Walter Payton In 'Never Die Easy'

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Walter Payton
The person that I would want to meet is Walter Payton. I picked Him because he is my idle and I love football. Walter was a NFL star. He played for the Chicago Bears. I love his autobiography ‘’Never Die Easy’’ He made it to the Hall of Fame. He is in the top 2 best running backs ever.
I met Walter Payton at the bears field. It was the super bowl. I was watching him and there was a group of 3000 people. Walter said ‘’ hey do you want to go on the field?’’ I replied ‘’Yes!!!!’’ I watched him in pre-game warm up and I got to throw him a couple of passes. After the pre-game warm up we went out to eat at a pizza place.
Walter lived close to the field and we went back to his house so he could show me where he grew up. I saw all his

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