Walter & Me (24 page)
Authors: Eddie Payton,Paul Brown,Craig Wiley
Though he didn’t score a touchdown in the game, the Bears’ victory in Super Bowl XX was one of the high points of my brother’s career. (AP Images)
Following Walter’s passing, a memorial service was held at Chicago’s Soldier Field. The Reverend Jesse Jackson and I tried to console my momma. (Getty Images)
A statue of my brother now watches over the field that was named in his honor at Columbia High School in Columbia, Mississippi. (Getty Images)
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2012 by Eddie Payton, Paul Brown, and Craig Wiley
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Payton, Eddie.
Walter & me : standing in the shadow of sweetness / Eddie Payton with Paul T. Brown and Craig Wiley.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-60078-763-8 (hardback)
1. Payton, Walter, 1954–1999—Anecdotes. 2. Payton, Eddie. 3. Football players—United States—Biography. 4. Brothers—United States—Biography.
I. Brown, Paul T. II. Wiley, Craig. III. Title.
GV939.P39P4 2012
796.3320922—dc23
[B]
2012026473
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