Walter Payton - The Later Years: 1980 - 1987 Highlights
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- Highlights from Walter Payton during his last few years in the league. 1980 - 1987. He was the best!
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Never hurt, never fumbles, never goes backwards in a collision, greatest pass protecting back, greatest passing back, greatest combo of speed, power, elusiveness and catching back, greatest style of running back and the greatest in humility on and off the field back....ladies and gentlemen The Man of the Year Mr. Walter Payton.
Sweetness!!!
Greatest football player. Every down back. Most complete football player. Until the 80s he had absolutely no offensive line or a decent QB. He was the Chicago Bears. He played like a gladiator. When Payton came he brought his lunch box and it was gonna be dog fight for every inch of ground. There was no let up. This guy went into the 4th qtr with the same ferociousness as the start of the game. The man was 5ft 10 and played like he was 6ft 4, putting MLBs on their rear ends. He had top level talent, top level skills and he had great game intelligence. He was effective even without the ball.
R.I.P. Walter
Grew up in Chicago. Saw his whole career. He had his share of fumbles. To say he never fumbles is silly.
Never fumbles he fumbled on first run in superbowl xx not dissing the guy best rb t ever play
@@alanmewse590 Anyone who averages 20 touches per game for years and years in the NFL is going to fumble sometimes. It's part of the job . . . if you're gonna recount plays, be accurate . . . the play in the Super Bowl was his second carry. It was also the 2nd play from scrimmage after the opening kickoff.
When Walter scored a TD, he never "showboated". He just tossed the football to an official, or to his teammates for them to celebrate. What a great and humble man!!!
Because he knew he would get back there soon.
All the records aside for those that never saw him play his greatness was measured in the respect given to him by opposing teams. You will never see him run a play in which he didn't give it 110%.....more than just a football player, a humble man and in so many ways a real American hero. He wasn't only admired he was loved and still is to this day.
Walter Payton was a ninja, I was smiling the whole time watching.
I was smiling editing this video... I have so much more to share...
The best
Thanks for reminding me how tough this man was. He gave defences the business.
As tough as anyone who ever played. A beast! Never shied away from contact. Only missed 1 game in 13 years and he could have played. Coaches decision.
I wanted to be like Payton but better. R.N.P. sweetness!!
Payton’s running style is so different, low knees and kicks his feet out, it’s amazing me on how fast he was. I was lucky enough to see him play live, thanks for the memories Mr.Payton. RIP
Correction , Payton was not fast , that was really the only part of his game he lacked
The kick was an attempt to juke , he did more of that the older and slower he got .
His jumping into the end zone was because he was to small to bull his way .
He was not the best pure running back , though probably the best all around running back .
@@ynot6781 you sound very foolish! .. He was a pure running back and one of the strongest, durable and best ever .. How the hell you manage to rush for 15000+ yards on the highest level of competition and did it in less than 16yrs .. Lastly, look how long it took for someone to break his rushing title .. (Barry was the exception) AND HE IS STILL #2 ON THE NFL ALL TIME RUSHING YARDS LIST
E was a beast!
payton was more moves than speed
The man was gifted with exceptional balance, upper body strength and the ability change speed and direction in one stride....RIP Walter 'sweetness' Payton
People forget the balance was great. It was hard to bring him down.
sure did so do dogs
You forgot the most important part. HEART! His WILL and his HEART made him the greatest!
Walter was so wonderful, he should still be with us, what an injustice to humanity that he died so young, he wasnt just a great football player(more than just an excellent running back), he was an outstanding person as well.
Jack Van Berg fuck you gotta say that for bro? Let the man spread positivity can’t stand lonely ass dudes such as yourself 🤦🏾♂️
@Jack Van Berg
His kidneys didn't give out dipshit. It was his liver. And unless you used to hangout with him you don't know what he used to do. So basically you're a circus act because you're talking out if your ass.
@@christianhall6010 thanks, Christian, you're straight up, Bro
Nobody did it better. The greatest football player EVER.
Jerry Rice is still laughing at this comment...
@@rapid13
Rice was a receiver Are you really that ignorant?
@@tonkadriver1833 Maybe you should learn to read. He wrote "greatest football PLAYER" not running back.. dufus.
rapid13, As is Barry Sanders.
Word
Die hard bears fan here and Barry Sanders was the best pure runner I ever seen but Walter was the best football player ever. He could run, BLOCK, pass, kick, catch, return punts if needed, and was a leader as well!
I say Sayers or Simpson were better pure runners than Barry.
@@tylerpowers2743 laugh all you want.
@@complexblackness you can't be serious
Barry isn't in the top. Walter Payton and Jim Brown are at the top, PERIOD. Barry lost yardage very often trying to hit the big play every time and shying away from contact. I'd take marshal faulk or ladanian tomlinson over barry.
@@maxfirefantasyreport again you can't be serious
My favorite thing? One of the all-time-greats scores a touchdown and either drops the ball or flips it to the ref. Thanks for that Sweetness!
Back around 1995 a salesman walks in the shop and he is wearing a Bears hat with a Walter Payton signature on it. This happened in California's east bay area. I say "nice hat" he says he was just eating lunch wearing the hat and in walks Walter Payton! Who then signs the hat. How cool is that!
That is exceedingly cool! And in perfect step with Walter Payton's reputation of being a good man as well as a stellar athlete.
Read Walter Payton's book .
I have a buddy who was treated to Pro Bowl tickets because he was in the Navy at the time. After the game, all the players were heading to the bus, and many of the navy guys were hanging out trying to meet them and get autographs and stuff. My friend said that they were pretty much getting ignored by all of the players going into the bus. Then Walter Peyton went inside the bus, closed the door, and started yelling at all of the players about how they ignored their fans, especially the Navy guys who protect the country. He told everyone to get off the bus and meet and greet the fans now! And they did.
@@jasondownsnet That is EXCELLENT! On so many levels.
I can see him doing that
You can never get enough of that
Agree. Funny thing is I keep finding great new clips ..that I wish I found earlier to include in this video.
Absolute beast he definitely was not afraid to put his head down and punish you and put you six steps back just awesome
I'm watching this with tears uncontrollably running down my face in memory of this great, great football player and person. WALTER PAYTON FOREVER!! CHICAGO BEARS FOREVER!
He and Jerry Rice epitomize to me the very best of the NFL. Two guys who got maximized results from their talent due to their tremendous work habits.
Great collection of incredible runs by Walter! I hope the younger generation that never got to see him live, see this, and forever realize that he was the greatest to ever run the ball! And block, and catch, and throw etc!!!
Agreed! I like the other vid I posted of his younger years too (1975-1979). As you mentioned, he was incredible. So versatile. Quite the athlete. I watched all of his games when I was a kid and marveled at his excellence. You know talent when you see it! He could do it all!
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You are right. I'm from the southside of Chicago and I got the pleasure to see his whole career.
@Jason Groves are you for real? He looks like if he can't even rise his knees.
@@jesusbarraza9683 I was gonna ask if something was wrong with his legs because of the way he runs
No one will ever be better than Walter Payton
Earl Cambell was better!
@Joey COCO He was GREAT! But he's not better than JIM BROWN!
That's a joke right?😂🤣😂😂
@@djbhe Jim BROWN was by far the best FOOTBALL PLAYER of all time. Anytime the top players are ranked MR BROWN IS NUMBER ONE! PAYON WAS GREAT. I LOVED HIM. BUT HE'S NOT BETTER THAN JIM BROWN.
@@georgeoshust793
Jim Brown was great but he wasn't a great blocker and he definitely couldn't catch or throw the ball. Walter was only 5'10, and 205 pounds and did everything and only missed one game in his career.
The absolute greatest all around NFL player of all time. Sweetness never showboated. Had his teammates spike. A passer, receiver, runners d threw the hardest cleanest blocks EVER! Thank you #34!
No jukin’ Emmitt Smith needed tractors to beat this man’s rushing record. What you’re witnessing is a MAN!
yup...Emmet had the luxury of that o line Walter didn't if Walter had that type of o line he'd still be the leading rusher still
Sweetness the best ! 34
As someone born in Texas amd a cowboys fan I always hated when people said Emmitt was better than Barry and Walter
No jukin'? Emmitt could out juke anybody. I get so tired of Walter Payton and Barry Sanders fans shitting on Emmitt Smith. Go watch some Emmitt Smith highlights.
@@zorro149 No. You're here. We'll stay here. We know where the 2k negative votes are from.
The best running back of all time
No, he ran forward! (Less running back)
Dumb humor
The greatest
Aaron Hines WELL SAID👍
Sorry...second best. Barry Sanders was the best.
Wilson Quick WALTER PAYTON HAD MORE YARDS....AND WAS FASTER THAN BARRY.
HE WAS THE 🐐
you got in his way you payed a heavy price. PAYTON the best ever!
Amen for Walter Payton 34#. Rip my friend 💔😢😥 see you soon.... .
A true team player. I wish I could've met him. Not only a hall of fame football player, but a caring soul. He even asked prayers for the people who bad-mouthed him as he was losing his toughest battle. God bless Walter.
I know what you are talking about.... especially the local news broadcasters that were making fun of him! They didn't know about his personal health struggles. So sad. I met him in the mid 90's and he was so funny! He was making fun and told my friend his fly was down.... it wasn't! He laughed and walked away. Haha
The GREATEST RUNNING BACK EVER.
Tuff as nails...these áre different from the rést,and they proved it in their lifetime...
just legendary
I Seen My Dad Cry 2 Tymes My Entire Life 1 When His Dad Passed In 01 & The Other Time Was When WALTER SWEETNESS PAYTON Passed
Tristan Davis I cried myself. I don’t have connections with other people like I did with Walter Payton. His passing was a great deal. Thank you for sharing that.
Word.
They could make a video of the blocks he laid on defenders.
Tristan your Pops was a mans man Walter was a bright lite beacon of hope humanitarian I'm 54 still brings tears to my eyes too he did for others like no other his heart of gold was awesome he gived to lived his legacy's live on sweetness's grace...
I'm from the southside of Chicago and saw WP whole career. I cried like a baby.
I don't even watch football but I can't stop watching this. What I see is a man in love with what he's doing. It's like watching a moving work of art. I get the same feelings watching this as I do watching a ballet, or when I behold the statue of David in all of its silent majesty.
The best that ever did it.
RIP Walter Payton #34
Greatest player to have ever done it!
I saw all of Walter's games live on TV from 1975-1987 and I always like being reminded of his greatness! RIP BEST RUNNING BACK OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I watched most of the games from 80-87. I have Payton and Sanders equally the best.
You must be from Chicago like me.
People never talk about his durability, so many excellent running backs just dont last long enough to be legends. This dude, had the roughest work regiment and worked harder than anyone. Sweetness will forever be my #1 HB of all time.
Had the honor of watching Walter play in '86. Its still sad he never got to score a touchdown in the Superbowl.
right, that's why he will never be the greatest player.
It's about the tds on THE WAY to the super bowl that matter
@@jesusbarraza9683 That's why everyone is blocking you
@@gordon4385 bahahahahaha, ok kid. Drink your milk and get to bed. This is a game for big boys.
Ya, Ditka had an opportunity to give Payton a TD at the 1 yard line but he gave Fridge the TD instead.
To me his the greatest runningback ever ,,,yes they are many ,,,but Walter was special nothing taken from others running back,,,he was humble ,, he was spectacular,,,he was a bulldozer,, he was electrifying,,, he was a bear 🐻,,,sweetness 34 ,,, thank you Walter for been you!!! Will never for get !!!rip sweetness for ever 34 Walter Payton,,,
Bzuka Joe De La Cruz Barry stop on the dime then speed up more n more . Barry the best to do it
@Bzuka Joe De La Cruz That's Absurd! I would have taken a plethora of backs before Sanders. He had far to many rushes for huge loses, trying to make something out of nothing. 2nd and 9 is a lot better than 2nd and 23.
Bzuka Joe De La Cruz I agree with you . Barry is the best to do it . Maybe you misunderstood my writing
@Bzuka Joe De La Cruz You have no idea WTF you're talking about. Go learn something stupid!
www.prideofdetroit.com/2019/7/19/20698683/barry-sanders-negative-yard-rushes-history-stats
Keep in mind, I already knew all this. I just did a simple search knowing the internet would provide, and BOOM goes the dynamite! I would have taken at least 10 backs before Sanders. Again, I'm not saying he wasn't great. I'm just saying he wouldn't start on my team. Barry was a negative yard machine!
@Bzuka Joe De La Cruz So you see it appears YOU DON"T KNOW JACK ABOUT FOOTBALL! Damn that's gotta hurt!
I love how he acts after scoring a touchdown -- like someone who has been there before. It seems like players now spend more time developing their touchdown show than learning the playbook. I'm okay with that, and don't have a problem with touchdown theatrics -- I just think the way Walter did it was just way more cooler.
Absolutely my most fav player of all time! Thanks for the memories
This is why he's the greatest... whatever situation he had to deal with in that era regards to game stats,player stats and team stats which were stacked against his team..he delivered... his highlights and stats speak for themselves..no other player had that much odds stacked against them than Payton, even in today's era no comparison..his legacy will always be remembered.. Rest Easy Sweetness #34
It’s Walter Payton, greatest from start to finish
He could do it all and make it look effortless. Could slip past defenders like a ghost, or run through them like Earl Campbell. Great hands and balance, and the durability of an anvil year after year. Dude is probably THE textbook definition of an NFL RB.
I had no intentions of watching this video fully through, but I couldn't stop watching. Man that guy was great. I was a grade school student toward the end of his career. I knew he was good, but this puts it in a whole new light. Late 70's baby hehe
I watched my father watch Walter when I was younger .soon as I saw him play he became my favourite running back ever .thanks dad for making me watch a great perform r.i.p mr payton .
The Only Thing Missing From This Highlight Reel is Walter's Devastating Blocks He Put On Blitzing Linebackers He Would Step Up an Totally Crush Them !!! There was 1 @ 12:12 But he Had Many More
Appreciate the comment. Walter was a one-of-a-kind all-around football player! You gave me an idea for the next video!
He would lay you out on a blitz,would not run out of bounds ,he was a true running back
B Johnson has been seen since lol
He dished it out as well as he could take it a true pure athletic body miss him as a gentleman soft spoken humanitarian but a beast on the field.
trumpet music and classic slow-motion football.....awesome.
All commentary would do is ruin a fabulous video.
Walter Payton was everything that we wanted out of a football player-he can run, pass, and block. He was Sweetness!!! He is still considered one of the greatest running backs in the NFL to ever play the running back position. A lot of running backs wanna be him, but there will never be another Walter Payton ever again.
The National football league's All Time Greatest running back... Over the Top # 34 No one ever did it like you did. Rip Sweetness!
I bet the guys on the receiving end of his stiff arms never called him Sweetness
Word!
Lol no doubt
Ain't that the truth👊🏼
They started out as a forearm to their head that ended up as a stiff arm. He never stepped out of bounds like others did.
@@georgelinton5432 | Yep!!! I can't stand when running backs step out of bounds. WHAT A JOKE!! The way Walter Payton finised a run is what separated him from everyone else. 4th down and short, is there really another running back you want to carrying the ball??
Greatest to ever put on the uniform!
fan4life34 he NEVER quit.
Him and Farve had the same heart.
He was GREAT! But he was not better than JIM BROWN!
@@georgeoshust793Walter was better because he could do more. He could run, block, catch, throw even punt the damn ball.
@Cadillac Kadafi seriously? Wow, that is a low bar.
Rice ,moss and both sanders
I could watch Sweetness video compilations all day.❤ 🏈#34
I lived in Chicago back in 84-85.
What a time to be alive.
He fought for every yard unlike running backs today. He played hard and hurt. He was perfection in a imperfect world. There will be wanna be players but never a SWEETNESS. RIP my favorite player of all time.
My favorite player of all time... Mr Smooth could just glide down field. 34 was a master.
#34 Walter Payton was so great that opposing teams running backs wanted to see him run actually the whole entire team watched in amazement @#34God bless Walter Payton!🙏🏾
What an amazing athlete and all around good guy. Mind you this is coming from a lifelong Pittsburgh Steelers fan. RIP Walter. You WERE the man. ...you're still the man.
He was incredible. Glad I that I lived to see him play as a kid.
*SIMPLY THE BEST EVER !!!* R.I.P. Walter 💗👍👍👍 WHAT A CLASS ACT HE WAS !!! And the *BEST STIFF ARM IN NFL HISTORY !!!* 🏈
One of the things that made him Special was how many times he had the first down and could have ran out of bounce yet kept fighting for More yards .
One thing about this football legend you could never say he didn't give it his all. He did and more.
McMad would argue coach D all season that he knew the right play to call at times but did not call plays for Walter Payton to get a touchdown in the super bowl is just mind blowing to this day for me. R I.P. GREATNESS!
Walter paytons theory of forwardability
Never give an INCH. Make em PAY
My fav runs of his were when it was looking like he was gonna lose like maybe three yards, but he'd put his head down and dive forward for no gain, no loss. He always seemed to get just a little bit more right at the ends of runs.
Tar ico. Agree. He played on some pretty bad teams early. How many times did be get hit in the backfield and turn it into a 3 yard gain? Thats where a bunch of his yards came from.
The Bears were blessed with 2 great RBs... Sayers & Payton.. shizz!!...
Those saying Sanders was the best, at stopping on a dime and this and that, didn't see Sayers.
@J D Don't have a clue what you mean, or what older has to do with anything, but I suppose that makes me older, too.
I still admire and love this man. He was a class act on and off the field....I love myself some, "Sweetness." Rest In peace, Mr. Payton.
Met him in training camp in platville Wisc, one awesome person , so humble,, he was sitting down against a tree with Wally Chambers asked for a autograph and he said sure...the greatest all around running back of ALL TIME..!!
I remember watching the 1999 press conference when he announced that he had a rare form of cancer, and that he wasn't expecting to live much longer. It was a shock.
He’s the greatest all-around running back of all time.
Thank you for posting nearly 17 glorious minutes of the greatest football player who ever lived!
Class, class, class. No showing off, just one of the most exciting players of all time. Balance, timing, acceleration, gracefulness and dependability all rolled into one player.
great video of the GOAT!
Tru Dat
His emblem should be on all NFL footballs!!
One of the best! I'm so happy I got to watch the greats play back in the day! Sweetness!!!
2:40 is just poetry in motion and so epic with the addition of the music
There are those that do not like the music. I don't understand it. The NFL Music is epic with Payton runs.
One word. ”CLASS”
RIP Sweetness. Although a Rams fan, I always respected your skills and the way you played the game. 💯 % class.
The greatest football player to ever play the game.and done it in style.no spiking the ball no talking.just hard nose football play.loved watching him play.
Walter Payton highlights plus Sam Spence music equals gold
Yes
Walter was the GREATEST by far. The man was a stud!!! I love how physical he ran the ball. Defense wants contact, Walter said OK. Legend... God bless and keep him.
Greatest all around football player ever. All around that is. No doubts. Case closed. Next.
My childhood hero. Not tall, not big, not very fast. Just the determination to be the best ever.
Walter Peyton...He is the greatest running back ever. He was/is my favorite football player forever...and I understood hee was a gentlemen, a fine human being, who left us way too soon. I never saw anyone like him.
Yes he was. Met him personally, and he was very funny!
Started out as a drummer in the Columbia Mississippi high school band.
Well he ended up POUNDING more than just drums
The man, the myth, the legend. He is the standard for running backs.
The greatest running back ever, he could run the ball he could catch the ball he could throw the ball, he was a devastating blocker and in college he kicked field goals for Jackson State. Walter Payton is the GOAT 🐐 May he RIP Sweatness..
Lifelong Packer fan here and I can attest that NOTHING put more terror in our hearts ever than whenever Sir Walter touched the ball. Nothing.
Thank you for commenting. I appreciate your point of view, especially since I'm a Bears fan. You've had our number recently, and it's driving me crazy. lol. Anyway, Payton was the real deal. Missed only 1 game in 13 years and it was a coaches decision. A true warrior.
Grew up watching this man. He was something else. I think he was the back up punter and the quarterback for a number of years. I remember him playing qb a couple times.
He is as back up QB one season when McMahon was particularly injury prone (most seasons really) he once punted (39 yds which is solid), has 8 TD passes + 1 in the playoffs, 331 yds passing, is the first RB since the NFL-NFL merger to have a rushing, receiving and passing TD in the same game.
David Patten (2001) and Ladanian Tomlinson (2005) are the only others to do so.
He could run around you, over you, and through you..my fav.
From an Eagles fan, one of the best halfbacks ever Chicago fans. Between Payton and Sayers you've got a lot to be proud of.
Thanks Larry Byrne. Eagles have a great legacy too. Lots of greats over there too. From Montgomery, Carmichael, Van Burean, Reggie White, etc. Also, visited Philly with my son last year on a baseball stadium tour on the east coast. Philly was our favorite stop.
The Greatest SWEETNESS I met him "77" at game singing autographs. I thought he'd be bigger and so soft spoken his hands were huge and hard as rocks. Them in 1993 got to see him again doing autographs again at the IOWA. GRANDPRIX that was rain out. And I told him I had him years before. My greatest hero #34 RIP Love U man🏈
Awesome, thanks so much for sharing. So glad that you met him, and we have something in common. I met him in '92 in Schaumburg, Il. during a company meeting. When I shook his hand, it engolfed mine. He pranked my co-worker that his fly was down. It wasn't. He laughed and walked away. I will never forget it.
He is the reason i never spiked the ball after a touchown. My approach because of him was"act like you've been there before"
Great comment!!
Thank you for this....
Walter Payton was simply the greatest RB in NFL history that's just my opinion and I'm sticking to it. If I could pick an all time team from past and present players, Payton would be the first player I would have. Go Hawks
God I miss him!! All time best and absolute special human being
Don't make them like him anymore! RIP Sweetness
. You were THE Class act!!!
The greatest football PLAYER I WILL EVER WATCH PLAY!!! Sweetness
The best to ever do it. No disrespect to Barry, Emmitt or Jim but Payton was the goat of running backs.
His running skills were 2nd to none, agile and strong, but what I loved most about Walter Payton was not just his ability to block, but the passion and enjoyment he seemed to get out of making holes for other people.
For the love of the game,this man was awesome and to me the most awesome part is no end zone dance,no gloat no showboat,the touchdown and how it was achieved speaks for itself.
#34 Walter Payton gave me a autograph "Sweetness is knowing that God is with you always as I am." #34Walter Payton ❤
Back when concussions were no big deal! Lol.. Players today would last one season the way they played in the 80s
In those days tackling with the helmet was called "spearing" and illegal, that's what the shoulder pads were for
Paton verifiably earned every single yard that he ever gained, while demanding some form of immediate payment from all opponents that got in the way - my all time favorite running back.
The BEST running back to EVER play the game. Period, end of sentence!
I have WALTER PAYTON AUTHENTIC JERSEY S AT HOME HOME AND AWAY JERSEYS PROUD 2 A LEGEND OF THE GAME WATC HIM DURING HIS PLAYING DAYS SOMETING 2 WATCH LIVE 1975-1987 RIP SWEETNESS 34 RUN
I'm thinking of getting his jersey too and this is coming from a San Francisco 49ers fan.the greatest RB of all time in my opinion.
Sweetness carried the BEARS for every season leading up to the SUPER BOWL when they won and DITKA forgot to give the BALL for an easy TD but instead kept letting the FRIG TAKE IT IN! DITKA I think said he forgot or something like that but there was no excuse for that at all! The greatest EVER is WALTER PAYTON! RIP SWEETNESS as you are still missed!
Ditcka and Jim mc dummy did not think about Sweetness to give him a touchdown....buddys departure was the fall of the dynasty cause of....u guessed it: Ditcka jealousy of buddy.
Payton carried the ball 9 times inside the 10-yard line but failed to score in the super bowl. Yes, Ditka should have kept giving it to him. I wish he did.
This is why even though Barry Sanders has more Yards, Eric Dickerson has the single-season record, and Emit Smith has the most Touchdowns. Walter was greater than all of them, Walter Payton one game lined up and played freaking Quarterback. I am more impressed with him than I will ever be of any damned Quarterback because everything he did on the field involved a mouth full of blood for somebody. He played when the game was unashamedly violent. I loved that old school NFL highlights "Man Music."