Walter Payton -- the man they called Sweetness, for the way he ran -- remains the most prolific running back in the history of the National Football League, the star of the Chicago Bears' only Super Bowl Championship, eleven times voted the most popular sports figure in Chicago's history. Written in the last weeks of his life, with veteran journalist and author Don Yaeger, "Never Die Easy" presents Walter Payton's singular voice -- warm, plainspoken, funny, self-aware - along with the voices of those who knew him best, the friends, family, teammates, and business associates who were with him through all stages of his life. -- From publisher's description.