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Earl Christian Campbell (born March 29, 1955), nicknamed "the Tyler Rose", is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons, primarily with the Houston Oilers. Known for his aggressive, punishing running style and ability to break tackles, Campbell gained recognition as ...
From 1978 to 1980, the Houston Oilers, led by Bum Phillips and in the midst of the Luv Ya Blue campaign, appeared in and lost the 1978 and 1979 AFC Championship Games. The Oilers were a consistent playoff team from 1987 to 1993 , an era that included both of the team's only division titles ( 1991 and 1993 ), as well as the dubious distinction ...
The Oilers would not make it back to the playoffs again until 1987. The last remaining active member of the 1980 Houston Oilers was defensive lineman Mike Stensrud, who retired after the 1989 season. 3rd year fullback Earl Campbell had the best season of his career rushing for 1,934 yards and scored 13 touchdowns.
In his one season with the Coffeyville Ravens, he led them to a 9–0 season in 1980, gaining 1157 yards with a gaudy 7.4 yards-per-carry average, and scored ten touchdowns. As a sophomore in 1981, Rozier first dazzled Husker fans with a 93-yard touchdown run against Kansas State .
Richard J. Thomaselli (born February 26, 1957) is a former American football running back who played for the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL). [1] He played college football at West Virginia Wesleyan College and also played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). [2] [3] [4]
Ronnie L. Coleman (born July 9, 1951) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers from 1974 to 1981. He played college football at Alabama A&M.
The 1984 Houston Oilers season was the 25th season overall and 15th with the league. The team improved upon their previous season 's output of 2–14, winning three games, [ 1 ] but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.
Edward Nathan George Jr. (born September 24, 1973) is an American football coach and former player who is the current head football coach at Tennessee State University.He played as a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons, primarily for the Houston / Tennessee Oilers / Titans franchise.