of his father's former Longhorns teammate Marty Akins, at Westlake High and ran track for the University of Houston. Tyler was a running back for Pasadena City College and San Diego State but was forced to give up the sport due to multiple sclerosis (MS). He returned to Texas after graduation and divides his time between the family business and raising awareness of MS with his father. Health Campbell has experienced various physical ailments in his later life. By 2001, at age 46, he could barely close his fist due to arthritis in his hands. He developed foot drop due to nerve damage in his legs, and has difficulty bending his back and knees. He was diagnosed with spinal stenosis in 2009. Because of his difficulty walking he uses a cane or a walker, and for longer distances a wheelchair. Campbell at first maintained the ailments were genetic, but said in 2012, "I think some of it came from playing football, playing the way I did." In 2009, Campbell became addicted to painkillers prescribed for his spinal stenosis, taking as many as ten OxyContin pills a day with Budweiser. He went through rehabilitation and broke his addiction the same year, and since publicizing the incident in 2013 has spoken out about the dangers of substance abuse. See also List of Texas Longhorns football All-Americans List of NCAA major college football yearly rushing leaders List of NCAA major college football yearly scoring leaders List of first overall National Football League draft picks List of Tennessee Titans first-round draft picks Notes References External links 1955 births Living people American football running backs Houston Oilers players New Orleans Saints players Texas Longhorns football players All-American college football players American Conference Pro Bowl players College Football Hall of Fame inductees Heisman Trophy winners National Football League first-overall draft picks National Football League Offensive Rookie of the Year Award winners Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Players of American football from Austin, Texas Sportspeople from Tyler, Texas African-American players of American football 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople National Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award winners National Football League Most Valuable Player Award winners National Football League players with retired numbers