Earl Campbell

Earl Christian Campbell born March 29 1955 nicknamed The Tyler Rose is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League NFL for eight seasons primarily with the Houston Oilers Known for his aggressive punishing running style and ability to break tackles Campbell gained recognition as one of the best power running backs in NFL history Campbell played college football for the Texas Longhorns where he won the Heisman Trophy and earned unanimous AllAmerican honors in his senior season as well as numerous other accolades Campbell was selected first overall by the Oilers in the 1978 NFL draft Description above from the Wikipedia article Earl Campbell licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia