The Heart of Walter Payton | A Football Life | NFL Films

[@mojojojoslyfoxharris]

Easily the most complete back of all time in my eyes and greatest Chicago Bear of all time!

[@Drag0nChef]

Joseph Harris jay cutler is the best bear of all time probably the best player ever

[@mojojojoslyfoxharris]

I'll sadly agree that Cutler is the best QB the Bears have had since Sid Luckman. However, you should be ashamed of putting Cutler anywhere near the same category as Payton and I'm sure every Bears fan can agree with me on that. I really hope you were joking!

[@Drag0nChef]

dont worry man it was just a prank, now im not a bears fan but i think he is pretty bad... really bad

[@ezrajamesgames5659]

Joseph Harris the best qb they had since sid luck man was jim mcmahon

[@MotherViksChaat]

It’s either him or Marcus Allen.

[@briancook8339]

Walter Payton doesn't have a statue to commemorate his greatness.... he doesn't need one. He has one now. :)

[@brianzarling9005]

lol

[@Priest_wilson]

Lmao

[@fernandoortiz7507]

Your favourite running back's favorite running back. Most complete by far. He could have played any position on that football field.

[@RyanLBrown9396]

Fernando Ortiz Your favorite players favorite player

[@Thistlethwait3]

Honestly Payton can play any position

[@jameslosch2092]

brings tears watching.

[@brettfavreify]

What was amazing about Payton was the Bears offence was so one-dimensional that everybody in the stadium knew he was getting the ball - and he still rolled up the yardage. Don't care about what they say about Tom Brady, Jim Brown and Jerry Rice, Sweetness was/remains.....the greatest.

[@lukesheldon3599]

Everybody else is just at the bottom of the hill looking up.

[@kyledabearsfan]

Yeah, he had to do it alone. And he did. He was a legend on and off the field.

[@dme1016]

Walter's runs, his courage, determination, & passion for the game, are emotion to watch. I'm a Giant's fan, but Walter transcended team loyalties. He was simply the best to play the game, EVER!

[@xtormentor-1546]

The GOAT

[@LC-iu3nz]

W

[@mrjcstr3230]

W

[@TheVoiceOfReason34]

THE GOAT - WILL PERSONIFIED - 34 LIVES IN ALL WHO NEVER QUIT AND NEVER GIVE UP - BEARS

[@maureencora1]

of Chicago Bears R.Bs.

[@deanobeano4271]

Of rbs

[@solemn-man3170]

In my opinion the greatest of all time.

[@Lsteezy]

The best overall Rb of All time. Hands down. He did everything a rb was suppose to do BETTER THEN EVERYONE. We love you Sweetness. Thank you for the Great Memories. Man "How Sweet it was"

[@steveriddle313]

Walter Payton thank you my friend for the Memories God bless you may you set at the right hand of the Lord rest in peace my friend

[@jppsfingers50]

The GOAT. Don't @ me. Don't tell me about Barry Sanders or Emmitt or Marshall or whoever else. It's Walter. He LITERALLY WAS THE CHICAGO BEARS OFFENSE. They had Bob Avellini, Vince Evans, Mike Phipps, and any other scrub you could think of pre-Jim McMahon. I mean JIM MCMAHON was the best QB he ever played with and it's not even close. Best blocking back of all time. Top 3 pass catching running back with Marshall Faulk and Marcus Allen. Was probably their best QB until 1982! And produced with the entire offense having to key exclusively on him because they had no one else. Plus, he was a 1000 yard running well in to his 30's...consistent, excellent, durable, and versatile. No question he's the best to ever do it.

[@Crunchysopa52]

Agreed.

[@harley_hux9671]

Jim brown he is secondly the goat

[@bigmike2464]

Barry was easily the best RUNNER of all time; NOBODY can do what he could do, but the greatest and most complete RB of all time is Walter Payton

[@1allspub]

There are many great backs, but if you were building a dream team of all the great NFL players at each position, there’s zero doubt the man in the backfield would be Walter Payton.

[@rosalampe8624]

@JJP's Fingers

[@oduromelo3677]

I get goose bumps watching him such phenomenal player

[@natefasulo6284]

Greatest running back of all time

[@chuckmorton8823]

agreed

[@mi4johns]

Barry Sanders

[@zakoryus]

Nate Fasulo Earl Campbell

[@LC-iu3nz]

Nate Fasulo W

[@seggzslimjimz1179]

Zuhkory close

[@jimmorrison8276]

he was the greatest ever cause he had a shit offence and the defence knew he was going to run the ball and still got 150+ yards per game

[@lillonerboi504]

85' Bears shit defense? They had the best defense.

[@jimmorrison8276]

I said shit offense you dumb fuck

[@lillonerboi504]

My bad. I misread. You angry piece of shit. Go fuck yourself.

[@ppldostuffs1602]

before 85 in 85 he had a good offenceand amazing d

[@joshpotts6316]

He was the most complete player in history. He had it all. He was one of the powerful HBs in history, and he was one of the greatest finesse runners as well. He was only 5-10, and he was hands down the best blocking back ever. He could throw, and catch. He was a quadruple threat, and he never went down easy!

[@BaseballMusic123]

The best there ever was - From a Packer fan

[@anthonygilmore5969]

I passionately and with humility want to say thank you mr payton. Your play initiated me into sports in general. You were my 1st (and dr j 2nd) sports hero. You never complained and was always a true class act and role model for kids like me. Thanks again sir for the times.....much love.

[@dme1016]

If you have a soul, this will put tears in your eyes, especially those of us who remember Mr. Payton.

[@1allspub]

I loved watching WP play football! Still do! What an athlete, what a warrior, what a heart!

[@Young8mvp]

I'm a diehard 49ers fan whose always hated the Bears with a passion. However, you have to love this guy. The music at 3:38 gets me jacked up every time...

[@peanut3752]

Young8mvp why do you hate the Bears?

[@shmoneygang0124]

Young8mvp you're a 49ers fan why do you hate the bears the only fans I can think of that hate the bears are the NFC north fans and colts fans

[@shmoneygang0124]

Young8mvp you're a 49ers fan why do you hate the bears the only fans I can think of that hate the bears are the NFC north fans and colts fans

[@younggoat3521]

what's the song

[@Bnzc6]

Mcphee 92 I think he hates them cause of the last time the 49s played the bears that was embarrassing for the 49niners

[@jameshardeman5727]

R.I.P🙏🏾 GOD BLESS🙏🏾

[@ericpaulson8213]

Everytime I even see walter payton football life coming on nfl network I start the tears.im 39 and live near chicago all three of my young sons know who he was and what he stood for.more than just football...

[@damn.1672]

He died too early man...

[@047Kenny]

Liam Farrell way too early :(

[@brimac6556]

He should've lived forever

[@beardownbitches4074]

Legends never die

[@trevorschuetz4990]

lazy crazyboy long live Walter

[@Sentinelfan]

A legend will never die

[@Nautilus1972]

20 years ago this week. He's the reason I love football and the reason I'm a Bears fan. Always my inspiration. Never give up, never give in, never die easy. R.I.P. Wally. x

[@Bigload992G]

The ABSOLUTE GOAT! Most complete back in NFL History

[@josephgilbertipe1]

The Greatest!!

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

He was Mr. Everything ...running back, blocking back, receiver, threw well, so strong ...heck, even flew, like a beautiful bird

[@cygnusx-3217]

The year that Payton had 1852 yards (1977) was a 14 game season. Averaged out to a 16 game season Payton gets 2116 yards ... exceeding Erick Dickerson's record of 2105 (1984).

[@evilTaker90V2]

And he was the MVP of that season, on 9-5 team. Led the season in both rushing and total yards. GOAT

[@baltimorez-wad7281]

My all time favorite player since I was 4 and they won the Super Bowl. And an ever greater person. Only player I was that big of a fan of since is Kurt Warner. Both are so humble & opposite if most superstars these days who feel entitled to everything

[@spjr99]

There are two things about Walters running that make him stand out to me, and that I love so much. 1. When he lowers his head, overpowers the defender with his helmet nearly touching the ground, and then springs back up like a mousetrap and keeps chugging for more yards 2. When he slips, because it is always with so much force you wonder how he is ever able to right himself. So effortless

[@TheMkarr]

Thank you for this. He was such a joy. It seemed like he would play forever !!! He does.

[@thecraziestcanuck]

A Gentleman and well respected by his peers. Not to mention poetry in motion....Sweetness.

[@carlosmirsalas8873]

One of the things that made Walter Special was that he didn't do all that yelling and Talk loud like some other players Do yet he was One Baddest Never ran out of bounce to avoid contact

[@billortloff4215]

I no longer watch the nfl. However, i am ecstatic i was a fan during #34's rein. I wasn't a bears fan but i had to watch just because of Payton. Awesome doesn't come close to explain the excitement he gave me. He was thee APEX!

[@arachnido9827]

Most complete running back of all time. I don’t care what ANYONE says, Walter Payton is one of, if not, the best running back in NFL history. He could play probably every position. He beat Jim Brown’s record. JIM. BROWN. This guy was a legend. He will never be forgotten by any fan or player in NFL history. God bless Payton.

[@7srchoed]

Walter Payton broke the rushing record, Barry Sanders would have broken the record if he didn't retire, and Emmitt Smith broke Payton's record. It's interesting that none of them were big RBs.

[@Maythews]

bigger backs typically retire sooner due to all of the punishment they take. plus true legends are usually do it all players. look at what happened to earl campbell for example

[@jasonmullins7115]

Yo Yo I'm not old enough to have seen Jim Brown play, but I do remember clearly the days of Walter Payton and Barry Sanders and that kid from Dallas. I don't remember his name. Barry Sanders was true sweetness, to take nothing away from #34.

[@AllPro777]

Barry Sanders was a better runner than all of them, Walter was the best football player, Emmitt Smith was a grinder.

[@hironimus1971]

Emmitt was a product of his offense. Not that he was not a bad RB but his record was without a doubt due to that offense. You look at the receiving corps, his FB, the TE they had, that brutal O line and Aikman. Talent wise, a person could argue one of the most all around talented offensive starting lineups ever. They created so many mismatches and there were so many threats / weapons that you could damn near take a lesser RB, plug them in and still get good productivity from that position. Maybe not a record.. let's not go that far. But imagine the gawdy numbers Payton or Sanders would have put up if either of those two played in that offense The best Sanders ever had in his offense was Brett Perriman and Herman Moore for a couple of seasons. Payton.. lol, people say Gault, horrible hands, good speed. But his best two receivers were Dennis Gentry and Dennis mcKinnon.

[@отпирайте]

hironimus1971 no, emmitt put that whole team to the next level. Line suddenly got so much better when they got a back that hit holes better than anyone else

[@elijahselbicky3639]

Brown, Payton, and Sanders: Mount Rushmore of RBs

[@Apeezys1229]

@Stephen Newman bo was a good athlete but his stats didnt do him justice

[@alexsaucedo8032]

@Stephen Newman EARL C. . THE TEXAS TERROR that running back was bad ass too

[@DB800187]

No dislikes. Everyone respects the heart of Walter Payton.

[@chrishughes1144]

Got autograph picture when I was 12 I'm 55 now it's still in the frame, Payton forever

[@kellyanastasia2752]

My cousin was lucky enough to work in the Bears front office during their glory years. He has told a story many times of once walking down a hallway at their facility when someone snuck up behind and proceeded to lock him into a bear hug from which he could not escape or even move and then hearing a loud laugh that belonged to Walter Payton. My cousin is about 6'2, 260 lbs and a fairly strong guy. Said he never felt so helpless in his life for those few seconds. Said there was not a nicer or more approachable person in that building.

[@Thraxxx03]

Walter never had the O-line that emitt smith had. If he did, every running back would be chasing to beat his records.

[@mattr2055]

Cap

[@Thraxxx03]

@@mattr2055 if that doesn’t convince you, his disease definitely stopped him from establishing rushing records. It’s called the Walter Payton award for a reason

[@mattr2055]

@@Thraxxx03 it’s unfootball related though

[@Thraxxx03]

@@mattr2055 obviously but that’s why he’s the goat he got recognition like that. He didn’t play nearly the same number of games as smith did

[@guspolinskipolkakingofthem615]

The bears have never had an offensive line

[@roncunningham9453]

104 temperature and run for 270 something yards!.....dam what would he be worth today!

[@javierj2a553]

A legend sir. Rip sweetness.

[@realMartinHamilton]

That's why I had a poster of him on my wall as a kid growing up in NC.

[@nicholasriley2900]

there is a statue to remember walter payton it is in columbia mississippi, and that is were he is from

[@LegoSpidermanFan]

nicholas riley u also get a mini statue for winning his award 😂

[@kursed01]

I will forever watch and talk about Walter Payton. I'm a Bears fan for life!! BearDown

[@DaLoganFrost]

NEVER DIE EASY!

[@pachord1]

I met him, in 1982, at a Wheeling IL post office. Got his autograph.

[@cubeboy21]

Post a vid of the auto graph

[@hermit6208]

Pound for pound the toughest NFL player ever?

[@34alecjim]

Ray jack youngblood gotta be the toughest but he’s up there

[@отпирайте]

Ray jim kelly

[@AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw]

LongLiveSteelo the man played with a broken leg !!

[@Nyctophiliac.]

nah Jack Lambert

[@danielshea3253]

Most complete player.

[@Cmcoluch]

The greatest football player ever

[@fundude4566]

Really didn’t want to do my push-ups this morning after watching this my mind is changed.

[@tommywhitaker9597]

My dad was always my hero, Walter was my sports hero!!!!

[@cosaosa2855]

Best all-around back of all time. Running, blocking, receiving, route running...no one came close. Jim Brown had the power, Sanders had the moves, and Smith has the yards, but Payton encompassed it all.

[@DanielLopez-fj9yz]

Sweetness is greatness

[@donaldmagnuson799]

If I was a NFL head coach or GM and had to start my team with any player in history, he would be it.

[@ellenlartz2499]

Physical Poetry in Motion. That's the only way to describe the way Sweetness moved,

[@bloodlegion4874]

Greatest football player of all time! 🐻❤️

[@knucklesthetinychuckles8203]

NFL STOP MAKING ME CRY

[@mihnic0504]

Great running back and a great person

[@ninepuchar1]

I am not from america, but I love watching football. Seeing Walter Payton run and his work ethic, I really want to know what kind of person he was. Each of these players have a story to tell.

[@kellyanderson7624]

I remember watching that game when I was a kid. I jumped up and down and cried lol

[@frankygarcia625]

Never gets old!,,,wow

[@pb_fishingtv388]

i am so happy i a named after this guy my mom wouldn't settle with walter so my dad had to name me payton

[@047Kenny]

PAYTON RIDES lmao my friends dads name is Troy after the TROY library at LSU and my friends name is Mike after their mascot 👏🏾😩

[@brmillgr]

He was untouchable in Tecmo Bowl too

[@itsakillerqueen3864]

That was Bo Jackson...

[@OfficialDPCannon]

Eric Dickerson also

[@priscillah1748]

I LOVE HIM

[@dansewart8913]

Best running back of all time

[@adrianfoy1364]

Greatest running back

[@gregjennings765]

Top 3 Bears passers of all time: 1: Sid Luckman 2: Walter Payton on a HB Option 3: Jim McMahon

[@Jefff72]

RIP Walter we miss you!

[@michaelkawell3300]

Jim brown dont give no one credit.but he loved him some walter payton

[@freetayk8593]

Best rb of all time imo. Barry Sanders close #2

[@trevorhembrough1290]

Payton has since gotten his statue in front of Soldier Field, btw.

[@justinfieldsisgod]

Well deserved

[@DanBal2111]

Walter and Barry. Best. No discussion.

[@blowthewhistle3352]

Heart, Strength, Desire, Will, Ambition: Gods among gladiators..

[@AllusernamesgoneFUCK]

2:30 Never seen a RB block like that

[@matthewsmith9755]

there goes my hero

[@LVVMCMLV]

Sweetness!!!! = Greatness

[@DoanNgocMai]

RIP WP

[@chucknorris1815]

i cried when walter broke jim browns record

[@LC-iu3nz]

Chuck Norris in happiness

[@tjcampana2120]

MY DAD AL CAMPANA PLAYED FOR THE GREAT BEARS'1947-1953* MY DAD AND I WENT TO THE BEARS BANQUET SAT AT THE SAME TABLE WITH WALTER AND HIS WIFE*HE WAS SUCH A GREAT MAN GAVE ME AUTOGRAPH'S PICTURES WITH HIM * ALL AROUND NICE MAN*HE SAID TO ME *WHEN YOUR DAD PLAYED THAT WAS A REAL FOOTBALL PLAYER*THEY GOT LOW PAY AND WENT BOTH WAYS*THEN WENT ASKED MY DAD FOR AN AUTOGRAPH *BEARS WILL BE BACK ON TOP AGAIN*GO BEARS*

[@depaola63]

I’m now 59 and remember when ⭐️❤️✊💪

[@TJMoore-gd8ex]

Walter Payton along with Jerry Rice were my favorite pro football players of all time. When I was a kid I used to get into arguments with my friends over who was the better running back between Walter, Earl Campbell, and O.J. Simpson. My argument for Walter was that he could catch, block, return kicks, and throw the ball! As great as OJ and Earl were, they couldn't catch a cold. Plus Walter did not have one offensive teammate in his career that is in the Hall of Fame! He may be the only player in the hall that can make that statement!

[@searcy95]

SWEETNESS

[@armandochavez1549]

Sweetness walter peyton

[@chipteague7627]

He great to watch run

[@Bill-uo6cm]

He was the best player I ever saw play.

[@matthewfly7491]

Greatest player

[@Cornbread-p3l]

Corey roberts, walter payton, was my favorite running back of all-times.

[@jjc5407]

25 years today since we lost Sweetness. 😥

[@MrBod69]

#34 was The G.O.A.T! PLUS, he was nice guy if you met him. SWEETNESS!

[@cimerians]

Greatest in history. I'd have him QB and kick, play defense any day.

[@njnj4638]

Sweet.ness.

[@pelicanman5855]

Bo Jackson are u real🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@dirtydan1697]

@@pelicanman5855 I'm real :)

[@cubeboy21]

Bo lol

[@majeedbs2425]

You gotta respect the fact that he refused to go down or to go outta bounds

[@robertmasina4610]

In addition to being running back great, he was also a good blocker.

[@thomashurlhi1987]

Anybody else shed a tear besides me

[@alexamerling79]

Greatest player of all time in my book. Bear down!

[@dreameryoung38]

Love me some Sweetness ,like Mike there will never be another Walter Payton,players to arrogant

[@garymcaleer6112]

And to think the man never suffered injury. He said it was because of his limbering exercises before the game. "Loose as a goose" as they say. But this brother died way too young. He expended his life's energy in a short period of time, but to his glory and sacrifice. The LORD knows the man's heart, and will judge accordingly.

[@Thistlethwait3]

Today (1th of November) is the 20th anniversary of his death and Rest In Peace you will always be sweetness

[@dannybrennan9971]

I wanna see a video only of his blitz pickups. Destroying

[@kevinthomas2622]

When a man, no, a beast, like Jim Brown says "Give me the heart of Walter Payton!"...you had better believe that Sweetness is the best RB to ever play the game.