Sweetness : the enigmatic life of Walter Payton /

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Author / Creator:Pearlman, Jeff.
Imprint:New York : Gotham Books, c2011.
Description:xvi, 480 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8507039
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ISBN:9781592406531
159240653X
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 467-470) and index.
Summary:In the twelve years since his death from cancer, the legend of Walter Payton has only grown in magnitude. This is the definitive biography of an iconic American sportsman-- and one of the most uniquely complex and enigmatic superstars in the history of American sport.
Table of Contents:
  • Prplogue
  • Part 1. Columbia
  • Chapter l. Bubba
  • Chapter 2. learning the game
  • Chapter 3. Black and White
  • Chapter 4. The Emergence
  • Chapter 5. Recruitment
  • Part 2. Jackson
  • Chapter 6. Jackson State
  • Chapter 7. Soul
  • Chapter 8. Connie
  • Chapter 9. Heisman Hopes
  • Part 3. Chicago
  • Chapter 10. Going Pro
  • Chapter 11. Birth of Sweetness
  • Chapter 12. Zero Yards
  • Chapter 13. The Wake-Up Call
  • Chapter 14. The Strangest Run
  • Chapter 15. Darkness
  • Chapter 16. The Unbearable Bears
  • Chapter 17. A Rose in a Dandelion Garden
  • Chapter 18. Power
  • Chapter 19. Shuffle
  • Chapter 20. Super letdown
  • Chapter 21. Aftermath
  • Part 4. Retirement
  • Chapter 22. Now What?
  • Chapter 23. A bottomless void
  • Chapter 24. Depression
  • Part 5. Final
  • Chapter 25. Sick
  • Chapter 26. The End
  • Chapter 27. Legacy
  • Chapter 26. Afterword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • index