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In terms of total rushing yards, the greatest running backs in NFL history are Walter Payton and Jim Brown. Honourable mention would go to Emmett Smith and Barry Sanders.
At the start of the 2011 season, Gore ranks 61st in career rushing yards (6,414), 86th in career rushing attempts (1,371), and tied for 137th in career rushing TDs (35).
Roger Craig in the 1985 season with 1050 rushing yards on 214 attempts and 1,016 receiving yards on 92 receptions. Marshall Faulk in the 1999 season with 1381 rushing yards on 253 attempts and 1048 receiving yards on 87 receptions.
1.Eric Dickerson 2105 rushing yards 1984 2.Jamal Lewis 2066 rushing yards 2003 3.Barry Sanders 2053 rushing yards 1997 4. Terrell Davis 2008 rushing yards 1998 5. OJ Simpson 2003 rushing yards (14 games) 1973
0. Actually, no one has come close. Of those running backs who have scored 15+ touchdowns in a season, the most receiving TDs any one of them had in the same season was 8 by Marshall Faulk of the 2000 St. Louis Rams who had 18 rushing TDs. Next comes O.J. Simpson of the 1975 Buffalo Bills who had 16 rushing TDs and 7 receiving TDs.
That was Hall of Famer Charley Taylor who led the team with 402 rushing yards. Other running backs for the Redskins in 1965 were Dan Lewis, George Hughley, and Pervis Atkins.
Only one NFL running back has accomplished that ... Marcus Allen with 830 rushing yards for the 1996 Kansas City Chiefs. John Riggins of the 1985 Washington Redskins came close with 677 rushing yards.
Sammy Winder led the Broncos in rushing yardage in 1983 with 757. Other RBs on the 1983 team were Nathan Poole, Dave Preston, and Gerald Willhite.
If you are thinkink about the movie where one of the running backs has Cancer, then the answer is Brian's Song
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