databasefootball years birth_place teams article_title position birth_date pfr college draftedround draftedyear
paytoedd01 1977 1977 1978 1980 -1982 columbia , mississippi cleveland browns detroit lions kansas city chiefs minnesota vikings eddie payton
 running back 3 august 1951 payted00 jackson state undrafted 1973
eddie payton

edward payton -lrb- born august 3 , 1951 in columbia , mississippi -rrb- is a former american football running back and kick returner who played five seasons in the 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 .
he is the older brother of the late chicago bears great walter payton .
payton played college football at jackson state university and signed undrafted by the browns .
payton was primarily used as a kick and punt returner .
he led the nfl with 53 kickoffs for 1184 yards in 1980 .
payton ran back two kickoffs and one punt return for touchdowns in his career , two in the same game .
on december 17 , 1977 , payton ran a kick return and a punt return for a touchdown for the lions in a game against the vikings .
eddie payton is currently the head golf coach at jackson state , coaching both the men 's and women 's teams .
