This year’s commencement ceremonies began Friday for recipients of master’s and doctoral degrees. More than 260 graduates ...

Bears legend Walter Payton, made and how Sweetness continues to inspire. Story by Larry Mayer Jarrett Payton was half a world away from home when he spotted a familiar sight. In London for a ...

Former NFL player and JSU alumnus Eddie Parker walked together with his brother Walter 'Sweetness' Payton in spirit. Former ...

Walter Payton won a Super Bowl with the Chicago Bears in 1986. Check out why Payton's world championship was an unenjoyable experience. 'A Football Life': Members from the unbeaten 1972 Miami ...

A Chicago legend and one of the greatest running backs ever to lace 'em up -- no one could do it quite like "Sweetness." NFL Throwback takes a look at the longest play that the Pittsburgh Steelers ...

Walter Payton was my idol. He was the guy I looked ... His nickname probably summed up what he was both as a person and as a player -- "Sweetness." There was a sweet style to the way he played ...

and when Jeff Pearlman detailed Payton’s extramarital affairs, child born out of wedlock and prescription drug abuse in his 2011 biography “Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton ...

"Sweetness" -- Walter Payton (173 letters) There has never been a more complete nickname that described the overwhelming and beautiful performance on the gridiron, while at the same time ...

During the ceremony, Dr. John M. Perkins will receive an honorary degree in recognition of his extraordinary contributions to ...

Walter Payton was my idol. He was the guy I looked ... His nickname probably summed up what he was both as a person and as a player -- "Sweetness." There was a sweet style to the way he played ...