World & Nation
The quiet effort to take the child away from Leigh Campbell-Earl and Bill Earl began, as such cases often do, with an anonymous telephone call to county social services workers: There is a woman in East Lansing, Mich., about to have a baby, the caller said, and she is far too disabled to care for it.
Nov. 13, 1992
Sports
Earl Campbell was the best running back I ever saw. Period. He nearly had the speed of O.J.
Aug. 15, 1991
Minutes before the New Orleans Saints played the Minnesota Vikings last Sunday, Carl Mauck, Saint offensive line coach, approached running back Earl Campbell in the tunnel leading to the Metrodome field.
Nov. 30, 1985
Earl Campbell says Texas Coach Mack Brown must go
Sept. 30, 2013
Doctors examining Earl Campbell have ruled out heart problems as the cause of severe chest pains the former University of Texas and Houston Oilers star suffered over the weekend.
Aug. 10, 1988
Tim Wilson and Carl Mauck still wear the inscribed wristwatches that Earl Campbell gave them in 1980 for blocking prowess during the second year of the Houston Oilers’ best three NFL years.
Aug. 25, 1985
Running back Earl Campbell of the New Orleans Saints retired Monday after nine seasons in pro football.
Aug. 19, 1986
High School Sports
For the past three seasons, the Saddleback High School football team has been bullish on Glenn Campbell.
Dec. 5, 1985
The first time it hit him, he was traveling along a Texas highway, listening to country music on the radio.
Sept. 26, 1999
The Houston Oilers announced that they are retiring the No. 34 jersey worn by Earl Campbell, the team’s all-time leading rusher.
July 2, 1987