Clark Has Legendary Hero

Nearly every NFL player has a hero. Chicago Bears tight end Desmond Clark picked one that is perfect for his career in the Windy City: Walter Payton. The Bears will be honoring the Hall of Fame running back at their game on Sunday, which marks the 10-year anniversary of his death.

Clark said of the legendary running back, “I was a big Walter Payton fan myself, coming up playing running back and quarterback. When I was playing running back, coaches would tell you to carry the ball like this [the conventional way], I wanted to carry the ball like Walter Payton and hold it with one hand. I just wanted to carry the ball with one hand and stiff arm people and do the high steps and all that stuff. You always see him diving over the pile for the touchdown, and that’s never something I quite came to do.”

Walter Payton was part of the 1985 Bears team that won the Super Bowl, playing alongside other legends like William Perry, Richard Dent, Mike Singletary and Jim McMahon and under head coach Mike Ditka. Today’s team still carries the legacy of “Sweetness” and you can experience it by getting Chicago Bears tickets from StubHub.

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