Jarrett Payton, the son of NFL legend Walter Payton, shared some frightening news this week.
Payton took to Twitter and announced that his son suffered a seizure while in Las Vegas. He added that two strangers ran over o assist in saving his life.
“My son had a seizure Mon in #LasVegas,” Payton tweeted. “It was the scariest moment of my life. Two strangers didn’t hesitate to help me save his life. I didn’t get their info but I’m sharing this in hopes someone knows them. We would to personally thank them. Pls RT & keep Jp in your prayers.”
He added: “Thank you for all the prayers! He’s doing a lot better and acting like his old self. He just wanted to meet the people that helped save his life. So I told him I would do my best to make that happen.”
This is how social media reacted:
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Payton had 4,368 combined net attempts and accounted for 21,803 combined net yards. He also scored an impressive 750 points on 125 touchdowns.
He also won the NFC rushing title five straight years from 1976 to 1980.
After struggling with the rare liver disease, Payton died on November 1, 1999.
