He was a warrior.  He was revered.  He played the game, absolutely, flat-out harder than any player who ever put on a pair of shoulder pads.  There are some who would say that Jim Brown or Barry Sanders were better running backs, but there was never a better overall football player.  He started a game at quarterback.  He threw nine touchdown passes in his career.  He is one of only three players in NFL history to run for a touchdown, catch a touchdown pass, and throw a touchdown pass in a single game.  He delivered devastating blocks.  He never ran out of bounds unless forced out.  He ran the ball like a linebacker looking to make a tackle – punishing those who sought to punish him.

His life was cut short by cancer, but his legend will forever live on.  His records may be broken, but no one can ever take away the way he played the game.  He set the standard by which all running backs, in particular, and all football players, in general, must follow.