Sweetness : the enigmatic life of Walter Payton / Jeff Pearlman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pearlman, Jeff.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Payton, Walter, 1954-1999.

Payton, Walter.

Football players--United States--Biography.

Football players.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 479 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Gotham, 2011.

Summary:

Running back Walter Payton was not the largest player in the NFL, but he developed a larger-than-life reputation for his strength, speed, and grit. Nicknamed "Sweetness" during his college football days, he became the NFL's all-time leader in rushing and all-purpose yards, capturing the hearts of fans in his adopted Chicago. 496 pp. 50,000 print.

Contents:

Part 1 Columbia

Chapter l Bubba 3

Chapter 2 learning the game 19

Chapter 3 Black and White 29

Chapter 4 The Emergence 38

Chapter 5 Recruitment 54

Part 2 Jackson

Chapter 6 Jackson State 65

Chapter 7 Soul 82

Chapter 8 Connie

Chapter 9 Heisman Hopes 107

Part 3 Chicago

Chapter 10 Going Pro 123

Chapter 11 Birth of Sweetness 140

Chapter 12 Zero Yards 158

Chapter 13 The Wake-Up Call 112

Chapter 14 The Strangest Run 186

Chapter 15 Darkness 207

Chapter 16 The Unbearable Bears 223

Chapter 17 A Rose in a Dandelion Garden 244

Chapter 18 Power 255

Chapter 19 Shuffle 280

Chapter 20 Super letdown 304

Chapter 21 Aftermath 316

Part 4 Retirement

Chapter 22 Now What? 341

Chapter 23 A bottomless void 358

Chapter 24 Depression 376

Part 5 Final

Chapter 25 Sick 393

Chapter 26 The End 409

Chapter 27 Legacy 417

Chapter 26 Afterword 424.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

159240653X

9781592406531

OCLC:

706017145

Publisher Number:

99946135652