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| Position: | Return specialist, Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1951-08-03)August 3, 1951 (age 73) Columbia, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| College: | Jackson State | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1973 | ||||||||||||
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Edward Charles Payton Jr. (born August 3, 1951) is a formerAmerican footballrunning back andkick returner who played five seasons in theNFL from 1977 to 1982 for theCleveland Browns,Detroit Lions,Kansas City Chiefs andMinnesota Vikings. He also played in theCanadian Football League. He is the older brother of the lateChicago Bears playerWalter Payton, the uncle of Brittney Payton and the uncle of the currentWGN-TV sports anchorJarrett Payton.
Payton played college football atJackson State University and signed undrafted by the Browns. Payton was primarily used as a kick and punt returner. He led the NFL with 53 kickoffs for 1184 yards in 1980. Payton ran back two kickoffs and one punt return fortouchdowns in his career, two in the same game. On December 17, 1977, Payton ran a kick return and a punt return for a touchdown for the Lions in a game against the Vikings.
Eddie Payton is the former headgolf coach at Jackson State,[1] coaching both the men's and women's teams. From 1986 – 2016, Payton led the Jackson State Golf program to 37 Southwestern Athletic Conference championships. His men's team won 23 conference titles, 8 National Minority championships, and was the first HBCU to make the NCAA Men's National Golf Championships in 1995. He helped start the women's golf program in 1994. From there, he led the women's team to 14 SWAC titles and also the first HBCU NCAA appearance for women in 1999.
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