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Eddie Payton

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Full Name: Edward Payton Primary Position: RB
Height/Weight: 5' 8"/176 College: Jackson State University
Birthdate: August 3, 1951 High School: John Jefferson (Columbia, MS)
Birthplace: Columbia, Mississippi Nickname: Sweet P
Pro Experience: 5 years
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Punt Return Stats
    • 2.2 Kick Return Stats
    • 2.3 Rushing Stats
    • 2.4 Fumble Recovery Stats
    • 2.5 Receiving Stats
    • 2.6 Passing Stats
  • 3 Trivia
  • 4 Video Gallery
  • 5 Picture Gallery
  • 6 See Also
  • 7 Categories

[edit] Biography

Eddie Payton (Edward Payton) was born on August 3, 1951 in Columbia, Mississippi. After going to high school at John Jefferson (Columbia, MS), Payton attended Jackson State University. Payton made his professional debut in the NFL in 1977 with the Detroit Lions. He played for the Minnesota Vikings, Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions over the course of his 5 year career.

Most people believe that 1980 was Eddie Payton's best year, as he had 1184 kick return yards.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Punt Return Stats

year team league games RET YDS AVG FC LNG TD
1977 DET NFL 8 27 273 10.1 0 87t 1
1978 KAN NFL 14 32 364 11.4 2 39 0
1980 MIN NFL 16 34 251 7.4 9 19 0
1981 MIN NFL 16 38 303 8 8 18 0
1982 MIN NFL 9 22 179 8.1 5 35 0
5 year NFL career 65 156 1387 8.9 24 0 1

[edit] Kick Return Stats

year team league games RET YDS AVG LNG TD
1977 DET NFL 8 18 457 25.4 98t 1
1978 KAN NFL 14 30 775 25.8 66 0
1980 MIN NFL 16 53 1184 22.3 59 0
1981 MIN NFL 16 39 898 23 99t 1
1982 MIN NFL 9 12 271 22.6 32 0
5 year NFL career 65 156 3676 23.6 0 2

[edit] Rushing Stats

year team league games ATT YDS AVG TD LNG
1977 DET NFL 8 4 13 3.3 0 14
1978 KAN NFL 14 0 0 0 0 0
1980 MIN NFL 16 2 15 7.5 0 8
1981 MIN NFL 16 0 0 0 0 0
1982 MIN NFL 9 0 0 0 0 0
5 year NFL career 65 6 28 4.7 0 0

[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats

year team league games TOT OWR OPR YDS TD
1977 DET NFL 8 3 1 0 0 0
1978 KAN NFL 14 6 3 0 0 0
1980 MIN NFL 16 3 2 0 0 0
1981 MIN NFL 16 5 1 0 0 0
1982 MIN NFL 9 3 0 0 0 0
5 year NFL career 65 21 7 0 0 0

[edit] Receiving Stats

year team league games REC YDS AVG TD LNG
1977 DET NFL 8 2 10 5 0 14
1978 KAN NFL 14 0 0 0 0 0
1980 MIN NFL 16 0 0 0 0 0
1981 MIN NFL 16 0 0 0 0 0
1982 MIN NFL 9 0 0 0 0 0
5 year NFL career 65 2 10 5 0 0

[edit] Passing Stats

year team league games ATT CMP PCT YDS YPA TD INT SKD SKY RAT
1977 DET NFL 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39.6
1978 KAN NFL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 MIN NFL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 MIN NFL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 MIN NFL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 year NFL career 65 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39.6

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