Eric Demetric Dickerson (born September 2, 1960) is an American former professional
football player who was a
running back
A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball,
and block. Ther ...
in the
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
(NFL) for 11 seasons. Dickerson played
college football for the
Mustangs
The mustang is a free-roaming horse of the Western United States, descended from horses brought to the Americas by the Spanish. Mustangs are often referred to as wild horses, but because they are descended from once-domesticated animals, they ...
of
Southern Methodist University
, mottoeng = "The truth will make you free"
, established =
, type = Private research university
, accreditation = SACS
, academic_affiliations =
, religious_affiliation = United Methodist Church
, president = R. Gerald Turner
, ...
and was recognized as an
All-American. He was selected in the first round of the
1983 NFL Draft
The 1983 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 26–27, 1983, at the New York Sh ...
and played professionally for the
Los Angeles Rams,
Indianapolis Colts,
Los Angeles Raiders
The Los Angeles Raiders were a professional American football team that played in Los Angeles from 1982 to 1994 before relocating back to Oakland, California, where the team played from its inaugural 1960 season to the 1981 season and then agai ...
, and
Atlanta Falcons of the NFL. During his NFL career, he rushed for over 13,000 yards. He holds the NFL's single-season rushing record with 2,105 yards, set in 1984. Dickerson was inducted into the
Pro Football Hall of Fame
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio. Opened on September 7, , the Hall of Fame enshrines exceptional figures in the sport of professional football, including players, coa ...
in 1999 and, in 2019, was named to the
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
The National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team was voted on by a panel consisting of media members, former players and league personnel in 2019 to honor the greatest players of the first 100 years of the National Football League (NFL ...
. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time. He wore prescription goggles throughout his career due to
myopia.
College career
Dickerson committed to
Texas A&M
Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. As of late 2021, T ...
before reconsidering and deciding amongst
Oklahoma,
Southern California
Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. It includes the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the second most populous urban a ...
and
Southern Methodist University
, mottoeng = "The truth will make you free"
, established =
, type = Private research university
, accreditation = SACS
, academic_affiliations =
, religious_affiliation = United Methodist Church
, president = R. Gerald Turner
, ...
(SMU). His great-great aunt talked him into staying in the state of Texas to attend Southern Methodist University because she liked SMU coach
Ron Meyer
Ronald Shaw Meyer (February 17, 1941 – December 5, 2017) was an American college and professional football coach. He is best known for having been the head coach of Southern Methodist University, the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts ...
.
Dickerson was the subject of recruiting controversy when he started driving a new
Pontiac Trans-Am
The Pontiac Firebird is an American automobile that was built and produced by Pontiac from the 1967 to 2002 model years. Designed as a pony car to compete with the Ford Mustang, it was introduced on February 23, 1967, five months after GM's Che ...
during his senior year of high school. According to "myth," Dickerson began driving a new Pontiac Trans-Am automobile about the same time he committed to A&M, and, when he signed with SMU, he suddenly was not driving the Trans-Am because it had been destroyed by a vengeful Aggie". Ron Meyer famously called the car, the "Trans A&M." At the time he said his grandmother from Mexico bought it for him. Dickerson still refuses to answer on whether or not he accepted anything to attend SMU, saying, "Even if I did take something, I still wouldn't tell."
Initially, Dickerson shared carries with
Craig James and Charles Waggoner, all three blue-chip recruits in 1979. Waggoner was hurt returning a kickoff their freshman season, leaving Dickerson and James to lead SMU's running attack, called the Pony Express.
Dickerson gained 4,450 yards on 790 carries to break
Earl Campbell
Earl Christian Campbell (born March 29, 1955), nicknamed "the Tyler Rose", is an American former professional football player who played as a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints. K ...
’s
Southwest Conference
The Southwest Conference (SWC) was an NCAA Division I college athletic conference in the United States that existed from 1914 to 1996. Composed primarily of schools from Texas, at various times the conference included schools from Oklahoma ...
record for yards and attempts. His 48 career touchdowns tied
Doak Walker
Ewell Doak Walker II (January 1, 1927 – September 27, 1998) was an American football player. He played college football as a halfback at Southern Methodist University (SMU), where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1948. Walker then played professio ...
’s SMU total for career scoring. In his senior year, despite splitting time with James, Dickerson finished third in the
Heisman Trophy voting, behind
Herschel Walker and
John Elway. He was also a first-team All-American in
1982 and a second-team All-American in
1981
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Statistics
Professional career
1983–1987: L.A. Rams
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While he considered going to the
Los Angeles Express in the
United States Football League
The United States Football League (USFL) was a professional American football league that played for three seasons, 1983 through 1985. The league played a spring/summer schedule in each of its active seasons. The 1986 season was scheduled to be ...
, Dickerson decided to go into the
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
. He was selected second overall in the
1983 NFL Draft
The 1983 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 26–27, 1983, at the New York Sh ...
by the
Los Angeles Rams. An immediate success, he established rookie records for most rushing attempts (390), most rushing yards gained (1,808) and most touchdowns rushing (18), including another two receiving touchdowns. His efforts earned him All-Pro,
Pro Bowl
The National Football League All-Star Game (1939–1942), Pro Bowl (1951–2022), or Pro Bowl Games (starting in 2023) is an annual event held by the National Football League (NFL) featuring the league's star players.
The format has changed thro ...
, Player of the Year and
Rookie of the Year honors.
In his second season, Dickerson continued his onslaught on the NFL record book becoming a member of the
2,000-yard club
The 2,000-yard club is a group of eight National Football League (NFL) running backs who have rushed for 2000 yards or more in a regular season. These eight rushing seasons rank as the highest single-season rushing totals in NFL history, and reac ...
. Twelve times in 1984 he gained more than 100 yards rushing, breaking the record of 100-yard games in a season held by
O. J. Simpson. His 2,105 total yards rushing beat Simpson's 1973 NFL season record of 2,003 yards (Dickerson having reached 2,007 yards after 15 games), but since the NFL expanded the regular season from 14 to 16 games in 1978, Dickerson had the benefit of playing in two additional games. No one has since rushed for more yards in a single
NFL season. Dickerson's 5.6 yards per carry led the Rams to a playoff berth in 1984.
Although he rushed for 1,234 yards in
1985
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations.
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* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...
while missing the first two games while in a contract dispute, he missed the
Pro Bowl
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The format has changed thro ...
for the first time in his young NFL career. He did go on to rush for a playoff record 248 yards against the
Dallas Cowboys
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in post-season play.
1987–1991: Indianapolis Colts
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The 1985 season marked the beginning of ongoing contract disputes between Dickerson and the Rams. In 1987, after playing just three games for the Rams during the strike-shortened
1987
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season, Dickerson was traded to the
Indianapolis Colts in one of the NFL's biggest trades ever at that time. In a three-team deal, the Colts traded linebacker
Cornelius Bennett
Cornelius O'Landa Bennett (born August 25, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Buffalo Bills from 1987 to 1995, Atlanta Falcons from 1996 to 1998 ...
, whom they drafted but were unable to sign to a contract, to the
Buffalo Bills for their first-round pick in 1988, first- and second-round picks in 1989, and running back
Greg Bell. The Colts in turn traded Bell and the three draft choices from Buffalo plus their own first- and second-round picks in 1988, their second-round pick in 1989, and running back
Owen Gill
Owen Gill (born February 19, 1962) is a former American football running back who played professionally in the National Football League. He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2nd round (53rd overall pick) of the 1985 NFL Draft out of ...
to the Rams for Dickerson. With the picks the Rams took running back
Gaston Green
Gaston Alfred Green III (born August 1, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Raiders. He played college ...
, wide receiver
Aaron Cox
Aaron Cox (born March 13, 1965) is a former American football wide receiver. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams and the Indianapolis Colts.
Early life
Cox was born in Los Angeles, California ...
, linebacker
Fred Strickland
Fredrick William Strickland, Jr. (born August 15, 1966) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins. He playe ...
, running back
Cleveland Gary
Cleveland Everette Gary (born May 4, 1966), also known as Cleveland Edward Gary, is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the first round of the 1989 NFL draft by the Los ...
, linebacker
Frank Stams
Francis Michael Stams (born July 17, 1965) is a former American football defensive lineman who played at the University of Notre Dame. He played on the 1988 National Championship team. He would later play in the NFL, where he was converted to li ...
, and defensive back
Darryl Henley
Darryl Keith Henley (born October 30, 1966) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1989 NFL draft out of UCLA. In his career, he played in 76 games and amassed 12 in ...
. The trade reunited Dickerson with
Ron Meyer
Ronald Shaw Meyer (February 17, 1941 – December 5, 2017) was an American college and professional football coach. He is best known for having been the head coach of Southern Methodist University, the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts ...
, who had left SMU after Dickerson's junior season to take the head coaching position in
New England
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and who was hired by the Colts in 1986 following
Rod Dowhower
Rodney Douglas Dowhower (born April 15, 1943) is a former American football player and coach. He was the head coach at Stanford University and Vanderbilt University; in between he was the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts of the National Footba ...
's firing.
Although he played in just nine games with the Colts that year, he still managed to gain 1,011 yards to finish the season with 1,288.
Also, he spearheaded a late season Colts run that helped the team to their first winning season (and first playoff berth) in 10 years.
In
1988
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, Dickerson, with 1,659 yards rushing, became the first Colt to lead the league in rushing since
Alan Ameche
Alan Ameche (; June 1, 1933 – August 8, 1988), nicknamed "The Iron Horse", or simply "The Horse", was an American football player who played six seasons with the Baltimore Colts in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football ...
in 1955. This would mark the apogee of Dickerson's career with the Colts (although he would gain 1,311 yards rushing in
1989
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). Also, 1989 was the year that he passed the 10,000-yard mark, becoming the fastest player ever to do so (91 games), accomplishing the feat faster than greats like
Jim Brown (98 games),
Barry Sanders
Barry Sanders (born July 16, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL), from 1989 to 1998 for the Detroit Lions. Sanders led the league in rushing yards four times and ...
(103 games),
Emmitt Smith (106 games), and
LaDainian Tomlinson
LaDainian Tarshane Tomlinson (born June 23, 1979) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. After a successful college career with the TCU Horned Frogs, the San Diego Chargers se ...
(106 games). By 1989, he had set a new NFL record with seven straight seasons of more than 1,000 yards rushing, and led the league for four of those seasons. With the retirement of Tony Dorsett at the end of 1988, he became the leader among active players in career rushing yards, a position he occupied until his own retirement in 1993.
However, injuries, further contract disputes, and suspensions clouded his final two seasons with the Colts. Dickerson, at 29, was the highest-paid running back in the NFL, receiving an annual reported salary of $1.4 million. Following prolonged contract disputes, the fed-up Colts placed him on the inactive list before the start of the 1990 season where he stayed for 7 weeks and lost more than $600,000 in salary. In his sixth game back from suspension, he rushed for 143 yards against the Bengals on 22 carries—this effort lifted him past
Jim Brown to third place on the NFL career rushing list behind
Walter Payton
Walter Jerry Payton (July 25, 1953Although most sources at the time of his death gave Payton's birth year as 1954, reliable sources subsequently state he was born in 1953. – November 1, 1999) was an American football running back who played ...
and
Tony Dorsett
Anthony Drew Dorsett Sr. (born April 7, 1954) is a former American football running back who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos.
From Western Pennsylvania, Dorsett attended the ...
. He was again suspended in November 1991, and amidst injuries and age, managed to run for only 536 yards that season. The Colts finished the year bottoming out with a 1–15 record.
Dickerson has described the trade to Indianapolis as the worst moment of his career, and stated that he disliked his time with the Colts.
1992–1993: Final years
On April 26,
1992, Dickerson was traded by the Colts to the
Los Angeles Raiders
The Los Angeles Raiders were a professional American football team that played in Los Angeles from 1982 to 1994 before relocating back to Oakland, California, where the team played from its inaugural 1960 season to the 1981 season and then agai ...
for their fourth- and eighth-round picks in the 1992 draft. There were occasional flashes of greatness—107 yards against the Broncos, 103 against the Chargers, where he recorded his 63rd and 64th career 100-yard games—but those would be his last. Dickerson also scored on a 40-yard touchdown run, reminiscent of his prime, in front of a nationally televised Monday Night audience in a game against
Kansas City. That year, he led the team in rushing attempts and yards. However, he suffered from splitting carries with
Marcus Allen
Marcus LeMarr Allen (born March 26, 1960) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Los Angeles Raiders. Considered one of the greatest goal line and short- ...
by having the latter finish the second half.
The following season, Dickerson was traded to the
Atlanta Falcons on July 7, 1993, for a sixth-round draft pick. He played in a backup role, making his final national televised appearance during the ''
Monday Night Football
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'' game on September 27, 1993, when the Falcons hosted the
Pittsburgh Steelers in a losing effort. The Falcons traded Dickerson and third-year cornerback
Bruce Pickens to the
Green Bay Packers for running back
John Stephens on October 13, 1993.
The trade came a week after Dickerson said he had been told that the Falcons were waiving him because Coach
Jerry Glanville
Jerry Michael Glanville (born October 14, 1941) is an American football coach who is the head coach of the Alabama Airborne of Major League Football. He played football at Northern Michigan University in the early 1960s, and is a former NASCAR ...
wanted to use younger players. The next day, Falcons officials said that there had been a misunderstanding and that Dickerson had not been placed on waivers. Dickerson retired as the second leading rusher of all time after failing a physical with the Packers.
On August 29, 2017, Dickerson signed a one-day contract to officially retire as a member of the
Los Angeles Rams.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
Honors
![Dickerson HOF jersey](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Dickerson_HOF_jersey.jpg)
Dickerson became the seventh back to gain more than 10,000 yards and the fastest ever to do so, reaching the milestone in just 91 games. During his 11-year career, Dickerson gained 13,259 yards rushing, which was second all-time at the time of his retirement, and rushed for 90 touchdowns. He gained another 2,137 yards and 6 touchdowns on 281 pass receptions. A six-time
Pro Bowl
The National Football League All-Star Game (1939–1942), Pro Bowl (1951–2022), or Pro Bowl Games (starting in 2023) is an annual event held by the National Football League (NFL) featuring the league's star players.
The format has changed thro ...
selection, Dickerson was All-Pro in
1983
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...
,
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
,
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
**Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal enter ...
,
1987
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and
1988
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. In 1999, his first year of eligibility, Eric Dickerson was selected to become a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Also in 1999, he was ranked number 38 on ''
The Sporting News
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list of the 100 Greatest Football Players.
The following year, he provided on-field commentary during ''
Monday Night Football
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'' broadcasts.
The Rams' number 29 has been retired in his honor.
Dickerson was inducted into the
Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor The Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor honors former players, coaches, club officials, and fans who made outstanding contributions to the Indianapolis Colts football organization.
Originally a ring around the former RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana, ...
during the week 15 game against the
Houston Texans on December 15, 2013 along with
Marshall Faulk, another former Colts running back, who, coincidentally, also played for the Rams-albeit in St Louis.
In 1999, he was elected to the
Pro Football Hall of Fame
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio. Opened on September 7, , the Hall of Fame enshrines exceptional figures in the sport of professional football, including players, coa ...
.
In 2019, he was one of twelve running backs selected to the
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
The National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team was voted on by a panel consisting of media members, former players and league personnel in 2019 to honor the greatest players of the first 100 years of the National Football League (NFL ...
.
Dickerson was elected to the
College Football Hall of Fame in 2020.
Post-NFL career
Along with
Melissa Stark
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Currently a reporter for the NFL ...
, Dickerson served as a sideline reporter on
Monday Night Football
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broadcasts for
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
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during the
2000
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and
2001 NFL seasons.
During the
2007 football season and
2016 football season, Dickerson worked as a broadcaster for
KCBS television in
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city in the U.S. state, state of California and the List of United States cities by population, sec ...
, providing commentary for NFL pregame and postgame shows.
He started a sports memorabilia company called Original Mini Jerseys with former Los Angeles Rams teammate LeRoy Irvin. The company received their NFL license in 2006 and sells authentic miniature replica jerseys. He also owns an internet-based sporting goods company, E Champs.
Dickerson made a cameo appearance in the television series ''
Hawaii Five-0
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'' in 2014.
In August 2016, he began hosting a two-hour Monday afternoon program on
Los Angeles
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sports-talk station
KLAC
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.
In 2017, he competed in the
reality television
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game show ''
The New Celebrity Apprentice
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''. He was the third contestant "terminated" by host
Arnold Schwarzenegger.
In 2019, Dickerson played a role as
LAFD
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Chief Brinkle in the TV Series ''
S.W.A.T.
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''.
In 2017, he joined
Fox Sports
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The ''Fox Sports'' name has since been used for other sports media assets. These assets are held mainly by the F ...
'
FS1
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as an NFL analyst.
https://www.foxsports.com/presspass/latest-news/2017/08/21/pro-football-hall-famer-eric-dickerson-joins-fox-sports
Fox Sports
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, August 21, 2017
See also
* List of National Football League rushing yards leaders
This is a list of National Football League running backs by total career rushing yards, and includes the 31 running backs who have rushed for at least 10,000 yards, for which sixteen of them have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ...
* List of National Football League rushing champions
In American football, rushing and passing are the two main methods of advancing the ball down the field. A rush, also known as a running play, generally occurs when the quarterback hands or tosses the ball backwards to the running back, but oth ...
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