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This thread is like a reset after spending time in the squalor that is the Deion thread.  Excellent example of two different types of humans.  Earl always gave his Momma credit for raising him right.  I agree.  

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  • OregonHorn
    OregonHorn

    Earl giving me his autograph at the practice field during his second year in the league.

  • Cairn Horn88
    Cairn Horn88

    Saw this posted on secrant....props to them....at least this one time: For all you youngins out there that never saw this guy play, you really missed something. I'd put him down as the greatest

  • williemackgarza
    williemackgarza

    Me and my son were flying outta abia in July headed to montana for a boys only fishin and yellowstone park trip. Ran into Earl. I said hook em as he passed. I didnt wanna bug him although hes my hero

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14 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

Bump to pg 10...     Freakin' Beast !!! 🤘

On 1/21/2024 at 1:14 PM, GreenspointTexas said:

I always grab a pack to go with my brisket

Back before Earl became an Oiler, an ice house  by the shop sold those hot links sold 2/$2 with 2 slices of bread for breakfast. afterwards they were ,1/$2, the seasoning was re-worked, and sold out every day. Original recipe was best. The old greasy, spicy links were the best...ate about a zillion of of those hangover cures.

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Earl scoring the only TD right before halftime and Texas beating OU for the first time in 7 years.

My brain always had to recalibrate while watching Earl. I would sit and think there was just no way a human of that size could move so gracefully turn around and a be an absolute battering Ram and deliver so much pain.
Kind of like watching Vince it didn’t look like he was moving fast but his effortless gazelle like gait, passing people up like it was nothing. 


We were all so damn lucky to have them both put on the burnt orange. 
Earl was thunder and lightning all in one package.

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Earl scoring the only TD right before halftime and Texas beating OU for the first time in 7 years.

Bad ass unis. No letters. Stripes on pants. Yes please.
1 hour ago, definitely not derka said:

 

That run against the Rams where he just trucks the dude in the chest... Damn!

44 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

That run against the Rams where he just trucks the dude in the chest... Damn!

I believe that was Isiah Robertson

He honestly had a permanent bruise on his chest until the day he passed away

Earl Campbell begins this promotional video on Texas Football using clips from the 1981 season.  Later in video they show highlights of Earl from NFL.

 

Earl was already gone from Texas in 1981, but there are great highlights from 1981 blOU win, and the Horns 1982 Cotton Bowl victory over Bama.

 

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Two guys whose middle names are fuckin'

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On 6/25/2024 at 3:42 PM, Vic Mackey said:

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Like… The Boss.

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On 7/14/2024 at 8:08 AM, DFW Horn said:

Meet the most feared running back of all time...

 

Just found this video. Legend. 

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^^ if that is the one he had worked on at Texas Metal, the interior is sweet. 

On 6/19/2024 at 3:12 PM, Funk Doctor Spock said:

You can actually see this man's soul leave his body. 

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from wikipedia: 

In 1978, his last year with the Rams, he was credited with 40 tackles, 4 sacks, and 2 fumble recoveries. Robertson returned a fumble 16 yards for a touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings in a Rams 34- 17 victory. He only started 6 of the 13 games he played in, losing his starting job to Bob Brudzinski. Robertson may be best known for a play in the 1978 season, when, while attempting to tackle then-rookie Houston Oilers running back (and NFL Hall Of Famer) Earl Campbell, Robertson was head-butted in the sternum and run over by Campbell on his way down the field against the Rams. The play is often shown as a part of NFL Films highlights; especially those concerning Campbell.

Imagine being one of the best linebackers of your era (6 pro bowls), but being most famous for getting trucked by Earl Campbell. 

I read somewhere, but am insufficiently motivated to look for it, that Earl feels bad for Robertson for the ubiquity of that video. He said that Robertson was a good LB and it’s a shame that his name is basically associated with that one play, now. 

1 hour ago, Doc Daneeka said:

I read somewhere, but am insufficiently motivated to look for it, that Earl feels bad for Robertson for the ubiquity of that video. He said that Robertson was a good LB and it’s a shame that his name is basically associated with that one play, now. 

Robertson died in Texas twice

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It's hard to imagine making a list where Vince would be my fourth favorite athlete in the room, but here it is.  

 

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Tim Campbell,  brother of Earl,  passed at age 68, due to cancer.   A bit undersized,  but a helluva' DE.

RIP, Tim !

 

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 A playmaking defensive end for Longhorns from 1975 to 1979, Tim Campbell ranks second in program history with 39 1/2 career sacks. His nine fumble recoveries are tied for second all-time. Campbell played on arguably the most fearsome defensive line program history in 1977, alongside Outland Trophy winner Brad Shearer and Steve McMichael.

His 14 sacks that season were a program record at the time until Kiki DeAyala notched 22 1/2 in 1982. Campbell is the only Texas player with two seasons of at least 13 sacks. 

 https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/college/longhorns/football/2025/02/03/tim-campbell-texas-football-longhorns-de-earl-campbell-brother/78160496007/

That's really sad.  I'll be 68 this summer, so it really hits home.  I was in attendance at the 1975 Bluebonnet Bowl when he blocked a punt and returned it for a TD, spurring a come-from-behind victory in a top-10 matchup with CU.  Thoughts and Prayers to the entire Campbell family.

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Earl giving me his autograph at the practice field during his second year in the league.

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Earl looks like a midget in that picture of three famous players.

Hook’em!!!
On 1/11/2025 at 4:31 AM, PRONG HORN said:

 

It's hard to imagine making a list where Vince would be my fourth favorite athlete in the room, but here it is.  

 

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I’ll never forget the #34 Texas burnt orange jersey that I had made at Rooster’s as a child of the 70s. That (34) was his number with the Oilers, so I wanted a UT Campbell jersey.

This was around 79-80, but Dad said did you know that Earl wore #20 at UT?
I said I wanted 34 with Campbell on the back and Rooster said we can do that, if that’s what you want.

Dad couldn’t make a trip to Austin, from Dallas, without visiting Rooster’s, as he was a Trainer/Manager when my Dad was on the 40.

Hook’em!!!

I wish I still had that 40+ years later.

Hook’em!!!

2 hours ago, msucolt45 said:


Earl looks like a midget in that picture of three famous players.

Hook’em!!!

When they were all in their prime.

I bet that Artis or Kareem wouldn't like to stand their ground and take a charge on the court from that midget. 

On 6/5/2024 at 3:03 PM, former alkie said:

I believe that was Isiah Robertson

He honestly had a permanent bruise on his chest until the day he passed away

I've got to call BS...no way that's real....is it?

12 hours ago, SHOOTER12 said:

I've got to call BS...no way that's real....is it?

Well, I can only say that I was going by what he told me.  I met him thru work, had to have been in the early to mid aughts.  

I was chatting with him and of course we veered off-topic, talked about football, told him I used to have a 7-11 Slurpee trading cup of him, he saw my Longhorn koozi and he brought up the hit and the bruise.

13 hours ago, SHOOTER12 said:

I've got to call BS...no way that's real....is it?

I choose to believe 

13 hours ago, SHOOTER12 said:

I've got to call BS...no way that's real....is it?

Sometimes a bruise is replaced by pigmentation changes in the skin as the original fades. It essentially becomes/causes a giant freckle. In that sense, one can acquire a "permanent bruise."

6 hours ago, Magus Ossis said:

Sometimes a bruise is replaced by pigmentation changes in the skin as the original fades. It essentially becomes/causes a giant freckle. In that sense, one can acquire a "permanent bruise."

Thanks for the info bro. 

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On 9/27/2024 at 6:42 AM, Doc Daneeka said:

I read somewhere, but am insufficiently motivated to look for it, that Earl feels bad for Robertson for the ubiquity of that video. He said that Robertson was a good LB and it’s a shame that his name is basically associated with that one play, now. 

Can't speak to that, but I did get to meet both Earl and Robertson. Went to UT when Earl did, stayed in Jester, we said hi a few times in the halls, talked maybe a couple of times. I'm short, 5'6". He wasn't that much taller than me, but I swear his thighs were bigger than his waist, and he could damned near cover a coke machine if he stood in front of it. Met Robertson when we both went to a Bill Glass Prison Ministry visit. Got to talk with him some, there. Dude was huge. I probably came up to his armpit. Said he did prison ministry cause when he got in trouble after football nobody wanted to know him, and Hollywood Henderson was the only guy who visited, and it gave him strength to finish his time and make changes. Didn't ask about the Earl hit. He'd packed on some pounds, but I didn't want to poke that bear. About thirty years ago, my crew put out a chimney fire at Earl's house. No biggie, no damage, but he sent the station a case of Earl Campbell sausage. 

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On 3/30/2025 at 9:10 PM, Richard Kimball said:

Can't speak to that, but I did get to meet both Earl and Robertson. Went to UT when Earl did, stayed in Jester, we said hi a few times in the halls, talked maybe a couple of times. I'm short, 5'6". He wasn't that much taller than me, but I swear his thighs were bigger than his waist, and he could damned near cover a coke machine if he stood in front of it. Met Robertson when we both went to a Bill Glass Prison Ministry visit. Got to talk with him some, there. Dude was huge. I probably came up to his armpit. Said he did prison ministry cause when he got in trouble after football nobody wanted to know him, and Hollywood Henderson was the only guy who visited, and it gave him strength to finish his time and make changes. Didn't ask about the Earl hit. He'd packed on some pounds, but I didn't want to poke that bear. About thirty years ago, my crew put out a chimney fire at Earl's house. No biggie, no damage, but he sent the station a case of Earl Campbell sausage. 

I met Earl about about 12 years ago and got to spend an hour or so chatting in a small group. Two things I remember:

1.) When I shook his hand, my hand just disappeared. Totally engulfed in his massive paw

2.) He had to get up and take a piss, and it took him five minutes to get up with a walker and make it across the room with help from his son Christian. Sad as fuck to see, he was hurting. But that was before his last surgeries and I think he was getting around better after that. That body went through hell and back dishing out all that punishment. It was a few months before he was honored at halftime in 2012. You can see how immobile he was in that video and it was worse when I met him. 

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I’ll never forget the #34 Texas burnt orange jersey that I had made at Rooster’s as a child of the 70s. That (34) was his number with the Oilers, so I wanted a UT Campbell jersey.

This was around 79-80, but Dad said did you know that Earl wore #20 at UT?
I said I wanted 34 with Campbell on the back and Rooster said we can do that, if that’s what you want.

Dad couldn’t make a trip to Austin, from Dallas, without visiting Rooster’s, as he was a Trainer/Manager when my Dad was on the 40.

Hook’em!!!
I wish I still had that 40+ years later.

Hook’em!!!

Throughout my growth, I swear my Dad wouldn’t purchase any UT gear unless it came from Rooster’s. My Senior year in HS, (88), I got the “Gus” dugout jacket for Christmas.

Hook’em!!!

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