"Earl Campbell" won a match race with "Nolan Ryan" during Saturday's game against the Houston Astros. The fake Earl paused in front of the real Nolan Ryan, sitting in his usual spot next to the ...

Earl Campbell led the nation with 1,744 rushing ... "You build up a lot of hostilities sitting on the bench all day." This is the man who prepared the way for Campbell to become an NFL tailback ...

The backseat of an old automobile served as the porch bench. The family would wake up cold in the winter, even though they nailed quilts to the walls as rudimentary insulation." Earl Campbell went ...

But now, Campbell can sit in a luxury box and appreciate the miracle of watching the University of Texas play on a football field bearing his name. "At least Earl Campbell can walk," he said ...

"Earl Campbell in the house," Ortiz said before sitting back down next to Alex Rodriguez. Matt Young is a trending sports reporter at the Houston Chronicle. He can be reached at matt.young@ ...