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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
After
,
Style
,
Films
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
Wanted
,
Coming
,
Kid
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
Life
,
Football
,
America
I always knew that I wanted to do something in business and I prepared myself for that.
Earl Campbell
Business
,
Wanted
,
Knew
I did some good things as a rookie.
Earl Campbell
Good
,
Rookie
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
Good
,
Two
,
Put
I have a company called Earl Campbell Foods. I got into the meat business in 1991.
Earl Campbell
Business
,
Company
,
Meat
I miss the guys. I don't get to see them often. We do get together in Houston now and then.
Earl Campbell
Together
,
Often
,
Miss
I try to get them to remember that they're not just athletes, but student-athletes.
Earl Campbell
Remember
,
Try
,
Athletes
It really started cooking when I moved to Houston. I bought a house and got my own barbeque pit.
Earl Campbell
Started
,
House
,
Cooking
My running style was kind of just head-on, because I couldn't dance.
Earl Campbell
Dance
,
Style
,
Running
Our company sells about five to six million pounds of sausage a year. We sell it retail and to restaurants. We've got all kinds of products.
Earl Campbell
Year
,
Company
,
Five
Somebody will always break your records. It is how you live that counts.
Earl Campbell
Live
,
Somebody
,
Break
There are two things panic patients hate to do. They hate to take medication - and they hate to go to doctors. They hate to come to grips.
Earl Campbell
Hate
,
Two
,
Panic
When I was a kid and got in trouble, I'd always say, Mom, I'm in trouble. Well, Mom, I'm in trouble.
Earl Campbell
Mom
,
Trouble
,
Kid
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
Great
,
Him
,
Show
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
Great
,
Happy
,
Football
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
Wife
,
Decision
,
Two
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
Good
,
Great
,
Different
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
Education
,
Remember
,
Try
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
Game
,
Line
,
Accident
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
Great
,
Job
,
Winning
Sometimes I pay for it, With the way I walk now, the things I did to my body wasn't supposed to be done. At 48 years old, it is saying, 'Hey, Earl, remember what you did to me?'.
Earl Campbell
Saying
,
Done
,
Remember
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
Love
,
Become
,
Team
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Biography
Nationality:
American
Type:
Athlete
Born:
March 29
, 1955
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