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The late and great Walter Payton set new a rushing record of 12,400 yards on this day in 1984. Payton passed Jim Brown.
We remember Payton as one of the greatest running backs in NFL history: 16,726 rushing yards, 110 TD’s and a Super Bowl title with the 1986 Chicago Bears.
Payton died in 1999 of cancer. He was a great running back:
