Mr. Irrelevant (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
I’d like to thank ‘87 Topps for two things: 1) being the last great Topps football set of my youth and 2) reminding us of how great Eric Dickerson really was, and how ridiculous he looked.
SI.com (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
... on Oct. 18.He'll be the sixth SMU football player honored, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Eric Dickerson, Raymond Berry, Doak Walker, Forrest Gregg and Lamar Hunt.
Farther Off the Wall (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
... episodes, with cameos by Marcus Allen, O.J. Simpson, John Matuszak, Brian Bosworth, Joe Namath, Eric Dickerson and Warren Moon making it worth checking out once and awhile (unlike "Arli$$"). (It even used Al Cowling as an assistant coach for the Bulls). Mostly, it kept a lot of unemployed USC and UCLA players in the game a few years longer than their intended shelf life, and kept...
Spartans Weblog (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
... suffer either a major injury or a loss of effectiveness the following year, unless he is named Eric Dickerson.”) FO also notes the decline in Ringer’s average yards/carry from 5.9 last year to 4.8 this year. While I certainly agree that Ringer’s workload is a cause for concern for MSU fans–and won’t be good for his NFL draft status– I would note that at least part of the reason for...
SI.com (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
A two-time Pro Bowler, Johnson joined Eric Dickerson and as the only players to rush for over 1,750 yards in consecutive seasons. He's third on Kansas City's all-time rushing list in just his sixth season and has been known as a workhorse back, owning Chiefs records for carries in a season (416) and a game (39 in 2006).
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 09/14/2008
... Dave Krieg• Running backs: 1, Jim Brown; 2, Barry Sanders; 3, Walter Payton; 4, Emmitt Smith; 5, Eric Dickerson; 14, Jim Taylor; 39, Clarke Hinkle; 42, Cecil Isbell; 45, Ahman Green; 65, Tony Canadeo; 78, (UW’s) Pat Harder; 84, (Kenosha’s) Alan Ameche• Wide receivers: 1, Jerry Rice; 2, Don Hutson; 3, Marvin Harrison; 4, Steve Largent; 5, James Lofton; 43, Sterling Sharpe; 61, Andre...
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
It's a little risky anointing someone who has had one good year in the NFL and missed two games at that. But breaking the 100-yard rushing mark in four of his first five games (two of which he didn't start) and setting the NFL's single-game mark against San Diego in Week 9? That constitutes a special player. The 6-foot-1, 217-pound Peterson evokes memories of Eric Dickerson with his size,...
Indy Star (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
INDIANAPOLIS » Chinese Ruby, a popular Chinese food restaurant in the 7200 block of North Keystone Avenue, is closed for business. A sign on the door thanks customers for their years of patronage but offers no information about why it closed. The restaurant sits next to the now-closed Eric Dickerson Buick dealership and an equally empty Jiffy Lube.
