Nice article about Earl

[HornDawg1957]

Earl got up: Inside the second act of a Texas legend

 

[Horn6721]

A very good and poignant article. The strength of his character can never be questioned.
His name belongs on our field.
Thanks for posting.

 

[Joe Fan]

If his spinal condition had been diagnosed, he probably would never have played football

"If that right lick had ever hit me, I would've permanently been in a wheelchair."​

 

[WillUSAF]

He is a my childhood hero. I have only looked up to 2 men in my life. My dad and Earl.

 

[Texas My Texas]

Earl is the best. What an inspiration he is.

 

[Joe Fan]

Shades of Earl on this run

 

[theiioftx]

 

[LHABSOB]

Damn. If that article doesn't move you. My first game ever was 1975 in the steady rain in the upper deck watching Earl and Akins run over Rice.

I wish he and Ricky could have a closed door meeting with the players. Players only- no coaches, no grad assistants. But alas, I know many of them have no idea what Earl and Ricky did, what they accomplished and what they overcame.

Never knew about the pain killers and rehab.

 

[El Sapo]

When I was still in the restaurant industry , Earl was a semi-regular at a restaurant where I worked. He was a drinker to begin with but we also knew about the pills. The quantity of the alcohol he drank did not match his intoxication & we knew something else was in play. Nobody judged him, with the beating he took playing football it really didn’t surprise any of us. My main concern was that I lost an aunt to combining opiates with alcohol & I didn’t want to see that happen to him. When I interacted with him he was probably in the darkest part of his phase , so I was pleased years later when I heard that he had conquered his addictions and was doing physical rehab and walking again.

 

[theiioftx]

There is a documentary out called “Still Standing - The Earl Campbell Story” which is great.