ESPN.com · Nov 21, 2018
Adrian Peterson's legend began in the Cowboys' backyard
ASHBURN, Va. -- One legend greeted another, though only one was giddy. As Adrian Peterson got older and video highlights became a thing, he studied one back from East Texas more than any other: Eric Dickerson. He adopted Dickerson's upright running style; he had the speed, the size and the cuts.
If it wasn’t for the fact his high school didn’t have the No. 29 jersey, he would have borrowed that, too. Instead, No. 28 became the number he made famous.
“Just goes to show you the magnitude of Dickerson and what he represented in East Texas football in my life,” Peterson said.
Even early in his NFL career, when Peterson met Dickerson at a function in Los Angeles, he was starstruck.
