Sweetness, Jeff Pearlman
Sweetness, Jeff Pearlman
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Sweetness
The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton

Author: Jeff Pearlman

Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner

Unabridged: 18 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/12/2011

Synopsis

At five feet ten inches tall, running back Walter Payton was not the largest player in the NFL, but he developed a largerthanlife reputation for his strength, speed, and grit. Nicknamed Sweetness during his college football days, he became the NFLs alltime leader in rushing and allpurpose yards, capturing the hearts of fans in his adopted Chicago. Drawing from interviews with more than seven hundred sources, acclaimed sportswriter Jeff Pearlman has crafted the first definitive biography of Payton. Sweetness at last brings fans a detailed, scrupulously researched, allencompassing account of the legends rise to greatness. From Paytons childhood in segregated Mississippi, where he ended a racial war by becoming the star of his integrated high schools football team, to his college years and his thirteenyear NFL career, Sweetness brims with stories of allAmerican heroism and covers Paytons life on and off the field. Set against the backdrop of the tragic illness that cut his life short at just fortyfive years of age, this is a stirring tribute to a singular icon and the lasting legacy he made.

About Jeff Pearlman

Jeff Pearlman is the New York Times bestselling author of seven books. He is a former Sports Illustrated senior writer, a former ESPN.com columnist, and a former staff writer for Newsday and the Tennessean. He is a regular contributor to Bleacher Report and CNN.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Daniel on January 18, 2023

Philanthropist. Philander. Family man. Aloof husband. Loyal and selfless teammate. Prankster who requested his stats at halftime. Walter Payton was a man who was many things and one who meant the world to many people. This biography, “Sweetness”, captures Payton as the complex man that he was. The......more

Goodreads review by Brandon on October 16, 2011

At one point in this bio, author Jeff Pearlman says Payton cherished the love his fans gave to him but believed it was not real because they did not know the "real" Walter Payton. After getting to know the real Walter Payton through Pearlman's work, I have to say I was shocked at times to see some o......more

Goodreads review by Shane on September 03, 2022

I really enjoyed this book about Walter Payton. I learned a lot about the man and his life and I felt the author did a great job telling both the positive and negative. Highly recommended for any football or sports fan.......more

Goodreads review by J.C. on October 05, 2012

At the moment I am giving this three stars. The problem is I don't know how I feel about this book, mostly because I grew up (in Chicago) watching Walter Payton as soon as I was able to comprehend what football was. To me Walter Payton was what football meant as the definition to the actual word. Th......more

Goodreads review by Brian on November 09, 2016

Sometimes I think I engage sports biographies so I can huffily complain about how mediocre they are. As a rule, they don't portray the depth and contradictions inside their subject. As a rule, they survey seasons about as compellingly as a football card or baseball card as they begin to rattle off n......more

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