Donnie Shell's Famous Hit on Earl Campbell
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
- Hall of Famer Donnie Shell's famous hit on Earl Campbell, badly bruising Campbell's ribs and sidelining him for the game as the Steelers go on to win 13-3, clinching the AFC Central crown.
While I am a Steelers fan, Earl Campbell is my favorite running back of all time. I view him as the greatest RB of my lifetime. But if you don't recognize the greatness of this hit (on multiple levels), you don't understand the game.
Oklahoma drills only happen during PRACTICE. Straight-up collisions with shoulders squared and both players running straight at each other almost NEVER happen in a game.
There was no intent to injure here; it was a bang-bang play at game speed and a textbook tackle by Shell on a fellow Hall of Famer. Not only is it perfectly executed, it forces a turnover and completely changes the momentum of the game. And the Steelers go on to win -- not just the game, but the Super Bowl.
It's an epic moment.
There's no disrespect meant to Campbell in any of this. Quite the opposite. Campbell's undisputed greatness is the reason this hit is still being talked about more than 40 years later. It's a great moment between two Hall of Fame players.
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He is probably the only man ever to tackle Campbell like that
Made that man crumble like fine cheese on spaghetti
@@ascottpgh00 You got that right
Jack Tatum also put a big hit on Campbell.
Jack Tatum and Hollywood Henderson disagree. In fact, Tatum hit Campbell in a less vulnerable position if I remember correctly. Earl was pretty defenseless in that position, though it was still a great hit.
@@johnp7739 You are right about that
Campbell totally off balance, great hit but lets be real Campbell was in vulnerable position. The block on Hamm was as impressive as the hit on Campbell
Not to mention it was a spear directly to the ribs. Heads up, Campbell crushes him and we all know it.
That Hamm block was Gold
Very true glad someone said it
But the results of the play were huge!
Forced fumble and knocked a major offensive weapon out of the game!
Let's be real. The Steelers destroyed him. 🎉
Earl was off balance. Make no bones about it though Shell was legit.
he'd have been alot less legit if big earl was squared up.
Shell hit like The Bullet Train. I respect Earl and Donnie both.
Truly you saw Earl off balance when hit. Credit him with an assist in the tackle.
@@Cando79 You are correct. If Earl was straight on with Shell, it would have been a different situation, and result.
@Fire&Ice909 lmaoo you think one white guy would of stopped Earl Campbell ?
I will never forget this hit! I was 13 years old. Donnie Shell was a beast! Earl Campbell was a load...changes that game right there.
I was 13 years old too 🤣. Pittsburgh Steelers defense in the 70s was the best defense I ever seen
Stacked with Hall of Fame talent. L.C. Greenwood should be in the HOF.
In Earl`s defense, he was off balance with his back turning around forward towards shell. Which gave shell the advantage I would've love to see shell mano to mano in the open field vs a straight forward Campbell
@@anthonybono8248 "off balance" is being generous to Shell. Campbell was a defenseless, airborne target.
Dude he was off balance and spinning! I bet you a million dollars if Earl was running straight and not off balance he would have left cleet makes on that bitches back!
This rivalry along with Oakland, Dallas & Cleveland brings back so many memories
Kansas City vs Oakland that was the rivalry in the '60s.
@@dwightlove3704 Steelers Raiders in the 70's.
To this day Earl's children's ribs ache.
Shit....Earl's whole body is aching with that bruising type of running style.
To this day..Campbell's bell is still ringing from The Assassin's Hit!😅
REAL NFL FOOTBALL UNLIKE TODAYS FLAG NFL FOOTBALL.
Respectfully....A guy almost died on the field a couple of years ago. I think the 'sissy' NFL tag has been overblown honestly, and I'm guilty of wishing our NFL sundays looked more like the 70s....but reality is that those guys, many of them, were dying in early retirement, even before they reached 60. Now these athletes are much faster, and those kinds of hits will likely kill someone on the field today. Not an expert...but...That's not a sport stat I would be proud of supporting into the future. 2c.
Jack Tatum,s hit at the goal line was a good highlight Earl stumbled into the end zone for a score Oilers and Steelers had some great memories on the field wow miss those games
Donnie Shell and Mel Blount were one of the best pair of DBs ever to play for one team.
Agree like cliff Harris and Charlie Waters
@@tlo1988 yes, but better!! No Doubt!!
@@tlo1988 Cliff Harris You mean the guy that Jack Lambert picked up and threw to the ground in the Super Bowl?
I was there, and I was a Viking fan . . . and all I can say is --- YEP!
Charlie was good, very good
Harris was way over rated and a crybaby
In Canada, in the days before cable TV, I always tried to see the Steelers play on the NBC affiliate in Erie, PA. It was a treat when the game was visible, however so faintly.
WICU I hear ya brother
And we in Erie would always turn to CFPL in London, to watch Hockey Night in Canada. A directional antenna brought it in like a local station.
Donnie Shell is from my hometown of whitmire sc. I went to school with his niece. A wonderful person.
I didn't know that he's from there!
I now live in Joanna...I'm from Pittsburgh.
I going to Whitmire tomorrow, going to look around for him.
Thanks....
Shell was a 16th round pick, and now is one of Five Hall Of Famers from one draft class in 1974. Much deserved HOF Election last year, but 20 years to late IMHO.
Free Agent
Shell was undrafted.
@Patrick Grimes• Steelers signed Shell as a College free agent
The Steelers had the best football scouts ever assembled in the 70's!
I don't know if it was too late. Shell had a relatively short peak. 3 All-Pro seasons often does not make for a HOF defensive player.
Shell was a Beast! Nothing but major respect for Mr. Shell.
His nickname was "The Torpedo!"
He hit like a freight train!
@@BST-lm4po Those Steelers v Oilers games back in late 1970’s were legendary.
I’ve been looking for this video for years. Thank you for posting
Donnie Shell was listed at 5’11, 190 lbs. I met him. He looked to me like 5’10, maybe…175 lbs. He hit like a 250 linebacker. Donnie “ the torpedo” Shell.
Dude, I’m 57 years old 5’6” 180lbs
@@shelfcloud487 I stood next to him and spoke to him for 15 minutes. I played football at 6 ft 195. I’m pretty sure about what I observed.
@@troutaholic8834 It’s not that simple. I bet if you stood next to me you wouldn’t think I was 180lbs. My son is 5’10 and 175lbs and I guarantee you, that if you saw us standing next to each other, you wouldn’t think he weighed less. Unless you had scales handy and weighed him, you have no idea.
@@shelfcloud487 whatever. Not going to argue with you over something that really doesn’t matter.
I was watching this live! Always loved Donnie Shell!!!
Yes, back in the day when most other teams actually feared the Steelers. Donnie was a big reason.
Clean hit, but Earl was turned around and already on his way down. PS. '79 AFC Championship against Pittsburgh....That was a Renfro touchdown!
Yes it was! 👍🇨🇱
Can’t find anywhere that says it was a TD.
@@jebarr1
If instant replay was around then you could.
@@presley881 so they get beat by 10 instead of 14
@@jebarr1this was 78 34 -5
2 of the all time heavy hitters. Both class acts as people above all else.
Ham got pancaked because he got double teamed, which I think helps make this play happen.
The receiver who came in motion threw the initial block, then the fullback came around the edge and pancaked Ham while he was still engaged with the receiver.
I’m pretty sure either the fullback (more likely) or receiver blew his assignment to block the next man (Mike Wagner), who was right next to that block when he made Earl spin out, thus allowing Donnie to crush him.
In my opinion, if Mike Wagner doesn't clip Earl's leg then the situation would be different. It would had been a head to head collision, which Earl won most of those. Nevertheless a great hit by Donnie Shell.
@@acsmooth110 You nailed it.
@@acsmooth110 Yeah, the only chance Shell would’ve had if Earl was unimpeded would’ve been to hit him in the knees or lower (which Earl probably could’ve side-stepped or hurdled)
Thighs or higher and Earl would’ve tromped right through him.
Great block by Tim Wilson
You can draw it up one way, but football is a messy chaotic game. You block the first guy you see and hope it works out. With 22 bodies flying around it's just messy chaos and anything can happen.
Another piece of possibly the greatest defense ever
It was the greatest. When ever this defense needed the ball, they got the ball!
The good old days
Earl can barely walk now.
Gong to the HOF with my son to watch Mr. Shell and like 4 other Steelers, get enshrined. So privileged and thankful to God/Jesus, to be with my son and honor our Steelers.
GONG to the HOF?
As Any STILLARS FAN WHO LIVED BACK THEN, Remembers that hit. And the One on Warren Moon. # 31 is One Tough MoFo.
Donnie Shell !
grew up in pgh in the 70's played HS and college football always wore 31, Donnie was and is the man
There were a lot to choose from back in those days. I chose #47.
Steelers contained Earl better than any other team,they always played him tough
Back to Pittsburgh's Steel Curtain days. Joe Greene, L.C. Greenwood, Dwight White, Earnie Holmes, Robin Cole, Jack Lambert, Jack Ham, Mel Bloundt, Donnie Shell, Mike Waggoner, J.T. Thomas and Tony Dungy; a lot of pain there.
Great memory brother! One of the best defenses of all time.
Great hit by Donnie Shell. In that game Earl was on his way to having a big game the Steelers. It started by Mike Wagner clipping Earl Campbell's leg and making him spin. Earl Campbell usually runs over or go by the first tackler. Donnie Shell seen his opening after Wagner clipped Campbell's leg and laid a tremendous hit. Literally knocked Earl out of the game, which Pittsburgh won 13-3.
Campbell rarely had a big game against the Steelers. If ever.
@@tesla-v2681But when Earl had good games against the Steelers the Oilers usually won.
@@acsmooth110 😂😂😂😂🎉😂😢😢😢🎉😢😂😢
Yesssss I remember that hit we were watching the game I was 11 yrs old big time steelers fan since 1977 Torpedo Donnie shell greatest franchise ever Let's go steelers nation
If I remember right, he broke two or three of his ribs.
That's the legend, but it reality, he bruised them. That said, if you've ever had bruised ribs, you know they're every bit as painful as broken ribs. Faster healing process, thankfully.
He caught him coming out of a spin, and rammed his helmet into his ribs, anybody would have fumbled and fell,he would never be able to do that with Earl coming straight at him 💯
ua-cam.com/video/Kz1nhPZLyHw/v-deo.html.
Here is proof of what happened to Shell when Earl was running straight at him! I believe it’s the 2nd or 3rd play in this compilation! To me, more impressive than Shell spearing an off balance, spinning, one foot on the ground Earl, after already shedding one tackle, and making another guy miss, oh, and getting the first down BTW! Yeah Shell hit him hard. A clean, unobstructed shot helmet to the ribs makes it look a whole lot more impressive than it really was. In the other clip, you can watch Earl give Donnie a 20 yard ride, like your crazy uncle at a family picnic. Not even close! And for pure entertainment value, just watch the rest of that video, see how many LB’s Earl FLATTENED head up.
@cockyhemi
Man , just for fun I rewatched that clip. Donnie She’ll looked like he was working on his backpedal footwork drill with Earl just pushing him, & pushing him like ‘GTFO’ of my way son!! And that whole clip of Earl running through, over around, just incredible. This dude SOUGHT OUT CONTACT! Most d-backs & probably a lot of LB’s wanted nothing to do with him one on one, especially if Earl got him shoulders squared up.
Exactly Soldier Troy. You can pluck a kid out of 5A High School Football who could have delivered a similar blow. I think the only safety who probably could have stood a chance against Earl Helmet to Helmet would have been Ronnie Lott.
I agree Solider Troy. If Mike Wagner does not clip Earl's leg and make him spin the results would had been different. Donnie Shell seen his opening and laid a tremendous hit on Earl.
@cockyhemi Clown? Shell was one the greatest safeties to ever play. Save the bitter stupid talk for the old Oiler fanboi forums.
He was off the ground, in the air, and turned around backwards. If it was straight up Campbell would have trucked him and left a Donnie sized stain on the artificial turf
I don't think there's any question Earl Campbell would win a straight-up, head-to-head battle vs. Donnie Shell. Earl outweighed Shell by 42 lbs. and had 36-inch thighs. None of that diminishes what a great hit it was.
@KKC .... Oh well it wasn’t a straight hit! I remember that hit! Crushed that truck 😫
Earl woulda got the best of Donnie head on.. I did see Joe Greene hit Earl head on and Joe drove him back about 4yds.
@@mcmillenandwife yes....but that the nature of the game.... great hit by shell
@@mcmillenandwife would be a penalty in today's game
Correction “Hall of gamer” Donnie Shell.
I watched that game (which I believe is on UA-cam) … it was as close to a war as anything I’ve ever seen between two football teams… lots of injuries…. One of the best games of 1978…
Yep. Guys were getting laid out. 😮
Only way to take Campbell down hard - catch him off balance like that.
LOL. Yep, that’s pretty much true, at least for DBs. Hardest runner of all time IMO.
They should also show Earl trucking Shell running right over him for a TD
That would be great if it had ever happened, but it never did.
Yep, I've seen a clip of that, too. See my comment below. :)
@@mcmillenandwife You wanna bet? Watch the video "Earl Campbell - Power!" Earl drove Shell back about ten yards after contact, before Shell could spin Earl around and tackle him. It's right here on YT. 😆
This hit knocked Earl out of the game, the Oilers out of the championship, and quite possibly their only Superbowl shot!
They never had a chance.
@@mikemccartan4210 Actually, the Oilers beat the Steelers earlier that year 24-17. Campbell rushed for 199 yards and scored 3 touchdowns. The Steelers might have beaten them in the playoffs anyway, but Campbell getting knocked out of the game that early would definitely have given them a chance.
@@randysmith2866 Yeah well sometimes the best can be broken right?
Two Hall Of Famers colliding right there. That's bound to be an impact.
Those were the good ol' days. It didn't get any better than Steelers/Oilers or Steelers/Raiders.
The truly amazing part of this play is: Donnie Shell stood 5'11" and 190 pounds soak-n-wet. What Donnie lacked in stature and weight, he made up in heart.
@cmjohnson61 • Shell played linebacker at South Carolina St, so hitting was nothing new to him
Absolutely. Campbell was nearly airborne face up
@cockyhemi Exactly!
Campbell had about 200 pounds on shell, but he was way softer than Shell, by a LOT!
@@1USACitizen192 , I would hardly consider Earl soft. I suggest you take a look at some of his runs. He hardly ever avoided contact. Look up the play where he and Jack Tatum, someone I consider to be the hardest hitter. Earl went helmet to helmet with Jack. Nah, Earl is not soft. Donnie just got the better of Earl on that play..
Campbell was a beast! Donnie Shell was a big hitter, but in all fairness, Campbell was vulnerable at that moment. I'm a Steelers fan from Pittsburgh and never rooted for Campbell a day in my life, but there's no denying how great he was. I can't believe how underrated he is. I guess it's because his career was kind of short, and that's probably because of all the hits he was involved in, but he definitely dished out a lot more punishment than he took!
I'm a Steelers fan, but Earl Campbell remains my favorite RB ever. Best big back of my lifetime.
His career was short because Houston ran him till the wheels fell off!!!
Thanks for the video, never seen it before
I watched this live. And all these years later I still love Donnie Shell for this beautiful clean shot.
Leading with the crown of the helmet into the ribs is not clean shot. At least today. He would be ejected, fined, and suspended.
Clean hit...Campbell was in the worst possible position (twisting and off balance) to take it.
Exactly not heads up!!!!
Donnie Shell delivering my 25th birthday present.
That was such a hard hit, my tv went out that day.
My two favorite ball players of all time. Both physical and nasty. 5"11 190 Shell mustered every bit of strength to blast Earl.
Earl Campbell was one of the finest pure runners I ever saw play in the NFL to include Jim Brown. He had the misfortune to have to play Pittsburgh twice a year and on occasion 3 times in one year. He NEVER gained 100 yards on Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh punished him for every yard he gained. Respect to the "Tyler Rose."
I’m a Steelers fan, obviously, but Earl Campbell is still my favorite RB of all time. Even over Franco and Bettis. Best big back ever. He did have one 100-yard game vs the Steelers (1979 at Houston)… but only one.
I remember this! like yesterday!
Mean joe green stated on a sports show after he retired that he hated to see earl get hurt,but it was the 1st time he was glad to see someone leave the game.
Yep. Earl was a bad man. Scored 3 TDs in the win over the Steelers earlier that season, and was off to a good start in this game (7 carries for 41 yards).
As Mel Blount once famously put it, “When Donnie Shell hits you, you know you’ve been hit”
The hit was not impressive to be honest !!! Earl was off balance !! Anybody can make you look bad if they catch you off balance!!!
You’re absolutely right regarding that hit. Donnie Shell was one of my favorite big hitters but Earl was shrugging off that would be tackler and was left totally exposed and off balance.
That's why MNF announcers labeled him "The Missile" coz 31 hit you, you stayed hit! Blount just passing his torch....
@@greatriffishere earl lucky it wasn't a head shot, donnie showed some restraint, if that was jack tatum you know what would have happen
@@XLR8Bit LOL..Cambell would have knocked him out if he went for the head. Look up the hit Jack Tatum put on Campbell on the goal line. Right in the choppers and Campbell barreled into the end zone while the dazed Tatum watched!
Campbell: "I got the sea, I got the breeze.... I just got the stuffing smacked outta me...!" Earl was a beast, but that hit was awesome. Still remember it as it happened. BTW, that sentence was from Earls commercial which ran all the time.
My son is 32. I always tell him it's sad he never got to see the real Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1970's play. Pittsburgh as a city was struggling badly from the shutting down of the steel mills. From 1974 until 1980 the Steelers were such and integral part of this city. No prima donna's like today on that team. (Except for Lynn Swann). Someone got out of line. Joe Greene or Jack Lambert would plant them in the ground. Earl Cambell was a freight train of a running back. For me though, Barry Sanders, Jim Brown and Gale Sayers were my favorite running backs. The Renfro catch. Great games. I really liked Bum Phillips, how could you not.
Mr Shell should've been in the Hall of Fame 25-30 years ago
yeah maybe but he is going in now.. :) better late then Never
Better late than ever, isn't it? ;)
@@franciscoduran4618 Class of 2020
Shell would have gone in sooner, but in the early 80's Al Davis promoted his safety Van McElroy to the pro bowls omitting Shell
Not sure why the fans are booing, that was a good, clean hit.
the Houston/Steelers playoff games were epic
in today's touch football league he would get thrown out, fined, and suspended :(
Not on a running back.
After that hit Campbell started wearing that flak vest...
I was sitting parallel to That play about 20 rows back and had a ground level view of that play and I knew when Shell hit Earl that Earl was out . I also thought until that hit the Steelers were going to lose that game as the oilers and Earl were all over them . That hit saved the game for for Pgh . Great memories
Not so sure about that. I had great respect for Earl C. and the Oilers. The Steelers were the kings of the NFL and probably would have found a way to win. Intense game. I remember it vividly.
I am a DEVOUT Steelers fan, been so since 1969, and I agree with Alex, Mr. Campbell was running over the Steelers like a Mack truck, that play changed everything and gave the Steelers momentum going into the playoffs. Donnie Shell should have been enshrined in the HoF long before his actual induction, the problem was that there were too many Steelers from those teams who had gone ahead of him.
And that's why Donnie Shell is in the hall of fame!!!
Earl wasn't in full stride. Houston only had EC, Pittsburgh had a freaking army.
Never forget that Hit Torpedo Donnie shell steelers fan since Since 1976
To quote Mel Blount talking about this play "When Donnie Shell hit you, you knew you'd been hit."
Campbell doing a whole 360. Caught him at the perfect moument.
I actually got to watch it in real time and I remember that and I’ll never forget it Dans shell
Yes, I'm a Steelers fan, and Earl was a beast.
🎯
Campbell had a target on his back. These were the days when I was a BIG Stillers fan.
Legal then but not allowed to lead with the crown of the helmet anymore. Obviously if Campbell wasn’t spinning on one leg he would have seen the tackler coming and lowered a shoulder to take the hit. Not taking anything away from either player. Both had tremendous toughness and skill.
8th grade. Saw it live-I'll never forget that one.
Equally impressive was the block the fullback #45 put on Jack Ham just before Earl got leveled. THAT was football!
I believe he broke two of Campbell's ribs with that hit
That hit probably won them the AFC Championship too
78 Championship Game Earl had 62 yards on 22 carries, Steelers win 34-5. 79 Championship Game Earl had 15 yards on 17 carries, Steelers win 27-13. The Steel Curtain Defense did not allow an offensive touchdown in either game
That was beautiful
Steelers fan & Campbell. I remember that game, after that Earl was never the same. ✌
Nowadays Shell would have been flagged, fined, and ejected for that hit.
That hit would probably be illegal in today's NFL.
Not to detract from this great hit... but Jack Ham got blown up on this play!
Yeah, he really did. They lit him up, but good. LOL. It happens to even the very best players from time to time. No one is immune.
@@mcmillenandwife which is what makes it so impressive. Ham was perhaps the greatest pure outside linebacker to ever play.
If you watched that game..a lot of guys got blow up that day.
Gotta luv old school football.
That was football. Today that would be a penalty for targeting. You know when you shop too much at target
Great timing by shell. If you want to take on Earl, gotta do it while he isn’t looking. Even if it wasn’t planned (it wasnt) it was a great hit at the right time. Still see that type of stuff occasionally today (Reggie bush comes to mind) but refs are aware of the “helpless” status for the occasional BS flag.
EXACTLY! Not hating on Shell because it was an amazing play, but my Grandma could have hit EC like that while he was off balance.
Go watch Thomas Henderson of Dallas hit Earl. Only time i saw Earl go backwards from a direct face to face hit. He tagged Earl. Trust me.
@@briandavidson1946 Yeah Thomas Henderson did tag Earl but Tom also got tagged. Earl made Tom's helmet fly off.
Except fot Tatum. Tatum laid into him head on, but, like someone else stated, Tatum was a psychopath and didn't give a shit.
They don't call him donnie shell for nothing
We should make current steelers players watch this videos
Very impressive. This reminded me of The Godfather, where the Police Captain McClusky ordered his detective to stand up Michael for him, and punched him out.
Mel Blount and Donnie Shell, or Jack Tatum and George Atkinson - take your pick. Imagine being a wide receiver or running back playing in the '70s and having to deal with defensive backs like this!
I've heard my parents talk about this hit when i was young
Mike Wagner should get kudos as well as he initially spun Earl around, allowing Shell to make the hit the way he did!
That HBCU life baby! Bringing dat MEAC heat!!!!
South Carolina State Bulldogs- Donnie Shell
Yeah, if you're gonna get a good hit on Earl, as opposed to *taking* a good hit from Earl, you better catch him when someone else has already spun him around, come in from the blind (back) side, and put a helmet in his side in the ribs. Great hit, but you need a lot of things in your favor to win a one-on-one with Earl Campbell!
LOL. That is a fact!
Well Said.....
True.
@@s.l.nicholson4240 There is a play when Earl was trying to truck Donnie and it was a 4 yd ride but Donnie got him:Solo!
@@mcdonoghrahloh459 and Donnie was giving up 40lbs too. A well deserved Hall of Famer is Donnie Shell.
This was on Monday Night Football, and it is just about the hardest hit I've ever seen. They didn't call Shell "The Torpedo" for nothing.
Doug Plank of the Bears is the only other player I can recall taking Campbell down like that.
Yeah, I remember watching that live on television. I was 14 years old. Donnie shell was a hard nosed defensive player. I still hate him for that one hit.
You shouldn't. It was a clean hit, and the Steelers and Oilers got along great while Coach Phillips was there.
Both those teams admired each other.
@@67marlins I shouldn't, but I do. ...and I probably always will.
@@editortexas Well, assuming you hate Dallas as most Oiler and Steelers fans both did, there's a great clip of the Bears QB Bobby Douglass pile-driving Cliff Harris.
Douglass was like a left-handed Bradshaw, big and could run over people.
@@67marlins LOL! Now that's funny :D
Donnie Shell's hit was a great hit mainly cos he caught Earl Campbell in a vulnerable position which led 2 a turnover. Not being old enough 2 see this 'legendary' hit on Earl Campbell I had 2 rely on my father's version. After seeing this now I know he not only exaggerated he simply lied. I was told Donnie Shell took on Earl Campbell str8 up shoulder 2 shoulder ~which he clearly didn't~ then stood him up 2 bring him down! That's a clear misrepresentation of what I just witnessed...so thank God 4 film ! Still much respect 2 warriors & Hofer's Donnie Shell & Earl Campbell. *Btw my dad's a die-hard Steelers fan !🤔
I would say the Steelers hit the Oilers Straight Up.
Great players.Campbell spun into Shell,somewhat hyped!
When Football was Football..Steelers Nation!!!🔥🔥🔥🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸
It was the slam after the hit that did the damage Football was a different game back then. Great hit but Earl Campbell still has the best football play of all time if you haven't seen when he ran out of his shirt you have to watch it
Campbell looked pretty dam soft and outta shape on this play, but the Steelers do that to everbody.
Campbell was a badazz and so was Shell
Truth. 🎯
No one got one done against the Steelers without paying the price. No one.
I remember watching that on my tv as a kid. I've HATED donny shell every since that play.
Big Earl took a crown of Shells helmet to his ribs! Had Campbell been squared up Shell would have gotten his ass handed to him!
Exactly 👏👏👏
Maybe. Earl was a beast. Can't change the violent hit that changed that game. Much respect for those Oilers teams. Steelers were a level higher than that Houston team.
Unlikely, Earl was just an outta shape "fat albert" type of guy.
@@1USACitizen192 what a terrible attempt at attention seeking lol
Earl Campbell was defenseless against Donnie Shell on that play. He didn't even see him coming. It was a clean, legal hit by Shell on Campbell. He had an opportunity to unload on Campbell and he did so. But how would Donnie Shell have fared against Earl Campbell one on one in a face to face, head on collision with Campell running at full speed. I truly and thoroughly believe that Campbell would have run right over or right through Donnie Shell.
Campbell was a BEAST who outweighed Shell by over 40 pounds, so of course he’d best Shell straight up. That’s not the point of this video.
The knockout hits are the ones you don't see coming