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About
Running back who broke NFL records for the most rushing yards, carries, and touchdowns during his 13-year career with the Chicago Bears.
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Before Fame
He was a Boy Scout, a choir singer, and a marching band and jazz band drummer who didn't try out for the high school football team his sophomore year because he wanted to avoid competing with his brother Eddie.
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Trivia Fact
He won the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, and his death increased in the number of organ donors in the U.S.
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Family Life:
He married Connie Payton in 1976
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Associated With
He broke the record of most NFL rushing yards, which was formerly held by O.J. Simpson.
