Quotes by Earl Campbell

About Earl Campbell:

Earl Christian Campbell is a former professional American football running back. He, Paul Hornung, and O. J. Simpson are the only Heisman Trophy winners to have also been first overall National Football League draft picks and members of both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame.
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I always knew that I wanted to do something in business and I prepared myself for that.

Earl Campbell

I have a company called Earl Campbell Foods. I got into the meat business in 1991.

Earl Campbell

I talk to student-athletes. I try to get them to remember that they're not just athletes, but student-athletes. You need to get an education, keep your hands clean and try to represent the university.

Earl Campbell

Emmitt Smith is a great running back. One of the things I like about him along with Edgerrin James is that neither one of them 'show out' when they run a touchdown.

Earl Campbell

First of all, I'm so glad that the city of Houston has a football team again. They have such great fans. I'm really happy for the people of Houston because they deserve a football team.

Earl Campbell

Pittsburgh was a great team. Coach Noll, Joe Greene, Jack Lambert, L.C. Greenwood and all those guys did a great job. That's the team that kept us from winning two Super Bowls. It was a great rivalry.

Earl Campbell

I learned from different guys I played with, too. The key was probably three people: The good Lord, the offensive linemen I played with and great fullbacks that could block very well.

Earl Campbell

I had two things I could do: I could run over you, and I could put a good stiff arm on you. That was about it.

Earl Campbell

I did some good things as a rookie.

Earl Campbell

Everything in life has a price on it - there ain't a damn thing free in America, and football has got a price on it.

Earl Campbell

There had been talk about me getting involved with the new team in Houston. I don't know if it's something that will become a realization, but it would be something that I would love to do.

Earl Campbell

Somebody will always break your records. It is how you live that counts.

Earl Campbell

After watching films of Jim Brown, I noticed that he never ran out of bounds. He always ran North and South and that's what I turned my style into. I was a North and South runner.

Earl Campbell

Coming up as a kid, I played middle linebacker and I was very bow-legged, and I wanted to be like the legendary Dick Butkus.

Earl Campbell

I have a wife and two boys. One is 18 and the other is 14. The 18-year old is getting ready for college next year and he made a decision to run track. He runs a lot like Michael Johnson.

Earl Campbell

I miss the guys. I don't get to see them often. We do get together in Houston now and then.

Earl Campbell

I think one game we played the Oakland Raiders and Jack Tatum and I had an accident on the one-yard line. The only thing that Jack Tatum didn't do was wrap me up so I backed into the endzone backwards.

Earl Campbell

I try to get them to remember that they're not just athletes, but student-athletes.

Earl Campbell

It really started cooking when I moved to Houston. I bought a house and got my own barbeque pit.

Earl Campbell

My running style was kind of just head-on, because I couldn't dance.

Earl Campbell

Author Bio

  • NameEarl Campbell
  • Descriptionformer professional American football running back
  • BornMarch 29, 1955
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSportsperson; Gridiron Football Player