Had Ann Campbell followed her instincts, Earl Christian Campbell never would have had a chance to return Bum Phillips' call ...
2) Earl Campbell, RB, Tyler High School Earl Campbell, “The Tyler Rose,” was known for using his 36-inch thighs to inflict pain upon poor defenders attempting to tackle him. Before he embarked ...
Earl. All three played together for John Tyler High School, winning a state championship on a 15-0 team. Those three of 11 kids raised by Ann Campbell were particularly close because they went off ...
Eventually, though, she relented. Earl Campbell didn't start playing running back until his coach insisted on it when he was a senior in high school. To that point, he had been a linebacker and an ...