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Change In Walter Payton's Life By Konnor Balon
Changes in Walter Payton’s Life by Konnor Balon There are a few changes to Walter Payton’s life that I would change.

First, I would change is for Walter not to grow up in segregated times. During this portion of his life, the blacks lived on one side of the town and the whites lived on another side of the town. I would make him grow up in a non-segregated time.

The next thing I would change is in Super Bowl XX, he did not score a touchdown. Mike Ditka, his coach said that was one of his biggest regrets. So I would make him score a touchdown.

Another thing I would change is he would be more successful in business after his NFL career. Walter really wanted to own a NFL team so I would make that happen.

Then I would have his

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