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LARFERRELL—

Earl Ferrell

Retired

Arizona Cardinals · RB

Earl Ferrell recorded 110 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Phoenix Cardinals, PHO, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams.

▶Best highlights

26.8

rush yds/gm

14.8

rec yds/gm

1

playoff games

110

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Earl Ferrell's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1988
ARIZONACARDINALS
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 30, 1988

Arizona Cardinals vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 30, 1988

110 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 4 rec

Regular Season
1988
ARIZONACARDINALS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NOV 27, 1988

Arizona Cardinals vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Nov 27, 1988

94 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
1987
ARIZONACARDINALS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 29, 1987

Arizona Cardinals vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 29, 1987

58 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 4 rec

Regular Season
1987
W
ARIZONACARDINALS
WSH
OCT 4, 1987

Arizona Cardinals vs WSH

Regular Season · Oct 4, 1987

87 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
1989
ATLANTAFALCONS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 22, 1989

Atlanta Falcons vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 22, 1989

46 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 2 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Earl Ferrell's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 110 rushing yards

Regular Season
1988
ARIZONACARDINALS
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 30, 1988

Arizona Cardinals vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 30, 1988

110 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 4 rec

Career high: 3 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
1989
ATLANTAFALCONS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 22, 1989

Atlanta Falcons vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 22, 1989

46 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 2 rec

Career high: 62 receiving yards

Regular Season
1987
LOS ANGELESRAMS
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 15, 1987

Los Angeles Rams vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 15, 1987

44 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 5 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Earl Ferrell's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1987

01
ARIFERRELL—Earl Ferrell
ARIHART—Jim Hart
ARIDIERDORF—Dan Dierdorf

The Cardiac Cardinals make drama a habit

Arizona Cardinals · The St. Louis Football Cardinals

St. Louis produced explosive, entertaining contenders in the 1970s but never found the postseason breakthrough needed to secure the franchise's future there.

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Franchise era

1973–1989

02
LARFERRELL—Earl Ferrell
LARYOUNGBLOOD—Jack Youngblood
LARDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson

Division dominance keeps colliding with a dynasty

Los Angeles Rams · A perennial NFC power

The Rams won seven straight division titles and reached the 1979 Super Bowl, but Dallas, Minnesota and San Francisco repeatedly blocked the path.

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Franchise era

1988–2003

03
ARIFERRELL—Earl Ferrell
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons110 career games2,950 career rushing yards24 career rushing touchdowns186 career receptions1,628 career receiving yards8 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 01 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 1982Most recent: Dec 24, 1989

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history