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This thread is like a reset after spending time in the squalor that is the Deion thread.  Excellent example of two different types of humans.  Earl always gave his Momma credit for raising him right.  I agree.  

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On 1/21/2024 at 1:14 PM, GreenspointTexas said:

I always grab a pack to go with my brisket

Back before Earl became an Oiler, an ice house  by the shop sold those hot links sold 2/$2 with 2 slices of bread for breakfast. afterwards they were ,1/$2, the seasoning was re-worked, and sold out every day. Original recipe was best. The old greasy, spicy links were the best...ate about a zillion of of those hangover cures.

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My brain always had to recalibrate while watching Earl. I would sit and think there was just no way a human of that size could move so gracefully turn around and a be an absolute battering Ram and deliver so much pain.
Kind of like watching Vince it didn’t look like he was moving fast but his effortless gazelle like gait, passing people up like it was nothing. 


We were all so damn lucky to have them both put on the burnt orange. 
Earl was thunder and lightning all in one package.

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Earl scoring the only TD right before halftime and Texas beating OU for the first time in 7 years.

Bad ass unis. No letters. Stripes on pants. Yes please.
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44 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

That run against the Rams where he just trucks the dude in the chest... Damn!

I believe that was Isiah Robertson

He honestly had a permanent bruise on his chest until the day he passed away

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Earl Campbell begins this promotional video on Texas Football using clips from the 1981 season.  Later in video they show highlights of Earl from NFL.

 

Earl was already gone from Texas in 1981, but there are great highlights from 1981 blOU win, and the Horns 1982 Cotton Bowl victory over Bama.

 

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On 6/19/2024 at 3:12 PM, Funk Doctor Spock said:

You can actually see this man's soul leave his body. 

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from wikipedia: 

In 1978, his last year with the Rams, he was credited with 40 tackles, 4 sacks, and 2 fumble recoveries. Robertson returned a fumble 16 yards for a touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings in a Rams 34- 17 victory. He only started 6 of the 13 games he played in, losing his starting job to Bob Brudzinski. Robertson may be best known for a play in the 1978 season, when, while attempting to tackle then-rookie Houston Oilers running back (and NFL Hall Of Famer) Earl Campbell, Robertson was head-butted in the sternum and run over by Campbell on his way down the field against the Rams. The play is often shown as a part of NFL Films highlights; especially those concerning Campbell.

Imagine being one of the best linebackers of your era (6 pro bowls), but being most famous for getting trucked by Earl Campbell. 

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I read somewhere, but am insufficiently motivated to look for it, that Earl feels bad for Robertson for the ubiquity of that video. He said that Robertson was a good LB and it’s a shame that his name is basically associated with that one play, now. 

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1 hour ago, Doc Daneeka said:

I read somewhere, but am insufficiently motivated to look for it, that Earl feels bad for Robertson for the ubiquity of that video. He said that Robertson was a good LB and it’s a shame that his name is basically associated with that one play, now. 

Robertson died in Texas twice

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Tim Campbell,  brother of Earl,  passed at age 68, due to cancer.   A bit undersized,  but a helluva' DE.

RIP, Tim !

 

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 A playmaking defensive end for Longhorns from 1975 to 1979, Tim Campbell ranks second in program history with 39 1/2 career sacks. His nine fumble recoveries are tied for second all-time. Campbell played on arguably the most fearsome defensive line program history in 1977, alongside Outland Trophy winner Brad Shearer and Steve McMichael.

His 14 sacks that season were a program record at the time until Kiki DeAyala notched 22 1/2 in 1982. Campbell is the only Texas player with two seasons of at least 13 sacks. 

 https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/college/longhorns/football/2025/02/03/tim-campbell-texas-football-longhorns-de-earl-campbell-brother/78160496007/

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That's really sad.  I'll be 68 this summer, so it really hits home.  I was in attendance at the 1975 Bluebonnet Bowl when he blocked a punt and returned it for a TD, spurring a come-from-behind victory in a top-10 matchup with CU.  Thoughts and Prayers to the entire Campbell family.

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On 1/11/2025 at 4:31 AM, PRONG HORN said:

 

It's hard to imagine making a list where Vince would be my fourth favorite athlete in the room, but here it is.  

 

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Knee GIF by Adult Swim

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I’ll never forget the #34 Texas burnt orange jersey that I had made at Rooster’s as a child of the 70s. That (34) was his number with the Oilers, so I wanted a UT Campbell jersey.

This was around 79-80, but Dad said did you know that Earl wore #20 at UT?
I said I wanted 34 with Campbell on the back and Rooster said we can do that, if that’s what you want.

Dad couldn’t make a trip to Austin, from Dallas, without visiting Rooster’s, as he was a Trainer/Manager when my Dad was on the 40.

Hook’em!!!

I wish I still had that 40+ years later.

Hook’em!!!

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2 hours ago, msucolt45 said:


Earl looks like a midget in that picture of three famous players.

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When they were all in their prime.

I bet that Artis or Kareem wouldn't like to stand their ground and take a charge on the court from that midget. 

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On 6/5/2024 at 3:03 PM, former alkie said:

I believe that was Isiah Robertson

He honestly had a permanent bruise on his chest until the day he passed away

I've got to call BS...no way that's real....is it?

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12 hours ago, SHOOTER12 said:

I've got to call BS...no way that's real....is it?

Well, I can only say that I was going by what he told me.  I met him thru work, had to have been in the early to mid aughts.  

I was chatting with him and of course we veered off-topic, talked about football, told him I used to have a 7-11 Slurpee trading cup of him, he saw my Longhorn koozi and he brought up the hit and the bruise.

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13 hours ago, SHOOTER12 said:

I've got to call BS...no way that's real....is it?

Sometimes a bruise is replaced by pigmentation changes in the skin as the original fades. It essentially becomes/causes a giant freckle. In that sense, one can acquire a "permanent bruise."

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6 hours ago, Magus Ossis said:

Sometimes a bruise is replaced by pigmentation changes in the skin as the original fades. It essentially becomes/causes a giant freckle. In that sense, one can acquire a "permanent bruise."

Thanks for the info bro. 

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