# Talk:Earl Campbell

What is the overall status of his health? I heard that he has significant orthopedic pain to the point where he uses crutches. This is heartbreaking given that he was a great athlete and was seen as a gentleman on and off of the field.

I just bought some Earl Campbell brand hot links at Wal-Mart. Someone ought to update the article to include the fact that he is endorsing hot links now.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.103.5.244 (talk) 18:18, 3 August 2008 (UTC) 

The wikipage says that Earl's son, Tyler, plays hockey for the Detroit Red Wings.  In fact, he does not play hockey for the Wings but rather plays football at the Univ of San Diego. 66.68.121.138 (talk) 04:44, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Much of Campbell's back issues are a result of a narrowing of the spinal column, not necessarily his running style  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.238.189.9 (talk) 02:00, 3 September 2013 (UTC) 

The 'article makes passing reference to a now defunct restaurant that Campbell owned in Austin, but fails to reference the sports bar that bears his name at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. // Internet Esquire (talk) 22:12, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

This is completely unlikely in the context of American gridiron. It's much more likely that he clocked 10.6 in 100 yards. Citation needed.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jtdunlop (talk • contribs) 15:19, 13 November 2015 (UTC) 

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I reworked the article, but additional images would vastly improve it I think. If anyone can find a free image of Campbell during his playing days that'd be swell. Lizard (talk) 17:27, 1 July 2016 (UTC)

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Earl Campbell/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 15:12, 19 August 2016 (UTC)
Will review. MWright96 (talk) 15:12, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose):  b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists) 

It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section):  b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR): 

It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects):  b (focused): 

It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias: 

It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.: 

It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales):  b (appropriate use with suitable captions): 

Overall:
Pass/Fail: 


### Early life and high school
Add Campbell's birth date into this section
 Done

Remove the second mention of Barry Switzer being the Oklahoma Sooners head coach and dewikilink that mention since he is mentioned shortly before that particular sentence.
 Done


### College career
"In 1975 he" - missing a comma
 Done

Spell out AFCA in full
 Done

"Leg injuries kept him out of four games his junior season," - Leg injuries kept him out of four games during his junior season,
 Done

"against Rice" - I think against the Rice Owls is better
 Done

"in a 57–28 victory over rival Texas A&M as Texas finished the season undefeated." - With the second mention of Texas, do you mean the Longhorns?
 Done Yes, clarified

"He also won the Chic Harley Award and was a unanimous All-American," - All-American player?
That's the common terminology, so I think it's better as is. Although I just noticed I forgot to cite that, so cited now.


### Houston Oilers
Most Valuable Player should have the acronyms in parentheses on its first mention
 Done

"cut short due to wear and tear." - I think wear and tear should be replace with more formal wording
 Done Removed it altogether. I thought the same when I wrote it, but couldn't think of anything better. The source uses "too much pounding" which probably isn't any better.

The last section of the fourth paragraph is unreferenced
 Done

"In 1984, under new head coach Hugh Campbell, Houston started the season with six straight losses." - ditto
Y Diddo

"He had four games of over 200 rushing yards, a single-season record that still stands as of the end of the 2015 season." - Is this still the case as of 2016?
The 2016 season hasn't started yet, so yes, it remains true.


### New Orelans Saints
Remove duplicate link of Bum Phillips
 Done

"and continued to have a diminished role in the offense through the rest of the season." - throughout
 Done

The last section of the first paragraph has no references
 Done


### Legacy and honors
Remove duplicate links of O. J. Simpson, The Sporting News and Tyler, Texas
 Done


### References
no dead links
On hold until the above points have been actioned. MWright96 (talk) 18:50, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

@MWright96: Y Fin. Lizard (talk) 02:27, 22 August 2016 (UTC)
Thank you. Promoting to GA class. MWright96 (talk) 05:32, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

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