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
I'm trying to work hard from the bottom of the depth chart and just trying to find a place on the team, ... That's my main focus right now.
I think the facilities committee could work more with the construction manager and the oversight committee. We could work together and report back to the board.
I've learned that it's something that's never going to escape me, ... I've accepted it. That's no disrespect to my father, because I'm very proud to say that I'm Earl Campbell's son and nothing makes me happier. (But) I wanted to get out of my father's shadow and just be Tyler Campbell without people saying right away, 'You're Earl Campbell's son.'Â
I wanted to get out of my father's shadow and get the chance to be Tyler Campbell and blend in without people saying, 'You're Earl Campbell's son right away.' That's basically the reason for coming all the way out here.
He's had back surgery, multiple knee surgeries, ... It's football. His body took a beating, and it all shows up in later years of your life. He's aged faster because there's so much stress and so much pain.
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 try to get them to remember that they're not just athletes, but student-athletes.
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.