Walter Jerry Payton was a running back for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League for 13 seasons. He was an American professional football player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time and is referred to as Sweetness.
What was Walter Payton’s net worth when he died?
The debut of the professional career of this man was in 1975 and lasted till 1987. The net asset of this prominent American football player is $3 million.
The huge earnings from a stunning football career led him to a millionaire life. Most of the earnings in his life are from football, and the rest are from his post-retirement activities.
The names of Connie Norwood’s children are Brittney Payton and Jarrett Payton. The Chicago Bears selected her and her partner, Walter Payton, fourth overall in the first round of the 1975 NFL Draft.
After the legendary Gale Sayers left the team in 1972, the Bears went through a string of losing seasons. Payton’s first game was a failure because he only managed eight carries with zero net rushing yards.
Who inherited Walter Payton’s estate?
The South Barrington estate of the late Chicago Bears Hall of Famer Walter Payton has been listed for $2.49 million.
Payton’s widow, Connie, listed the approximately 11,000-square-foot, 18-room hillside ranch and its 5-acre property because she wants something smaller, said listing agent Chuck Fiduccia of Starck & Co. in Schaumburg.
With son Jarrett at the University of Miami and daughter Brittney starting her senior year in high school next year, Connie Payton doesn’t need so much property, Fiduccia said.
Even though Payton had established himself as one of Mississippi’s best running back prospects, he received no invitations from Southeastern Conference colleges.
After originally committing to Kansas State University, he decided to pursue his collegiate career at the historically black school Jackson State University (MS) where his older brother Eddie played football.
