Did Earl Campbell deseve to be put into Canton

Saintman2884 said
The Terrel Davis post got me thinking about how short his career was and how he wasnt in the NFL very long to accomplish that great yardage required of him to get that honor of being into Canton? Well what about Earl Campbell then? His career wasnt long either, he only played like 8 or 9 years in the NFL, sure he did a lot during his career, and broke a lot of rushing records in the NFL and on the Oilers teams he played on.

My point is if you consider Terelle Davis career to be short and not enough to be in the HOF and not year wise, then its a valid comparison to make in Campbell case too. He didnt play very long nor did he win any Super Bowls even though h came pretty close, he still didnt have HOF material.

I know I may get some disapprovals on this, and I welcome as a matter of fact, Its just Earl Campbell played on some bad teams and some very very good teams in Houston with the Oilers, but was his career good enough to warrant HOF induction? and how does it compare with Terelle Davis's?

You know, I love TD. He always had a great work ethic and was a great teammate. Without him, Denver never wins a superbowl. That said, Davis only played 7 seasons. I know you have someone like Gale Sayers who had a short career in the NFL, but you have to understand that every single season people like Sayers and Jim Brown played was a good one. Not only that, but Sayers changed the RB position. Until him, there had never been an elusive, barry sanders type. In Davis' 7 years, his last 3 were injury riddled, rushing for 200+, 700+, and 900+. His 3 years preceding that were all good. His rookie season isn't worth mention. In other words, the man has only had 3 good seasons in the NFL. He's a quality guy, with a lot of character, but I do not think he will make it to the Hall of Fame.