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re: Longhorn football great Earl Campbell paid $10M for 6 part Netflix sports documentary
Posted on 5/22/26 at 6:18 pm to McGregor
Posted on 5/22/26 at 6:18 pm to McGregor
I saw Earl in person many times for the Oilers. Just a blast to watch him maul people. I was at his last game. Saints vs Pats in the Superdome. The o line opened some holes but Earl couldn't get through them. He retired after that game. It was preseason and he knew he was finished.
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Posted on 5/22/26 at 6:18 pm to Warwick
NFLSU likes sausage. He's always got one in his mouth
Posted on 5/22/26 at 6:37 pm to NFLSU
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Post facts
I did. You’re an all-around piece of shite. There’s no debating that fact.
Posted on 5/22/26 at 6:53 pm to Mr Sausage
I watched the Hulk Hogan documentary. I was never a big fan but my sons were of that age. Sad to see him at the end.
Posted on 5/22/26 at 7:10 pm to Old School Tex
Good SI article I read when it came out. I can't get to it as it's in SI vault, but one of you guys might.
"Life's Roses (And Sausages)" is a highly celebrated Sports Illustrated cover story by Lee Jenkins. It details the legendary, punishing, and physically taxing football career of University of Texas and Houston Oilers running back Earl Campbell.The Article DetailsAuthor: Lee JenkinsPublication Date: July 9, 2012Subject: Earl "The Tyler Rose" Campbell What the Article Covers
The Playing Style: Profiles Campbell's aggressive and legendary running style, tracking how he dominated the NFL but paid a steep physical toll.
Life After Football: Explains how, decades after he retired, he faced spinal stenosis, chronic arthritis, and the battle to overcome painkiller addiction.You can read the complete Life's Roses (and Sausages) on Sports Illustrated in the magazine's vault archives.
"Life's Roses (And Sausages)" is a highly celebrated Sports Illustrated cover story by Lee Jenkins. It details the legendary, punishing, and physically taxing football career of University of Texas and Houston Oilers running back Earl Campbell.The Article DetailsAuthor: Lee JenkinsPublication Date: July 9, 2012Subject: Earl "The Tyler Rose" Campbell What the Article Covers
The Playing Style: Profiles Campbell's aggressive and legendary running style, tracking how he dominated the NFL but paid a steep physical toll.
Life After Football: Explains how, decades after he retired, he faced spinal stenosis, chronic arthritis, and the battle to overcome painkiller addiction.You can read the complete Life's Roses (and Sausages) on Sports Illustrated in the magazine's vault archives.
Posted on 5/22/26 at 7:37 pm to Old School Tex
I worked at Onion Creek Country Club when I was a kid. Lots of horn coaches and boosters spent time there. Earl Campbell came out a few times. I’d meet him at the bag drop and he’d hand me his keys and have me park him Suburban after I loaded his clubs. He was always kind, gracious, and generous. Have always loved him as a person and a player.
Posted on 5/22/26 at 7:52 pm to Oklahomey
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Campbell and Sims collaborate with their food products I’ve seen in various places. All great food. This was a limited time feature at Billy Sims BBQ.
One of the most disappointing things about Billy and Earl is that the three times that they could have faced each other... Billy didn't play because he was hurt.
The 1977 game was a great game and Earl was huge. But it would have been even better if Sims could have been out there for OU. But he got hurt against Ohio State.
Pretty cool promotion for their businesses though.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 10:19 am to kajunman
OU alum & fan since '65.
Earl was the greatest RB I have ever seen. Coach Royal once said, "when Earl ran, snot flew". Add blood & spit and that covers it.
The recruiting battle was insane sans internet & modern recruiting services. There are many public versions and even better private versions from the people directly involved. It also involved 2-grandmothers.
I was physically ill when we missed Earl. The fact that he nearly went to OU was a positive factor in future Texas players signing with OU in the future.
Not to explode Horn fans delusional recollection of why Earl ultimately chose OU, I provide item #5 of the account of Earl's decision process. Look it up yourself if need be.
5. The "Late-Night Sign"
"As Signing Day neared, Campbell was still incredibly torn between the two schools and turned to prayer for a final decision. According to his official biography, he prayed: "God, if it's your will that I should attend the University of Texas, then I'll get up during the night to pee. If not, if I sleep through the night, then I'll know your choice for me will be the University of Oklahoma." Campbell woke up in the middle of the night to use the restroom, took it as a divine sign, and committed to the Longhorns."
While I have no love loss for UT & vacillate between levels of massive dislike, I will never fall into the "hater" category solely due to Earl.
Earl was the greatest RB I have ever seen. Coach Royal once said, "when Earl ran, snot flew". Add blood & spit and that covers it.
The recruiting battle was insane sans internet & modern recruiting services. There are many public versions and even better private versions from the people directly involved. It also involved 2-grandmothers.
I was physically ill when we missed Earl. The fact that he nearly went to OU was a positive factor in future Texas players signing with OU in the future.
Not to explode Horn fans delusional recollection of why Earl ultimately chose OU, I provide item #5 of the account of Earl's decision process. Look it up yourself if need be.
5. The "Late-Night Sign"
"As Signing Day neared, Campbell was still incredibly torn between the two schools and turned to prayer for a final decision. According to his official biography, he prayed: "God, if it's your will that I should attend the University of Texas, then I'll get up during the night to pee. If not, if I sleep through the night, then I'll know your choice for me will be the University of Oklahoma." Campbell woke up in the middle of the night to use the restroom, took it as a divine sign, and committed to the Longhorns."
While I have no love loss for UT & vacillate between levels of massive dislike, I will never fall into the "hater" category solely due to Earl.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 10:24 am to Old School Tex
Oh hell yeah.
I loved the one on Barry Sanders.
Campbell was a badass.
I loved the one on Barry Sanders.
Campbell was a badass.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 11:38 am to fairdinkem
Well it isn't like OU didn't ever have some studs at rb. Sims was a surgeon and had such a smooth style. Before him OU had Joe Washington. OU was RBU for many years. Too bad Dupree got injured. He was a monster. If the whole injury fiasco had not happened, he was destined to win a Heisman.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 2:00 pm to Old School Tex
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Posted on 5/23/26 at 3:54 pm to kajunman
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Too bad Dupree got injured
He was never the same after Richard Peavy put him on dream street with a hit. You can check it out.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 3:56 pm to fairdinkem
Good and fair post, yall got us back with Adrian Peterson. While I think earl was better AD was amazing and it’s negligible between the two. Had Mack lied to AD or given him fluff about playing / staring as a fresh at Texas he would have gone to Texas. His honesty bit him in the arse
Posted on 5/23/26 at 4:32 pm to kajunman
Just think of the money Earl would make today in the nil era
Posted on 5/23/26 at 5:13 pm to NFLSU
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“Texas can’t win a title with a white QB” -Longhorn racist, Earl Campbell
- NFLSURacist
Dude is trying to deflect and make someone else racist.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 5:16 pm to Old School Tex
H-E-B was one of my clients from 2004 - 2014. They had a golf charity event every year, and invited Earl to speak at the opening reception. You could see him greatly struggle to get to the stage. He talked about how painful it was, every day, to perform basic human movements. I could almost feel the pain watching him walk.
He sacrificed his body at rates 100x more than today's athlete while making 100x less money. Brave soul, and a bad arse on the field. Glad he's getting paid.
He sacrificed his body at rates 100x more than today's athlete while making 100x less money. Brave soul, and a bad arse on the field. Glad he's getting paid.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 5:26 pm to Old School Tex
I have had several occasions to spend a bit of time with this man…he is absolutely one of the nicest, easiest to talk with stars around. In fact, first time was at a gathering where my company had an appearance by Julius Erving - another tremendously gracious superstar- as the keynote speaker the following evening. My boss and I shared a table of 4 with Earl and Doc for dinner that night. Some great conversations and stories!
Posted on 5/23/26 at 5:31 pm to Parrish_Dawg
Very well said, some of the saddest thing were to see him in his golf cart in the early 2000s at DKR unable to walk and in so much pain.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 7:43 pm to NFLSU
Glad you posted that - thing is, he really thought he was right (may still) - is it racist to stereotype or just ignorant?
I’d say in this case it’s ignorance. He said it in 2019 and here’s how things panned out for the NCAA and NFL
Joe Burrow won the Davey O’Brien award for the best collegiate QB in 2019
Mac Jones won the award in 2020
Aaron Rodgers was MVP in 2019
Patrick Mahomes was MVP in 2020
I’d say in this case it’s ignorance. He said it in 2019 and here’s how things panned out for the NCAA and NFL
Joe Burrow won the Davey O’Brien award for the best collegiate QB in 2019
Mac Jones won the award in 2020
Aaron Rodgers was MVP in 2019
Patrick Mahomes was MVP in 2020
Posted on 5/24/26 at 10:42 pm to Old School Tex
Awesome. My favorite player ever. He’s an awesome, genuine dude too. Bumped into him a couple of times when I was living in Austin and just a great dude.
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