Holiday Auction Closing December 7 ,2019
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/7/2019
Walter Payton started his professional career with the Chicago Bears in 1975, who selected him with the 1975 Draft's fourth overall pick. Payton proceeded to win the 1977 AP NFL Most Valuable Player Award and won Super Bowl XX with the 1985 Chicago Bears. He retired from football at the end of the 1987 season having rushed for at least 1,200 yards in 10 of his 13 seasons in the NFL. After struggling with the rare liver disease for several months, Payton died on November 1, 1999 at age 45.
This official NFL football comes signed in bold silver sharpie and contains the inscription "Sweetness". This football comes with a LOA from Steve Grad of Beckett Authentication (A52476).