Just the other day at work, the young men were talking about football running backs. I asked them "Have you ever heard of Earl Cambell?" Then I showed them, they were in awe!
I love Mr. Campbell's reaction after the 80 yd TD against Miami (05:36)--no spiking the ball/no taunting of his opponents-no overzealous celebration-just pure sportsmanship and class
After running for almost 200 yds, I think he was exhausted more than anything. But, nonetheless, he never even spiked the ball, much less show boated. Always acted like he'd been there before. We still had "White Shoes" Johnson at the time so that kinda evened it out. But "White Shoes" was entertaining and it was new and no one had ever seen that before. So Johnson brought entertainment value to Houston football a few years prior. Now, they go overboard. I was listening somewhat recently on Houston SportsRadio, "White Shoes" was a guest and he said jokingly about today's end zone celebrations, "My gosh, what have I created!". Lol. But anyway, back to Earl........
AND THIS WAS IN SOME CRAZY ASS HOT GAME AND PULLS A BURST OF SPEED LIKE THE THAT?!?!?!?!?!? AT THE END OF THE GAME????/ TRUE BEAST MODE........TRUE PLAYER....PLAYED IN A TIME WHEN RUNNING BACKS WERE LIKE CATTLE...............I LOVE SHOWING HIS HIGHLIGHTS TO YOUNG PEOPLE...THERE LIKE WHAT TEAM IS THAT AND WHO IS THAT??????LOL......AMAZING POWER....AND I BELIEVE HE COULD STAND UNDER A Bball net and dunk standing still..........tree trunk legs for sure............
I saw Earl Campbell from 5 feet away in 1983. We were both 5'11" and 240. My bench press was 420, strict and drug free. I assessed his upper body and could see mine was superior. But when I looked at his thighs, they each looked to be 36" apiece of chiseled black granite and made me feel as if my thick, muscular thighs were sticks. I imagine he could have squatted 600-700 lbs. He was a beast from the waist down, a specimen unique in my observational experience. I'll never forget him.
What a great person. I remember when I was growing up in the late 70s and 80s, the neighborhood kids in Oklahoma where I lived played football in an empty lot. There was always 2 RBs they would always say or pretend they were.... Earl Campbell and Billy Sims. EC is a great person and role model for kids. I wish more kids now days had people like him to look up to like we did.
In 1977 our family went to see Texas vs SMU. After the game Earl autographed a cap I was wearing. After all these years I still have it. I remember him hitting people so hard his face guard would break off the helmet, or his helmet would fly off his head and he would just keep going! Incredible! So humble, and a class act!
One of the best running back in NFL history. That Monday night football game vs Dolphins will always remember in my mind , 4 touchdowns by Campbell ! Wow , that's POWER
That was the game in which he got the 15 yard personal foul penalty for throwing the defensive back into the Gatorade table while he was running the ball! 🤣
Haven't seen a RB with quite the power and speed, yet finesse as Earl displayed. After he scored, I loved his non celebrating attitude. He let his running do the talking on the field.
I am from Houston. I love Earl Campbell. Watching this..I smile, laughs and tearing up. I have his Oilers jersey along with the Oilers football helmet. One day I hope I can get it sign by Mr. Earl Campbell. 😁
I really enjoyed watching you run! You are my NFL football idol! Earl you were great! My older brother Armstrong always called me to watch you run as we were young little boys. Thank you Earl Campbell! 🇺🇸 Tyler 🌹
His prime was very short, and that's why he's not listed among the greatest ever like Sanders or Payton or Smith. But at his prime, there may not have been a better running back in NFL history.
His prime was short due to him constantly being overused and battered Had he been on a team that had not only relied on him, he could've played possibly til his mid 30's or so
I had the privilege of watching the Earlers practice in San Angelo and what a CLASS act Earl was and still is. Dog tired after practice but signed autographs for the kids as long as it took. Love ya blue
Bum Phillips ran Earl Campbell into the ground. He way over used him. To have almost 400 carries in one season is crazy. Earl carried the ball over 300 times his first five full seasons. Derrick Henry Has only has one season with 300 carries in his first five years and that was 303. DH first five years his average carries is 200, Earl Campbell over 300 carries. EC was burned out after 6 seasons. His last 2 years he was running on fumes and only rushed for a combined 1,100 yards in the final two seasons. Still the greatest running back of all time.
I love Earl Campbell aka The Tyler Rose. But for me, Jim Brown was the greatest RB ever! I'm sure everyone has their own favorite RB though, whether it be Walter Payton, Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith, Gale Sayers, or even OJ Simpson. But I totally agree, 1000% with everything else you said in that comment, especially how Bum Phillips was a BUM in overusing Earl as he did in his Houston days. He's the main reason Earl's in a wheelchair today. Smh Really sad.
Awesome Video! I remember watching him as a young man. I was 6’2” and 165 lbs. I could run like a deer but I didn’t have the power that 36 inch thighs that gave Campbell such power! What a foot ball player he was!
Many players that never won a ring. Marino, Fouts, Tarkenton etc etc... EC is one that deserved it perhaps more than any other player. The way he put his body on the line every play was and still is the epitome of how he, and only he would play. Quarterbacks can throw the ball away, Campbell would try n run over defenders... Best wishes to you Mr Earl Christian Campbell
One of my all time favorite players to ever have had the opportunity to put on a pro football helmet, Earl Campbell, you were awesome to watch and learn from, thank you….
When I remember a lot of late 1970's football. I remember a lot of Steelers, Cowboys, Dolphins, Raiders, and especially the "Luv Ya Blue" Houston Oilers led by none other than the Tyler Rose - Earl Campbell. Great football era!
I remember when I was a young guy in high school everyone talked about Earl Campbell the size of his legs his low running Style and his ability to plow through the Defenders thank you for this video it's good to look back and remember.
As a 50 year fan of The Miami Dolphins this man was a Nightmare! The guy was like a Tank with two legs. I love the game of football with all my heart and I respect talent. Whether the talent is on my team or torturing my team I still respect talent. This guy used to literally CARRY The Houston Oilers and deserved a Ring. I can still remember him on that Monday Night in 1978! Great Player!
I remember one game, the oilers were playing the LA rams, Earl was running up the middle. With the ball & he hit a player from the rams. N. Crumwell & Earl sent him back about 10 yards or more. But there was a lot more. I got to see him play OH Yeah 👍🏼👍🏼
MY COMMENT IS SIMLPY AND MORE IMPORTANT,IT'S TRUE EARL CAMPBELL PLAYED HIGH SCHOLL BALL AGAINST MY HOMETOWN TEAM,THE MARSHALL MAVERICKS WHEN I WAS GROWING UP IN MARSHALL TX. JOHN TYLER AND MARSHALL WERE IN THE SAME DISTRICT BACK IN THOSE DAYS AND ARE ONLY 56 MILES APART.HE OF COURSE WAS A MAN THEN IN A MAN'S BODY,PLAYING HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.MY HOMETOWN MAVERICKS LOST EVERY YEAR TO JOHN TYLER WHEN EARL PLAYED FOR THEM.HIS WORLD FAMOUS THIGHS WERE WORLD FAMOUS TO US WHO GOT TO SEE HIM PLAY BACK IN THE 1970'S.AND ONE MORE SIMPLE THING,HE IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE MY FAVORITE RUNNING BACK EVER.THAT'S HIGH SCHOOL,COLLEGE AND NFL RUNNING BACK ALL IN ONE.GOD BLESS YOU EARL.
One of the greatest for sure…..he took and delivered a lot of punishment. Would say one of …or maybe the hardest runner with his speed ( maybe Jim brown)….but doesn’t get his due….like Walter Payton, he was on an average team ..the other team knew he was going to get the ball but he still uplifted his team…great great player.
Yo recuerdo que en mis días de secundaria,jugaba con mis compañeros al fútbol americano, y cuando me tocaba ser corredor yo decía que o me sentía ser como Earl Campbell!..
In modern days, We've had Beast Mode Marshawn Lynch and all, but I still haven't seen a running back like Earl Campbell. Tremendous strength, and power as a running back.
Ehh, agree and disagree. We still have plenty of players like this, the difference is that the douchy, arrogant ones can now voice themselves a lot more because of social media, and are a lot louder than people like Campbell, so we focus on them. I mean, as far as just the Packers go, look at players like Favre and Driver for the 2000’s, Eddie Lacy (while loud, and a bust, he was one of the kindest players we had) in the first half of the 2010’s, Rodgers (though he does have his fair share of problems) for that entire time. Or Jordy Nelson and Cobb, Roders’s right and left hands, who were some of the quietest and in a way, most slept on players in the league.
If only those players could walk and remember lol have you head Joe Green try talking at the daft can’t understand what he’s say and Earl Campbell can’t even walk cause Bum ram him to death.
Earl Campbell is a football legend, and will always be remembered as one of the best the NFL ever had. On and off the field he was a great teammate and person. I believe football was much better back then, and the players were a lot tougher, despite players bigger today. The NFL is a joke today with guys posing with selfies with the fans, and kneeling during the National Anthem. Too much money, and these superstars like Cam Newton won't get their jersey dirty going for a loose ball in the Super Bowl.
Earl Campbell was one of best big running back in the NFL football at early 80 Houston oilers team and ran over players from different teams and had good steep for big man size 36 thighs and good man give to committee and help people and college
I’am not much into football like that. Before my grandmother died, she used to talk to me about Earl. She told me that he’s a cousin of mine. My response during that time was, “oh, ok. That’s cool.” Since I’am not into sports like that, I really didn’t care. Years later thinking about it. I just told my son about him. He got SO excited, wondering why I never told him. I said, “buddy, there was nothing to tell. I don’t know him. I never met him.” I was born in the 80’s. I’ve never heard of him until I was grown. Maybe this will give my son the push to keep playing football.
Earl was often slow to get up after a run.When asked about it, Bum Phillips responded" He goes down slow too." I paraphrased it but that's best of my memory. It was classic Bum talking about a great player.
Yep I follow ole Earl from his Sr yr HS and all his college career. Daryl Royal never coached Earl C. He was drafted by Houston Oilers and they ran this man to football death. I worked at Love Field Airp. and I saw Earl there and basically he could barely walk was in a Wheelchair.
Straight up, Earl Campbell turned Linebackers into speed bumps and defensive backs into roadkill. I don't care how tough you were or how big of a hit you could deliver, if you were a defensive player that ran head on into Earl Campbell carrying the ball north to south, already headed downfield with a full head steam, it was like getting hit head on by a fully loaded dumptruck.
Earl Campbell:" .....I'd have such a steam going ...no secondary guy ...one guy wanted that." Jack Tatum:"Hold my beer." Note:Earl was an absolute legend, not shading him or taking ANYTHING from him. Still the greatest collision in NFL history, and since the League has gone girlish and outlawed proper defense, likely the greatest that there will ever be. Respect!!!
I remember that hit and i believe mr campbell does to but it was a touch down however tatum will never forget and tatum was my idle coming up playing FS ...Campbell there will never be such a work horse as Earl Campbell may you continue to rest in all your labor !!
What I remember is after that collision even Tatum began making business decisions when #34 came rolling through the hole! Legendary hitters like Cromwell, Tatum, Shell & Blount began trying to take angles rather than hit Campbell head on!
@@PhilCherry3 Was definitely one of the greatest collisions in the history of football ...and there'll never be anything to come close again, now that it's basically powderpuff.
"He hurt people! He didn't GET hurt." Tell that to the two knees your constant "Give Earl Campbell the ball!!!" play calling basically destroyed Bum. But at the very least you treated the man with the respect he deserved.
tHE TWO BEST running backs in NFL Football are Earl Campbell and Barry Sanders. I bet Barry watched many films on Earl's running style, I see also of similarities.
MY FAVORITE EVER !!!! “THE HOUSTON EARLERS” “88” I saw him at a U. T. Game !! He got off an elevator !! 😔😔w/aluminum canes ! Football took a GREAT TOLL on HIM !!! I LOVED Football then !! From Childhood !! I don’t n haven’t watched it for 26+ years since !!! $$$,Fame grabbers !!! 😔😔
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My favorite running back of all time. Even after all these years I'm still in awe of his power, speed and humility.
Same here. He was unbelievable.
Earl Campbell thanks for the memories!!
I love Earl Campbell. My favorite running back of all time. He still inspires me to this day, even as I write this. Skoal brother.
We're showing our age by remembering that commercial!
@@ogbytes yes we are. I loved that commercial.
My favorite all time running back also!
Well Charles Alexander the Great LSU was power house 🏠
Mine too!
Just the other day at work, the young men were talking about football running backs. I asked them "Have you ever heard of Earl Cambell?" Then I showed them, they were in awe!
I love Mr. Campbell's reaction after the 80 yd TD against Miami (05:36)--no spiking the ball/no taunting of his opponents-no overzealous celebration-just pure sportsmanship and class
He was tired out his body
After running for almost 200 yds, I think he was exhausted more than anything. But, nonetheless, he never even spiked the ball, much less show boated. Always acted like he'd been there before. We still had "White Shoes" Johnson at the time so that kinda evened it out. But "White Shoes" was entertaining and it was new and no one had ever seen that before. So Johnson brought entertainment value to Houston football a few years prior. Now, they go overboard. I was listening somewhat recently on Houston SportsRadio, "White Shoes" was a guest and he said jokingly about today's end zone celebrations, "My gosh, what have I created!". Lol. But anyway, back to Earl........
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AND THIS WAS IN SOME CRAZY ASS HOT GAME AND PULLS A BURST OF SPEED LIKE THE THAT?!?!?!?!?!? AT THE END OF THE GAME????/ TRUE BEAST MODE........TRUE PLAYER....PLAYED IN A TIME WHEN RUNNING BACKS WERE LIKE CATTLE...............I LOVE SHOWING HIS HIGHLIGHTS TO YOUNG PEOPLE...THERE LIKE WHAT TEAM IS THAT AND WHO IS THAT??????LOL......AMAZING POWER....AND I BELIEVE HE COULD STAND UNDER A Bball net and dunk standing still..........tree trunk legs for sure............
I cannot find the words to describe Earl Campbell I will say I just love the Way he closed his speech By giving his father a lot of Love 💕🙏🏾👍🏿🗽
True Legend! Nobody with that size had that kind of game speed! So humble and down to earth. One of my favorites !!!!
I saw Earl Campbell from 5 feet away in 1983. We were both 5'11" and 240. My bench press was 420, strict and drug free. I assessed his upper body and could see mine was superior. But when I looked at his thighs, they each looked to be 36" apiece of chiseled black granite and made me feel as if my thick, muscular thighs were sticks. I imagine he could have squatted 600-700 lbs. He was a beast from the waist down, a specimen unique in my observational experience. I'll never forget him.
What a great person. I remember when I was growing up in the late 70s and 80s, the neighborhood kids in Oklahoma where I lived played football in an empty lot. There was always 2 RBs they would always say or pretend they were.... Earl Campbell and Billy Sims. EC is a great person and role model for kids. I wish more kids now days had people like him to look up to like we did.
In 1977 our family went to see Texas vs SMU. After the game Earl autographed a cap I was wearing. After all these years I still have it. I remember him hitting people so hard his face guard would break off the helmet, or his helmet would fly off his head and he would just keep going! Incredible! So humble, and a class act!
One of the best running back in NFL history. That Monday night football game vs Dolphins will always remember in my mind , 4 touchdowns by Campbell ! Wow , that's POWER
And Dandy Don Meredith signing the Houston Oilers song!
That was the game in which he got the 15 yard personal foul penalty for throwing the defensive back into the Gatorade table while he was running the ball! 🤣
The Greatest of All Time, THIS WAS THE NFL!!!!!!!!!
Haven't seen a RB with quite the power and speed, yet finesse as Earl displayed. After he scored, I loved his non celebrating attitude. He let his running do the talking on the field.
I am from Houston. I love Earl Campbell. Watching this..I smile, laughs and tearing up. I have his Oilers jersey along with the Oilers football helmet. One day I hope I can get it sign by Mr. Earl Campbell. 😁
My Aunt thought her blood was Blue.she loved the Houston Earlers
“THE ONLY RB WHO HAD HIS JERSEYS RIPPED MORE THAN ANYONE IN NFL HIStory.”
~ He was AWEMAZING to watch. ~
I really enjoyed watching you run! You are my NFL football idol!
Earl you were great! My older brother Armstrong always called me to watch you run as we were young little boys.
Thank you Earl Campbell!
🇺🇸
Tyler 🌹
Great player, great guy, loved watching him play when I was in high school.
If any ex NFL player has CTE it is Campbell. A raw brute !!!!! He seems like a low key family type of guy. Good video
A true class act, both on and off the field.
What a football player carried the oilers on his back ! Earl the man loved watching you !
His prime was very short, and that's why he's not listed among the greatest ever like Sanders or Payton or Smith. But at his prime, there may not have been a better running back in NFL history.
His prime was short due to him constantly being overused and battered
Had he been on a team that had not only relied on him, he could've played possibly til his mid 30's or so
Well said
Yep, he and Dickerson.
I’ve always cheered for the Steelers but admired and even liked Earl.
I had the privilege of watching the Earlers practice in San Angelo and what a CLASS act Earl was and still is.
Dog tired after practice but signed autographs for the kids as long as it took.
Love ya blue
I’m a steeler fan for more than 50 years however I loved watching Mr Campbell run!!!
Earl Campbell is the greatest Houston Oilers ever......
For sure most definitely
I love that man
I was raised in Houston,Texas 4 50/yes and loved watching Earl the pearl and billy white shoes johnson
Earl campbell
What a man amongst man
And i mean every bit of the word man oh man
We are lucky to still have Earl, he thought about leaving this planet early. God blessed Earl Campbell.
Bum Phillips ran Earl Campbell into the ground. He way over used him. To have almost 400 carries in one season is crazy. Earl carried the ball over 300 times his first five full seasons. Derrick Henry Has only has one season with 300 carries in his first five years and that was 303. DH first five years his average carries is 200, Earl Campbell over 300 carries. EC was burned out after 6 seasons. His last 2 years he was running on fumes and only rushed for a combined 1,100 yards in the final two seasons. Still the greatest running back of all time.
Yes what a true statement.
Es correcto!!
Knees shot and all but he had fun while doing so.
I love Earl Campbell aka The Tyler Rose. But for me, Jim Brown was the greatest RB ever! I'm sure everyone has their own favorite RB though, whether it be Walter Payton, Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith, Gale Sayers, or even OJ Simpson. But I totally agree, 1000% with everything else you said in that comment, especially how Bum Phillips was a BUM in overusing Earl as he did in his Houston days. He's the main reason Earl's in a wheelchair today. Smh Really sad.
I bet Earl wouldn't have changed a thing!
I remember the Monday night he made that run. I still remember the 199 number.
Earl Campbell is one of the greatest human beings I've ever had the privilege to know!
Earl Campbell was amazing to watch power & outstanding speed ty
Love you Earl and luv you Blue !!! You gave so much Mr. Earl ! 🙏😀😍😢
Love you Earl ! You were my 80's ❤ i learned to run watching you !
Late 1970s & early 1980s one man NFL show: housin oiler sing
Awesome Video! I remember watching him as a young man. I was 6’2” and 165 lbs. I could run like a deer but I didn’t have the power that 36 inch thighs that gave Campbell such power! What a foot ball player he was!
Many players that never won a ring. Marino, Fouts, Tarkenton etc etc... EC is one that deserved it perhaps more than any other player. The way he put his body on the line every play was and still is the epitome of how he, and only he would play. Quarterbacks can throw the ball away, Campbell would try n run over defenders... Best wishes to you Mr Earl Christian Campbell
I agree. But mostly he put other people's bodies "on the line". lol
@@zenpaganwarrior trying to tackle earl Campbell was gonna result in two things for you.
On the ground or in the hospital possibly
Warren Moon should have gone straight to the Houston Oilers in the late 70s. He was the missing piece to overcome the Steelers.
@@zenpaganwarrior Dan pastarini the Oilers QB at that time and Billy white shoes Johnson their WR
@@norms3913 ❤️ houson oiler fight song : earl campbell ; billy white shoe johnson : playgirl model quarterback
One of my all time favorite players to ever have had the opportunity to put on a pro football helmet, Earl Campbell, you were awesome to watch and learn from, thank you….
You are still awesome 👌
When I remember a lot of late 1970's football. I remember a lot of Steelers, Cowboys, Dolphins, Raiders, and especially the "Luv Ya Blue" Houston Oilers led by none other than the Tyler Rose - Earl Campbell. Great football era!
Thank you Earl for everything my God bless you and keep you safe
Bring back memories my dad and I watched this game on a 20 inch TV. Houston vs Dolphins.
One of the best ever!!!!
I remember when I was a young guy in high school everyone talked about Earl Campbell the size of his legs his low running Style and his ability to plow through the Defenders thank you for this video it's good to look back and remember.
My favorite running back of all times! #1
That was some great football Houston oilers! Epic! Earl Campbell damn!
The first jersey I owned was Earl Cambells . He will forever be my favorite running back.
Still have his rookie card
My dad wasn't a big sports fan, but I grew up knowing who Earl Campbell was. My dad loved the classic power backs. Me too.
As a 50 year fan of The Miami Dolphins this man was a Nightmare! The guy was like a Tank with two legs. I love the game of football with all my heart and I respect talent. Whether the talent is on my team or torturing my team I still respect talent. This guy used to literally CARRY The Houston Oilers and deserved a Ring. I can still remember him on that Monday Night in 1978! Great Player!
Thank you for your hard word sir. Bless you.
My favorite running back 🏈
He is truly the best running back I have ever seen .I have not seen one like him cense...
Love Earl Campbell.
I remember one game, the oilers were playing the LA rams, Earl was running up the middle. With the ball & he hit a player from the rams. N. Crumwell & Earl sent him back about 10 yards or more. But there was a lot more. I got to see him play OH Yeah 👍🏼👍🏼
I miss Earl Campbell, Bum Phillips and being a Houston Oiler fan.
Two legends, Bum and Earl. Football was a lot more fun in those days.
Enjoyed watching Earl!
A great football player, and a great American.
Legendary!! ♥️
MY COMMENT IS SIMLPY AND MORE IMPORTANT,IT'S TRUE EARL CAMPBELL PLAYED HIGH SCHOLL BALL AGAINST MY HOMETOWN TEAM,THE MARSHALL MAVERICKS WHEN I WAS GROWING UP IN MARSHALL TX. JOHN TYLER AND MARSHALL WERE IN THE SAME DISTRICT BACK IN THOSE DAYS AND ARE ONLY 56 MILES APART.HE OF COURSE WAS A MAN THEN IN A MAN'S BODY,PLAYING HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.MY HOMETOWN MAVERICKS LOST EVERY YEAR TO JOHN TYLER WHEN EARL PLAYED FOR THEM.HIS WORLD FAMOUS THIGHS WERE WORLD FAMOUS TO US WHO GOT TO SEE HIM PLAY BACK IN THE 1970'S.AND ONE MORE SIMPLE THING,HE IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE MY FAVORITE RUNNING BACK EVER.THAT'S HIGH SCHOOL,COLLEGE AND NFL RUNNING BACK ALL IN ONE.GOD BLESS YOU EARL.
One of the greatest for sure…..he took and delivered a lot of punishment. Would say one of …or maybe the hardest runner with his speed ( maybe Jim brown)….but doesn’t get his due….like Walter Payton, he was on an average team ..the other team knew he was going to get the ball but he still uplifted his team…great great player.
@2:50..... That's some super hero shit.
Yo recuerdo que en mis días de secundaria,jugaba con mis compañeros al fútbol americano, y cuando me tocaba ser corredor yo decía que o me sentía ser como Earl Campbell!..
This is a man of class and brutal running
In modern days, We've had Beast Mode Marshawn Lynch and all, but I still haven't seen a running back like Earl Campbell. Tremendous strength, and power as a running back.
Jerome Bettis has some Earl Campbell similarities, but I think we have seen the last of the power running backs that are featured in that way.
He was something special
Best i ever saw
The greatest football player of all time! Period!
When football was football! Players were men not these overpaid punks of today!
Ehh, agree and disagree. We still have plenty of players like this, the difference is that the douchy, arrogant ones can now voice themselves a lot more because of social media, and are a lot louder than people like Campbell, so we focus on them.
I mean, as far as just the Packers go, look at players like Favre and Driver for the 2000’s, Eddie Lacy (while loud, and a bust, he was one of the kindest players we had) in the first half of the 2010’s, Rodgers (though he does have his fair share of problems) for that entire time.
Or Jordy Nelson and Cobb, Roders’s right and left hands, who were some of the quietest and in a way, most slept on players in the league.
Facts
If only those players could walk and remember lol have you head Joe Green try talking at the daft can’t understand what he’s say and Earl Campbell can’t even walk cause Bum ram him to death.
@@calcaleb7041 You sign your name you play the game
Earl Campbell is a football legend, and will always be remembered as one of the best the NFL ever had. On and off the field he was a great teammate and person. I believe football was much better back then, and the players were a lot tougher, despite players bigger today. The NFL is a joke today with guys posing with selfies with the fans, and kneeling during the National Anthem. Too much money, and these superstars like Cam Newton won't get their jersey dirty going for a loose ball in the Super Bowl.
❤️ earl campbell one man gang runng back
One of the greatest, fiercest & most feared running backs ever!
great video!
When u say PAYTON u say CAMPBELL..PAYTON!! CAMPBELL!!!
Earl Campbell was one of best big running back in the NFL football at early 80 Houston oilers team and ran over players from different teams and had good steep for big man size 36 thighs and good man give to committee and help people and college
Earl Campbell is one of the greatest football player to ever put on a uniform on top of being a great person
I’am not much into football like that. Before my grandmother died, she used to talk to me about Earl. She told me that he’s a cousin of mine. My response during that time was, “oh, ok. That’s cool.” Since I’am not into sports like that, I really didn’t care. Years later thinking about it. I just told my son about him. He got SO excited, wondering why I never told him. I said, “buddy, there was nothing to tell. I don’t know him. I never met him.” I was born in the 80’s. I’ve never heard of him until I was grown. Maybe this will give my son the push to keep playing football.
Earl was often slow to get up after a run.When asked about it, Bum Phillips responded" He goes down slow too." I paraphrased it but that's best of my memory. It was classic Bum talking about a great player.
Agree legendary
Big Earl..we enjoyed the games
Back when football was football
Big big 🐐
BIG EARL!!!
Literally fleeing his shirt
What a football player,
I bet he wouldn't change
a thing.
Yep I follow ole Earl from his Sr yr HS and all his college career. Daryl Royal never coached Earl C. He was drafted by Houston Oilers and they ran this man to football death. I worked at Love Field Airp. and I saw Earl there and basically he could barely walk was in a Wheelchair.
Straight up, Earl Campbell turned Linebackers into speed bumps and defensive backs into roadkill. I don't care how tough you were or how big of a hit you could deliver, if you were a defensive player that ran head on into Earl Campbell carrying the ball north to south, already headed downfield with a full head steam, it was like getting hit head on by a fully loaded dumptruck.
Earl Campbell:" .....I'd have such a steam going ...no secondary guy ...one guy wanted that."
Jack Tatum:"Hold my beer."
Note:Earl was an absolute legend, not shading him or taking ANYTHING from him. Still the greatest collision in NFL history, and since the League has gone girlish and outlawed proper defense, likely the greatest that there will ever be. Respect!!!
I remember that hit and i believe mr campbell does to but it was a touch down however tatum will never forget and tatum was my idle coming up playing FS ...Campbell there will never be such a work horse as Earl Campbell may you continue to rest in all your labor !!
What I remember is after that collision even Tatum began making business decisions when #34 came rolling through the hole! Legendary hitters like Cromwell, Tatum, Shell & Blount began trying to take angles rather than hit Campbell head on!
@@PhilCherry3 Was definitely one of the greatest collisions in the history of football ...and there'll never be anything to come close again, now that it's basically powderpuff.
Hello Eral!1 I was borned to the Teaxas Longhorn Team in 1969!! I would like to connect with you have been a major part of my life!
Gotta ❤ those Earl 🏈 Campbell Hot Links 🌭 & Sausages 🍣..PS..I bought stock🤑 in his company three years ago 🤑
I wanna see the hero in México city!! Please...
Wow ..
" He didn't get hurt, he hurt people," Earl was really, really hard to tackle.
"He hurt people! He didn't GET hurt." Tell that to the two knees your constant "Give Earl Campbell the ball!!!" play calling basically destroyed Bum. But at the very least you treated the man with the respect he deserved.
People will say Jim Brown, Walter Payton and Barry Sanders. But in his prime, Earl was the best EVER...
WOW !!!!!!!!
Skoal Brotha! 🏈
No🙋♂️ Thank you Mr Earl Campbell.
He may only had five productive years, but those were some hellacious years
tHE TWO BEST running backs in NFL Football are Earl Campbell and Barry Sanders. I bet Barry watched many films on Earl's running style, I see also of similarities.
Wild bill
I was a Steelers fan back then, but used to love watching EC run over people. His thighs were like oak tree trunks, great player.
MY FAVORITE EVER !!!!
“THE HOUSTON EARLERS”
“88” I saw him at a U. T. Game !! He got off an elevator !! 😔😔w/aluminum canes ! Football took a GREAT TOLL on HIM !!!
I LOVED Football then !! From Childhood !!
I don’t n haven’t watched it for 26+ years since !!! $$$,Fame grabbers !!! 😔😔