In celebration of the NFL’s 100th season, they are releasing what the league considers to be the 100 greatest players and 10 greatest coaches in league history. Longhorn Legend Earl Campbell has been named as a running back finalist to make the team.
Campbell was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991 after a career totaling 9,407 rushing yards, 74 touchdowns, 806 receiving yards. The only thing more legendary than Earl Campbell’s NFL career was his career as a Texas Longhorn. Campbell won the Heisman Trophy in 1977 and was a two-time All-American. In his four-year career at Texas, Campbell ran for 4,443 yards and 40 touchdowns – including his monster 1977 Heisman season, when he ran the ball 267 times for 1,744 yards and 18 touchdowns.
Earl Campbell was named one of the RB finalists for the @NFL 100 All-Time Team.
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There are 24 RB finalists listed, and 12 will make the final cut. Campbell is listed alongside great backs such as Marcus Allen, Jim Brown, Eric Dickerson, Marshall Faulk, Walter Payton, Barry Sanders, LaDainian Tomlinson, and more.