<P> On July 27, 1991, Campbell was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame . Others inducted in the 1991 class were John Hannah, Stan Jones, Tex Schramm, and Jan Stenerud . He was introduced at the ceremony by Bum Phillips . Campbell's jersey number 34 was retired by the Oilers in 1987 . He was inducted as one of six charter members into the Titans Hall of Fame in 1999, although he declined an invitation to the induction ceremony, stating, "I was a Houston Oiler, not a Tennessee Titan ." </P> <P> In 1999, Campbell was ranked number 33 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 greatest football players, the highest - ranked player for the Houston Oilers franchise . In 2010, NFL Network ranked Campbell the 55th greatest player of all time in The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players, and he was ranked by the sportswriter Max Bertellotti of the Turner Sports Network as the number 3 "power back" of all time, behind Jim Brown and John Riggins . </P> <P> He was honored at halftime against Ohio State on September 9, 2006, including the unveiling of a 9 - foot (2.7 m) bronze statue of Campbell in the southwest corner of Royal - Memorial Stadium . The same year, Campbell was featured on the cover of Dave Campbell's Texas Football, an honor that eluded him during his playing days . </P> <P> A section of roadway in Tyler, Texas extending from Loop 323 to SH155 was named the Earl Campbell Parkway at its opening in 2012 . In 2013, the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, an award given to the best offensive player in NCAA Division I with Texas ties, was named in Campbell's honor . </P>

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