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American former professional football player Eric Demetric Dickerson (born September 2, 1960) spent 11 seasons as a running back in the National Football League (NFL). Dickerson was an All-American who played college football for Southern Methodist University’s Mustangs. In the NFL, he played professionally for the Los Angeles Rams, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Raiders, and Atlanta Falcons after being chosen in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft.

He gained nearly 13,000 yards on the ground throughout his NFL career. With 2,105 yards in a single season, he set the record for the NFL in 1984. Dickerson was selected for the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team in 2019 after being enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999.

He is frequently considered one of the best running backs in history. Due to myopia, he had to wear prescription goggles the entire time.

Dickerson chose Texas A&M over Oklahoma, Southern California, and Southern Methodist University before committing to Texas A&M. (SMU). His great-great aunt persuaded him to stay in Texas and attend Southern Methodist University because she admired SMU coach Ron Meyer. Dickerson sparked recruiting speculation when he began driving a new Pontiac Trans-Am during his senior year of high school.

According to “myth,” Dickerson began driving a new Pontiac Trans-Am automobile around 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. The car was dubbed the “Trans A&M” by Ron Meyer. He claimed at the time that his grandmother from Mexico purchased it for him. Dickerson continues to refuse to answer the question of whether he accepted anything to attend SMU, saying, “Even if I did take something, I wouldn’t tell.”