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Earl Campbell - wikipedia Earl Campbell This article is about the American football player . For the Canadian hockey player , see Earl Campbell ( ice hockey ) . Earl Campbell <Td_colspan="2"> Campbell signing autographs in 2009 <Th_colspan="2"> No. 34 , 35 Position : Running back <Th_colspan="2"> Born : ( 1955 - 03 - 29 ) March 29 , 1955 ( age 63 ) Tyler , Texas Height : 5 ft 11 in ( 1.80 m ) Weight : 232 lb ( 105 kg ) <Th_colspan="2"> Career information High school : John Tyler ( Tyler , Texas ) College : Texas NFL Draft : 1978 / Round : 1 / Pick : 1 <Th_colspan="2"> Career history <Td_colspan="2"> Houston Oilers ( 1978 -- 1984 ) New Orleans Saints ( 1984 -- 1985 ) <Th_colspan="2"> <Th_colspan="2"> Career highlights and awards <Td_colspan="2"> 5 × Pro Bowl ( 1978 -- 1981 , 1983 ) 3 × First - team All - Pro ( 1978 -- 1980 ) AP NFL Most Valuable Player ( 1979 ) 3 × NFL Offensive Player of the Year ( 1978 -- 1980 ) Bert Bell Award ( 1979 ) NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year ( 1978 ) 3 × NFL rushing yards leader ( 1978 -- 1980 ) 2 × NFL rushing touchdowns leader ( 1979 , 1980 ) Tennessee Titans No. 34 retired NFL 1970s All - Decade Team Heisman Trophy ( 1977 ) Davey O'Brien Memorial Trophy ( 1977 ) 2 × First - team All - American ( 1975 , 1977 ) Texas Longhorns No. 20 retired <Th_colspan="2"> <Th_colspan="2"> Career NFL statistics <Td_colspan="2"> Rushing yards : 9,407 Yards per carry : 4.3 Rushing touchdowns : 74 <Td_colspan="2"> Player stats at NFL.com <Td_colspan="2"> <Td_colspan="2"> Pro Football Hall of Fame <Td_colspan="2"> College Football Hall of Fame <Td_colspan="2"> Earl Christian Campbell ( born March 29 , 1955 ) is a former American football running back who played professionally in the National Football League ( NFL ) for the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints . Known for his aggressive , punishing running style and ability to break tackles , Campbell gained recognition as one of the best power running backs in NFL history . 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 . 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 . Contents 1 Early life and high school 2 College career 2.1 College rushing statistics 3 Professional career 3.1 Houston Oilers 3.2 New Orleans Saints 3.3 NFL statistics 4 Legacy and honors 5 Personal and later life 5.1 Health 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 External links Early life and high school ( edit ) 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 . 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 . College career ( edit ) Campbell attended the University of Texas at Austin , where he played college football for the Texas Longhorns football team from 1974 to 1977 . As a freshman in 1974 , he played in all 11 games and rushed for 928 yards and six touchdowns on 162 attempts . In 1975 , he was a first - team All - America selection at fullback by the American Football Coaches Association , after he led the Southwest Conference with 1,118 rushing yards , 13 rushing touchdowns , and 78 points scored . Leg injuries kept him out of four games during his junior season , and he rushed for 653 yards and three touchdowns in seven games as Texas finished with a 5 -- 5 -- 1 record . Campbell led the nation in rushing as a senior in 1977 , with 1,744 yards and 19 touchdowns . In the third game of the season , against the Rice Owls , Campbell scored four touchdowns during a 72 -- 15 blowout in which Texas kicker Russell Erxleben set an NCAA record with a 67 - yard field goal . In his final regular season game , Campbell rushed for a career - high 222 yards in a 57 -- 28 victory over rival Texas A&M , and the Longhorns finished the regular season undefeated . After clinching the Southwest Conference championship , the top - ranked Longhorns then faced No. 5 Notre Dame , led by quarterback Joe Montana , in the Cotton Bowl Classic . Campbell carried 29 times for 116 yards in the game , but Notre Dame was victorious , 38 -- 10 , and claimed the national championship . Texas was ranked fourth in the final AP Poll . Campbell was awarded the Heisman Memorial Trophy as the most outstanding college player after the season , becoming the University of Texas ' first winner of the award . He also became the first recipient of the Davey O'Brien Memorial Trophy which was awarded to the outstanding player in the Southwest Conference . The Sporting News and United Press International each named Campbell the college football player of the year . He was a unanimous All - American , being named to the first team by every major selector . He finished his college career with 4,443 rushing yards and 40 rushing touchdowns in 40 games through four seasons . College rushing statistics ( edit ) Year Att Yds Avg TD 11 162 928 5.7 6 11 198 1,118 5.6 13 1976 7 138 653 4.7 1977 11 267 1,744 6.5 18 Career 40 765 4,443 5.8 40 Professional career ( edit ) Houston Oilers ( edit ) Campbell was the first overall draft pick in the 1978 NFL Draft , selected by the Houston Oilers , who signed him to a six - year , $1.4 million contract . The Oilers obtained the pick from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by trading tight end Jimmie Giles , their first and second round picks in the 1978 Draft , and their third and fifth round picks in the 1979 Draft . `` This is a commitment to excellence , '' said Oilers head coach Bum Phillips . `` It takes a great running back to have a winning football team and this kid is a great running back . '' After rushing for a league - leading and rookie record 1,450 yards , Campbell was named the Offensive Rookie of the Year by the Sporting News and Associated Press ( AP ) . He was also named the AFC Offensive Player of the Year by United Press International ( UPI ) , NFL Offensive Player of the Year by the AP , and the NFL Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) by the Newspaper Enterprise Association ( NEA ) and Pro Football Writers of America ( PFWA ) . Campbell 's emergence contributed to the start of the Luv Ya Blue era in Houston . Campbell pictured rushing the ball early in his career with the Oilers With quarterback Dan Pastorini nursing a mid-season shoulder injury , Campbell carried the Oilers to a five - game winning streak in 1979 , which concluded with a 30 -- 24 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day , in which he rushed for 195 yards and two touchdowns . He finished the season with 1,697 rushing yards and 19 touchdowns , leading the league in both categories . He also set NFL records with eleven 100 - yard rushing games , seven consecutive 100 - yard games , and 368 carries . He was named NFL MVP by the AP , NEA , and PFWA . He also repeated as the AP Offensive Player of the Year , and won the Bert Bell Award as the league 's most outstanding player . With his aggressive running style which favored running over players instead of around them , questions began to arise over how long Campbell could stay healthy . `` He runs with a lot of reckless abandon , '' said Ron Johnson , a former running back whose own career was cut short . `` You can run like that in college . But you ca n't do that for 10 years and hope to survive . '' Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris said `` Knocking over people can look very good but you ca n't do it forever . Sometimes it 's going to be somebody else who knocks you over ... so the most important thing I think is n't to get a few extra yards every time but to make sure you 're healthy enough to play . '' Bum Phillips , though , favored Campbell 's running style . `` I 've been looking for a back like Earl , '' he said . `` I 'm not going to change his style . Why would I ? You do n't want a guy who gets hit and then flops on the ground . Earl does the same thing other backs do , only better . '' After an 11 -- 5 regular season record in 1979 , the Oilers defeated the Denver Broncos in the wild - card round for their first home playoff win since 1960 . Houston then won the divisional round game against the San Diego Chargers despite both Pastorini and Campbell missing the game due to injuries . With both back in the lineup , however , the Oilers lost the conference championship game the following week against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Campbell was held to just 15 yards on 17 carries against Pittsburgh 's `` Steel Curtain '' defense . Campbell had his most productive rushing yardage season in 1980 , with 1,934 yards in 15 games -- an average of 128.9 yards per game . He finished 70 yards short of breaking O.J. Simpson 's single - season rushing yards record set in 1973 . He again led the league in rushing yards and touchdowns , and broke his own record for carries , with 373 . Over 60 percent of his yards came in the fourth quarter . `` That 's when the tough get going , '' said Campbell . He had four games of over 200 rushing yards , a single - season record that still stands as of the end of the 2016 season . He also threw a 57 - yard touchdown pass to receiver Billy `` White Shoes '' Johnson against the Steelers for his only career completion out of three attempts . The Oilers again finished with an 11 -- 5 regular season record , but lost the wild - card playoff game to the Oakland Raiders . For the third straight year , Campbell was awarded the Jim Thorpe Trophy by the Newspaper Enterprise Association as the league 's MVP , and named the Offensive Player of the Year by the AP . Bum Phillips was fired three days after Houston 's loss in the wild - card game , and defensive coordinator Ed Biles was given the head coaching job . In 1981 , the Oilers finished 7 -- 9 and failed to make the playoffs for the first time with Campbell on the roster . Also for the first time , Campbell did not claim the rushing yards title , as he finished fifth in yards with 1,376 and seventh in touchdowns with 10 . The highlight of the season was back - to - back rushing performances of over 180 yards , against the Bengals in Week 5 and the Seahawks in Week 6 . His 39 carries against the Seahawks set an Oilers single - game record . Campbell was invited to his fourth Pro Bowl , but failed to make an All - Pro roster . A players ' strike in 1982 shortened the season to nine games and the Oilers finished with a 1 -- 8 record . Campbell had just two touchdowns and 538 rushing yards , an average of 59.8 yards per game -- far below his average of 104.1 per game over the previous four seasons . Campbell 's production improved greatly in 1983 as he had 1,301 yards and 12 touchdowns , and was invited to his fifth Pro Bowl . However , the Oilers finished the season tied for the worst record in the league at 2 -- 14 . Unhappy after he was pulled in the second half against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 10 , Campbell demanded to be traded . He completed the season with the team but remained adamant with his demand in the off - season . `` I 'm tired of hearing every week how I 'm too dumb , washed up , too dumb to read holes , ca n't block , ca n't catch the football , '' he said . The team 's back - to - back dismal seasons also added to his frustration . In 1984 , under new head coach Hugh Campbell , Houston started the season with six straight losses . After rushing for 278 yards total in the first six games of 1984 , Campbell was traded to the New Orleans Saints , reuniting him with Bum Phillips . New Orleans Saints ( edit ) The Saints received Campbell in exchange for their first round draft pick in 1985 , with which Houston selected cornerback Richard Johnson . The trade came as a surprise in New Orleans ; the team already had the young George Rogers , the 1981 No. 1 overall draft pick and that year 's Rookie of the Year and rushing champion . With Campbell and Rogers , the Saints now had two Heisman Trophy winners in the backfield . In his first game with New Orleans , Campbell carried five times for 19 yards , and continued to have a diminished role in the offense throughout the rest of the season . He rushed for a total of 468 yards and four touchdowns in 1984 , and failed to record a 100 - yard game during the season . His final 100 - yard game was his only one in 1985 : a 160 - yard outburst against the Minnesota Vikings in which he scored his only touchdown of the season . He finished the year with 643 rushing yards on 158 carries . After considering a return for one more season to reach 10,000 career rushing yards , Campbell retired during the preseason of 1986 , feeling that the beating he had taken during his career had taken too much of a toll . `` I 'm a man ; I 'm not a little boy , '' he said . `` I believe this is the best thing -- not only for myself , but for the Saints . '' He finished his career having carried 2,187 times for 9,407 yards and 74 touchdowns in the regular season . NFL statistics ( edit ) <Th_colspan="2"> Legend Led the league Bold Career high Year Team <Th_colspan="2"> Games <Th_colspan="4"> Rushing <Th_colspan="4"> Receiving Fumbles GS Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD 1978 HOU 15 14 302 1,450 4.8 13 12 48 4.0 0 9 1979 HOU 16 16 368 1,697 4.6 19 16 94 5.9 0 8 1980 HOU 15 15 373 1,934 5.2 13 11 47 4.3 0 1981 HOU 16 16 361 1,376 3.8 10 36 156 4.3 0 10 1982 HOU 9 9 157 538 3.4 18 130 7.2 0 HOU 14 14 322 1,301 4.0 12 19 216 11.4 0 1984 HOU 6 6 96 278 2.9 27 9.0 0 NO 8 0 50 190 3.8 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1985 NO 16 12 158 643 4.1 6 88 14.7 0 <Th_colspan="2"> Career 115 102 2,187 9,407 4.3 74 121 806 6.7 0 43 Legacy and honors ( edit ) Campbell is widely acknowledged as one of the best power running backs in NFL history , and was highly regarded by his peers . `` Every time you hit him you lower your own IQ , '' said Redskins linebacker Pete Wysocki . Cornerback Lester Hayes of the Raiders said `` Earl Campbell was put on this earth to play football . '' Cliff Harris , safety for the Cowboys , recalled Campbell as `` the hardest - hitting running back I ever played against . He did n't have the elusiveness of an O.J. Simpson . But when you finished a game against Earl , you had to sit in a tub with Epsom salts . '' Bum Phillips , when asked if Campbell was in a class by himself , quipped , `` I dunno . But if he ai n't , it do n't take long to call the roll . '' Statue of Campbell at Royal - Memorial Stadium Campbell is considered one of the greatest running backs in Texas Longhorns and college football history . He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1990 , along with fellow Heisman winner Jim Plunkett of Stanford . Campbell became the first Texas Longhorns football player to have his jersey retired by the University , his number 20 being retired in 1979 . In 2000 , an internet poll of Longhorns fans voted Campbell to Texas ' All - Century team . He received the most votes , beating out recently graduated Ricky Williams . 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 . '' 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 . 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 . 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 . Personal and later life ( edit ) While at the University of Texas , Campbell was a member of the honorary men 's service organization , the Texas Cowboys . As of 2016 , he still actively participates in University of Texas athletics , where he serves as special assistant to the football team . In 1990 , he founded Earl Campbell Meat Products , Inc. which manufactures and sells Earl Campbell 's Smoked Sausage and other food products and barbecue sauce . Campbell and his associates also opened a restaurant in 1999 on Sixth Street in Austin called Earl Campbell 's Lone Star BBQ , which closed in 2001 . Campbell has two sons : Christian and Tyler . Christian played high school football with Drew Brees , nephew of his father 's former Longhorns teammate Marty Akins , at Westlake High and ran track for the University of Houston . Tyler was a running back for Pasadena City College and San Diego State but was forced to give up the sport due to multiple sclerosis ( MS ) . He returned to Texas after graduation and divides his time between the family business and raising awareness of MS with his father . Health ( edit ) Campbell has experienced various physical ailments in his later life . By 2001 , at age 46 , he could barely close his fist due to arthritis in his hands . He developed foot drop due to nerve damage in his legs , and has difficulty bending his back and knees . He was diagnosed with spinal stenosis in 2009 . Because of his difficulty walking he uses a cane or a walker , and for longer distances a wheelchair . Campbell at first maintained the ailments were genetic , but said in 2012 , `` I think some of it came from playing football , playing the way I did . '' In 2009 , Campbell became addicted to painkillers prescribed for his spinal stenosis , taking as many as ten OxyContin pills a day with Budweiser . He went through rehabilitation and broke his addiction the same year , and since publicizing the incident in 2013 has spoken out about the dangers of substance abuse . See also ( edit ) List of Texas Longhorns football All - Americans List of NCAA major college football yearly rushing leaders List of NCAA major college football yearly scoring leaders List of first overall National Football League draft picks List of Tennessee Titans first - round draft picks Notes ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : The Oilers franchise moved to Tennessee in 1998 and was renamed the `` Titans '' in 1999 . References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Aaseng , Nathan ( 2003 ) . African - American Athletes . New York : Facts On File , Inc. p. 42 . ISBN 0816048053 . Jump up ^ `` Tennessee Titans 2015 Media Guide - Historial Highlights '' ( PDF ) . titansonline.com . Tennessee Titans . Retrieved July 1 , 2016 . Jump up ^ Miller , Rusty ( July 29 , 1991 ) . `` New Hall of Famers savor the memories '' . The Free Lance - Star . 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Official website Earl Campbell at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Earl Campbell at the College Football Hall of Fame Earl Campbell at the Heisman Trophy official website Works by or about Earl Campbell in libraries ( WorldCat catalog ) Career statistics and player information from NFL.com Pro-Football - Reference College statistics at Sports - Reference <Th_colspan="2"> Earl Campbell -- awards and honors <Td_colspan="2"> <Th_colspan="2"> Mr. Football USA winners <Td_colspan="2"> 1970 : Haden 1971 : Logan 1972 : Dorsett 1973 : Campbell 1974 : Sims 1975 : White 1976 : McNeil 1977 : M. Allen 1978 : Dickerson 1979 : Walker 1980 : Fralic 1981 : Dupree 1982 : Woodson 1983 : Speilman 1984 : Rison 1985 : George 1986 : E. Smith 1987 : Pickens 1988 : Kirby 1989 : R. Smith 1990 : Brooks 1991 : Davis 1992 : J. Allen 1993 : Manning 1994 : Redman 1995 : Couch 1996 : Henry 1997 : Curry 1998 : House 1999 : Williams 2000 : Benson 2001 : Young 2002 : Leak 2003 : Byers 2004 : Daniel 2005 : Stafford 2006 : Evans 2007 : Harris 2008 : Gilbert 2009 : Baxter 2010 : Gray 2011 : Gray 2012 : Browne 2013 : Grier <Th_colspan="2"> Heisman Trophy winners <Td_colspan="2"> 1935 : Berwanger 1936 : Kelley 1937 : Frank 1938 : O'Brien 1939 : Kinnick 1940 : Harmon 1941 : B. Smith 1942 : Sinkwich 1943 : Bertelli 1944 : Horvath 1945 : Blanchard 1946 : G. Davis 1947 : Lujack 1948 : D. Walker 1949 : Hart 1950 : Janowicz 1951 : Kazmaier 1952 : Vessels 1953 : Lattner 1954 : Ameche 1955 : Cassady 1956 : Hornung 1957 : Crow 1958 : Dawkins 1959 : Cannon 1960 : Bellino 1961 : E. Davis 1962 : Baker 1963 : Staubach 1964 : Huarte 1965 : Garrett 1966 : Spurrier 1967 : Beban 1968 : Simpson 1969 : Owens 1970 : Plunkett 1971 : Sullivan 1972 : Rodgers 1973 : Cappelletti 1974 : Griffin 1975 : Griffin 1976 : Dorsett 1977 : Campbell 1978 : Sims 1979 : C. White 1980 : Rogers 1981 : Allen 1982 : H. Walker 1983 : Rozier 1984 : Flutie 1985 : B. Jackson 1986 : Testaverde 1987 : Brown 1988 : Sanders 1989 : Ware 1990 : Detmer 1991 : Howard 1992 : Torretta 1993 : Ward 1994 : Salaam 1995 : George 1996 : Wuerffel 1997 : Woodson 1998 : Williams 1999 : Dayne 2000 : Weinke 2001 : Crouch 2002 : Palmer 2003 : J. White 2004 : Leinart 2005 : vacated * 2006 : T. Smith 2007 : Tebow 2008 : Bradford 2009 : Ingram Jr . 2010 : Newton 2011 : Griffin III 2012 : Manziel 2013 : Winston 2014 : Mariota 2015 : Henry 2016 : L. Jackson 2017 : Mayfield <Td_colspan="2"> * Note : The 2005 Heisman Trophy was originally awarded to Reggie Bush , but Bush forfeited the award in 2010 . The Heisman Trust subsequently decided to leave the 2005 award vacated . <Th_colspan="2"> Sporting News College Football Player of the Year winners <Td_colspan="2"> 1942 : Sinkwich 1943 : Bertelli 1944 : Horvath 1945 : Blanchard 1946 : G. Davis 1947 : Lujack 1948 : D. Walker 1949 : Hart 1950 : Janowicz 1951 : Kazmaier 1952 : Vessels 1953 : Lattner 1954 : Cassady 1955 : Cassady 1956 : McDonald 1957 : Crow 1958 : Cannon 1959 : Cannon 1960 : Bellino 1961 : Ferguson 1962 : Baker 1963 : Staubach 1964 : Butkus 1965 : Anderson & Grabowski 1966 : Spurrier 1967 : Beban 1968 : Simpson 1969 : Owens 1970 : Plunkett 1971 : Sullivan & Marinaro 1972 : B. Jones 1973 : Hicks 1974 : Griffin 1975 : Griffin 1976 : Dorsett 1977 : Campbell 1978 : Sims 1979 : C. White 1980 : Green 1981 : Allen 1982 : H. Walker 1983 : Rozier 1984 : Flutie 1985 : B. Jackson 1986 : Testaverde 1987 : Brown 1988 : Sanders 1989 : Hagen 1990 : Ismail 1991 : Howard 1992 : M. Jones 1993 : Ward 1994 : Salaam 1995 : Frazier 1996 : Wuerffel 1997 : Woodson 1998 : Williams 1999 : Dayne 2000 : Weinke 2001 : Crouch 2002 : Palmer 2003 : J. White 2004 : A. Smith 2005 : Bush 2006 : T. Smith 2007 : Tebow 2008 : Harrell , Bradford & McCoy 2009 : Ingram Jr . 2010 : Newton 2011 : Griffin III 2012 : Manziel 2013 : Winston 2014 : Mariota 2015 : Mayfield 2016 : L. Jackson 2017 : Mayfield <Th_colspan="2"> UPI College Football Player of the Year winners <Td_colspan="2"> 1950 : Janowicz 1951 : Kazmaier 1952 : Vessels 1953 : Giel 1954 : Ameche 1955 : Cassady 1956 : Majors 1957 : Crow 1958 : Cannon 1959 : Cannon 1960 : Bellino 1961 : Ferguson 1962 : Baker 1963 : Staubach 1964 : Huarte 1965 : Garrett 1966 : Spurrier 1967 : Simpson 1968 : Simpson 1969 : Owens 1970 : Plunkett 1971 : Marinaro 1972 : Rogers 1973 : Cappelletti 1974 : Griffin 1975 : Griffin 1976 : Dorsett 1977 : Campbell 1978 : Sims 1979 : C. White 1980 : Green 1981 : Allen 1982 : H. Walker 1983 : Rozier 1984 : Flutie 1985 : Jackson 1986 : Testaverde 1987 : Brown 1988 : Sanders 1989 : Ware 1990 : Detmer 1991 : Howard <Th_colspan="2"> 1977 College Football All - America Team consensus selections Offense QB Guy Benjamin RB Charles Alexander RB Earl Campbell RB Terry Miller WR John Jefferson WR Ozzie Newsome TE Ken MacAfee OT Dan Irons OT Chris Ward G Mark Donahue G Leotis Harris C Tom Brzoza Defense DL Ross Browner DL Dee Hardison DL Randy Holloway DL Brad Shearer DL Art Still LB Tom Cousineau LB Jerry Robinson LB Gary Spani DB Luther Bradley DB Zac Henderson DB Bob Jury DB Dennis Thurman <Th_colspan="2"> National Football League Draft number one overall picks <Td_colspan="2"> Berwanger Francis C. Davis Aldrich Cafego Harmon Dudley Sinkwich Bertelli Trippi Dancewicz Fenimore Gilmer Bednarik Hart Rote Wade Babcock B. Garrett Shaw Glick Hornung Hill Duncan Cannon Mason E. Davis Baker Parks Frederickson Nobis Bu. Smith Yary Simpson Bradshaw Plunkett Patulski Matuszak Jones Bartkowski Selmon Bell Campbell Cousineau B. Sims Rogers K. Sims Elway Fryar Br. Smith Jackson Testaverde Bruce Aikman George Maryland Emtman Bledsoe Wilkinson Carter Johnson Pace P. Manning Couch Brown Vick Carr Palmer E. Manning A. Smith Williams Russell Long Stafford Bradford Newton Luck Fisher Clowney Winston Goff M. Garrett Mayfield <Th_colspan="2"> 1978 NFL draft first - round selections <Td_colspan="2"> Earl Campbell Art Still Wes Chandler Chris Ward Terry Miller James Lofton Ken MacAfee Ross Browner Keith Simpson Gordon King Luther Bradley Clay Matthews Mike Kenn John Jefferson Steve Little Blair Bush Doug Williams Bob Cryder Ken Greene Elvis Peacock Randy Holloway Ron Johnson Ozzie Newsome Dan Bunz Reese McCall John Anderson Don Latimer Larry Bethea <Th_colspan="2"> Houston / Tennessee Oilers / Titans first - round draft picks <Td_colspan="2"> Cannon Ditka Jacobs Brabham Appleton Elkins Nobis Regner Webster Pritchard Wilkerson Pastorini Sampson Amundson Matuszak Brazile Hardeman Towns Campbell Munchak Matthews Steinkuhler R. Johnson Childress Everett Jeffires Highsmith White Williams Lathon Hopkins Ford McNair George Holmes Dyson Kearse Bulluck Haynesworth Woolfolk Jones Young Griffin C. Johnson Britt Morgan Locker Wright Warmack Lewan Mariota Conklin Davis Jackson Evans <Th_colspan="2"> Houston Oilers 1978 NFL Draft selections <Td_colspan="2"> Earl Campbell Gifford Nielsen Mike Renfro Conrad Rucker J.C. Wilson Jim Mol Steve Young Willie Thicklen John Schuhmacher <Td_colspan="2"> Draft years 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 <Th_colspan="2"> Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award winners <Td_colspan="2"> 1967 : Farr 1968 : McCullouch 1969 : Hill 1970 : Shaw 1971 : Brockington 1972 : Harris 1973 : Foreman 1974 : Woods 1975 : M. Thomas 1976 : White 1977 : Dorsett 1978 : Campbell 1979 : O. Anderson 1980 : Sims 1981 : Rogers 1982 : Allen 1983 : Dickerson 1984 : Lipps 1985 : Brown 1986 : Mayes 1987 : Stradford 1988 : Stephens 1989 : Sanders 1990 : Smith 1991 : Russell 1992 : Pickens 1993 : Bettis 1994 : Faulk 1995 : Martin 1996 : George 1997 : Dunn 1998 : Moss 1999 : James 2000 : M. Anderson 2001 : A. Thomas 2002 : Portis 2003 : Boldin 2004 : Roethlisberger 2005 : Williams 2006 : Young 2007 : Peterson 2008 : Ryan 2009 : Harvin 2010 : Bradford 2011 : Newton 2012 : Griffin III 2013 : Lacy 2014 : Beckham , Jr . 2015 : Gurley 2016 : Prescott 2017 : Kamara <Th_colspan="2"> Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award winners <Td_colspan="2"> 1972 : Brown 1973 : Simpson 1974 : Stabler 1975 : Tarkenton 1976 : Jones 1977 : Payton 1978 : Campbell 1979 : Campbell 1980 : Campbell 1981 : Anderson 1982 : Fouts 1983 : Theismann 1984 : Marino 1985 : Allen 1986 : Dickerson 1987 : Rice 1988 : Craig 1989 : Montana 1990 : Moon 1991 : Thomas 1992 : Young 1993 : Rice 1994 : Sanders 1995 : Favre 1996 : Davis 1997 : Sanders 1998 : Davis 1999 : Faulk 2000 : Faulk 2001 : Faulk 2002 : Holmes 2003 : Lewis 2004 : Manning 2005 : Alexander 2006 : Tomlinson 2007 : Brady 2008 : Brees 2009 : Johnson 2010 : Brady 2011 : Brees 2012 : Peterson 2013 : Manning 2014 : Murray 2015 : Newton 2016 : Ryan 2017 : Gurley <Th_colspan="2"> Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award winners <Td_colspan="2"> 1957 : J. Brown 1958 : J. Brown 1959 : Unitas 1960 : Van Brocklin 1961 : Hornung 1962 : J. Taylor 1963 : Tittle 1964 : Unitas 1965 : J. Brown 1966 : Starr 1967 : Unitas 1968 : Morrall 1969 : Gabriel 1970 : Brodie 1971 : Page 1972 : L. Brown 1973 : Simpson 1974 : Stabler 1975 : Tarkenton 1976 : Jones 1977 : Payton 1978 : Bradshaw 1979 : Campbell 1980 : Sipe 1981 : Anderson 1982 : Moseley 1983 : Theismann 1984 : Marino 1985 : Allen 1986 : L. Taylor 1987 : Elway 1988 : Esiason 1989 : Montana 1990 : Montana 1991 : Thomas 1992 : Young 1993 : Smith 1994 : Young 1995 : Favre 1996 : Favre 1997 : Favre & Sanders 1998 : Davis 1999 : Warner 2000 : Faulk 2001 : Warner 2002 : Gannon 2003 : Manning & McNair 2004 : Manning 2005 : Alexander 2006 : Tomlinson 2007 : Brady 2008 : Manning 2009 : Manning 2010 : Brady 2011 : Rodgers 2012 : Peterson 2013 : Manning 2014 : Rodgers 2015 : Newton 2016 : Ryan 2017 : Brady <Th_colspan="2"> Bert Bell Award winners <Td_colspan="2"> 1959 : Unitas 1960 : Van Brocklin 1961 : Hornung 1962 : Robustelli 1963 : J. Brown 1964 : Unitas 1965 : Retzlaff 1966 : Meredith 1967 : Unitas 1968 : Kelly 1969 : Gabriel 1970 : Blanda 1971 : Staubach 1972 : L. Brown 1973 : Simpson 1974 : Olsen 1975 : Tarkenton 1976 : Stabler 1977 : Griese 1978 : Bradshaw 1979 : Campbell 1980 : Jaworski 1981 : Anderson 1982 : Theismann 1983 : Riggins 1984 : Marino 1985 : Payton 1986 : Taylor 1987 : Rice 1988 : Cunningham 1989 : Montana 1990 : Cunningham 1991 : Sanders 1992 : Young 1993 : Smith 1994 : Young 1995 : Favre 1996 : Favre 1997 : Sanders 1998 : Cunningham 1999 : Warner 2000 : Gannon 2001 : Faulk 2002 : Gannon 2003 : Manning 2004 : Manning 2005 : Alexander 2006 : Tomlinson 2007 : Brady 2008 : Peterson 2009 : Brees 2010 : Vick 2011 : Rodgers 2012 : Peterson 2013 : Manning 2014 : Watt 2015 : Newton 2016 : Ryan 2017 : Wentz <Th_colspan="2"> NFL annual rushing yards leaders <Td_colspan="2"> 1932 : Battles 1933 : Musick 1934 : Feathers 1935 : Russell 1936 : Leemans 1937 : Battles 1938 : B. White 1939 : Osmanski 1940 : B. White 1941 : Manders 1942 : Dudley 1943 : Paschal 1944 : Paschal 1945 : Van Buren 1946 : Dudley 1947 : Van Buren 1948 : Van Buren 1949 : Van Buren 1950 : Motley 1951 : Price 1952 : Towler 1953 : Perry 1954 : Perry 1955 : Ameche 1956 : Casares 1957 : J. Brown 1958 : J. Brown 1959 : J. Brown 1960 : J. Brown 1961 : J. Brown 1962 : Taylor 1963 : J. Brown 1964 : J. Brown 1965 : J. Brown 1966 : Sayers 1967 : Kelly 1968 : Kelly 1969 : Sayers 1970 : L. Brown 1971 : Little 1972 : Simpson 1973 : Simpson 1974 : Armstrong 1975 : Simpson 1976 : Simpson 1977 : Payton 1978 : Campbell 1979 : Campbell 1980 : Campbell 1981 : Rogers 1982 : McNeil 1983 : Dickerson 1984 : Dickerson 1985 : Allen 1986 : Dickerson 1987 : C. White 1988 : Dickerson 1989 : Okoye 1990 : Sanders 1991 : Smith 1992 : Smith 1993 : Smith 1994 : Sanders 1995 : Smith 1996 : Sanders 1997 : Sanders 1998 : Davis 1999 : James 2000 : James 2001 : Holmes 2002 : Williams 2003 : Lewis 2004 : Martin 2005 : Alexander 2006 : Tomlinson 2007 : Tomlinson 2008 : Peterson 2009 : Johnson 2010 : Foster 2011 : Jones - Drew 2012 : Peterson 2013 : McCoy 2014 : Murray 2015 : Peterson 2016 : Elliott 2017 : Hunt <Th_colspan="2"> NFL annual rushing touchdowns leaders <Td_colspan="2"> 1932 : Nagurski 1933 : Presnell 1934 : Clark & Feathers 1935 : Caddel 1936 : Clark 1937 : Battles , Clark & Hinkle 1938 : Farkas 1939 : Drake 1940 : Drake 1941 : Gallarneau 1942 : Famiglietti 1943 : Paschal 1944 : Paschal 1945 : Van Buren 1946 : Fritsch 1947 : Van Buren 1948 : Van Buren 1949 : Van Buren 1950 : Lujack 1951 : Goode 1952 : Towler 1953 : Perry 1954 : Towler 1955 : Ameche 1956 : Casares 1957 : Brown 1958 : Brown 1959 : Brown 1960 : Hornung 1961 : Taylor 1962 : Taylor 1963 : Brown 1964 : Moore 1965 : Brown 1966 : Kelly 1967 : Kelly 1968 : Kelly 1969 : Matte 1970 : Lane 1971 : Thomas 1972 : M. Morris 1973 : Little & Simpson 1974 : Sullivan 1975 : Banaszak & Simpson 1976 : Harris 1977 : Payton 1978 : D. Sims 1979 : Campbell 1980 : Campbell & B. Sims 1981 : Muncie 1982 : M. Allen 1983 : Riggins 1984 : Dickerson & Riggins 1985 : J. Morris 1986 : Rogers 1987 : Hector & White 1988 : Bell 1989 : Bell 1990 : Fenner & Gary 1991 : Sanders 1992 : Smith 1993 : M. Allen 1994 : Smith 1995 : Smith 1996 : T. Allen 1997 : Abdul - Jabbar & T. Davis 1998 : T. Davis 1999 : S. Davis 2000 : Faulk 2001 : Alexander 2002 : Holmes 2003 : Holmes 2004 : Tomlinson 2005 : Alexander 2006 : Tomlinson 2007 : Tomlinson 2008 : Williams 2009 : Peterson 2010 : Foster 2011 : McCoy 2012 : Foster 2013 : Charles & Lynch 2014 : Lynch & Murray 2015 : Freeman , Hill , Peterson & Williams 2016 : Blount 2017 : Gurley <Th_colspan="2"> NFL 's 1970s All - Decade Team <Td_colspan="2"> Terry Bradshaw Ken Stabler Roger Staubach Earl Campbell Franco Harris Walter Payton O.J. Simpson Harold Carmichael Drew Pearson Lynn Swann Paul Warfield Dave Casper Charlie Sanders Dan Dierdorf Art Shell Rayfield Wright Ron Yary Joe DeLamielleure John Hannah Larry Little Gene Upshaw Jim Langer Mike Webster Carl Eller L.C. Greenwood Harvey Martin Jack Youngblood Joe Greene Bob Lilly Merlin Olsen Alan Page Bobby Bell Robert Brazile Dick Butkus Jack Ham Ted Hendricks Jack Lambert Willie Brown Jimmy Johnson Roger Wehrli Louis Wright Dick Anderson Cliff Harris Ken Houston Rick Upchurch Larry Wilson Garo Yepremian Jim Bakken Ray Guy <Th_colspan="2"> Tennessee Titans retired numbers <Td_colspan="2"> 1 Warren Moon 34 Earl Campbell 43 Jim Norton 63 Mike Munchak 65 Elvin Bethea 74 Bruce Matthews <Th_colspan="2"> Tennessee Titans <Td_colspan="2"> Founded in 1960 Formerly the Houston Oilers ( 1960 -- 96 ) and the Tennessee Oilers ( 1997 -- 98 ) Based and headquartered in Nashville , Tennessee Franchise History in Houston in Tennessee Coaches Seasons Players First - round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Stadiums Jeppesen Stadium Rice Stadium Houston Astrodome Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Vanderbilt Stadium Nissan Stadium Culture Bud Adams Luv Ya Blue T - Rac Cheerleaders Lore The Comeback Music City Miracle `` One Yard Short '' Rivalries Houston Texans Jacksonville Jaguars Pittsburgh Steelers Dallas Cowboys Division championships ( 9 ) 1960 1961 1962 1967 1991 1993 2000 2002 2008 Conference championships ( 1 ) 1999 League championships ( 2 ) 1960 1961 Retired numbers 34 43 63 65 74 Media Broadcasters Titans All Access Titans Preseason Football Titans Radio Network WKRN - TV WTVF WZTV WGFX - FM Current league affiliations League : National Football League ( 1970 -- present ) Conference : American Football Conference Division : South Division Former league affiliation League : American Football League ( 1960 -- 1969 ) Seasons ( 58 ) 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Owners Bud Adams ( 1959 -- 2013 ) KSA Industries ( 2013 -- present ) Susie Adams Smith Amy Adams Strunk <Td_colspan="2"> Championship seasons in bold <Th_colspan="2"> Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 1991 <Td_colspan="2"> Earl Campbell John Hannah Stan Jones Tex Schramm Jan Stenerud <Th_colspan="2"> Members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Quarterbacks Pre-modern era Baugh Clark Conzelman Driscoll Friedman Herber Luckman A. Parker Modern era Aikman Blanda Bradshaw L. Dawson Elway Favre Fouts Graham Griese Jurgensen J. Kelly Layne Marino Montana Moon Namath Stabler Starr Staubach Tarkenton Tittle Unitas Van Brocklin Warner Waterfield Young Running backs Pre-modern era Battles Canadeo Dudley Grange Guyon Hinkle Lambeau Leemans McAfee McNally Nagurski Nevers Pollard Strong Thorpe Van Buren Modern era M. Allen Bettis J. Brown Campbell Csonka T. Davis Dickerson Dorsett Faulk Gifford Harris Hornung J.H. Johnson L. Kelly F. Little Martin Matson McElhenny Moore Motley Payton Perry Riggins B. Sanders Sayers Simpson E. Smith Jim Taylor T. Thomas Tomlinson Trippi Walker Wide receivers / ends Pre-modern era Badgro Chamberlin Flaherty Halas Hewitt Hutson Millner Modern era Alworth Berry Biletnikoff T. Brown Carter Fears Harrison Hayes Hirsch Irvin Joiner Largent Lavelli Lofton Maynard McDonald Mitchell Monk Moss Owens Pihos Reed Rice Stallworth Swann C. Taylor Warfield Tight ends Casper Ditka Mackey Newsome C. Sanders Sharpe J. Smith Winslow Offensive linemen L. Allen B. Brown R. Brown Creekmur D. Dawson DeLamielleure Dierdorf Gatski Gregg Grimm Hannah Hickerson S. Jones W. Jones Kramer Langer L. Little Mack Matthews McCormack McDaniel Mix Munchak Muñoz Ogden Otto Pace J. Parker Ringo Roaf Shaw Shell Shields Slater St. Clair Stanfel Stephenson Tingelhoff Upshaw Webster Wright Yary Zimmerman Pre-modern era two - way players Edwards Fortmann Healey Hein Henry Hubbard Kiesling Kinard Lyman Michalske Musso Owen Stydahar Trafton Turner Wojciechowicz Defensive linemen Atkins Bethea Buchanan Culp W. Davis Dean Dent Doleman Donovan Eller Ford J. Greene Haley Hampton Humphrey D. Jones Jordan Kennedy Lilly Long Marchetti Nomellini Olsen Page Randle Robustelli Sapp Selmon B. Smith Stautner Strahan Ja . Taylor Weinmeister Ra . White Re . White Willis Youngblood Linebackers Bednarik Bo . Bell Brazile Brooks Buoniconti Butkus Carson Connor George K. 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