Walter Payton Career Stats
Walter Payton was born on July 25, 1953. He was a running back in the National Football League for 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears. Nicknamed “Sweetness”, he is widely viewed as one of the best football players ever.
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 25, 1953 |
| Columbia, Mississippi, U.S. | |
| Died: | November 1, 1999 (aged 46) |
| South Barrington, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Columbia |
| (Columbia, MS) | |
| College: | Jackson State (1971–1974) |
| NFL Draft: | 1975 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 |
| Career history | |
| Chicago Bears (1975–1987) | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Super Bowl champion (XX) | |
| NFL Most Valuable Player (1977) | |
| NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1977) | |
| NFL Man of the Year (1977) | |
| 5× First-team All-Pro (1976, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1985) | |
| 3× Second-team All-Pro (1978, 1979, 1986) | |
| 9× Pro Bowl (1976–1980, 1983–1986) | |
| NFL rushing yards leader (1977) | |
| NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1977) | |
| 4× NFL rushing attempts leader (1976–1979) | |
| Bert Bell Award (1985) | |
| NFL 1970s All-Decade Team | |
| NFL 1980s All-Decade Team | |
| NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team | |
| NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team | |
| Chicago Bears No. 34 retired | |
| 100 greatest Bears of All-Time | |
| First-team Little All-American (1974) | |
| Second-team Little All-American (1973) | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Rushing yards: | 16,726 |
| Yards per carry: | 4.4 |
| Rushing touchdowns: | 110 |
| Receptions: | 492 |
| Receiving yards: | 4,538 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 15 |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
| College Football Hall of Fame |
| Games | Rushing | Receiving | Total Yds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rush | Yds | TD | Lng | Y/A | Y/G | A/G | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Lng | R/G | Y/G | Touch | Y/Tch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV |
| 1975 | 21 | CHI | RB | 34 | 13 | 7 | 196 | 679 | 7 | 54 | 3.5 | 52.2 | 15.1 | 33 | 213 | 6.5 | 0 | 40 | 2.5 | 16.4 | 229 | 3.9 | 892 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| 1976*+ | 22 | CHI | RB | 34 | 14 | 14 | 311 | 1390 | 13 | 60 | 4.5 | 99.3 | 22.2 | 15 | 149 | 9.9 | 0 | 34 | 1.1 | 10.6 | 326 | 4.7 | 1539 | 13 | 10 | 14 |
| 1977*+ | 23 | CHI | RB | 34 | 14 | 14 | 339 | 1852 | 14 | 73 | 5.5 | 132.3 | 24.2 | 27 | 269 | 10.0 | 2 | 75 | 1.9 | 19.2 | 366 | 5.8 | 2121 | 16 | 11 | 20 |
| 1978* | 24 | CHI | RB | 34 | 16 | 16 | 333 | 1395 | 11 | 76 | 4.2 | 87.2 | 20.8 | 50 | 480 | 9.6 | 0 | 61 | 3.1 | 30.0 | 383 | 4.9 | 1875 | 11 | 5 | 15 |
| 1979* | 25 | CHI | RB | 34 | 16 | 16 | 369 | 1610 | 14 | 43 | 4.4 | 100.6 | 23.1 | 31 | 313 | 10.1 | 2 | 65 | 1.9 | 19.6 | 400 | 4.8 | 1923 | 16 | 7 | 15 |
| 1980*+ | 26 | CHI | RB | 34 | 16 | 16 | 317 | 1460 | 6 | 69 | 4.6 | 91.3 | 19.8 | 46 | 367 | 8.0 | 1 | 54 | 2.9 | 22.9 | 363 | 5.0 | 1827 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 1981 | 27 | CHI | RB | 34 | 16 | 16 | 339 | 1222 | 6 | 39 | 3.6 | 76.4 | 21.2 | 41 | 379 | 9.2 | 2 | 30 | 2.6 | 23.7 | 380 | 4.2 | 1601 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| 1982 | 28 | CHI | RB | 34 | 9 | 9 | 148 | 596 | 1 | 26 | 4.0 | 66.2 | 16.4 | 32 | 311 | 9.7 | 0 | 40 | 3.6 | 34.6 | 180 | 5.0 | 907 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 1983* | 29 | CHI | RB | 34 | 16 | 16 | 314 | 1421 | 6 | 49 | 4.5 | 88.8 | 19.6 | 53 | 607 | 11.5 | 2 | 74 | 3.3 | 37.9 | 367 | 5.5 | 2028 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 1984*+ | 30 | CHI | RB | 34 | 16 | 16 | 381 | 1684 | 11 | 72 | 4.4 | 105.3 | 23.8 | 45 | 368 | 8.2 | 0 | 31 | 2.8 | 23.0 | 426 | 4.8 | 2052 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 1985*+ | 31 | CHI | RB | 34 | 16 | 16 | 324 | 1551 | 9 | 40 | 4.8 | 96.9 | 20.3 | 49 | 483 | 9.9 | 2 | 65 | 3.1 | 30.2 | 373 | 5.5 | 2034 | 11 | 6 | 18 |
| 1986* | 32 | CHI | RB | 34 | 16 | 16 | 321 | 1333 | 8 | 41 | 4.2 | 83.3 | 20.1 | 37 | 382 | 10.3 | 3 | 57 | 2.3 | 23.9 | 358 | 4.8 | 1715 | 11 | 6 | 12 |
| 1987 | 33 | CHI | RB | 34 | 12 | 12 | 146 | 533 | 4 | 17 | 3.7 | 44.4 | 12.2 | 33 | 217 | 6.6 | 1 | 16 | 2.8 | 18.1 | 179 | 4.2 | 750 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Career | 190 | 184 | 3838 | 16726 | 110 | 76 | 4.4 | 88.0 | 20.2 | 492 | 4538 | 9.2 | 15 | 75 | 2.6 | 23.9 | 4330 | 4.9 | 21264 | 125 | 86 | 168 | ||||