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Walter Payton
Photographer: Chicago History Museum
Taken: 1975
Caption: Walter Payton
Additional Description: The photo shows Walter Payton evading a tackle in a 1975 game against the Bears' biggest rival, the Green Bay Packers. When Payton retired after the 1987 season, he was the all-time NFL record holder in rushing yards (16,726), total yards (21,264), seasons with 1,000 or more rushing yards (10), rushing yards in one game (275, vs. Minnesota in 1977), games with more than 100 yards rushing (77), rushing touchdowns (110), receptions by a running back (492), and touchdown throws by a running back (8, not including one he threw in the 1984 NFL playoffs).
Submitted: October 9, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
Database Locator Identification Number: p753981
File Size: 0.145 Megabytes

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