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 (pāt′n), Walter 1954-1999.
American football player. A running back for the Chicago Bears (1975-1987), he set a National Football League record for career rushing yards (16,726).
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Payton

(ˈpeɪtən)
n
(Biography) Walter. 1954–99, American footballer and sports administrator
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"[The center] is a tribute to a life that meant so much to this community and this university," said Eddie Payton, Walter's older brother and the golf coach at Jackson State.
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Los Angeles: Prized Golden State acquisition Kevin Durant (right) should not try to become the team leader at his new home, says Hall of Famer Gary Payton. Instead, Payton suggests Durant take a back seat to his incumbent teammates and be a quiet if effective role player for the 2015 NBA champions when the new season began yesterday.
Brett Payton, 46, told Ennis District Court in Co Clare how 68-year-old Joe Williams whacked him on the head with a piece of scrap as he tried to cut down plastic sheeting on the wall.
Dribbling up the court at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Gary Payton II had a different voice in each ear, like two figures perched on his shoulders.
IN ATTEMPTING to show that this country should continue its membership of the EU, John Payton's information is dodgy.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., January 31, 2016 --(PR.com)-- Berglund Payton Group, the international asset management and investment company, has recently stated that it does not want to have any connections with activities or to operate any transactions which are in direct conflict with regional and international nature conservation efforts.