Earl Campbell was selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 1978 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers ... then a University of Texas senior running back and Heisman Trophy winner, was in class ...

Sunday marks 35 days until kickoff, so we remember No. 35, running back ... Rose” by the time Earl Campbell came to the Saints in a midseason trade with the Houston Oilers in 1984.

After an eight-year, Hall of Fame NFL career, Earl Campbell’s body was ravaged by injuries and arthritis. He turned to his doctor to help manage the pain. Campbell, now 61, was prescribed OxyContin.

The Titans officially inducted former Houston Oilers receiver ... former Oilers star Earl Campbell was in Nashville as well and posed for photos with Titans running back Derrick Henry and former ...

NASHVILLE — Tennesee Titans running back Derrick Henry ... passing the great Earl Campbell for No. 2 on the all time Titans/Houston Oilers rushing list. Henry is now 1,389 yards behind ...

In 1981 the legislature enshrined Earl Campbell as an Official State Hero Of Texas. Only three other favorite sons—Davy Crockett, Stephen F. Austin, and Sam Houston—had been previous ...

That group of players includes Hall of Fame running back Earl Campbell ... Pro each of his first three seasons with the then-Houston Oilers, Campbell led the NFL in rushing each of those seasons ...

Great running backs have come from both of these ... Going back to the Houston Oilers days, Earl Campbell was a force to be reckoned with and had a historic start to his NFL career.

Earl Campbell had a dominant three-year stretch with the Houston Oilers and was one of the most violent runners in league history. Derrick Henry was a highly productive and dominant running back ...

Galling as it may be to Houstonians who recall fondly the “Luv Ya Blue” era of the Houston Oilers, the Texans ... who remembers Elvin Bethea, Earl Campbell, Bruce Matthews, or Warren Moon.