The passing of legendary ‘Soul Train’ creator Don Cornelius brings to mind one notable athlete who was discovered on the show: the great Walter Payton. Before Payton became one of the best ...

Well, Walter Payton was so much more than good ... but as a finalist on the Soul Train National College Dance Championship (he and his partner, Mary Jones, finished second – a setback that ...

The same school that Walter Payton went to,” I would proudly say ... How he would play practical jokes on teammates, his appearance on Soul Train, and the stories shared by former teammates ...

An archivist could even screen footage of Payton as a finalist at the “Soul Train” TV show dance contest in Los Angeles a quarter century ago. There won’t be much dwelling on Walter at the end.

Before the Bears made Walter Payton the fourth pick of ... drop some steps on the old-school dance show, Soul Train. Admittedly, Payton’s moves were legit, thus the performance wasn’t the ...

I was wondering if I could train with you.” It was Walter Payton – one of the most famous athletes in America. The man known as “Sweetness” was on the cover of Time Magazine, Sports ...