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The George-Anne · Sep 6, 2017

Running back home: Peterson to pay visit

Adrian Peterson totaled over 6,500 yards in regular season games alone, and was the first sophomore to ever win the prestigious Walter Payton Award.

Photo courtesy of soconsports.com Around the same time current Georgia Southern University freshmen were born, former GS running back Adrian Peterson was running over, sidestepping, outrunning, and stiff-arming defenders on his way to a national championship and a Walter Payton Award.

This weekend, weather permitting, Peterson will be back at Paulson where he overwhelmed defenses and became the greatest Eagle to ever wear the uniform.

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