I met Walter Peyton in the very late Eighties, he had been retired a few years but still looked incredibly athletic.
the company I worked for then put on a contest to there mines and I won the location I was employed at.
At the time American Colloid was headquarter in Skokie Illinois’s, a Chicago suburb.
the company board was all rabid bears fans and brought him in to do a motivational talk.
he later took his time going to the tables to talk to the ordinary men ( miners like me )
it was a highlight of my life to shake his hand, listen to his soft voice and know he was such a tremendous non selfish man. He shared losing his last game was a playoff loss, he really wanted another Super Bowl.
but not greedy he loved the SB ring he wore that night. When I said I was a Dolphin Fan , he smiled cleverly
and referred to December 2 1985 , he said somethings don’t wash off, then continued to visit .
He was a Class Act.