Earl Campbell: RUN ANGRY Career Highlights! | NFL Legends

“He turned LBs into speed bumps and DBs into roadkill” a perfect way to sum up Earl Campbell

The Original Beast Mode.

He had 36" thighs, 5'11" 244 pounds & did 40 yards in 4.6 seconds. Since retiring from football in 1985, Campbell has suffered from severe osteoarthritis in his knees, feet and back. The price of a pro football career is always high, but he was legendary.

Not a single moment of "show boating". He was a pure raw bad ass.

The true definition of unstoppable!

The Tyler Rose! Of all the NFL players that I have personally met he was far and away the most humble, gentle, giant of them all. What an amazing player and even better man.

He was one of the greatest running backs I've seen in my lifetime, what a tough runner he was and hardly ever ran out of bounds. Sadly I saw a video of him years ago he was struggling to walk and his son had to help him. Earl Campbell thanks for the memories.🏈

I grew up in Houston and Earl's rookie season was the same year I turned 8 years old and started watching football with my dad. Earl Campbell was my first hero.

Thanks for the video NFL Throwback! Earl Campell was on of the greatest running backs to ever play the game and he’s one of the greatest players in Oilers franchise history.

The human bulldozer. Earl Campbell was a beast💯Legendary

Now imagine Earl Campbell with some of the huge offensive lines Emmitt Smith had in the 1990’s. Earl was one of the best ever.

So since I'm among fellow Earl fans I have to tell my Hall of Fame story. While visiting the Pro Football Hall of Fame one year I entered the room where you can pull up highlights of inductees on a large screen. So, naturally, I pulled up Earl's highlights. The room suddenly grew silent. I turned around to see every eye in the house fixated on this wrecking ball in cleats on the screen. A few of the younger fans approached and asked who that was and I told them, "That's Earl Campbell, the best running back ever."

Incredible highlight tape. Such a great running back/football player. I miss the Houston Oilers, and the Astrodome.

This man is GOATed in the State of Texas! Give this man his flowers ASAP! 🎉

Lifelong Steeler fan. Utmost respect for Earl! Had 5 HOF on my defense at the sametime and Earl gave them fits.

For all of that locomotive greatness, he was and is a humble and gentle soul. The #34 in Houston sports is history is synonymous with greatness. Earl, Hakeem and Nolan.

NFL Throwback.. y'all are clutch for this one 🔥 arguably the greatest power back of all time.. the play when he hit the Rams defender in the chest and got his jersey torn off.. ICONIC 💯

I love Earl Campbell 💯

Earl Campbell is one of the greatest running backs in NFL history and he was great for the Oilers franchise. He’s the original Beast Mode who will overpower defenders with his speed and agility.

In my mind, in his prime, as good as any running back to ever play the game.