring with host Walter Payton.

National Register of Historic Places listings in Kane County, Illinois

After it sat vacant for twenty-one years, a group of investors led by Walter Payton converted it into an entertainment complex.

The Church Lady

During the first season Dana Carvey appeared as a cast regular on Saturday Night Live, Joe Montana and Walter Payton co-hosted the show and both appeared in a Church Lady skit for a game of football with Church Lady.

Walter Payton Trophy

Modeled after one of the NFL's all-time greats, Walter Payton, the award is given to the nation's fastest, strongest and most dedicated high school football player that best represents Payton's athleticism, hard work and ideals.

Yards from scrimmage

Notable running backs known for yards from scrimmage include Roger Craig, the first National Football League (NFL) player to have 1000 yards rushing and receiving in the same season, Walter Payton, the NFL career record holder among running backs (until broken by Emmitt Smith), and Chris Johnson, the NFL single-season record holder.

Yorktown Center

The JCPenney Auto Center would be redeveloped into The Pacific Club, a nightclub managed by Chicago football icon Walter Payton's restaurant group.


Clint Longley

He would also receive Small College All-America honors and was named along with teammate Wilbert Montgomery, to the 1973 NAIA football All Star team, which backfield included Walter Payton.

KangaRoos

Notables included Walter Payton, O.J. Anderson, William (the Fridge) Perry (football), Ozzie Smith, Vince Coleman and Ron Darling (baseball), and Kenyan track stars (running).


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