statvalue draftround birth_date draftyear heightin heightft number image college statlabel name hofyear birth_place nfl weight hof position article_title draftpick
13,259 4.4 90 1 2 september 1960 1983 3 6 29 eric dickerson.jpg southern methodist rushing yards rushing average rushing tds eric dickerson 1999 sealy , texas dic276860 220 55 running back eric dickerson
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eric dickerson

eric demetric dickerson -lrb- born september 2 , 1960 -rrb- is a former american college and professional football player who was a running back in the national football league -lrb- nfl -rrb- for eleven seasons during the 1980s and 1990s .
dickerson played college football for southern methodist university , and was recognized as an all-american .
he was selected in the first round of the 1983 nfl draft , and played professionally for the los angeles rams , indianapolis colts , los angeles raiders , and atlanta falcons of the nfl .
during his nfl career , he rushed for over 13,000 yards .
he holds the nfl 's single-season rushing record with 2,105 yards , set in 1984 .
