Eric Dickerson
- Los Angeles Rams (1983-1987)
- Indianapolis Colts (1987-1991)
- Los Angeles Raiders ( 1992)
- Atlanta Falcons (1993 )
- 6 × Pro Bowl selection (1983, 1984.1986-1989 )
- 5 × First -team All-Pro selection (1983, 1984, 1986-1988 )
- NFL 1980s All- Decade Team
- 1983 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
- 1986 NFL Offensive Player of the Year
- Texas Sports Hall of Fame
- Record for most yards in a season erlaufenen
Eric Demetric Dickerson ( born September 2, 1960 in Sealy, Texas ) is a former American football player. He played from 1983 to 1993 in the position of running backs in the National Football League ( NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Raiders, and Atlanta Falcons. During his professional career, he set several NFL records and is among other things with 2,105 yards achieved the record holder in the running game in an NFL season.
College career
Dickerson spent his college years at Southern Methodist University in Texas. From 1979 to 1982 he erlief here 4450 yards and 48 touchdowns and made some Southwest Conference records. In his last year he was elected in the election for the Heisman Trophy to the third place and only Herschel Walker and John Elway had to admit defeat.
NFL career
In 1983 he was selected as the second player in the first round of the NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. In his first year he exhibited with 390 running attempts, 1,808 yards and 18 touchdowns erlaufenen on several rookie records that are still unbroken. He was elected to the Pro Bowl for and won Best Young Player ( Rookie of the year ). In 1984, he could still be increased and made with 2,105 erlaufenen yards an NFL record, which to this day is also unmatched.
After protracted contract disputes Dickerson changed during the 1987 season in exchange for several players to the Indianapolis Colts. Here he was nominated for his performance two more times for the Pro Bowl. In 1989 he succeeded Walk after only 91 games over 10,000 yards. He is the player to have managed the fastest.
After a further contract disputes, personal injury and age-related decline in performance, he was traded in 1992 to the Los Angeles Raiders, where he could not go on his old form. He was traded to the Atlanta Falcons, where he ran aground just four games in 1993. When they wanted to pass it on to the Green Bay Packers, he did not but there was a medical examination, he announced his resignation.
Overall Dickerson erlief in eleven seasons 13,259 yards, at the time of his resignation two spot behind Walter Payton. He was elected six times to the Pro Bowl five times in the All Pro team.
After the professional career
1999 Dickerson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and still holds several NFL and team records. He appears as a commentator for NFL broadcasts and operates a business for NFL Fan.