Walter Payton Interview after superbowl XX

The late great Walter talks with bob costas about an amazing year and his future.

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[zenmachinefilms]

Greatest all-round player and human being to ever pick up a football.

[pharry4life]

Payton was a total bad ass. One of the hardest working athletes in pro football history. He could walk the length of the football field on his hands, put up insane weight in the gym, throw a ball 80 yards and would do hill runs to such exhaustion that he said he would have to wait 20 minutes before he had the energy to drive his car. HE WAS A BEAST.

[MisterEvasion]

It was sad to find out that Super Bowl XX was not a happy occasion for Payton. A touchdown in the game would have meant a lot to him and he became the forgotten man. Ditka regrets it. Although Payton had a bad game in that Super Bowl, he paved the road to get there. Sure the Bears defense were the stars of that season, I get that, but you still have to score points.

[chibears26]

@R9G5V6 the bears kind of booted him out at the end because they wanted the younger neal anderson to be the starter. coach ditka has said how unfair it was for the bears organization to treat him that way, for everything payton gave to this team and for being the team for so many years should have given him the right to leave on his own terms.

-not the exact quote but basically the same thing.

[R9G5V6]

I think Emmitt payed close attention to that because thats how many yards Emmitt ended up with 18,000 +. Why did Walter leave the game for...?

[dewey44]

I was one of those privileged to be at the game that he ran for 275 yards against the Vikings. #34 will always be a legend in Chicago.

[SFFOOL76]

One of the few athletes that still saddens me about how young he was. R.I.P SWEETNESS.

[cubicleboy]

deadspin article

[rick100183]

An incredible athlete and an even better person...legends never die.

[Russebby]

There aren't a lot of athletes as articulate and expressive as Sweetness. Those who can string a sentence together often go into broadcasting, but rarely do you ever get any insight on their humanity. Walter is one of the few pro athletes I enjoy listening to almost as much as watching them perform. It's a short list, Muhammad Ali, maybe Magic Johnson. Not Michael Jordan, not Barry Bonds, not Larry Bird.

[sox8821]

@JunmaiShu I remember Ditka saying years later that the plane ride home the whole team realised he did not score. He also stated if he knew during the game he would have him score instead of the Fridge .Or find some other way for him to get a TD . Payton never say anything bad about not scoring during the superbowl.

He was a class act.

[1990Thunderbolt]

@Treenahalfbruders The greatest and the sweetness!