Eric Dickerson

What gets me about Eric Dickerson is the unlikely arc: a kid from tiny Sealy, Texas, growing into a 191 cm running back who outran the entire NFL for eleven seasons. Unanimous All-American at SMU, then a Hall of Famer, and the records he set as a runner still echo through the league. I find players like him more compelling than the loud personalities, because the legacy is written in yardage, not headlines. The data here is quiet, but his game film never was. If you only know the name, watch him run once and you will understand the respect.

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Name (English)

Eric Dickerson

Name (Japanese)

エリック・ディッカーソン

Reading

えりっく・でぃっかーそん

Born

September 2, 1960 (age 66)

Origin

Sealy, Texas, United States

Height

191 cm

Occupation

American football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rat

High school

Sealy High School

Awards & achievements

• Pro Football Hall of Fame

• Official sitehttp://www.ericdickerson29.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric%20Dickerson
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1351228

Tags

• Texas
• American football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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