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"Looking back at the best Bum Phillips quotes"

https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2013/10/19/4855684/bum-phillips-quotes

 

Here's two from the article:

RT @RealBillOakley On RB Earl Campbell's inability to finish a 1-mile run "When it's 1st and a mile, I won't give it to him." - Bum Phillips

— Smart Football (@smartfootball) October 19, 2013 

 

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On 4/19/2021 at 9:22 AM, Huckleberry said:

I hope those two clowns paid to take a picture with Earl.

I love EARL as much as anyone or more, but c'mon man.

Maybe one clown/actor/wrestler, but.....Betting/gambling had nothing to do with Pete getting over 4000 hits.

23 seasons (during real Baseball not watered down by expansion clubs), with 17 yrs as an All Star. RoY, A league MVP, 3 World Series, WS MVP, 2 Gold Gloves, Silver Slugger and 3 batting titles.

He may have messed up after his playing days and wasn't truthful, but there are guys in Cooperstown that did much worse WHILE PLAYING that don't have anything close to that resume.

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8 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Just going to leave out Benson? Smh

Benson was an all time great high school RB and a very very good college RB. He had a good NFL career. But he's not in the same class as Campbell and Williams. Jamaal Charles would be the third for multiple reasons, including the fact that if you have Campbell and Williams then Charles would compliment them as the speed back. 

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On 1/24/2019 at 10:35 PM, blutow said:

 RB's haven't gotten much bigger, but OL's in the 70's and  early 80's were tiny by today's standards.  Average would certainly be under 275, probably closer to 260.    

There were other backs the size of the Earl in his day, but nobody with the speed and punishing running style.  

 

That '69 title team's biggest guy was 275.  The rest were 225 or smaller.  They started getting bigger in the 70s and much bigger in the 80s.

Earl was just strong.

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On 4/27/2021 at 12:07 AM, Huckleberry said:

Not only was Earl Campbell much better at football than Pete Rose was at baseball, but Pete Rose is indeed a clown. As a person, he's a clown. My post was not only reasonable but also accurate. Ric Flair is a professional clown, Pete Rose is just a clown.

No.  Pete was to baseball what Earl was to football.  He was a winner who gave 110% every moment he was on the field.

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