<P> He played college football for the University of Texas, where he won the Heisman Trophy and earned unanimous All - America honors in his senior season, as well as numerous other accolades . He was drafted first overall by the Oilers in 1978 and had an immediate impact in the league, earning NFL Rookie of the Year honors . Earl Campbell was named the NFL's Offensive Player of the Year in each of his first three seasons, during which he averaged nearly 1,700 rushing yards per season . He won the AP NFL Most Valuable Player Award in 1979 after leading the league in rushing yards and touchdowns . </P> <P> With head coach Bum Phillips, Campbell's emergence in Houston coincided with the Luv Ya Blue era, a period of sustained success in which the Oilers made three straight playoff appearances . Campbell became the centerpiece of Houston's offense during the late 1970s and early 1980s . He was traded to the Saints six games into the 1984 season, where he spent his final season and a half before retiring . Campbell was inducted into both the College Football Hall of Fame (1990) and Pro Football Hall of Fame (1991). His jersey number is retired by the University of Texas and the Tennessee Titans . </P> <P> Earl Christian Campbell was born on March 29, 1955, the sixth of eleven siblings, in Tyler, Texas, leading to the eponymous nickname, "The Tyler Rose" later in his career . His father died when Campbell was 11 years old . He began playing football in fifth grade as a kicker, but moved to linebacker in sixth grade after watching Dick Butkus, whom he modeled his playing style after . His mother Ann Campbell attempted to persuade Earl not to play football in high school . "I dis - encouraged Earl," she said . "But he always loved football ." In 1973, he led the Corky Nelson - coached John Tyler High School to the Texas 4A State Championship (4A then was the largest classification in the state). That season, he was named Mr. Football USA as he was adjudged the national high school player of the year . </P> <P> While heavily recruited, Campbell narrowed his choices to Houston, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Baylor . After in - home visits from Barry Switzer from Oklahoma and Darrell Royal from Texas, Campbell ultimately chose Texas . Switzer, who unsuccessfully recruited Campbell, said in his 1989 book that Campbell was the only player he ever saw who could have gone straight from high school to the NFL and immediately become a star . </P>

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