...them in a position that the franchise hasn't experienced in 20 years, since the Houston Oilers of Bum Phillips, Earl Campbell and Dan Pastorini went to Three Rivers Stadium and lost to Pittsburgh en route to the Steelers' fourth Super Bowl...
...He's well on his way. George has rushed for 5,365 yards in four seasons. He joined Sanders, Eric Dickerson and Earl Campbell by rushing for at least 1,200 yards in each of their first four seasons. If he does it one more time, he will join...
...Carolina. 1980--Billy Sims, Detroit, RB, Oklahoma. 1979--Tom Cousineau, Buffalo, LB, Ohio State. 1978--Earl Campbell, Houston, RB, Texas. 1977--Ricky Bell, Tampa Bay, RB, Southern Cal. 1976--Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa Bay...
...Rogers, South Carolina, HB 1979--Charles White, Southern Cal, TB 1978--Billy Sims, Oklahoma, HB 1977--Earl Campbell, Texas, FB 1976--Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh, HB 1975--Archie Griffin, Ohio State, HB 1974--Archie Griffin...
...rushing and ties a league record with five touchdowns in a 45-14 rout of the New York Jets. 1977 - Texas running back Earl Campbell wins the Heisman Trophy. 1987 - Ron Hextall of the Philadelphia Flyers becomes the first NHL goaltender to shoot a...
...Carolina. 1980 - Billy Sims, Detroit, RB, Oklahoma. 1979 - Tom Cousineau, Buffalo, LB, Ohio State. 1978 - Earl Campbell, Houston, RB, Texas. 1977 - Ricky Bell, Tampa Bay, RB, Southern California. 1976 - Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa Bay...
...touchdowns last season as the franchise reached its first Super Bowl. George is one of four running backs to rush for at least 1,200 yards in each of their first four seasons, along with Eric Dickerson, Earl Campbell and Barry Sanders.
...Jim Brown, Bill Walsh, Don Shula, Joe Namath, Roger Staubach and Sid Gillman. O.J. Simpson, Johnny Unitas, Earl Campbell and Fran Tarkenton have sent their regrets. The reunion was the brainchild of NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who...
...back to be voted MVP. He joins such Hall of Fame runners as Jim Brown, Walter Payton, Jim Taylor, Paul Hornung, Earl Campbell and Marcus Allen. "There's not too many of those guys that you won't see in the Hall of Fame, or those guys...
...Carolina. 1980 - Billy Sims, Detroit, RB, Oklahoma. 1979 - Tom Cousineau, Buffalo, LB, Ohio State. 1978 - Earl Campbell, Houston, RB, Texas. 1977 - Ricky Bell, Tampa Bay, RB, Southern California. 1976 - Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa Bay...
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