NFL Career Rushing Yards Leaders Through 1979
These are the NFL career record holders through the 1979 season. See current rushing yards leaders or select another stat or year:
Leaders through 1979
Rank | Current | Player (age) | Yds | Tm |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | Jim Brown | 12312 | cle |
2 | 21 | O.J. Simpson | 11236 | 2TM |
3 | 34 | Joe Perry | 9723 | 2TM |
4 | 42 | Jim Taylor | 8597 | 2TM |
5 | 15 | Franco Harris | 8563 | pit |
6 | 52 | Larry Csonka | 8081 | 2TM |
7 | 63 | Leroy Kelly | 7274 | cle |
8 | 2 | Walter Payton | 6926 | chi |
9 | 19 | John Riggins | 6822 | 2TM |
10 | 71 | John Henry Johnson | 6803 | 4TM |
11 | 79 | Lydell Mitchell | 6518 | 2TM |
12 | 85 | Floyd Little | 6323 | den |
13 | 88 | Don Perkins | 6217 | dal |
14 | 75 | Lawrence McCutcheon | 6186 | ram |
15 | 95 | Ken Willard | 6105 | 2TM |
16 | 98 | Calvin Hill | 6049 | 3TM |
17 | 104 | Chuck Foreman | 5887 | min |
18 | 106 | Larry Brown | 5875 | was |
19 | 108 | Steve Van Buren | 5860 | phi |
20 | 110 | Bill Brown | 5838 | 2TM |
21 | 112 | Rick Casares | 5797 | 3TM |
22 | 123 | Mike Garrett | 5481 | 2TM |
23 | 127 | Dick Bass | 5417 | ram |
24 | 128 | Jim Nance | 5401 | 2TM |
25 | 135 | Hugh McElhenny | 5281 | 4TM |
26 | 115 | Greg Pruitt | 5255 | cle |
27 | 142 | John Brockington | 5185 | 2TM |
28 | 144 | Lenny Moore | 5174 | clt |
29 | 145 | Ollie Matson | 5173 | 4TM |
30 | 124 | Sam Cunningham | 5163 | nwe |
31 | 146 | Clem Daniels | 5138 | 3TM |
32 | 147 | Emerson Boozer | 5135 | nyj |
33 | 155 | Paul Lowe | 4995 | 2TM |
34 | 157 | John David Crow | 4963 | 2TM |
35 | 160 | Gale Sayers | 4956 | chi |
36 | 119 | Delvin Williams | 4927 | 2TM |
37 | 74 | Mark van Eeghen | 4919 | rai |
38 | 172 | Marion Motley | 4720 | 2TM |
39 | 174 | Donny Anderson | 4696 | 2TM |
40 | 175 | J.D. Smith | 4672 | 3TM |
41 | 176 | MacArthur Lane | 4656 | 3TM |
42 | 179 | Tom Matte | 4646 | clt |
43 | 180 | Alex Webster | 4638 | nyg |
44 | 181 | Abner Haynes | 4630 | 4TM |
45 | 184 | Bob Hoernschemeyer | 4548 | 3TM |
46 | 186 | Marv Hubbard | 4544 | 2TM |
47 | 187 | Dave Hampton | 4536 | 3TM |
48 | 192 | Ed Podolak | 4451 | kan |
49 | 199 | Jim Otis | 4350 | 3TM |
50 | 200 | Dave Osborn | 4336 | 2TM |
51 | 201 | Altie Taylor | 4308 | 2TM |
201 | Ron Johnson | 4308 | 2TM | |
52 | 205 | Cookie Gilchrist | 4293 | 3TM |
53 | 206 | Matt Snell | 4285 | nyj |
54 | 211 | Tommy Mason | 4203 | 3TM |
55 | 212 | Carl Garrett | 4197 | 4TM |
212 | Tony Canadeo | 4197 | gnb | |
56 | 169 | Robert Newhouse | 4187 | dal |
57 | 220 | Mercury Morris | 4133 | 2TM |
58 | 227 | Alan Ameche | 4045 | clt |
59 | 229 | Nick Pietrosante | 4026 | 2TM |
60 | 190 | Otis Armstrong | 3983 | den |
61 | 235 | Dick Hoak | 3965 | pit |
62 | 243 | Walt Garrison | 3886 | dal |
63 | 247 | Timmy Brown | 3862 | 3TM |
64 | 248 | Clarke Hinkle | 3860 | gnb |
65 | 250 | Jon Arnett | 3833 | 2TM |
66 | Pete Banaszak | 3772 | rai | |
67 | Jim Kiick | 3759 | 3TM | |
68 | Wendell Hayes | 3758 | 3TM | |
69 | Johnny Roland | 3750 | 2TM | |
70 | 214 | Mike Thomas | 3712 | 2TM |
71 | Paul Hornung | 3711 | gnb | |
72 | Fran Tarkenton | 3674 | 2TM | |
73 | Clarence Peaks | 3660 | 2TM | |
74 | Hoyle Granger | 3653 | 2TM | |
75 | Clarence Davis | 3640 | rai | |
Tank Younger | 3640 | 2TM | ||
76 | Frank Gifford | 3609 | nyg | |
77 | Preston Pearson | 3603 | 3TM |
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