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Did Walter Payton have a family?
Payton married Connie Norwood in 1976.
Did they have children?
The couple had two children.
Did the children play sports?
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What else was significant about his personal life?
A 2011 biography by Pearlman describes a tumultuous personal life very different from his positive public image.

Question: Why was it tumultuous?
Self-contained rewrite: Why was Paytons life described tumultuous by Pearlman?