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This big gentle giant is called an Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog..origin Alapaha Georgia for this particular breed..his color is called Blue Merle ...he is a member of our family and belongs to my youngest son... weighing in at 50 pounds at six months...named after Hershel Walker a running back in football for The Georgia Bulldogs..the gentle giant ..
Well, football season is almost back and time to get our star running back into shape. Don't you just love his natural ball carrying form and great running stance. He may be backup now but soon he'll make first string. In this shot he's only 2.5 years old.
JaMarcus Russell first pro game!!! Raiders beat the Broncos
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JaMarcus Russell (born August 9, 1985 in Mobile, Alabama) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Raiders with the first overall pick of the 2007 NFL Draft and played college football for Louisiana State
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The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Raiders began play in 1960 as the eighth charter member of the American Football League (AFL), where they won one championship and three division titles. The team joined the NFL in 1970 as part of the AFL-NFL Merger. Since joining the NFL, the Raiders have won twelve division titles and three Super Bowls, and have appeared in two other Super Bowls. The team has thirteen enshrinees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Test shot with Sony RX10-ii. Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California, home of the San Francisco 49ers.
Jarryd Hayne is an Australian Rugby star who has decided to give American Football a try, and early indications are, he is going to excel at it. He could be a potential star for the 49ers as a return man as well as running back. In just two preseason games, Hayne has established himself as the most electrifying player on the field.
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Michigan running back Chris Evans in action during the Wolverine's 78-0 victory over Rutgers in Piscataway.
Once of the running backs for the Port Jervis Red Raiders breaks through the Monticello Panther defensive line.
Yes, the legendary Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton won a car race, specifically the June Sprints GT1, GT2, and GT3 feature race at Road America in 1990, driving a Newman-Sharp Oldsmobile Cutlass. He also set a track record in qualifying and led the race by a substantial margin before an oil spill brought out a black flag.
(10 June 1990) - LINK to newspaper article - Former Bear Payton Outruns Field at June Sprints - www.newspapers.com/article/the-oshkosh-northwestern-forme...
(29 July 1990) - Knerr, Payton among the Pocono Winners - The newspaper article above refers to the race Walter Payton won which was held on Sunday the 29th July 1990, at the Pocono Sports Car Grand Prix (Pocono International Raceway - Race track in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, United States). This was the second race which he won - the first race was the June Sprints feature race on the 10th of June 1990 (Track: Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin) - Details of the 29th of July race - The road-racing weekend featured a driving appearance by former professional football star Walter Payton, who, after having suspension problems in practice on Friday and during a race on Saturday, finished finally first got things together and finished first on Sunday. But his victory was not without difficulty. Payton's car spun into the infield in turn one early in the 18-lap feature event. He came out in sixth place, then chased down leaders Wayne Pluta and Larry Merricks, making the decisive pass on the tunnel turn with four laps to go.
LINK to video - Walter Payton Racer Part 1 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YLzecGDk20
LINK to video - Walter Payton Racer Part 2 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxh0NHoQm6s
(10 June 1990) - Walter Payton won at least one auto race: a GT1/GT2/GT3 June Sprints feature race at Road America in 1990. (29 July 1990) He also won the SCCA GT-1 championship in 1990 before moving to the professional Trans-Am Series.
Details of the Race and Payton's Racing Career
Event: June Sprints feature race.
Date: The race was won 10 June 1990.
Track: Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Vehicle: A Newman-Sharp Oldsmobile Cutlass.
Notable Accomplishments:
Payton set a track record during the qualifying session.
He took an impressive 34-second lead at one point in the race.
He finished the race significantly ahead of his competitor.
Context of his Racing Career:
Payton pursued auto racing seriously after his NFL career, seeing it as a different kind of mental challenge.
He started in celebrity races, then joined the SCCA.
He eventually moved to the professional SCCA Trans-Am Series.
He also teamed up with actor and racecar driver Paul Newman in the Newman-Sharp Racing team.
Walter Payton, nicknamed "Sweetness," won a national Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) race in 1990. The win occurred at Road America during the June Sprints event, where he drove a Newman-Sharp Oldsmobile Cutlass in the GT-1 class. He later raced in the SCCA Trans-Am series as a professional driver.
Here are some highlights of Walter Payton's racing career:
Category Detail
Notable Wins 1990 SCCA GT-1 Championship (10th of June 1990 Sprints) at Road America
Racing Series SCCA Sports 2000, Oldsmobile Pro Series, SCCA Trans-Am Series
Career Highlight Won his first national Sports Car Club of America victory - 29 July 1990
Team Ownership Co-owner of Payton-Coyne Racing in the CART IndyCar World Series (from 1994)
Best Professional Finish Eighth place in a Trans-Am race at Road America in 1992
Payton's racing career was cut short due to a fiery crash he survived at Road America in 1993, which resulted in burns to his neck and face. After retiring from driving, he became a team co-owner.
When Walter Payton won the SCCA June Sprints GT1, GT2, GT3 feature race in 1990, the driver who finished second was Chip Boatright. Payton, in a Newman-Sharp Oldsmobile Cutlass, crossed the finish line 15.7 seconds ahead of Boatright of Chicago.
Winner: Walter Payton
Runner-up: Chip Boatright
Event: SCCA June Sprints GT1, GT2, GT3 feature race
Date: June 10, 1990
Location: Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
Walter Payton competed in five SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) regional races during the 1990 season. He finished his first full year in professional SCCA racing with three top-10 finishes and a victory in his last race of the season at the Mid-Ohio SportsCar Course.
Details on his 1990 season:
Races: Five races in the SCCA Sports 2000 series.
Results: Three top-10 finishes.
Win: He won his final race of the season at Mid-Ohio.
Preparation: He attended several professional driving schools before his professional racing career.
Significance: This was his first full year of professional racing, and he followed it up by moving to the SCCA Trans-Am Series in 1991.
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Payton Also Made His Mark in Motor Racing
By SHAV GLICK / Nov. 2, 1999
When Walter Payton finished his Hall of Fame career in professional football, he turned his competitive juices to auto racing. Payton was invited to drive in Toyota celebrity races during the Long Beach Grand Prix in 1988 and 1989 and always said those races whetted his racing appetite. “That was a blast,” he said after finishing the 1988 race. “I want to try that again.” His response was to drive two years in the Sports Car Club of America’s Pro Sports 2000 series and a year in the Oldsmobile Pro Series. After winning the SCCA GT-1 championship during the 1990 June Sprints, he decided to become a professional and run in the SCCA Trans-Am series.
In his first pro race, at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., Payton drove for Paul Newman and Bob Sharp in an Oldsmobile Cutlass. He lasted only 13 laps before his engine gave out. In 1992, he came back to Long Beach in the Trans-Am, driving a Chevrolet Camaro for Tom Gloy and again had mechanical trouble. His best finish in 18 Trans-Ams with Gloy was an eighth at Road America in a Ford Mustang in 1992. Twice he received the series’ “Hard Charger” race award, both times at Watkins Glen, N.Y. In 1994, at 40, he decided to give up driving and bought into Dale Coyne’s Indy car team, which became Payton-Coyne Racing. “Walter was a familiar sight in the pits and on his scooter at every race,” said Mike Zizzo, a CART official. “Until his sickness, he never missed watching his drivers on the track.” Shorly after Payton announced his illness, all the cars in this year’s CART season opener at Homestead, Fla., carried a decal, reading, “Get Well, Sweetness” and was accompanied by a football helmet with No. 34 in the Chicago Bear colors.
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Walter Payton - Walter Jerry Payton (July 25, 1953 – November 1, 1999) was an American professional football running back who played in the National Football League for 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears. Nicknamed "Sweetness", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time.
Payton began his football career in Mississippi and went on to have an outstanding college football career at Jackson State University playing for the Tigers, where he was named Little All-American twice. He started his professional career with the Chicago Bears in 1975, who selected him with the 1975 draft's fourth overall pick. Payton proceeded to win the 1977 AP NFL Most Valuable Player Award and won Super Bowl XX with the 1985 Chicago Bears. He retired from football at the end of the 1987 season having rushed for at least 1,200 yards in 10 of his 13 seasons in the NFL (with two of those thirteen being lockout-shortened seasons).
A nine-time Pro Bowl selection, Payton is remembered as a prolific rusher. He has held NFL records for career rushing yards, touchdowns, carries, yards from scrimmage, all-purpose yards, and many other categories. Payton also retired with the most receptions by a non-receiver, and he threw eight career touchdown passes. Payton was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993, to the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame that same year, and to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996. He was named to the NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1994 and the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team in 2019.
After struggling with the rare liver disease primary sclerosing cholangitis for several months, Payton died on November 1, 1999, from cholangiocarcinoma at the age of 46. His legacy includes being the eponym of the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award and the Walter Payton Award, as well as a heightened awareness of the need for organ donations.
The three players selected before Walter Payton in the 1975 NFL Draft were QB Steve Bartkowski (1st overall), DT Randy White (2nd overall), and G Ken Huff (3rd overall). Payton was chosen by the Chicago Bears with the fourth overall pick.
Here's a breakdown of the first round:
#1: Atlanta Falcons selected Steve Bartkowski (Quarterback).
#2: Dallas Cowboys selected Randy White (Defensive Tackle).
#3: Baltimore Colts selected Ken Huff (Guard).
#4: Chicago Bears selected Walter Payton (Running Back).
Longhorns running back Jaydon Blue carrying the ball during a play against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin on Saturday, September 28th, 2024.
Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy's sophomore running back Bill Lay taking the handoff early in the 3rd quarter against Hickory Grove Christian Academy. TJCA won the game 49 to 18 after leading 34-0 at the half.
TJCA's Jonathan Hargro making a lead block for Bill Lay during the first half of the Pine Lake Prep football game. Thomas Jefferson won the Southern Piedmont Conference game 14 to 0.
TJCA's Bill Lay carrying the rock against Mt. Island Charter in Southern Piedmont Conference Play. The Gryphons fail 31 to 13 to the Raptors.
Seahawks runningback Marshawn Lynch runs in open space during the Seattle Seahawks 20-13 win over the St. Louis Rams at CenturyLink Field, Dec. 30, 2012. Photo by Brandan Schulze, Military Sea Hawkers.
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Seahawks runningback Marshawn Lynch bursts through an opening during the Seattle Seahawks 20-13 win over the St. Louis Rams at CenturyLink Field, Dec. 30, 2012. Photo by Brandan Schulze, Military Sea Hawkers.
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Community School of Davison running back carries the ball in the opening drive of the Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy varsity football game. TJCA won Southern Piedmont Conference game by a score of 61 to 14.
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Brian Ray / The Daily Texan - 10/8/05 - Texas' Jamaal Charles leaves the Sooner secondary in his wake as he dashes downfield for a long rushing touchdown during the Red River Rivalry game between the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners in Dallas, TX on Saturday, October 8, 2005. Texas ran away with the victory, 45-12.
Alex Collins dives for a touchdown as the rest of the players on the field either try to grab him or help him against UT Martin.
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