Before the Bears made Walter Payton the fourth pick of the 1975 NFL Draft, the running back starred at Jackson State University, racking up 464 points and a then-NCAA-record of 3,563 yards.

Chicago Bears’ Walter Payton (34) signs a one year contract with the Bears and announces that this will be his last year playing for the Bears on July 28, 1987, in Lake Forest.

Walter Payton Tribune file photo by Charles Cherney. Jackson State’s Walter Payton (left) was picked No. 4 by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 1975 NFL draft. Teammate Robert Brazi… ...