When you look at guys who get recruited, most of the best athletes, they come from poor families. I don't forget. I was a junior looking through my mother's stuff and looked at her bank statement, and we had $30 in the bank.

He gained another 2137 yards and 6 touchdowns on 281 pass receptions. He did however go on to rush for a playoff record 248 yards against the Dallas Cowboys in post-season play. Dickerson also scored on a 40 yard TD run reminiscent of his prime in front of a nationally televised Monday Night audience in a game against Kansas City.

He holds the NFL's single-season rushing record with 2105 yards set in 1984. Dickerson played college football for Southern Methodist University and was recognized as an All-American.