In 1981 the legislature enshrined Earl Campbell as an Official State Hero Of Texas. Only three other favorite sons—Davy Crockett, Stephen F. Austin, and Sam Houston—had been previous ...

ESPN.com released their list of the greatest player to be selected at each NFL Draft slot of all-time, with 12 New England ...

Earl Campbell’s first agent remembers that when he journeyed to Tyler to get Ann Campbell’s permission to represent her John Henry of a son, he could feel the wind blowing inside the house.

Campbell was a bruising 22-year-old senior halfback in '77, a 5-foot-11 human bowling ball with 36-inch thighs and 4.6 speed. "The Tyler Rose" weighed 220 that season, down from the 245 he'd ...

Ironically, Elway was the No. 1 pick by the Baltimore Colts in 1983, but he was traded to the Broncos because he made it ...

Earl Campbell is a Texas legend who just had the Longhorns' field named after him. But if he played today, his career might not have even happened.

"I was not comfortable being Earl Campbell," he says.He started taking Tylenol with codeine, then graduated to OxyContin. He popped as many as 10 pills a day, downing each with a Budweiser.

Earl Campbell was selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 1978 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers. Campbell, a Heisman Trophy winner from the University of Texas, went on to have a Hall of Fame career.

1/26/2004--Earl Campbell and Bum Phillips are two of 41 honored for Super Bowl XXXVIII-A Houston Salute honoring Houston-area sports legends at Reliant Arena Monday evening, Jan. 26, 2004, in Houston.

Sunday marks 35 days until kickoff, so we remember No. 35, running back Earl Campbell: 35 Earl Campbell. RB, 1984-85. Pro Football Hall of Fame 1991.

The Campbell name will remain as Longhorn royalty, leaving a huge legacy, “and Tim is part of that,” Earl said. Tim was a star defensive end in his own right and played for both Darrell Royal ...