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  1. Earl Christian Campbell (born March 29, 1955), nicknamed " the Tyler Rose ", is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons, primarily with the Houston Oilers. Known for his aggressive, punishing running style and ability to break tackles, Campbell gained recognition as one of the ...

  2. Oct 8, 2020 · Earl Campbell is a Texas legend who just had the Longhorns' field named after him. But if he played today, his career might not have even happened.

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  3. Career Highlights. Earl Campbell, a 5-11, 232-pound ball-carrying dynamo from the University of Texas, joined the Houston Oilers as the first player taken in the 1978 National Football League Draft. The first player to earn All-Southwest Conference honors four years, Campbell was a consensus All-America and the Heisman Trophy winner in 1977.

  4. Apr 30, 2022 · Campbell was the fifth of 11 siblings living in poverty in rural Texas and his father, Bert, died when he was 11 years old. Around the same time, Campbell gravitated toward the sport of football, though his mother tried to discourage her son from playing. “I dis-encouraged Earl,” his mother said in 1977.

  5. September 2001 0. Photograph by Laura Wilson. In 1981 the legislature enshrined Earl Campbell as an Official State Hero Of Texas. Only three other favorite sons—Davy Crockett, Stephen F. Austin ...

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  7. What This Lifelong Longhorns Fan Learned From the New Earl Campbell Biography. Asher Price’s book about the legendary UT running back is full of surprises. When Earl Campbell was playing for the ...

  8. May 3, 2024 · Earl Campbell (born March 29, 1955, Tyler, Texas, U.S.) is an American gridiron football running back whose bruising style made him one of the most dominant rushers in the history of the sport despite his relatively short career. Campbell was raised in poverty alongside 10 siblings in rural Texas. He was a hotly recruited high school football ...

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