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AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER

Walter Payton

1954 - 1999

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Walter Jerry Payton (July 25, 1953 – November 1, 1999) was an American professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears. Nicknamed "Sweetness", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. A nine-time Pro Bowl selection, Payton is remembered as a prolific rusher, once holding records for career rushing yards, touchdowns, carries, yards from scrimmage, all-purpose yards, and many other categories. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Payton has received more than 7,357,075 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Payton is the 19th most popular american football player (down from 16th in 2019), the 11,665th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,830th in 2019) and the 19th most popular American American Football Player.

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Among american football players, Walter Payton ranks 19 out of 55Before him are Dick Butkus, Aldo Donelli, Michael Oher, John Elway, Brett Favre, and Lawrence Taylor. After him are Aaron Rodgers, Steve Young, Kurt Warner, Troy Aikman, Byron White, and Andrew Luck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Walter Payton ranks 538Before him are Djimrangar Dadnadji, George Galloway, Yuli Tamir, Novella Calligaris, Jerry Mateparae, and Ken Wahl. After him are Renate Dorrestein, Vladimir Vysotsky, Marc Vann, Gérard Soler, Barbara Prammer, and Jutta Kirst. Among people deceased in 1999, Walter Payton ranks 282Before him are Vere Bird, Guy Mitchell, Laurie Scott, Allen Stack, Gene Siskel, and Dennis Brown. After him are Bobby Troup, Mary Kay Bergman, Naomi Mitchison, Marguerite Chapman, Guy Tunmer, and Vikram Batra.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Payton ranks 11,665 out of 18,182Before him are Sarah Winnemucca (1844), John Ruiz (1972), John Conyers (1929), Lacey Chabert (1982), Caroline Williams (1957), and Pat O'Brien (1968). After him are Anthony W. England (1942), Don LaFontaine (1940), John Davis (1921), Patsy Kelly (1910), Tabitha Stevens (1970), and Kevin Poulsen (1965).

Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among american football players born in United States, Walter Payton ranks 19Before him are Dick Butkus (1942), Aldo Donelli (1907), Michael Oher (1986), John Elway (1960), Brett Favre (1969), and Lawrence Taylor (1959). After him are Aaron Rodgers (1983), Steve Young (1961), Kurt Warner (1971), Troy Aikman (1966), Byron White (1917), and Andrew Luck (1989).