Walter Payton
Risk 100Football running back
"Sweetness" earned his nickname through 13 seasons of punishing NFL defenses while somehow rarely missing a game himself—a durability that made him legendary but also meant a lifetime of accumulated hits. The Chicago Bears icon and 1977 MVP helped deliver one of football's most dominant Super Bowl victories with the '85 squad, cementing his status as arguably the greatest running back ever. At 46, Payton's post-retirement years have been quieter than his highlight reel, though former players of his era often remind us that football's toll comes due eventually.
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