Earl Campbell
Earl Campbell
Earl Christian Campbell, nicknamed The Tyler Rose, is a former American football running back who played professionally in the National Football Leaguefor the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints. Known for his ability to break tackles and aggressive running style, Campbell gained a reputation as one of the best power running backs of all time...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth29 March 1955
CityTyler, TX
CountryUnited States of America
We were looking for a solution for frogs.
Pittsburgh was a great team. Coach Noll, Joe Greene, Jack Lambert, L.C. Greenwood and all those guys did a great job. That's the team that kept us from winning two Super Bowls. It was a great rivalry.
You just wonder,'' said one league personnel man.
There had been talk about me getting involved with the new team in Houston. I don't know if it's something that will become a realization, but it would be something that I would love to do.
I think one game we played the Oakland Raiders and Jack Tatum and I had an accident on the one-yard line. The only thing that Jack Tatum didn't do was wrap me up so I backed into the endzone backwards.
I miss the guys. I don't get to see them often. We do get together in Houston now and then.
Our company sells about five to six million pounds of sausage a year. We sell it retail and to restaurants. We've got all kinds of products.
Coming up as a kid, I played middle linebacker and I was very bow-legged, and I wanted to be like the legendary Dick Butkus.
I did some good things as a rookie.
I always knew that I wanted to do something in business and I prepared myself for that.
After watching films of Jim Brown, I noticed that he never ran out of bounds. He always ran North and South and that's what I turned my style into. I was a North and South runner.
First of all, I'm so glad that the city of Houston has a football team again. They have such great fans. I'm really happy for the people of Houston because they deserve a football team.
I have a company called Earl Campbell Foods. I got into the meat business in 1991.
I learned from different guys I played with, too. The key was probably three people: The good Lord, the offensive linemen I played with and great fullbacks that could block very well.