Eric Dickerson

Eric Demetric Dickerson born September 2 1960 is an American former professional football player who was a running back for 11 seasons in the National Football League NFL He played college football for the SMU Mustangs earning unanimous AllAmerican honors in 1982 Dickerson was selected second overall in the 1983 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams and later played for the Indianapolis Colts Los Angeles Raiders and Atlanta Falcons During his NFL career he rushed for over 13000 yards He holds the NFLs singleseason rushing record with 2105 yards set in 1984 Dickerson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999 and in 2019 was named to the NFL 100th Anniversary AllTime Team He is widely regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time He wore prescription goggles throughout his career due to myopia