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Eagles running back Saquon Barkley will sit out the season finale to stay healthy for the playoffs, which means Eric Dickerson will remain the NFL's single-season rushing record holder.
Saquon Barkley might break Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record in Week 18, but the Hall of Famer wants his storied mark to stand.
A Duke football staff member under David Cutcliffe for three years, Eric Dickerson moved to the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles, helping them reach the Super Bowl to face the Kansas City Chiefs.
Dear Eric: I am a retired 70-year-old. My mother is 93 and lives alone about 20 miles from me. She has lived in her home for more than 50 years, is relatively healthy and can still take care of her… ...
In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is hurt they are not included in group trips with their siblings.
My siblings and I agree that Mom needs to be in assisted living with nursing care, but one sibling insisted on looking after Mom herself.
Dear Eric: My husband, “Tom,” and I got on well with his brother, “Dick,” until last year, when Dick became executor of their parents’ estate. Instead of liquidating it and splitting it ...
Dickerson was the focal point of John Robinson's 47-Gap, one of the most devastating players in NFL history. Here are five fast facts about Dickerson, who recently celebrated his 64th birthday. 1.
Dear Eric: How do senior siblings sort out who should do what for other senior siblings, parents and needy younger relatives? Does it matter if some need help because of risky or harmful life ...
NFL NFL records come and go, but Eric Dickerson’s 1984 rushing mark lives on Dickerson broke O.J. Simpson’s single-season rushing record 40 years ago. It seems unlikely to fall anytime soon.
In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to a dispute between siblings about where their aging mother should live.
Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson may not have the most gracious response when asked about Saquon Barkley possibly breaking his mark for most rushing yards in a single season. But he's ...