Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton

Book Description

The first definitive biography of Chicago Bears superstar Walter Payton.

At five feet ten inches tall, running back Walter Payton was not the largest player in the NFL, but he developed a larger-than-life reputation for his strength, speed, and grit. Nicknamed “Sweetness” during his college football days, he became the NFL’s all-time leader in rushing and all-purpose yards, capturing the hearts of fans in his adopted Chicago.

Crafted from interviews with more than 700 sources, acclaimed sportswriter Jeff Pearlman has produced the first definitive biography of Payton. Sweetness at last brings fans a detailed, scrupulously researched, all-encompassing account of the legend’s rise to greatness. From Payton’s childhood in segregated Mississippi, where he ended a racial war by becoming the star of his integrated high school’s football team, to his college years and his thirteen-year NFL career, Sweetness brims with stories of all-American heroism, and covers Payton’s life off the field as well. Set against the backdrop of the tragic illness that cut his life short at just forty-five years of age, this is a stirring tribute to a singular icon and the lasting legacy he made.

中文：

书名：甜蜜：沃尔特·佩顿的神秘生活

芝加哥熊队超级巨星沃尔特·佩顿的第一本权威传记。

身高5英尺10英寸的跑卫沃尔特·佩顿并不是NFL最伟大的球员，但他以其力量、速度和坚韧而闻名于世。在大学橄榄球时代，他被戏称为甜蜜，成为NFL在冲刺和多用途码数方面的历史领导者，在他的第二个芝加哥俘获了球迷的心。

著名体育作家杰夫·皮尔曼通过对700多名消息源的采访，撰写了佩顿的第一本权威传记。 甜蜜 最后，为粉丝们带来了一个详细、仔细研究、包罗万象的关于这位传奇人物如何崛起的全面描述。从佩顿在种族隔离的密西西比州度过的童年–在那里，他成为一体化高中橄榄球队的明星，结束了一场种族战争–到他的大学时光和13年的NFL职业生涯， 甜蜜 书中充斥着全美英雄主义的故事，也涵盖了佩顿在球场外的生活。在悲剧性疾病的背景下，他在仅仅45岁的时候缩短了生命，这是对一位独特的偶像和他所留下的持久遗产的激动人心的敬意。