Earl Campbell Headbutt

[NRtAga]

I wish I was on his level... 

[librarianchatdotcom]

Tough to see the health that Campbell is in now.

[slapmesilly99]

85 on the rams was SO afraid to tackle him after he saw that

[joncabrera91]

Lol. He rammed a Ram

[er93os]

My favorite single rush play off all time. Earl was unreal.

[KingOfKingz819]

I like how the rest of the music starts when Campbell hits the headbutt at 0:04

[noloafing1]

@KingOfKingz819 I did that on purpose, glad you notice.

[KingOfKingz819]

@noloafing1 it makes it that much more awesome haha nice job

[Z3koD3vo]

Theres no technique there or anything other than brute power. That shit is fucking intense and the NFL needs trucks like these.

[skywalker7327]

OLD SCHOOL SMASH MOUTH FOOTBALL

[rogue13131313]

BOOM!!!....Awesome!



[MrLiberalDemocrat]

The music works perfectly

[phantom5691]

damn..that must have fucking hurt

[xXlsancholXx]

0:03 plop!

[hefi123]

I find it ironic how this is against the rams lol



[RoninX89]

That called making someone your BITCH!

[flylamps]

They literally had to tear his pads off because they gave him too much of an unfair advantage. Its like giving a rhino a bulletproof vest.

[ReekoChet]

In regular speed it went by with a blink of an eye. When you slow that shit down...MAN it's like running with the Bulls...players droppin' like flies and jerseys rippin'...that play has become legendary...!

[myblock]

Talk about leading with the helmet

[MultiIronman18]

That guy got owned.

[WaxenMeatpatty]

My favorite play of all time.

[FluffyTailedRat]

His uniform is so torn up at the end, he looks like he's falling apart

[andybevill]

Did Earl Campbell ever hold any kind of record for most jerseys ripped and torn? Every time I see a video of him his jersey is ripped to shreads.

[coolandtall]

Earl Campbell...

The best running back since Jim Brown.

One of two athletes I miss most. The other one is "Magic" Johnson.

[2008aqualung]

Earl was not juiced to run the way he did.

[MrSsandwichman69]

this is my favorite nfl play! its so bad ass. head butts a guy, breaks a tackle and gets his jersey ripped off. hell yeah.

[patrickisready]

Their is one thing I enjoyed about Earl Campbell running style-- he made his opponents play the price for trying to tackle him -- Earl running style was furiously dangerous, he punished his defensive attackers, just punished them.

[dboz33]

@Incubsclubpenguin Wow, I missed that one at 0:07. That was one damn vicious block! But I like how after Earl's headbutt he easily makes 3 defenders miss him. I mean they run right passed...in front of him. And what was #85 doing? He like blocks Robertson who just got headbutted! This is just a fascinating clip.

[victor1204t]

@dboz33

they were probaly afraid

[teesteven]

earl said he dislikes that highlight the most.

[victor1204t]

@teesteven

why

[teesteven]

@victor1204t said he felt bad for the guy it was in every highlight they had back then and earl is a humble very humble guy

[foldede]

lol i know this is unoriginal but did he die

[BearBaylor69]

Press 1 for repeated ownage

[equallyeasilyfuqyou]

he reminds me of a ram when they fight each other. hahahha man that's badass

[nativetexan43]

That was Isiah Robertson he plowed over! Robertson was taken off the field on a stretcher after this play.

[nodepoopteg]

For every one Campbell i takes 5 tacklers

[TheGobbler54]

Damn man.. Earl Campbell has to be my favorite pro halfback of all time... and I git his auto graph lol!

[chillerthanlillian]

#58 (0:03) and the defensive coordnator of the ST louis rams watched this

[TopKnotchKicks]

TEXAS!

[texaslonghorn3]

what a fucking badass

[label1877]

Have to give a hand to that Ram's D... they were bringing the heat too.

[mcnece]

It took that many people to take him down.

[generalbullmoose]

I wish they'd still allow tearaway jerseys like that.

[KillerItalian918]

As awesome as it is to watch i can't help but think how today that would would be considered a spear and would be an illegal hit

[tybo09]

Was that Isaiah Robertson he plowed over?

If so, it makes Campbell more awesome. Robertson was no cupcake.

[nativetexan43]

@tybo09 That was Isaiah Robertson, I remember this play well. Isaiah Robertson was taken off the field on a stretcher.

[tybo09]

@nativetexan43 Wow... Didn't Robertson win Defensive Rookie of the Year?

I mean, it's just nuts... He was standing on the track when the train came through.

[bulldogs195]

geatest runningback to ever step on the field

[MrTennesseeVols]

Robertson just stood there waiting for Him,He should have ran to stop Him.

[TheSkuLLcomedyShow]

After the game Campbell apologized to the fans saying I'm sorry you had to see my Pimp hand be so strong.

[TheSkuLLcomedyShow]

Video should be titled, "Earl Campbell knocks a guy into the USFL."

[220friend]

if your a dude, and you don't want to go smash somebody on the football field after watching this...you should probably just give up forever

[prettyboy1970]

I met Earl in person about 20 yrs ago. Super nice guy and built like a tank, even long after his football career had ended.

[edwordiard]

0:04 BEAST MODE [ON] OFF

[samauripizzacats101]

to be fair to that linebacker i have never seen a runner slow up, lower the head and straight headbutt into the chest

[celas40]

I want that jersey!!!

[BurningChrome]

Never saw a guy outrun his jersey before! Lol!

[dboz33]

That was Isiah Robertson (58). Earl met him years later in 2007.

Campbell speaking of Robertson: "I finally had a chance to see him. And I said, ‘Man, I’ve been looking for you for many years, to apologize to you.’ And he’s all, ‘Man, it’s okay. It was just, you know, it’s just football.’ But because of that one run I think it did something to him, you know?

[label1877]

@dboz33  Isiah Robertson extracted his payback later this same game... Isiah hit Earl so hard, Earl came out of the game with a deep thigh injury.

[rotary980]

NOW THATS WHAT I CALL RUNNING WITH AUTHORITY.

[dcbandnerd]

I got a stomach ache just looking at it. I REALLY wish I saw Campbell live.

[isaah4ever]

Damm even in slo-motion that shyt ( hit on number 58 ) look like it hurts. Did he retire after this game???

[espinoza209]

I love the way his jersey just explodes!! Beast!!

[Sthernguy1]

"Skoal Brother"

[TheTruthfulAsshole]

That's dirteeeee

[misstaestar]

that dude that got headbutted must had a bruised ribs.

[SlowChromeHand]

BEEATT!

[FedEx53]

"My Name is Earl"

[drumlord123]

Earl had a very short career. Some people blame it on Bum Phillips, Some people say it was because of Earls punishing style. All I can say is that for a 3 year period of time....Earl Campbell was the best running back I have ever seen. LUV YA BLUE!!!

[SuperAtarikid]

hardest hit from an offensive player

[BreakerOfBoxes]

Bum Phillips ran this burned this guys career out. Just look at the number of carries he had. Another victim of his own success and people exploiting his skills, than is almost crippled now.

[ShizzMcFiggets]

Bush was wrong, the WMDs never left Houston

[stansell1]

@ShizzMcFiggets Umm... I hate to break it to ya but... yeah, they did... they don't exist anymore. My Oilers...sigh.

[MrMwarde]

EARL CAMPBELL, former Heisman trophy winner from the Texas Longhorns, shown here running thru LA Rams All-Pro LB Isaiah Robertson (58). The incredible mix of power and speed made the "Tyler Rose" feared by defenders. He grew up in Tyler, Texas (2 hours east of Dallas), the rose capital of the world.

[av8or757]

SOMEBODY is a 'little' light in the ass,lol

Earl TRUCKED that dude. Thats a play that makes film session reeeeeeeally long when you break down the film the following week.

[ErikS1975FreeState]

One of the most impressive runs I've ever seen from a RB

[zackin2001]

he tackles the tacklers

[tranurse]

isaiah robinson probably still feels that.

[FamilyGuyBoii21]

hes sucha tank

[CiCiSFU]

Looks like he was a weapon of mass destruction! :)

[ozzysgod44]

Get shit on.

[thejasoninator]

0:04 bonk

[blessedbeJesus]

Bo Jackson ran like him years later.

[tickdog3]

he owned that guy...

[msaherds]

AMAZING!!

[skinnyvinny11]

i got his autoghraph he looks really beat

[grandtroa]

Earl had spinal stegnosis: the narrowing of the spine. It had nothing to do with his runnin!

[MrIsaiah2020]

The only negative from this were the long term effect from his running style on his body. Ch 13 (Our news channel in Houston) did a special on him like 8 months ago and Earl Campbell sayss it hurted him to get in and out of bed and that everytime he did it he cryed. Thats why Eddie George retired.

[sawyerg13]

No player in NFL history ran out of more jerseys than Earl... How many jerseys wer torn off him... it was amazing

[chipper0234]

In fact i just looked it up and defensive spears are legal and offensive arent because most head on tackles include the defender head bein placed in the middlo of the chest of the offensive player and grabbing around the waist or legs to take them down

[chipper0234]

@label1877-the spear has now been named an illegeal play it used to be legal but the name spear can go either offensive or defensive

[label1877]

I researched who the defensive back Earl headbutted. His name is Isiah Robertson. Here is an Wikipedia quote; Robertson was head-butted in the sternum and run over by Campbell on his way down the field against the Rams. "The play is often shown as a part of NFL Films highlights; especially those concerning Campbell. What is not commonly known is that Campbell was knocked out of that game by a hard hit to his thigh, the hit being administered by Isiah Robertson." Payback is a bitch, huh?

[avilesnba]

Campbell was a beast.....the only thing is that when you watch his footage everyone tends to aim high and not low at his legs

[BDog03]

that move reminds me of a ram or a goat if anyone has ever seen them charge in real life

[chipper0234]

lol ya label1877, thts true. that "headbutt" is called a spear in football.

[label1877]

A "spear" is an illegal play when performed by a defensive player. However, this is a LEGAL play for the offense, so you can't call this play a 'spear'.

[label1877]

Reminds me of a WW2 movie, shooting him only pisses him off.

[mrbeaztlybunniez]

Oooooooo dats nasty

[pakilo1985]

dis is a beast right here...

[kittieluvsu]

2 legendary moves in one play!

melts that guy to the ground and rips his shirt and keeps on going!

fucking beast!

[zefaulka]

right between the numbers... damn that hurts. guy probably got the wind knocked out of him i hate it when that happens

[ballsdanglin]

if you don't know what owned means watch this again!

[Serpin43]

I remember watching this game and Going shit dad did you see that! My Dad said shit I sure did son!  Then I realized I dropped the S bomb!

[RonR33zy]

can you say...."Beast'...!!!!!

[bouwadi3]

Best run of all time

[LTDANMAN44]

ya that run had everything. a nice kickout block, a drop step into blowing up #58 then 3 defenders get a nice 15 yard ride downfield

[JoeFlacco1FAn]

anyone dumb enough to attempt to hit earl cambell is going to get steamrolled

[chowwow1]

ouch, i got a tip for you guys, DONT HIT HIGH!!!!

[spillbait69]

anyone dumb enough to hit earl that high was going to get steam rolled.

[400exNick]

mine too. Dude got run over! BYE BYE

[jeffersonian101]

mine too

[bfstronger15]

this is my favorite run ever

[Phelan20]

holy shyt, he buckfucked dugg his ass up.

[owgodsmacked]

that is a truck stick