Earl Campbell On Helmet Rule - "I Played Football With My Whole Body"

[houstonwhodat]

Originally Posted by nychief

have you seen Earl lately? mofo can't walk.... total cripple.

All this puffy chested posturing is stupid... football has to change or it will die.

He can't walk but it's from his back disease, Spinal Stenosis.

He has a curved spine and was born with it, football just aggravated it.

[nychief]

Originally Posted by houstonwhodat

He can't walk but it's from his back disease, Spinal Stenosis.

He has a curved spine and was born with it, football just aggravated it.

yeah. you're right. using his head as a battering ram for 10 years had nothing to do with it.

[houstonwhodat]

Originally Posted by nychief

yeah. you're right. using his head as a battering ram for 10 years had nothing to do with it.

I didn't say it had nothing to do with it of course it did.

Lots of other players did the same thing and can walk fine.

Earl ****ed his back up more playing the way he did.

http://texnews.com/1998/texsports/earl1011.html

http://blog.chron.com/sportsmedia/20...ies-departure/


"While Campbell’s origins in Tyler and his playing career make up a significant portion of the film, the bulk of it is about his post-career struggles with spinal stenosis, the congenital condition that could have led to paralysis had he been hit in a certain fashion during his playing days, and the resulting back surgeries that led to dependence on alcohol and pain-killers that required him to seek assistance a couple of years ago."