CHICAGO (CBS)-- The principal at Walter Payton College Prep was recently the center of the action for homecoming night – and it was about more than just her smooth moves. As CBS 2's Jermont ...

NFL great Walter Payton was a 1975 JSU graduate. The Chicago Bears running back was posthumously awarded the Golden Diploma. His brother, former JSU golf coach Eddie Payton, accepted it on his behalf.

In 1975, Bill Belichick was just beginning what would be a 49-year career in the NFL.That same year, Walter Payton began an NFL career that was also destined for greatness.. Nearly a half-century ...

Nora Sun, a 17-year-old senior at Walter Payton College Prep, has always been interested in math and science. But it wasn’t until she got to high school that she realized there were a lot of gender ...

Walter Payton won the NFL Man of the Year Award in 1977. It was named after the Jackson State football anc Chicago Bears star after his death in 1999.

Payton, who played for Jackson State from 1971 to 1975 and went on to become the NFL's all-time leading rusher with 16,726 yards before he retired in 1987, will be honored by the Southwestern ...

Payton starred for the Chicago Bears from 1975 to 1987 after graduating from Jackson State. At Jackson State, Payton, as a running back, was voted Black College Player of the Year in 1973 and 1974.

Here are the 10 players leading the way for the Walter Payton Award through three weeks of the ... Stan Becton joined NCAA.com in 2021 and has since served as a college football, FCS football ...