eagle34 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 12 minutes ago, Greezychef said: Can't believe more people haven't brought up Rodney Thomas. He was such a dominant force! Rodney was a stud, but have to go with the Tyler Rose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonG Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 1 hour ago, DaveTV1 said: If I remember right Earl played linebacker as well in High School. I would not doubt it if he played linebacker in High School, because I heard he did. I heard he was one of the best linebackers to come out of East Texas. Of course I was too young to remember being only 4 his Senior Year of High School, but I heard things about him both on offense and defense. He did play linebacker and was all state at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cujo2016 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 1 hour ago, eagle34 said: Rodney was a stud, but have to go with the Tyler Rose! No doubt about Rodney, he’s in my top four, of my three David, Earl, Billy, Rodney may have had a better career statistics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringside Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Good topic. Earl Campbell. Many thought him good enough to go straight into pro ball from JT. Nobody that I saw at 165 pounds could outplay Chan Aimee though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger1995 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Traylon Shead Cayuga….2nd most rushing yards in national history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobo97 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Defensively, David Warren was one of the best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger1995 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 2 hours ago, eagle34 said: Rodney was a stud, but have to go with the Tyler Rose! Scrimmaged against him in High School....All I could say was wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagleborn Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 18 minutes ago, Tiger1995 said: Traylon Shead Cayuga….2nd most rushing yards in national history. He’s not even second in Texas. Lol Hall Gray then him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger1995 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Just now, Eagleborn said: He’s not even second in Texas. Lol When he was in High school there was an Article about him being within the 1500 yards of 15000 total yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger1995 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Look up His total yards.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagleborn Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, Tiger1995 said: Look up His total yards.... You didn’t say total, you said rushing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger1995 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 He owns the state record for TDs at 139 TD, had 10292 Rushing yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagleborn Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, Tiger1995 said: When he was in High school there was an Article about him being within the 1500 yards of 15000 total yards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger1995 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Just now, Eagleborn said: You didn’t say total, you said rushing. Sorry yeah his rushing yards was 10292 but 14880 total yards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger1995 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 139 TD!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagleborn Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, Tiger1995 said: He owns the state record for TDs at 139 TD, had 10292 Rushing yards. State record for TDs is 205 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger1995 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 9 minutes ago, Eagleborn said: He’s not even second in Texas. Lol Hall Gray then him His sr year he was 2nd in Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger1995 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, Eagleborn said: State record for TDs is 205 Rushing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagleborn Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 13 minutes ago, Tiger1995 said: Rushing? Yea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valhalla Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 I think we subconsciously let Campbell’s college choice and professional career in Texas seep into this a little bit when he says it him with no debate allowed at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer55 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 For me Max McGee of course. First to 3,000 in a season(1949), before the sugarland express. Also had 17 int’s that year too. And I’m sure y’all have heard he scored the first TD in Super Bowl history for the Packers. His older brother Coy played at Notre Dame 46-47. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Jmo, but Earl Campbell is the best RB ever in the NFL. Therefore, he’d almost certainly be the best in HS. That said, there’s been so many, I certainly respect others opinions. Two way player, I can only voice an opinion on someone I’ve seen. That would be Montana Quirante from Vidor. He played QB in Vidor’s Slot T, and Middle Linebacker on defense, and also punted. Only time he came off the field was kickoffs, and not all of them. He’s the only player in the Beaumont area to win the Willie Ray Smith Award for both offense and defense in the 27 year history of the Award. On top of his athletic ability, he’s a devout Christian, and was a role model for young kids. https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/article/Quirante-sweeps-Willie-Ray-Smith-Awards-4297741.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoakyBandito Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 It was at the beginning of Carthage’s run so not too many saw it but for one season Dwight Smith was as dominant a HS player as I have seen. Literally man amongst boys. 5’11 225 lbs with legit 4.4 speed. Ran a 4.39 at a USC camp. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1jacket Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Chris Harris - Elysian Fields. He had speed and power, he ran for over 3,000 yards in a season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68Hornet Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 I cannot argue with those who pick Campbell, he's legitimate choice. I do know he was human because Texas High shut down Earl and John Tyler's running game completely. Only a last-minute pass by Campbell allowed the Lions to rally and escape with a win. Billy Sims I believe still holds the record for consecutive games of 100 yards rushing with nearly 40. I remember when his streak was in jeopardy against Liberty-Eylau when he didn't play in the first half and Hooks was four touchdowns behind. Sims played in the second half, kept his streak alive and rallied Hooks to victory. Talk about a man playing with boys he was. It's all conjecture, Peterson was awesome, Overstreet was awesome, and I know a few who say Bobby Mitchell was better than Overstreet at Big Sandy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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