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Eric Dickerson

Selected Writings By Dickerson:

(With Steve Delsohn) On the Run, McGraw-Hill, 1986.

Awards and Accomplishments

1978	Named Parade magazine All-American
1982	Named to Sporting News All-America team
1983	Set NFL rookie record for most yards rushing (1,808) and led NFL and NFC (National Football Conference) in rushing yards (1,808)
1983	Named Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year, Pro Football Writers Association Rookie of the Year, United Press International NFC Rookie of the Year, Sporting News MVP/Player of the Year; and NFL Rookie of the Year; selected for the NFL All-Pro team, as well as the Pro Bowl
1984	Set NFL single-season rushing record with 2,105 yards, earning both the NFL and NFC rushing titles; named to the NFL All-Pro team and the Pro Bowl
1986	Set NFL record for most yards rushed in a playoff game (248); earned NFL and NFC rushing titles with a league-leading 1,821 yards
1986	Named Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year
1986-88	Named to the NFL All-Pro team
1986-89	Named to the Pro Bowl
1987	Earned AFC rushing title with 1,288 yards
1988	Earned NFL and AFC rushing titles with 1,659 yards
1999	Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Where Is He Now?

Dickerson resides in Calabasas, California. Since leaving pro football, he's devoted a lot of time to various charity events. Over the past few years, he's sponsored fund-raisers for the American Diabetes Association and for a local leukemia patient. Dickerson plays golf five or six times a week and has even sponsored his own celebrity golf tournament.

In addition to his fund-raising, Dickerson has worked as a sports analyst. He joined the ABC Monday Night Football broadcasting team in 2000.

(With Richard Graham Walsh) Eric Dickerson's Secrets of Pro Power, Warner Books, Inc., 1989.

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