Honoring Walter Payton at Jackson State University's commencement, his brother accepted a Golden Diploma for the NFL legend.

His new biography, Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton, has apparently united the nation’s third-largest city against him. This is because, in Payton, a running back for the Chicago ...

They're walking in the footsteps of Walter Payton ... powerful words still define the man we know as "Sweetness." Chicago fans remember Payton as one of the best -- maybe the best -- player ...

Bears great Walter Payton died on Nov. 1, 1999, at age 45 of bile duct cancer and liver failure. Payton worked his way from Columbia, Miss., and Jackson State College (known today as Jackson State ...

Well, there's a new book about Payton coming out, and those who venture to read it are going to view him in an entirely different light upon completing it. Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter ...

Monday was a hard day for people who love the man called Walter "Sweetness" Payton. They prefer to remember him as he is shown on NFL films, in the heat of summer wearing his Roos headband with ...

There is very little Sweetness in Walter Payton`s hometown this week. No banners. No Chicago Bear caps. No displays in store windows or the two high schools he attended. No street or athletic ...

Among the other revelations in Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton, which Sports Illustrated is excerpting in this week's issue, author Jeff Pearlman (a former SI senior writer and ...

Walter Payton in Super Bowl XX. The Bears defeated the Patriots 46-10; Credit:© Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports The man known as "Sweetness" finally won his lone championship ring in Super Bowl XX.

Walter Payton is one of the best running backs ever to grace a football field. "Sweetness" passed 12 years ago and his name is now being rubbed in the dirt. This is something his former coach is ...

Walter Payton has been viewed as the ultimate role model, beloved for his actions both on and off the football field. He was known as ‘Sweetness,’ after all. But that image might take a hit ...

They called him Sweetness, but Chicago Bears great Walter Payton had a dark side, according to a biography to be released Oct. 4. An excerpt of "Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton," by ...