Sweetness The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton

Jeff Pearlman

eBook - 2011

The first definitive biography of Chicago Bears superstar Walter Payton. At five feet ten inches tall, running back Walter Peyton was not the largest player in the NFL, but he developed a larger-than-life reputation for his strength, speed, and grit. Nicknamed "Sweetness" during his college football days, he became the NFL's all-time leader in rushing and all-purpose yards, capturing the hearts of fans in his adopted Chicago.Crafted from interviews with more than 700 sources, acclaimed sportswriter Jeff Pearlman has produced the first definitive biography of Payton. Sweetness at last brings fans a detailed, scrupulously researched, all-encompassing account of the legend's rise to greatness. From Payton's childhood i...n segregated Mississippi, where he ended a racial war by becoming the star of his integrated high school's football team, to his college years and his twelve-year NFL career, Sweetness brims with stories of all-American heroism,...

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Published
Penguin Publishing Group
Language
English
Main Author
Jeff Pearlman
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Kindle Book
ASINB0052RDJ40
Release Date10/4/2011
OverDrive Read eBook
ISBN9781101544631
Release Date10/4/2011