I’ve been a Chicago Bears fan my whole life. I memorized all the words to the Super Bowl Shuffle when I was in third grade. I still wear a Bears hat from circa 1985. My trip to the Bethlehem Conference for Pastors was (to my embarrassment) almost ruined a few years ago when the Bears lost to the Colts the night before. Yes, I know, I have a problem.
But whether you’re a Bears fan or not, or even a sports fan for that matter, you’ve got to love Walter Payton. Sweetness, as Payton was called, was a great running back (the best ever in my opinion) and well-loved by all who knew him. He was also a committed Christian.
Sadly, Payton died from a rare liver disease on November 1, 1999 at the age 45. Yesterday at the halftime of the Bears-Browns game, the Chicago Bears once again honored their most famous player.
You can watch a short bio of Payton here:
If you want to watch an official highlight reel go here (I took the embedded video down because it started automatically every time you opened this blog).
If you want to see highlights set to some Creed music you can watch the video below. I don’t know about you, but I find it strangely inspiring to see Walter run through all those tackles and plow his head into his opponents.
