After Payton's death, Nickol Knoll Hill, an old landfill site turned into a golf course in Arlington Heights, Illinois, was renamed "Payton's Hill". There are two plaques on the hill to remind visitors of the hill …

Nov 4, 2021 · NFL great Walter Payton passed away 22 years ago today after being diagnosed with a rare bile duct cancer caused by his liver disease.

Nov. 1, 1999 -- The American football legend Walter Payton died today at his home near Chicago at age 45. Mr. Payton was the all-time leading rusher in the history of the National Football League. It was …

alter Payton, the Chicago Bears' running back whose single-minded aggressiveness and singular combination of power and speed made him the leading ground gainer in pro football history, died...

Jun 28, 2020 · A look back on the life, career, and heartbreaking death of former Chicago Bears running back and Pro Football Hall of Famer Walter Payton.

Apr 2, 2014 · He died on November 1 of that year of cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer), but not before helping to raise awareness of the rare disease. The football great was survived by his wife, …

5 days ago · The story of legendary running back Walter Payton began in the small town of Columbia, Mississippi. “We lived about half a mile from the slaughterhouse, which was half a mile from the lake, …

Payton, the NFL's leading career rusher, died Monday of bile duct cancer that was discovered earlier this year during treatment for a rare liver disease. He was 45. Payton rushed for 16,726 yards...

Payton died from bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma). In February 1999, he revealed that he had a rare liver disease (primary sclerosing cholangitis) which may have been the cause leading to bile …

The Walter Payton Award, established in 1987, is presented annually to the top player in the Football Championship Subdivision of college football. Payton during his final year of life, while suffering from …