# Eddie Payton

> Edward Charles Payton Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a running back and kick returner for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1977 to 1982 for the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Vikings. He also played in the Canadian Football League for the Toronto Argonauts in 1979 but was released after playing 2 games. He is the older brother of the late Chicago Bears player Walter Payton, the uncle of Brittney Payton and the uncle of the former WGN-TV sports anchor and current 670 The Score radio host Jarrett Payton.

*American football player (born 1951)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1951-08-03
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 2.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 51.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Eddie Payton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Payton)
- [ادى پايتون](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%89_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5336392)

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