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1. How old was Walter Payton when he died?
46
2. Name four college teammates of Walter’s who wound up in the NFL.
Rickey Young, Robert Brazile, Jerome Barkum, Leon Gray, Ed Hardy, Wilbert Montgomery, Eddie Payton, Vernon Perry, Rodney Phillips, Ernie Richardson, Jackie Slater, John Tate, Roscoe Word, Emanuel Zanders.
3. When Walter Payton broke Jim Brown’s all-time rushing record, what Seattle Seahawk halfback was also in pursuit?
Franco Harris
4. Walter was one of two Bears to be blue-screened into the Super Bowl Shuffle video Who was the other one?
Jim McMahon
5. What is Eddie Payton’s NFL claim to fame?
Two returns for touchdowns on Monday Night Football.
6. Walter Payton considered returning to the NFL two years after he retired. What team was he thinking of joining?
Miami Dolphins
7. Walter was the fourth pick of the 1975 NFL Draft. Who were the three players chosen ahead of him?
Steve Bartkowski, Randy White, Ken Huff
8. How many Bears offensive linemen were Pro Bowlers between 1975-79?
Zero
9. What quarterback started Walter’s first game for the Bears?
Bobby Douglass
10. What advice did Willie Gault offer to Walter to make him a faster runner?
Shorten/adjust his stride
Tie-breaker: One sentence—why do Hall & Oates belong/not belong in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame?
