Sweetness_ The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton - Jeff Pearlman [269]
hometown. See Columbia, Mississippi
honors:
All-Time Black College Football Team
ESPYs award
Father of the Year
first pitches for the Chicago Cubs
Gordon Gin Black Athlete of the Year award
Hall of Fame induction
NFC Player of the Year award
NFL Most Valuable Player
NFL’s Player of the Month
Payton’s numbers retired
post-Super Bowl XX
Pro Bowls
and retirement
Walter Payton Day
Wheaties cereal box
World Book James Arneberg Award
Hood, Estus
Houston Oilers
Hrivnak, Gary
Huff, Gary
Huff, Ken
Hughes, Ed
Humphrey, Claude
Hutson, Elmer “J. R.”
image of Payton:
disparity in
as family man
Holmes on
idealization of Payton
importance of
teammates’ reinforcement of
injuries and physical toll of football:
and All-Star team
declining physicality of Payton
in later career
1975 season
1976 season
1981 season
1982 season
1983 season
1984 season
1986 season
and pain management
Payton’s concerns about
from Superstars competition
investments and business dealings:
franchise bid of Payton
nightclubs and lounges
Payton Power
Jackson, Henry
Jackson, Jesse
Jackson, Noah:
criticisms of Payton
on Ditka
1975 season
1976 season
1977 season
1978 season
1980 season
perceptions of
on rushing title
Jackson, Rickey
Jackson State College:
campus
and Connie Norwood
graduate degree from
Heisman Trophy campaign
and Montgomery
and NFL scouting
1971 football season
1972 football season
1973 football season
1974 football season
recruitment of Payton
scouting Jefferson High
social climate at
social life of Payton
state police shooting at
See also Hill, Bob
Jefferson, Sam
Jenkins, Jerry B.
John J. Jefferson High School
Jones, Lorna
Jones, Mary “Bullet”
Jordan, Michael
Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas State University
King, Lee
Koch, Greg
Kovach, Jim
Kraker, Pete
Kuhlman, Hank
Landry, Greg
Landry, Tom
Lanigan, Mike
Larry King Live show
Latta, Greg
legacy of Payton
legal representation Payton. See also Holmes, Paul H. “Bud”
Leno, Jay
Levy, Marv
Lick, Dennis
Lisch, Rusty
Lister, Adrian
Lohmeyer, John
Long, Kevin
Los Angeles Rams
Los Angles Raiders
loyalty in sports
Luke, Steve
MacLeod, Tom
Madden, John
Malham, Mickey
Marcantonio, Steve
Marchibroda, Ted
Margerum, Ken
Marino, Dan
Marshall, George Preston
Marshall, Wilber
Martin, Charles
McCaskey, Michael
McClanahan, Brent
McClendon, Willie
McElroy, Vann
McGrane, Bill
McGrew, Larry
McInally, Pat
McIntyre, Guy
McKay, John
McKinnon, Dennis
McMahon, Jim:
book deal
celebrity
drafted
endorsements
injuries
1982 season
1984 season
1985 season
1986 season
1987 season
salary
“Super Bowl Shuffle”
Super Bowl XX
McMichael, Steve
media coverage of Payton:
complaints addressed to media
on early retirement plans of Payton
enigmatic nature of Payton
moodiness of Payton
promised press conference (1982)
Simpson’s reaction to
Meredith, James
Meyer, Ken
Miami Dolphins
Mike-Mayer, Steve
Mills, Dale
Minnesota Vikings
Monday Night Football
Monsters of the Midday radio show
Montana, Joe
Montgomery, Wilbert
Montreal Alouettes
Moorehead, Emery
Morris, Jon
Moss, Rick
Muckensturm, Jerry
Mullaney, Mark
Murray, Eddie
Murray, Francis W.
Musburger, Brent
Musso, Johnny
Namath, Joe
National Football League:
early years of
franchise bid of Payton
scouting of Payton
Neal, Dan
New England Patriots
Newman, Paul
New Orleans Saints
New York Giants
Noll, Chuck
Nordquist, Mark
O’Connor, Fred:
athleticism of Payton
injuries of Payton
1975 season
1976 season
1977 season
praise for Payton
offensive line of the Chicago Bears:
celebrity
inadequacy of
lack of camaraderie between
1976 season
1977 season
1980 season
1981 season
1982 season
1983 season
1984 season
relationship with Payton
and single-season rushing record
Super Bowl XX
Orthwein, James Busch
Osborne, Jim
out-of-bounds, crossing into
Page, Alan
pain management
Parcells, Bill
Pardee, Jack:
background
coaching style
concerns about Payton
drive of
game theory
hired as coach