Earl Campbell
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[edit] Biography
Earl Campbell (Earl Christian Campbell) was born on March 29, 1955 in Tyler, Texas. After going to high school at Tyler (TX), Campbell attended the University of Texas. Campbell made his professional debut in the NFL in 1978 with the Houston Oilers. He played for the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that 1979 was Earl Campbell's best year, as he ran for 1697 yards and ran in 19 TDs.
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[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
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| 1978 | HOO | NFL | 15 | 302 | 1450 | 4.8 | 13 | 81t |
| 1979 | HOO | NFL | 16 | 368 | 1697 | 4.6 | 19 | 61t |
| 1980 | HOO | NFL | 15 | 373 | 1934 | 5.2 | 13 | 55t |
| 1981 | HOO | NFL | 16 | 361 | 1376 | 3.8 | 10 | 43 |
| 1982 | HOO | NFL | 9 | 157 | 538 | 3.4 | 2 | 22 |
| 1983 | HOO | NFL | 14 | 322 | 1301 | 4 | 12 | 42 |
| 1984 | NOR | NFL | 8 | 50 | 190 | 3.8 | 0 | 19 |
| 1985 | NOR | NFL | 16 | 158 | 643 | 4.1 | 1 | 45 |
| 8 year NFL career | 115 | 2187 | 9407 | 4.3 | 74 | 0 | ||
[edit] Receiving Stats
| year | team | league | games | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
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| 1978 | HOO | NFL | 15 | 12 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| 1979 | HOO | NFL | 16 | 16 | 94 | 5.9 | 0 | 46 |
| 1980 | HOO | NFL | 15 | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 0 | 10 |
| 1981 | HOO | NFL | 16 | 36 | 156 | 4.3 | 0 | 17 |
| 1982 | HOO | NFL | 9 | 18 | 130 | 7.2 | 0 | 46 |
| 1983 | HOO | NFL | 14 | 19 | 216 | 11.4 | 0 | 66 |
| 1984 | NOR | NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | NOR | NFL | 16 | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 0 | 39 |
| 8 year NFL career | 115 | 121 | 806 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | ||
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| year | team | league | games | TOT | OWR | OPR | YDS | TD |
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| 1978 | HOO | NFL | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | HOO | NFL | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 1980 | HOO | NFL | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | HOO | NFL | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | HOO | NFL | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | HOO | NFL | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | NOR | NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | NOR | NFL | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 year NFL career | 115 | 43 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
[edit] Passing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | CMP | PCT | YDS | YPA | TD | INT | SKD | SKY | RAT |
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| 1978 | HOO | NFL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | HOO | NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | HOO | NFL | 15 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 57 | 28.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135.4 |
| 1981 | HOO | NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | HOO | NFL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | HOO | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | NOR | NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | NOR | NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 year NFL career | 115 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 57 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81.9 | ||
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[edit] See Also
[edit] Awards
- Won the Heisman Trophy Winner in 1977
- Won the AP Offensive Player of the Year in 1978, 1979 and 1980
- Won the [AP Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1978
- Won the PFWA MVP in 1978 and 1979
- Won the UPI AFL-AFC MVP in 1978
- Won the UPI AFL-AFC Rookie of the Year in 1978
- Won the AP NFL MVP in 1979
- Won the Bert Bell MVP Trophy (Maxwell Club) in 1979
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