Earl Campbell: Or football as performance art. By Ta-Nehisi Coates. August 12, 2008. ... I don't think Earl Campbell is the greatest running back ever, but he is my favorite running back of all time.

When Earl Campbell was playing for the University of Texas Longhorns in the mid-seventies, the future Heisman Trophy–winning running back wasn’t outspoken on the issue of race—he let his ...

Page 2 investigates a classic Earl Campbell film clip to tell the story behind the highlight. Commentary. ... beckoning fans to relive that Oct. 1, 1977, collision at Memorial Stadium.