The Chicago Bears' Walter Payton Era lasted for 13 seasons as fans witnessed one of the greatest running backs to ever grace a football field. Heading into the 1975 NFL Draft, the Bears had a 12 ...

Chicago Bears general manager Jim Finks won a coin flip on Jan. 19, 1975, for the fourth pick in the NFL draft. The Bears selected future Hall of Famer Walter Payton. (Chicago Tribune) The Bears ...

Bears fans can soon visit statues of Hall of Fame inductees Walter Payton and George S. Halas at Soldier Field. The widow of Chicago Bears great Walter Payton says she doesn't want her grandson to ...

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 Brazile (right) was selected 6th by the Houston Oilers.

The Bears made history ... "a nice cheer went up" in Chicago's draft room. "We've been sweating it out all night," he said. "What happened is what we were hoping for. Had we been in Atlanta's spot, we ...

The Chicago Bears have a grand total of one ... even decades later. Before the Bears made Walter Payton the fourth pick of the 1975 NFL Draft, the running back starred at Jackson State University ...