For Bears, sweetest pick of all was Payton
BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: RB Walter Payton. The Bears boast a record 28 Hall of Famers, from founder George Halas to 2018 inductee Brian Urlacher. But when it comes to the draft, the sweetest pick of all has to be Payton. Taken out of Jackson State at No. 4 overall in 1975, Sweetness retired as the NFL's career leading rusher following the 1987 season. Hard to argue against that selection, though the Bears got quite a haul in 1965 when they took Dick Butkus at No. 3 and Gale Sayers with the fourth overall pick.
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