Walter Payton Archives - HBCU Buzz https://hbcubuzz.com/tag/walter-payton/ HBCU Buzz delivers HBCU news, insights and editorials from the Black College community. Since 2011, HBCU Buzz has been a resource for prospective & current students and alumni. Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:16:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://hbcubuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/07/cropped-hbcu-buzz-favicon-1.png?w=32 Walter Payton Archives - HBCU Buzz https://hbcubuzz.com/tag/walter-payton/ 32 32 235275373 Six HBCU Super Bowl Winners https://hbcubuzz.com/104673/six-hbcu-super-bowl-winners/ https://hbcubuzz.com/104673/six-hbcu-super-bowl-winners/#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2025 16:26:12 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=104673 HBCUs have always played an important role in the world of football. There have been many athletes who have come through from these institutions to shine in the NFL and gone on to enjoy successful professional careers. Even though HBCUs do not get the same level of attention as schools in some of the other […]

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]]> https://hbcubuzz.com/104673/six-hbcu-super-bowl-winners/feed/ 0 104673 Jackson State University Unveils Walter Payton Collection https://hbcubuzz.com/102595/jackson-state-university-unveils-walter-payton-collection/ https://hbcubuzz.com/102595/jackson-state-university-unveils-walter-payton-collection/#comments Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:45:11 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=102595 Jackson State University has officially launched the much-anticipated Walter Payton Collection, a heartfelt tribute to the football legend and a proud university alumnus. This exciting addition is part of JSU’s Campus Legends Program, in collaboration with Roots of Fight, and honors Payton’s profound impact both on the field as a Tiger and off it as […]

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]]> https://hbcubuzz.com/102595/jackson-state-university-unveils-walter-payton-collection/feed/ 1 102595 100 Best HBCU Football Players of All Time https://hbcubuzz.com/62979/100-best-hbcu-football-players-of-all-time/ Fri, 22 Nov 2019 21:06:33 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=62979 Football teams from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) have been competing since Dec. 27, 1892, when Johnson C. Smith (then known as Biddle University) defeated Livingston College in Salisbury, North Carolina, 5-0. The HBCU schools have a storied history and produced some of the greatest football players ever, many of whom are in the Pro Football Hall of […]

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]]> 62979 Players from historically black colleges and universities have gone on to have ‘Super’ careers in NFL https://hbcubuzz.com/29816/players-from-historically-black-colleges-and-universities-have-gone-on-to-have-super-careers-in-nfl/ https://hbcubuzz.com/29816/players-from-historically-black-colleges-and-universities-have-gone-on-to-have-super-careers-in-nfl/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2013 14:30:11 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=29816 It’s a historic year for the professional football players and supporters of America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities, who are among the throngs anxiously awaiting Super Bowl XLVIII – the first NFL championship game in the New York City metropolitan area, coming Feb. 2, 2014. For the first time since the first Super Bowl in […]

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]]> https://hbcubuzz.com/29816/players-from-historically-black-colleges-and-universities-have-gone-on-to-have-super-careers-in-nfl/feed/ 0 29816 Drugs, Infidelity Highlight New Walter Payton Biography https://hbcubuzz.com/8129/drugs-infidelity-highlight-new-walter-payton-biography/ https://hbcubuzz.com/8129/drugs-infidelity-highlight-new-walter-payton-biography/#respond Sat, 01 Oct 2011 09:45:20 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=8129 “Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton”, a  biography about the late great NFL running back written by Sports Illustrated  columnist Jeff Pearlman is scheduled to arrive in bookstores across the county October 4th. This biography tells a somber and gloomy story about  the NFL Hall of Fame veteran, a story filled with drugs, infidelity […]

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