I'm an Eric Dickerson fan. That wouldn’t have been good for anyone involved.Dickerson started out his career with the Los Angeles Rams in 1983, putting up a league high 1,808 rushing yards.He followed that up by breaking O.J. He wore prescription goggles throughout his career due to myopia. Vincent Frank - September 14, 2016. The rest is pretty much history. Listing all Colts' Hall of Fame Enshrinees, this collectible is perfect for the home, office, or fan cave!

Dur­ing his eleven year career, Eric played for mul­ti­ple teams that include the Los Ange­les Rams, Indi­anapo­lis Colts, Los Ange­les Raiders and the … Zachary Levi to play Kurt Warner in 'American Underdog' life … Simpson’s single-season rushing mark as a sophomore with 2,105 yards in 1984. See All News. That remains a single-season NFL record today.

That's why I have the goggles on.''

It was during that year that Dickerson eclipsed the 2,000-yard barrier when he carried the ball 379 times for 2,105 yards. Dickerson sported a pair of rec specs during his time in the league, even if it was a less than desirable necessity. Eric Dickerson: ‘I hated wearing those goggles’ By.
Hall of Fame RB Eric Dickerson wore these prescription goggles during the 1984 NFL Season. And he did the goggles proud. I hated them goggles. But he surely wasn’t what we’d call a trendsetter in the fashion industry during a football career that spanned 11 seasons.Just as his otherworldly talent did, Dickerson’s famous goggles set him apart from others on the football field.When asked if the goggles were “prescription or all style,” Dickerson responded.“I hated wearing those goggles” Pro Football HOF’er “I am blind as a bat. That's why I have the goggles on.'' I hated them goggles,” Dickerson said. Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson might have been among the best running backs to ever take to the gridiron. The contacts. Eric Dickerson. Exclusive to the Hall of Fame!
I’d go through practice, and put contacts in. Eric Dickerson's goggles. Dickerson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999. ©2020 Pro Football Hall of Fame All Rights Reserved. I said ‘keep my goggles on the sideline.’ First hit, contacts pop out.”To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time Dickerson has admitted that he hated wearing those goggles.Though, it surely is a good thing he didn’t take the field blind.

I’d get into the game. Eric Dickerson Easily the best known football player to rock the specs, he took a physical shortcoming, addressed it, and made it his own. In a 2016 interview on the NFL Network, Dickerson was asked if his trademark frames were prescription or “all style,” to which he responded: “I am blind as a bat. “I hated wearing those goggles. I tried to go without them a couple times. This new design for 2020 features Class of 2020 members; Edgerrin James Honor the Heroes of the Game, Preserve its History, Promote its Values, & Celebrate Excellence Everywhere.It was during that year that Dickerson eclipsed the 2,000-yard barrier when he carried the ball 379 times for 2,105 yards.Sign up and get Insider's information & Special Offers I'm an Eric Dickerson fan. Eric Dickerson's goggles. Back to news. © 2014-2020 Sportsnaut, LLC They worked. Celebrate all of the Indianapolis Colts' Hall of Famers with this exclusive, one-of-a-kind, team color, t-shirt from the Pro Football Hall of Fame! After play­ing his col­lege career at SMU, Eric Dick­er­son was draft­ed 2nd over­all in the 1983 NFL Draft. Eric Dick­er­son is the cur­rent NFL record hold­er for the most rush­ing yards in a sea­son (2,105) and most rush­ing yards in a rook­ie sea­son (1,808).