Walter Payton

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

Walter Payton 1981 Game Log

1981 Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs

Age is Years-Days

								Rushing				Receiving				Passing									Scoring
Rk	G#	Date	Age	Tm		Opp	Result	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Rate	Y/A	AY/A	TD	Pts
1	1	1981-09-06	27-043	CHI		GNB	L 9-16	19	81	4.26	1	4	29	7.25	0	0	0		0	0	0				1	6
2	2	1981-09-13	27-050	CHI	@	SFO	L 17-28	27	97	3.59	1	3	11	3.67	0	0	0		0	0	0				1	6
3	3	1981-09-20	27-057	CHI		TAM	W 28-17	21	64	3.05	0	1	4	4.00	0	0	1	0.00%	0	0	0	39.6	0.00	0.00	0	0
4	4	1981-09-28	27-065	CHI		RAM	L 7-24	17	45	2.65	0	7	111	15.86	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0
5	5	1981-10-04	27-071	CHI	@	MIN	L 21-24	20	49	2.45	0	2	33	16.50	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0
6	6	1981-10-11	27-078	CHI		WAS	L 7-24	5	5	1.00	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0
7	7	1981-10-19	27-086	CHI	@	DET	L 17-48	19	89	4.68	1	3	39	13.00	0	0	0		0	0	0				1	6
8	8	1981-10-25	27-092	CHI		SDG	W 20-17	36	107	2.97	1	3	22	7.33	0	0	0		0	0	0				1	6
9	9	1981-11-01	27-099	CHI	@	TAM	L 10-20	22	92	4.18	1	5	28	5.60	0	0	0		0	0	0				1	6
10	10	1981-11-08	27-106	CHI	@	KAN	W 16-13	21	70	3.33	0	1	9	9.00	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0
11	11	1981-11-15	27-113	CHI	@	GNB	L 17-21	22	105	4.77	1	2	8	4.00	0	0	0		0	0	0				1	6
12	12	1981-11-22	27-120	CHI		DET	L 7-23	13	37	2.85	0	2	7	3.50	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0
13	13	1981-11-26	27-124	CHI	@	DAL	L 9-10	38	179	4.71	0	2	4	2.00	0	0	1	0.00%	0	0	0	39.6	0.00	0.00	0	0
14	14	1981-12-06	27-134	CHI		MIN	W 10-9	33	112	3.39	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0
15	15	1981-12-13	27-141	CHI	@	OAK	W 23-6	7	28	4.00	0	3	32	10.67	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0
16	16	1981-12-20	27-148	CHI		DEN	W 35-24	19	62	3.26	0	3	42	14.00	2	0	0		0	0	0				2	12
		16 Games						339	1222	3.60	6	41	379	9.24	2	0	2	0.00%	0	0	0	39.6	0.00	0.00	8	48