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From Barnes & NobleWalter Payton (1954-1999) is remembered as the record-setting halfback of the Chicago Bears, but he is also revered as the man who heroically battled a terminal illness that finally brought him. There have been biographies of Payton before, but Jeff Pearlman's Sweetness is the first truly definitive life of this beloved Hall of Famer and man. Lisa Echenthal Kirkus ReviewsSI.com and
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Jeff Pearlman the New York Times best-selling author of seven books. His new release, "Gunslinger: The Remarkable, Improbable, Iconic Life of Brett Favre," is available now. He is a former Sports Illustrated senior writer, a former ESPN.com columnist and a former staff writer for Newsday and The (Nashville) Tennessean. He contributes to Bleacher Report and CNN.com, and blogs regularly at www.jeffpearlman.com. He can be reached at anngold22@gmail.com, and Tweets regularly at twitter.com/jeffpearlman
