Earl Campbell

Earl Christian Campbell "The Tyler Rose"
Born: March 29, 1955
Tyler, TX USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 232
College: Texas
High School: John Tyler (Tyler, TX)
Career: 1978-1985
Drafted: 1978 in Round 1, #1 overall by the Houston Oilers
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991

Earl Campbell played from 1978 to 1985 during his career with the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints. Campbell ran for 9,407 yards in his career on 2,187 attempts, scoring 74 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 121 passes for 806 yards.


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Passing:

Year Team Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Rating
1980NFL Houston Oilers2150.05728.5150.000.057 135.4
1982NFL Houston Oilers100.000.000.01100.00.0
Totals3133.35719.0133.3133.357 

Rushing:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1978NFL Houston Oilers30214504.881 13
1979NFL Houston Oilers36816974.661 19
1980NFL Houston Oilers37319345.255 13
1981NFL Houston Oilers36113763.843 10
1982NFL Houston Oilers1575383.422 2
1983NFL Houston Oilers32213014.042 12
1984NFL New Orleans Saints501903.819 0
1984NFL Houston Oilers962782.922 4
1985NFL New Orleans Saints1586434.145 1
Totals218794074.381 74

Receiving:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1978NFL Houston Oilers12484.020 0
1979NFL Houston Oilers16945.946 0
1980NFL Houston Oilers11474.310 0
1981NFL Houston Oilers361564.317 0
1982NFL Houston Oilers181307.246 0
1983NFL Houston Oilers1921611.466 0
1984NFL Houston Oilers3279.015 0
1985NFL New Orleans Saints68814.739 0
Totals1218066.766 0

Defense and Fumbles:


Total Scoring:

Touchdowns Other Total
Year Team Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
1978NFL Houston Oilers13000078
1979NFL Houston Oilers190000114
1980NFL Houston Oilers13000078
1981NFL Houston Oilers10000060
1982NFL Houston Oilers2000012
1983NFL Houston Oilers12000072
1984NFL Houston Oilers4000024
1985NFL New Orleans Saints100006
Totals74000000000000444


Playing Career:

Year League Team GP GS
1978NFLHouston Oilers1514
1979NFLHouston Oilers1616
1980NFLHouston Oilers1515
1981NFLHouston Oilers1616
1982NFLHouston Oilers99
1983NFLHouston Oilers1414
1984NFLNew Orleans Saints80
1984NFLHouston Oilers66
1985NFLNew Orleans Saints1613

Awards

- Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1970s Team
1978 - PFWA MVP
1978 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
1978 - AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
1978 - AP Offensive Player of the Year
1979 - Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
1979 - AP Offensive Player of the Year
1979 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
1979 - PFWA MVP
1979 - AP MVP
1980 - AP Offensive Player of the Year
1980 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP

Honors

1978 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1978 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1978 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1978 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1979 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1979 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1980 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1980 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1981 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)


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