Ep.17 - Press Box Chronicles - Walter Payton
Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman
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Sports, Talk Show, 30-Jun-2025
The 1985 Chicago Bears are one of the greatest NFL teams ever assembled. That year, the Bears went 15-1 and destroyed the New England Patriots 46-10 in Super Bowl XX. Everyone was overjoyed and excited except Walter Payton. This is the story.
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