The journey to find Walter Payton begins here. On a couch. By a pond. In the dark. It’s a hot summer evening in Petal, Miss., a town I’ve never heard of. Sitting across from me is an old man ...

Walter Payton: New Book Tells Us More About Sweetness Than We Need to Know. Jun 7, 2018. In the eyes of football fans, the late, great Walter Payton is more than just one of the best running backs ...

They called him Sweetness, but Chicago Bears great Walter Payton had a dark side, according to a biography to be released Oct. 4. An excerpt of "Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton," by ...

The journey to find Walter Payton begins here.On a couch.By a pond.In the dark.It’s a hot summer evening in Petal, Miss., a town I’ve never heard of. Sitting across from me is an old man ...

Walter Payton is without a doubt one of the best running backs to ever play in the NFL , but a new book set to hit stores soon reveals disturbing details about the late Chicago Bears Hall of Famer ...

Among the other revelations in Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton, ... The book says that Payton wrote to a friend that he contemplated suicide in his post-football career.

Sports writer Jeff Pearlman wrote a biography on Payton, entitled "Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton." Reuters Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton has provoked mixed ...

Eddie Payton, the former NFL player who is best known as the brother of the great Walter Payton, is releasing a book next week about his brother, saying that he thinks there’s a record that needs to ...

FILE - In this Dec. 20, 1987, file photo, Chicago Bears' Walter Payton carries the ball during an NFL football against the Seattle Sehawks in Chicago. (AP Photo/John Swart, File) Chicago Bears ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton abused painkillers after he ...

The journey to find Walter Payton begins here. On a couch. By a pond. In the dark. It’s a hot summer evening in Petal, Miss., a town I’ve never heard of. Sitting across from me is an old man ...

They called him Sweetness, but Chicago Bears great Walter Payton had a dark side, according to a biography to be released Oct. 4. An excerpt of "Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton," by ...