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Ever heard of him? My Preacher in Opelika who is from Texas originally told as part of his Sermon about living next door to a guy who played on the same team with him at University of Texas. The neighbor spoke of how as a running back Earl was just brutally physical. I watched a couple YouTube videos of him playing....AMAZING!! He was 5'-11" tall....weighed 230 pounds....his thighs were 36" in Circumference! Some of those plays he just literally RAN OVER opposing players!! He was #34....same as Bo Jackson....bet there is a connection there. Couple times he would have 2 guys trying to bring him down and he would still get 3 or 4 extra yards. He went on to play for the Oilers.

You never heard of Earl Campbell? He set the first big bar for what everybody wants in a RB.

He's been in the NFL Hall of Fame for over 30 years and is one of the biggest names to ever come out of the State of Texas and was born in Tyler. Yeah I've heard of him.......

Earl was my favorite NFL player when I was a kid. He was awesome but the Oilers had to play second fiddle to the mighty Steelers.

Unfortunately for Earl, his body is a broken down mess due to this playing style. It's sad to watch him now.

He has a sausage product that bears his name and it's pretty good.

He also did commercials for Skoal during his playing days that were good.

How many can sing the old Oilers song ?

I saw an episode of Diners Drive In's and Dives the other day on Food Network and Guy Fieri had Earl Campbell with him going to Earls favorite Texas BBQ spot. I don't know if it was good but it dang sure looked good.

I loved to watch him run the football. He had huge powerful thighs that were known for giving opponents concussions.

Beast

Wasn't that him that slid in the snow for like 30 yards in a playoff game with Pittsburgh. I remember that play and the one where they tore his jersey off trying to takle him and he just kept running. Was along time ago and that may not be him I'm thinking of on those two plays, but he was a beast

Ummm…yeah. IMO he’s one of the top 5 RB ever to play in the NFL.

I had to look it up, but I believe the Q-Back in the above photo is Dan Pastorini.

Bum Phillips - "I don't know if Earl is in a class by himself, but it doesn't take long to call roll."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEBhczJUZD0

The Tyler Rose! I got to take a picture with him and he autographed it for me back in the mid 80’s. He was my idol when he played for the Houston Oilers. Earl, Stabler, and Billy “White Shoes” Johnson were something to see. Add Bum Phillips with his cowboy hat and personality pacing the sidelines to top it off. I don’t know how many times we’d take an old shirt, cut it down so it tear easy, and recreate the Earl Campbell run with the tear away jersey in the neighborhood. I still have some old Oiler memorabilia from that time stored away somewhere. I was hooked and it’s 90% because of EC.



“I don't mind people thinking I'm stupid, but I don't want to give ‘em any proof.”

Bum Phillips

I remember him doing a skoal commercial..."just a pinch between my lip and gum" i believe is what he said and finished with "skoal brothah!"

You mentioned the first thing I always think of when talking about Earl. He had a 34" waist and 36" thighs.

Campbell was the first notable bruiser back after Jim Brown retired, and Campbell was followed by Herschel, Bo and Sanders.

Stats can be argued among and about those five but it's inarguable that they were, and are, among the best and always will be.



Learning about history before 2010 is a good thing.

There are guys out there that likely could have been as bruising as Campbell, but they were smart enough to go down.

I think I'll play a little touch !!!

Is this real? "ever heard of Earl Campbell" ?? The dude is in the NFL Hall of Fame

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One of the greatest that ever lived

Yea - pretty comical line! Legendary - the tyler rose