- Eddie Payton
NFL player
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1951|8|3
Birthplace=Columbia, Mississippi
Position=Running Back
College=Jackson State
DraftedYear=1973
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PFR=PaytEd00
DatabaseFootball=PAYTOEDD01
years=1977
1977
1978
1980-1982
teams=Cleveland Browns Detroit Lions Kansas City Chiefs Minnesota Vikings
HOFEdward Payton (born
August 3 ,1951 inColumbia, Mississippi ) is a formerAmerican football running back andkick returner who played five seasons in the NFL from 1977 to 1982 for theCleveland Browns ,Detroit Lions ,Kansas City Chiefs andMinnesota Vikings . He also played in theCanadian Football League . He is the older brother of the lateChicago Bears greatWalter Payton .Payton played college football at
Jackson State University and signed undrafted by the Browns. Payton was primarily used as a kick and punt returner. He lead the NFL with 53 kickoffs for 1184 yards in 1980. Payton ran back two kickoffs and one punt return fortouchdown s in his career, two in the same game. OnDecember 17 ,1977 , Payton ran a kick return and a punt return for a touchdown for the Lions in a game against the Vikings.Eddie Payton is currently the head
golf coach at Jackson State. [http://sports.espn.go.com/page2/tvlistings/show64transcript.html Outside the Lines: 1... And Only] ESPN, Retrieved on 2006-12-03.]Notes
External links
* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/PaytEd00.htm Eddie Payton stats at pro-football reference]
* [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PAYTOEDD01 Eddie Payton stats at Database football]
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