As far as I'm concerned, I thought he was the greatest. With the teams he played on, and what he did, missing only one game his whole career. And, on top of that, he was a great guy.
Hall of Fame Running Back
Franco Harris
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Payton's career rushing and receiving stats
| Regular season |
Rushing stats |
Receiving stats |
| Year |
Team |
G |
Rush |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| 1975 |
Bears |
13 |
196 |
679 |
3.5 |
7 |
33 |
213 |
0 |
| 1976 |
Bears |
14 |
311 |
1390 |
4.5 |
13 |
15 |
149 |
0 |
| 1977 |
Bears |
14 |
339 |
1852 |
5.5 |
14 |
27 |
269 |
2 |
| 1978 |
Bears |
16 |
333 |
1395 |
4.2 |
11 |
50 |
480 |
0 |
| 1979 |
Bears |
16 |
369 |
1610 |
4.4 |
14 |
31 |
313 |
2 |
| 1980 |
Bears |
16 |
317 |
1460 |
4.6 |
6 |
46 |
367 |
1 |
| 1981 |
Bears |
16 |
339 |
1222 |
3.6 |
6 |
41 |
379 |
2 |
| 1982 |
Bears |
9 |
148 |
596 |
4.0 |
1 |
32 |
311 |
0 |
| 1983 |
Bears |
16 |
314 |
1421 |
4.5 |
6 |
53 |
607 |
2 |
| 1984 |
Bears |
16 |
381 |
1684 |
4.4 |
11 |
45 |
368 |
0 |
| 1985 |
Bears |
16 |
324 |
1551 |
4.8 |
9 |
49 |
483 |
2 |
| 1986 |
Bears |
16 |
321 |
1333 |
4.2 |
8 |
37 |
382 |
3 |
| 1987 |
Bears |
12 |
146 |
533 |
3.7 |
4 |
33 |
217 |
1 |
| TOTAL |
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190 |
3838 |
16726 |
4.4 |
110 |
492 |
4538 |
15 |
| Playoffs |
Rushing stats |
Receiving stats |
| Year |
Team |
G |
Rush |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| 1977 |
Bears |
1 |
19 |
60 |
3.1 |
0 |
3 |
33 |
0 |
| 1979 |
Bears |
1 |
16 |
67 |
4.2 |
2 |
3 |
52 |
0 |
| 1984 |
Bears |
3 |
46 |
196 |
4.3 |
0 |
4 |
23 |
0 |
| 1985 |
Bears |
3 |
67 |
186 |
2.8 |
0 |
8 |
52 |
0 |
| 1986 |
Bears |
1 |
14 |
38 |
2.7 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
| 1987 |
Bears |
1 |
18 |
85 |
4.7 |
0 |
3 |
20 |
0 |
| TOTAL |
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9 |
180 |
632 |
3.5 |
2 |
22 |
178 |
0 |
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