Lughead Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000265413/article/bum-phillips-former-houston-oilers-coach-passes-away-at-90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorBanksCarsonVanPelt Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 My Old Man hated Texas and everything in it except for the Oilers, Earl Campbell and Bum Phillips... he hated the Steelers, Chargers and Dolphins in the AFC so it was a natural match for him. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 "His' n can beat your'n" RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lughead Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 Jeesh just read that Bud Adams ,owner of the Titans/Oilers passed away as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorBanksCarsonVanPelt Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrLCIByjOzo I always remembered Earl Campbell as a human tank...forgot how nimble he was...but boy could he deliver and take a shot...another reason why he was broken down at the end...look at 3:28 when he eats up the Rams defense including a decleater against #58 and at 3:38 when a Raider (Jack Tatum) launches at him like a missile...he absorbs it like Super Man and walks into the endzone. You don't see football like this from Earl to LT...the NFL is the No Fun League these days. Here is a post Hall of Fame interview ...his voice is slurred...obvious post concussion syndrome... The last one in the last five seconds Bum talks about how great Earl was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Giant Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 God i never realized how fast he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMFP Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 My Old Man hated Texas and everything in it except for the Oilers, Earl Campbell and Bum Phillips... he hated the Steelers, Chargers and Dolphins in the AFC so it was a natural match for him. R.I.P. LOL....Bum was one colorful dude.....had an ice cream truck pull up during practice in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMFP Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrLCIByjOzo I always remembered Earl Campbell as a human tank...forgot how nimble he was...but boy could he deliver and take a shot...another reason why he was broken down at the end...look at 3:28 when he eats up the Rams defense including a decleater against #58 and at 3:38 when a Raider (Jack Tatum) launches at him like a missile...he absorbs it like Super Man and walks into the endzone. You don't see football like this from Earl to LT...the NFL is the No Fun League these days. Here is a post Hall of Fame interview ...his voice is slurred...obvious post concussion syndrome... The last one in the last five seconds Bum talks about how great Earl was... When I was a kid, Earl Campbell was THE MAN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazedDogs Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 he was out of football before I was old enough to see him play in real time, but I grew up watching his highlight reels. Story I remember hearing about Campbell is that his conditioning was notoriously poor... the guy couldn't run a mile without a breather. And look at how he carries the ball... Coughlin wouldn't let that guy on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorBanksCarsonVanPelt Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 he was out of football before I was old enough to see him play in real time, but I grew up watching his highlight reels. Story I remember hearing about Campbell is that his conditioning was notoriously poor... the guy couldn't run a mile without a breather. And look at how he carries the ball... Coughlin wouldn't let that guy on the field. But he was so strong that you needed dynamite and a crow bar to get that ball out of his hand...no joke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorBanksCarsonVanPelt Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 God i never realized how fast he was. Yeah...part of the reason is that they always show his reels in slow motion to show the devastation he wrought against defenses... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazedDogs Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 But he was so strong that you needed dynamite and a crow bar to get that ball out of his hand...no joke... haha, I love watching him run, but he put it on the ground a lot. Just looked it up... way more fumbles than I would have guessed. Even had a 10 fumble season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorBanksCarsonVanPelt Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 But the fumble to carry ratio would have been similar to today's backs... He touched the ball at least 35 snaps...often 40-45 snaps per game. He was the Oiler's offense...Dan Pastorini was no Johnny Unitas... If Cheerleader was the couch they would have lynched him if he ever decided to bench Earl.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStroud Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 "Last year we knocked on the Door ........This year were breaking it down" LOL Great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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