Walter Jerry Payton (Sweetness)
Position: RB
Height: 5-10 Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: July 25, 1954 in Columbia, MS
Died: November 1, 1999 in South Barrington, IL
College: Jackson St. (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1975 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 128 (27th overall since 1950)
Relatives: Father of Jarrett Payton
9-time Pro Bowler & 5-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1993
1975 Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Scoring | Kick Returns | Punting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Pnt | Yds | Blck | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1975-09-21 | 21-058 | CHI | BAL | L 7-35 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | 1975-09-28 | 21-065 | CHI | PHI | W 15-13 | 21 | 95 | 4.52 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | -45.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 1975-10-05 | 21-072 | CHI | @ | MIN | L 3-28 | 18 | 61 | 3.39 | 0 | 3 | -14 | -4.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 1975-10-12 | 21-079 | CHI | @ | DET | L 7-27 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | 6 | 1975-10-27 | 21-094 | CHI | MIN | L 9-13 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 39.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 6 | 7 | 1975-11-02 | 21-100 | CHI | MIA | L 13-46 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 106 | 26.50 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 39.00 | 0 | |||||
| 7 | 8 | 1975-11-09 | 21-107 | CHI | GNB | W 27-14 | 14 | 49 | 3.50 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 8 | 9 | 1975-11-16 | 21-114 | CHI | @ | SFO | L 3-31 | 23 | 105 | 4.57 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 138 | 27.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | 10 | 1975-11-23 | 21-121 | CHI | @ | RAM | L 10-38 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 1975-11-30 | 21-128 | CHI | @ | GNB | L 7-28 | 12 | 40 | 3.33 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | 12 | 1975-12-07 | 21-135 | CHI | DET | W 25-21 | 27 | 65 | 2.41 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 12 | 13 | 1975-12-14 | 21-142 | CHI | STL | L 20-34 | 17 | 58 | 3.41 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 13 | 14 | 1975-12-21 | 21-149 | CHI | @ | NOR | W 42-17 | 25 | 134 | 5.36 | 1 | 5 | 62 | 12.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 104 | 52.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 13 Games | 196 | 679 | 3.46 | 7 | 33 | 213 | 6.45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | -45.00 | 7 | 42 | 14 | 444 | 31.71 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 39.00 | 0 | |||||||