WALTER "SWEETNESS" PAYTON - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 11/19/1984 - HFSID 260314

WALTER PAYTON
Walter Payton sends a typed letter to a fan wishing them a happy 80th birthday.
Typed Letter Signed: "Walt Payton", 1p, 7¾X10¾. Schaumburg, Illinois, 1984 November 19. To Jack Marcus, Richmond, Virginia. On Studebaker's stationery. In full: "Thank you for taking time out to write to me. I really appreciate it. I have enclosed an 8x10 autographed picture of myself for you. [not included] Happy 80th Birthday, Jack. I read the articles that you sent to me, I'm really impressed. Again, thank you for writing, Jack. Take care and have a Happy Holidays. Your friend" Walter Payton, the Chicago Bears' first-round choice and the fourth player selected in the 1975 National Football League Draft, developed into a superstar of unusual dimensions during his 13-season NFL tenure from 1975 to 1987, all of which he spent with the Chicago Bears. The Hall of Famer is the game's all-time leading rusher with 16,726 yards and scored 110 rushing TDs. He was named All-Pro seven times and elected to nine Pro Bowls. Other records Payton held at the time of his retirement included 10 seasons with 1,000 or more yards rushing, 275 yards rushing in one game against Minnesota (1977) and 77 games with more than 100 yards rushing. He was only 45 when he died in 1999. Mounting remnants on corners of verso, lightly show through. File nicks at right edge. Fine condition.