"Neverdieeasy.Whyrunoutofboundsanddieeasy?Makethatlinebackerpay.Itcarriesintoallfacetsofyourlife.It'sokaytolose,todie,butdon'tdiewithouttrying,withoutgivingityourbest." Hislegacyistowering.WalterPayton themantheycalledSweetness,forthewayheran remainsthemostprolificrunningbackinthehistoryoftheNationalFootballLeague,thestaroftheChicagoBears'onlySuperBowlChampionship,eleventimesvotedthemostpopularsportsfigureinChicago'shistory.Offthefield,hewasadevotedfatherwhosecharitablefoundationbenefitedtensofthousandsofchildreneachyear,andwho facedwithterminalliverdisease refusedtousehiscelebritytogainapreferentialpositionfororgandonation.WalterPaytonwasnotjustafootballhero;hewasAmerica'shero. NeverDieEasyisWalterPayton'sautobiography,toldfromtheheart.GrowinguppoorinMississippi,hetookupfootballtogetgirls'attention,andwentontobecomeaBlackCollegeAll-AmericanattinyJacksonState(duringwhichtimehewasalsoafinalistinaSoulTraindancecontest).DraftedbytheBearsin1975,hepredictedthathewouldlastonlyfiveyearsbutwentontoplaythirteenextrao
