Walter Payton was a god and don’t you forget it
June 29, 2010 by
John Stansberry
I won’t get into the debate of who was the greatest running back in the history of the NFL. Strong arguments can be made for a couple of yahoos other than Walter Payton. But Sweetness was the greatest PLAYER in the history of the game, bar none. I’m convinced he could have subbed in for Mike Singletary at middle linebacker and the Bear defense wouldn’t have missed a beat.
Need more evidence of the guy’s greatness? Here’s Payton doing the Wildcat before the Wildcat was even called the Wildcat. At the 8:15 mark, he throws a TD pass:
Julie Ogborne on Tue, 29th Jun 2010 8:56 pm
He was the Greatest!…. The only other player who had his ability was Gayle Sayers….. also a Chicago Bear….
John Stansberry on Tue, 29th Jun 2010 9:29 pm
@ Julie - When Walter Payton was alive, he ordered a Big Mac at Burger King…and they made him one.
Michael Brossett on Thu, 1st Jul 2010 2:35 pm
I’m not a Bears’ fan, but I’m still upset that Ditka didn’t allow him to score the goal line TD in Super Bowl XX. If he’s not the greatest, then it sure doesn’t take long to call roll.