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re: Earl Campbell being Earl Campbell
Posted on 10/16/18 at 12:21 pm to Allyn McKeen
Posted on 10/16/18 at 12:21 pm to Allyn McKeen
Oakland 32 has to be Jack Tatum??
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Posted on 10/16/18 at 12:38 pm to Homesick Tiger
He was incredible.
I was at the Astro Village hotel in '82 I think it was ... and the guy ran by with some of the other Oilers. His thighs were bigger than most men's waists.
Looking back, imagine monder players running through the cities as part of their preseason training.
That Astro Village was a great hotel.
I was at the Astro Village hotel in '82 I think it was ... and the guy ran by with some of the other Oilers. His thighs were bigger than most men's waists.
Looking back, imagine monder players running through the cities as part of their preseason training.
That Astro Village was a great hotel.
Posted on 10/16/18 at 12:39 pm to Diamondawg
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Oakland 32 has to be Jack Tatum??
Yep, they both talk about that hit in their Biographies
Posted on 10/16/18 at 12:39 pm to Harry Rex Vonner
On his downside, but was still nice to have him as a Saint
Posted on 10/16/18 at 12:43 pm to Homesick Tiger
EC was greatness.
Anyone remember his Skoal commercial.
"...Skoal brother."
turns and walks after the bikini clad lady down the beach.
Anyone remember his Skoal commercial.
"...Skoal brother."
turns and walks after the bikini clad lady down the beach.
Posted on 10/16/18 at 12:48 pm to Homesick Tiger
Was my favorite of all time...He was/is a man...
Posted on 10/16/18 at 1:04 pm to Txsbigeasy1
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This is one is one for the ages!!!
Whooooa
Posted on 10/16/18 at 1:11 pm to Harry Rex Vonner
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I don't know what "#3 all time power back" means but this video is great
That' sums up Campbell. About the thighs, I once read or heard he had 32 inch thighs in his heydays. Damn. Pastorini - I turn to Earl "You tired?" "Yeah" "I'll pass a couple."
This post was edited on 10/16/18 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 10/16/18 at 1:16 pm to Homesick Tiger
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I'd put him down as the greatest running back in my lifetime
Better than Walter Payton?
Posted on 10/16/18 at 1:18 pm to EasterEgg
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Better than Walter Payton?
In my opinion, yes!
Posted on 10/16/18 at 1:20 pm to EasterEgg
Yes. Payton was shifty and speedy but he just didn't run over people like Campbell imo. Campbell possessed all three. Watch Harry Von's video in his link. Payton couldn't do that in the power department.
Posted on 10/16/18 at 1:24 pm to Homesick Tiger
No, Payton didn't have that power but he had incredible balance. I never got to see either play though. I was still in diapers when Payton retired. But my dad swears he's the best ever. Similarly, my grandpa swears Jim Brown was the best ever. Each generation has its own I suppose.
Posted on 10/16/18 at 1:26 pm to Hook Em Horns
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Please tell me you just said Leanord fricking fornette was a better running back than earl campbell. Please tell me you said that.
That's not even close to what he said. If you don't know who Sweetness is, nobody here can help you.
Posted on 10/16/18 at 1:28 pm to EasterEgg
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But my dad swears he's the best ever.
And he's not wrong based on what the Bears needed at that time just like Campbell is what the Oilers needed at their time also.
Posted on 10/16/18 at 1:31 pm to Homesick Tiger
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Yes. Payton was shifty and speedy but he just didn't run over people like Campbell imo.
To be fair, nobody ran over people like Campbell, but Walter Payton ran with reckless abandon and trucked plenty of dudes.
LINK
Payton is the GOAT, PERIOD.
Posted on 10/16/18 at 1:32 pm to Harry Rex Vonner
Terrible ball security.
Posted on 10/16/18 at 1:42 pm to EasterEgg
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No, Payton didn't have that power
Speaking as someone who actually tackled Walter, I can assure you that he had great power. I used "tackled" in a very loose sense.
Before I moved to CA, McComb played Columbia in a B team game. Walter was their starting back, but he played in the B game (10th graders) for some reason. I was a corner back, and I sniffed out this little reverse that they ran, and I went to make the tackle in their backfield. Walter had the ball and made a move and avoided a clean hit. We wore belts with our football pants in those days, and I caught his belt on his back with my right hand. I then went for the most amazing ride with him running down the field dragging me behind him. All I was thinking is "Where in the hell is everyone?" Some guys finally got there, and we brought him down. I had caught his pants in the backfield, and he made a 10 yard gain dragging me.
I had on white pants that were now stained green on my rear and down my right leg from the grass. In the defensive huddle, everyone on the team was laughing. Unfortunately, I didn't have a good view of the play, but I was told that it was funny as hell.
Posted on 10/16/18 at 1:51 pm to Homesick Tiger
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But on Monday afternoon at the Little Rock Touchdown Club's luncheon
When did Earl Campbell move to Arkansas? I thought he was from Tyler, Texas? Welcome to the Natural State!; but I'm a little confused as to why he moved here.
Posted on 10/16/18 at 1:59 pm to HogFanfromHTown
Guest speaker. They come from all over.
Posted on 10/16/18 at 2:01 pm to Homesick Tiger
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Yes. Payton was shifty and speedy but he just didn't run over people like Campbell imo.
Payton clearly didn't have the run over ability of Campbell, but you're crazy if you think he was just shifty and speedy. He was known for exploding into tacklers, and I believe it was Ronnie Lott who said he was the most difficult RB he ever had to tackle. Because he hit you before you hit him.
I watched the guy, and he punished tacklers. He rarely went out of bounds to avoid a hit. A few quotes from ESPN:
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For Walter Payton, 16,726 yards not only signify the 9½ miles he ran for, they also represent durability from a running back who was not afraid to take a hit, to duck his head and plow into a defender just to get that extra yard.
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"If I'm going to get hit," Payton said, "why let the guy who's going to hit me get the easiest and best shot? I explode into the guy who's trying to tackle me."
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But on the football field, he seemed unstoppable -- and he knew it. Tacklers had difficulty stopping those hard-pounding legs, those runs in which his knees never looked like they were bending, the changes in direction, the bursts through the lines, the overpowering collisions.
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"I know for a fact that when defensive players got one-on-one with Walter, they preferred that he juke them or fake them, but he ran through them," said NFL Hall of Famer Ozzie Newsome.
"They hated that. But he would put that bone on them."
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