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
1980 Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Scoring | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1980-09-07 | 26-044 | CHI | @ | GNB | L 6-12 | 31 | 65 | 2.10 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 1980-09-14 | 26-051 | CHI | NOR | W 22-3 | 18 | 183 | 10.17 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 3 | 3 | 1980-09-21 | 26-058 | CHI | MIN | L 14-34 | 16 | 39 | 2.44 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | 4 | 1980-09-28 | 26-065 | CHI | @ | PIT | L 3-38 | 12 | 60 | 5.00 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | 1980-10-06 | 26-073 | CHI | TAM | W 23-0 | 28 | 133 | 4.75 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 6 | 6 | 1980-10-12 | 26-079 | CHI | @ | MIN | L 7-13 | 23 | 102 | 4.43 | 0 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 1980-10-19 | 26-086 | CHI | DET | W 24-7 | 27 | 101 | 3.74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 1980-10-26 | 26-093 | CHI | @ | PHI | L 14-17 | 17 | 79 | 4.65 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | 9 | 1980-11-03 | 26-101 | CHI | @ | CLE | L 21-27 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | 10 | 1980-11-09 | 26-107 | CHI | WAS | W 35-21 | 17 | 107 | 6.29 | 1 | 2 | 70 | 35.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |||||
| 11 | 11 | 1980-11-16 | 26-114 | CHI | HOU | L 6-10 | 18 | 60 | 3.33 | 0 | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 12 | 12 | 1980-11-23 | 26-121 | CHI | @ | ATL | L 17-28 | 12 | 40 | 3.33 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | 13 | 1980-11-27 | 26-125 | CHI | @ | DET | W 23-17 | 18 | 123 | 6.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 14 | 1980-12-07 | 26-135 | CHI | GNB | W 61-7 | 22 | 130 | 5.91 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | |||||
| 15 | 15 | 1980-12-14 | 26-142 | CHI | CIN | L 14-17 | 18 | 78 | 4.33 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 16 | 16 | 1980-12-20 | 26-148 | CHI | @ | TAM | W 14-13 | 29 | 130 | 4.48 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 16 Games | 317 | 1460 | 4.61 | 6 | 46 | 367 | 7.98 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7 | 42 | |||||||