Jarrett Payton was with Steve McMichael in his final moments

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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4.6 • 632 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by WGN sports anchor Jarrett Payton to reflect on the life and legacy of Bears great Steve "Mongo" McMichael, who passed away Wednesday at age 67 after battling ALS. Payton was at McMichael's side in his final moments.

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0:00.0	How you doing?
0:00.8	Hey.
0:01.2	How you doing?
0:02.1	Jared Payton.
0:03.1	Jared Payton, one of my favorite teammates because he knew exactly what it was to be great.
0:09.0	Former NFL running back.
0:10.5	And Peyton will hit Peter.
0:12.3	Touchdown Titan.
0:13.6	College football national champion.
0:15.3	And so it is the season of 2001.
0:18.7	Miami.
0:19.3	They are certainly the Dutch champions.
0:21.9	Sports anchor for WGN.
0:23.7	And you look back on what I went through back in 99
0:26.8	with my dad in his situation of coming out and telling people what...
0:31.3	You know, you were always just rock.
0:33.1	That's what happens when he fell into my arms.
0:35.0	In that time...
0:35.8	That's when he's telling you when he let you announce him to the Hall of Fame.
0:39.3	Not only is my dad an exceptional athlete, he's a role model.
0:44.3	He's my biggest role model, best friend.
0:46.3	Yeah.
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