Then Ditka Said to Payton... (Best Sports Stories Ever Told)

Written for every sports fan who follows the Bears, this account goes behind the scenes to peek into the private world of the players, coaches, and decision.
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Brown threatened he would when Franco Harris closed on the record last season. Saldi was in the huddle when the Bears called their second play of the second half, leading, , at the time. After the record-breaking run, he watched Payton shake the hands of, among others, linebacker Jim Kovach, who tackled him, and New Orleans Coach Bum Phillips, who is a good friend.

"Then Ditka Said to Payton. . .": The Best Chicago Bears Stories Ever Told

Payton, who vetoed the Bears' idea of a family ceremony on the field, soon came back into the huddle. Payton, who also broke Brown's record of 58 yard rushing games with his 59th today, may have accomplished the football equivalent of Hank Aaron's th home run, or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's passing Wilt Chamberlain on the NBA scoring list.

At least that's what President Reagan told him during a phone call from Air Force One, headed for the presidential debate in Louisville, to a press tent under the stands. Payton was silent for a moment. They spoke for a moment, then Payton hung up.


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He later said, "It's a long way from Columbia, Miss. It's a tribute to them and an honor for me to bestow this honor on them.

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The Bears had lost two in a row before their easy victory today. Ditka said he was so concerned about the offense he considered putting in the single wing, with Payton at tailback. Quarterback Jim McMahon, who has been bothered by a hairline fracture of a bone in his throwing hand, played the whole game for the first time in a month. He completed 10 of 14 passes for yards and one touchdown, a yard pass to Dennis McKinnon early in the fourth quarter. Bob Thomas kicked two field goals -- of 48 and 46 yards -- in the first half, in which each team scored a touchdown.

Payton scored on a one-yard dive with three seconds left in the half. In a way, Payton symbolizes the cruel fate of Chicago sports fans. They couldn't have realized, as they streamed for the exits to make it home in time for the start of the baseball game, that Payton admitted last week after leading cheers at a rally for the Cubs that he is a fan of the Mets.

"Then Ditka Said to Payton. . .": The Best Chicago Bears Stories Ever Told by Dan Jiggetts

I like this book because how I said before it was like you were at the games because the athour was the guard for the Bears. Also I liked how he talks about Walter Payton. Because he was one of the greatest players of all time. He talked about him a lot how love to prank. It was like my cousin who loves to prank people. Also he talks about the 85 Bears making the Super Bowl. Jun 20, Jeremy rated it did not like it. My two guilty pleasures are sports and rock n' roll biographies.

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Those were really great times. There isn't even a story where Ditka says anything to Payton.

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Feb 19, James F. Some great stories about a football team that has found a home in the hearts and minds of many fans.

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