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Today in Chicago History: Walter Payton becomes the NFL’s all-time leader rusher


The Chicago Bears’ Walter Payton acknowledges the cheers of the crowd after his record-setting afternoon in a 20-7 win against the New Orleans Saints on Oct. 7, 1984, at Soldier Field. (Bob Fila/Chicago Tribune)


By Kori Rumore | krumore@chicagotribune.com | Chicago Tribune
PUBLISHED: October 7, 2025 at 4:00 AM CDT


Chicago Bears' running back Walter Payton (34) comes in for a landing on top of a pile of teammates and New Orleans Saints on Oct. 7, 1984, at Soldier Field. Bears won, 20-7. (Fred Jewell/AP)

1984: Walter Payton caught a pitchout and ran 6 yards against the New Orleans Saints at Soldier Field. That play pushed “Sweetness” ahead of Jim Brown, whose career total of 12,312 rushing yards had been the best ever in the NFL. Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka took Payton out of the game with 20 second left to play and 12,400 yards.

“When God said he would make a halfback or fullback, he might have said Gale Sayers or he might have said Jim Brown,” Ditka said after the game. “But when he said he would make the best football player who ever lived, he probably said two men: Jim Thorpe and Walter Payton.”

Payton’s record of 16,726 yards stood for 18 years until it was broken by current leader Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys.
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