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Jan 9, 2010 · Highlights from one of the greatest
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The elder Campbell died in 1966, leaving Earl, at age 11, and his six brothers and four sisters in the care of their mother, Ann Campbell, who worked as a housekeeper in Tyler and grew rose bushes ...
Campbell was a punishing runner. Weighing 230 pounds (104 kilograms) and having massive 36-inch (91-centimeter) thighs, he often needed to be tackled by multiple defenders to be brought down. In his first NFL season, Campbell rushed for a league-high 1,450 yards and helped the Oilers reach the conference championship game.
Jul 23, 2014 · This was Robert Newhouse, the man with bigger thighs than Earl Campbell, some 44 inches, a mind-blowing measurement. The man who blocked for Calvin Hill and Tony Dorsett, the man who scored the first touchdown in the history of Giants Stadium, the first running back to throw a touchdown in the Super Bowl.
36 inch Thighs and I tell Running Backs today I made them weapons. Still the ONLY player that Riddell football made special thigh pads for. NFL EA SPORTS MADDEN NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame The...
Sep 5, 2019 · This is a story about a person, a place, and a time: Earl Campbell; the Texas that Campbell traveled through; and, chiefly, 1970 to 1985, a period when he came of age and dominated American football. It is the Texas of Dallas ’s J. R. Ewing and 64-ounce steaks, of 10-gallon hats and pitch-black oil, of the Astrodome and Congressman “Good ...
Nov 7, 2014 · Nov 7, 2014. #1. Tonight at 9 on the NFL Network. One of the great running backs- collegiate and pro. When asked to compare Billy Sims of Oklahoma, who won the Heisman Trophy the year after Campbell, Sooners’ coach Barry Switzer said, "Earl Campbell is the greatest player that ever suited up. He’s the greatest football player I’ve ever seen.
