On the latest episode of the Rex Chapman Show with Josh Hopkins,
the guys are joined by Pro Football Hall of Fame Running Back Eric
Dickerson. There's so much Eric has accomplished both on and off
the field, that gave him the inspiration for him to write "Watch My
Smoke." Still living in Los Angeles, Eric is just one of the many
Rams fans celebrating the Super Bowl Championship. 7:00 - Josh is
losing his mind, sitting down with his two all-time idols: Rex
Chapman and Eric Dickerson. You even get the tour of his childhood
bedroom, covered in their posters. 9:00 - Josh shows off his poster
collection, including Rex Chapman and Eric Dickerson 13:00 -
Going back to Eric's childhood, he found out his identity not only
on the football field, but he also found out he was adopted. How
did those two moments in his life mold him into the man he would
become? 15:00 - Eric remembers signing up for football, and in his
first game he scored 6 Touchdowns. He was hooked on football ever
since. 21:00 - It's his rookie season, and Eric has his "Welcome to
the NFL Moment." Josh remembers watching one of the iconic Eric
Dickerson touchdowns when he was 12 years old. 24:30 - As the
Number 1 player in the country coming out of high school in 1979,
his recruitment story is unlike anything you've ever heard before.
He wanted to go to Oklahoma, but as a Texas boy, he decided to stay
closer to home, ultimately going to SMU. 30:00 - How Eric Dickerson
ended up at SMU, after pulling his commitment from Texas
A&M (his mom convincing him to go to SMU) 33:00 - The
famed gold Trans A&M, and how the story of that car followed
Eric for the last 40 years. 38:00 - It took decades for SMU to
finally welcome back Eric Dickerson and Craig James after the
school received the death penalty. While it was great to be invited
back, Eric still wonders why it took so long. 40:30 - Looking back
on his own experience in college, Eric says Name Image and Likeness
was a long time coming, and the student athletes deserve to be
given some kind of compensation beyond the scholarship for what
they put into their programs. 45:00 - The biggest impact NIL can
provide for student athletes is giving them the means to take care
of themselves and provide financial literacy. Eric and Rex both
recall their first paycheck and wondering why they were losing
money to taxes. 49:00 - Was going to the pros easy for Eric? He
joined the Rams and immediately began setting rushing records that
still haven't been broken. 51:00 - When Eric first recognized he
was in the NFL, and what that felt like being in a professional
football game. 58:00 - The NFL still has a number of great running
backs, but Eric explains why no one will ever break his
single-season rushing record. 1:01:00 - Coming off the Super Bowl
Championship for the LA Rams, Eric is thrilled with how they've
come together, and how important the title was for the city. Bottom
line, he just wants his team to win. Learn more about your ad
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