REMEMBERING WALTER PAYTON ON HIS DEATH Walter Payton, legendary Jackson State running back, selected for NFHS Hall of Fame Robert Brazile. Brazile was drafted in the first round as the No. 6 pick.

It was called NFL Man of the Year Award from 1970 until 1999, when it was renamed for Hall of Famer Walter Payton after his death in 1999. Payton was the recipient of the honor in 1977.

One year ago, football great Walter Payton died of liver cancer at the age of 45. ... Up until the last week before Walter's death, Yaeger said "there was a sense that things could be okay." ...

It was called NFL Man of the Year Award from 1970 until 1999, when it was renamed for Hall of Famer Walter Payton after his death in 1999. Payton was the recipient of the honor in 1977.

Walter Payton and Matt Suhey, backfield mates turned brothers, and a bond that transcends time. Dan Pompei. ... The anniversary of Payton’s death is always a difficult day for Suhey.

REMEMBERING WALTER PAYTON ON HIS DEATHWalter Payton, legendary Jackson State running back, selected for NFHS Hall of Fame. Robert Brazile. Brazile was drafted in the first round as the No. 6 pick.

Monday was a hard day for people who love the man called Walter "Sweetness" Payton. They prefer to remember him as he is shown on NFL films, in the heat of summer wearing his Roos headband with ...