Payton's nickname was famously known as "Sweetness". His position was as a running back. He played for the Chicago Bears. Payton worked with the deaf. One of Payton's most characteristic skills was football. Some of the awards he won were the Nine Pro Bowl and NFL Rushing Record. Payton played for Jackson State University. Putting his sports career aside, he also owned a restaurant and race cars. Payton died of cancer on 1999.