Earl Campbell is a retired American professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was a member of the Houston Oilers and the New Orleans Saints. He’s also recognised for his punishing, aggressive running style, as well as his ability to break through tough tackles.
He has established himself as one of the finest power running backs in NFL history. Bum Phillips was his head coach, and he also played collegiate football for the Texas Longhorns. With the Texas Longhorns, he won the Heisman Trophy and was named consensus All-America in his senior season.
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Earl was born in the city of Tyler, Texas, on March 29, 1955. Bert “B.C. Campbell” was his father’s name, and Ann Campbell was his mother’s name. His father died when he was 11 years old, and he had eleven more siblings. Earl started playing football when he was in fifth grade, first as a kicker, then as a linebacker in sixth grade.
He did this after seeing Dick Butkus play and copying his manner. His mother, Ann, tried to persuade him not to play football in high school, but he refused. He was widely recruited after high school, and he restricted his options to Houston, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Baylor.
Finally, he relocated to Texas and enrolled at the University of Texas in Austin. From 1974 through 1977, he was a member of the Texas Longhorns collegiate football team.
He appeared in 11 games as a freshman, rushing for 928 yards and six touchdowns on 162 attempts. He was also given the Heisman Memorial Trophy for being the best collegiate athlete, and he was the first player from the University of Texas to win it. He was also the inaugural recipient of the Davey O’Brien Memorial Trophy, which was given to the Southwest Conference’s most outstanding player.
Earl was drafted in the first round of the 1978 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers. He was signed for a six-year contract for $1.4 million. He was the quarterback at the time. He was traded to the New Orleans Saints in 1985 after being selected as an exchange in the first-round selection. New Orleans was taken aback when he was swapped for Richard Johnson.
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Earl was also a member of the Texas Cowboys, an honourable men’s service group, during his undergraduate years. He is still involved in athletics at the University of Texas, where he works as a special assistant for the football team. Earl Campbell Meat Products, Inc, which he created in 1990, makes and sells Earl Campbell’s Smoked Sausage.
Earl Campbel’s Lone Star BBQ, which he and his friends launched on Sixth Street in Austin in 1999 and shuttered in 2001, was also founded by him and his associates. Tyler and Christian, his two boys, are his other children.
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Earl Campbell, one of the most well-known and hall-of-famers in the NFL, has a net worth of roughly $28 million as of January 2022. He has earned what he has because he has always been a terrific football player. He also founded Earl Campbell Products Limited, a meat-selling business through which he has amassed a sizable fortune.
He began playing football at the age of 11, and it is for this reason that he is now a hall of famer. It was all about one of the most famous footballers of his day and his induction into the Hall of Fame.