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Angela Jenkins, TISD Director of Communications August 29, 2006 (903) 262-1064 For Immediate Release
News Release
Tyler Native Earl Campbell To Be HonoredPrior To Finale of
Tyler – Earl Campbell, a 1974 graduate of John Tyler High School and an icon throughout East Texas and the Lone Star State, will be honored prior to the finale of the Trinity Mother Frances Football Classic on Saturday, Sept. 2.
The third-annual Trinity Mother Frances Football Classic will be held at Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium, August 31, Sept. 1 and 2. Formerly the East Texas Football Classic, the four-game Trinity Mother Frances Football Classic opens as Gilmer High School takes on Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman High School, at 8 PM on Aug. 31.
The Trinity Mother Frances Football Classic continues with Tyler Lee hosting Lake Highlands at 8 PM on Sept. 1. The event’s doubleheader on Sept. 2 begins with Forney against Whitehouse at 10 AM, followed by John Tyler High School and Texas High School from Texarkana in the Trinity Mother Frances Football Classic finale at 8 PM.
Prior to kickoff of the Texas High and John Tyler game, the Tyler Independent School District will honor John Tyler graduate Earl Campbell by naming the field at Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium in his honor. Campbell will be joined by dozens of family and friends in the end zone ceremony, which begins at 7:30 PM. Gates will open at 6 PM.
“Earl Campbell is without a doubt the most successful and renowned student athlete in the history of Tyler Independent School District,” said TISD Superintendent David Simmons. “He is also a man of integrity and character, and I think it is very appropriate to formally and visibly honor his accomplishments at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels.”
The president and founder of Earl Campbell Meat Products, Inc., Campbell was born in Tyler on March 29, 1955. In his only full season at running back in high school, Campbell rushed for 2,224 yards in leading John Tyler to the 1973 Class 4A state championship. Campbell rushed for 4,443 yards and scored 41 touchdowns at the University of Texas, where he won the Heisman Trophy prior to his graduation in 1977.
“The Tyler Rose” went on to play for the Houston Oilers from 1978-1984, and then played briefly for the New Orleans Saints. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991, with 9,407 yards rushing, 806 yards receiving, 74 total touchdowns, and 10,213 total yards. He ranks 10th on the NFL’s all-time rushing list.
The four-game, three-day Trinity Mother Frances Football Classic is managed by Texas-based TITUS Sports Marketing. Reserved tickets for the Trinity Mother Frances Football Classic are good for all four games and are currently available at each of the participating schools in the event. Tickets may also be purchased at the gate for $10. For more information, please contact TITUS Sports Marketing at 972-633-8080; or Angela Jenkins, Tyler ISD Office of Communications and Public Relations at 903-262-1064.
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