Rushing
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Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | ||
1 | Spec Sanders+ | NYY | 28 | TB | 13 | 9 | 140 | 709 | 6 | 0 | 5.1 | 54.5 | 0 |
2 | Norm Standlee | SFO | 27 | FB | 13 | 10 | 134 | 651 | 2 | 0 | 4.9 | 50.1 | 0 |
3 | John Kimbrough | LAD | 28 | FB | 14 | 7 | 122 | 473 | 6 | 0 | 3.9 | 33.8 | 0 |
4 | Bob Hoernschemeyer | CHR | 21 | TB | 14 | 10 | 111 | 375 | 0 | 57 | 3.4 | 26.8 | 0 |
5 | Vic Kulbitski | BUF | 25 | FB | 13 | 8 | 97 | 605 | 2 | 0 | 6.2 | 46.5 | 0 |
6 | Glenn Dobbs+ | BDA | 26 | TB | 12 | 11 | 95 | 208 | 4 | 58 | 2.2 | 17.3 | 0 |
7 | Elroy Hirsch | CHR | 23 | HB | 14 | 12 | 87 | 226 | 1 | 0 | 2.6 | 16.1 | 0 |
8 | Johnny Strzykalski | SFO | 25 | RH | 13 | 11 | 79 | 346 | 2 | 50 | 4.4 | 26.6 | 0 |
9 | Don Greenwood | CLE | 25 | RH | 13 | 10 | 77 | 274 | 6 | 0 | 3.6 | 21.1 | 0 |
10 | Edgar Jones | CLE | 26 | LH | 14 | 13 | 77 | 539 | 4 | 56 | 7.0 | 38.5 | 0 |
11 | Ace Parker | NYY | 34 | TB | 12 | 4 | 75 | 184 | 3 | 0 | 2.5 | 15.3 | 0 |
12 | Earle Parsons | SFO | 25 | 10 | 2 | 74 | 362 | 2 | 0 | 4.9 | 36.2 | 0 | |
13 | Len Eshmont | SFO | 29 | LH | 10 | 9 | 73 | 340 | 6 | 0 | 4.7 | 34.0 | 0 |
14 | Marion Motley | CLE | 26 | FB | 13 | 10 | 73 | 601 | 5 | 76 | 8.2 | 46.2 | 0 |
15 | Steve Juzwik | BUF | 28 | RH | 13 | 9 | 71 | 455 | 3 | 68 | 6.4 | 35.0 | 0 |
16 | Lew Mayne | BDA | 26 | 13 | 2 | 70 | 191 | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 14.7 | 0 | |
17 | Frankie Albert | SFO | 26 | QB | 14 | 11 | 69 | -10 | 4 | 0 | -0.1 | -0.7 | 0 |
18 | Walt Clay | CHR | 22 | 13 | 2 | 65 | 283 | 1 | 0 | 4.4 | 21.8 | 0 | |
19 | Eddie Prokop | NYY | 24 | FB | 12 | 3 | 65 | 236 | 1 | 0 | 3.6 | 19.7 | 0 |
20 | Harry Hopp | 2TM | 28 | 12 | 4 | 64 | 218 | 3 | 55 | 3.4 | 18.2 | 0 | |
21 | Harry Clarke | LAD | 30 | 14 | 2 | 62 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 17.9 | 0 | |
22 | Gaylon Smith | CLE | 30 | 14 | 1 | 62 | 240 | 5 | 0 | 3.9 | 17.1 | 0 | |
23 | Bob Kennedy | NYY | 25 | 13 | 4 | 58 | 179 | 2 | 0 | 3.1 | 13.8 | 0 | |
24 | Ernie Lewis | CHR | 22 | FB | 12 | 9 | 57 | 164 | 1 | 0 | 2.9 | 13.7 | 0 |
25 | Chet Mutryn | BUF | 25 | LH | 14 | 8 | 57 | 289 | 1 | 0 | 5.1 | 20.6 | 0 |
26 | Chuck Fenenbock | LAD | 28 | LH | 13 | 7 | 50 | 420 | 3 | 76 | 8.4 | 32.3 | 0 |
27 | Billy Hillenbrand | CHR | 24 | BB | 14 | 9 | 50 | 175 | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 0 |
28 | Bill Kellagher | CHR | 26 | 12 | 2 | 49 | 178 | 3 | 53 | 3.6 | 14.8 | 0 | |
29 | Pug Manders | NYY | 33 | 13 | 4 | 49 | 168 | 3 | 0 | 3.4 | 12.9 | 0 | |
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | ||
30 | Earl Elsey | LAD | 31 | 13 | 3 | 47 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 12.7 | 0 | |
31 | Charlie O'Rourke | LAD | 29 | QB | 14 | 8 | 47 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 0 |
32 | Mickey Colmer | BDA | 28 | WB | 12 | 6 | 46 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 12.9 | 0 |
33 | Pres Johnston | 2TM | 26 | LH | 11 | 7 | 45 | 218 | 2 | 0 | 4.8 | 19.8 | 0 |
34 | Bob Perina | NYY | 25 | 13 | 2 | 45 | 135 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.4 | 0 | |
35 | Dub Jones | 2TM | 22 | 11 | 4 | 43 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | 14.9 | 0 | |
36 | Lou Tomasetti | BUF | 30 | 14 | 2 | 43 | 139 | 1 | 0 | 3.2 | 9.9 | 0 | |
37 | Frank Trigilio | 2TM | 27 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 126 | 1 | 2 | 3.1 | 15.8 | 0 | |
38 | Bus Mertes | LAD | 27 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 12.3 | 0 | |
39 | Jimmy Nelson | MIA | 27 | RH | 14 | 5 | 39 | 163 | 2 | 75 | 4.2 | 11.6 | 0 |
40 | Dom Principe | BDA | 29 | FB | 10 | 7 | 39 | 139 | 2 | 0 | 3.6 | 13.9 | 0 |
41 | Ray Terrell | CLE | 27 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 0 | |
42 | Bob Seymour | LAD | 30 | LH | 13 | 8 | 37 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 12.7 | 0 |
43 | George Terlep | BUF | 23 | QB | 12 | 4 | 36 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 0 |
44 | Don Durdan | SFO | 26 | 12 | 1 | 32 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 11.0 | 0 | |
45 | Jim Reynolds | MIA | 26 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 13.7 | 0 | |
46 | Bob Paffrath | 2TM | 28 | 12 | 2 | 31 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 3.2 | 8.3 | 0 | |
47 | Tom Colella | CLE | 28 | 14 | 2 | 30 | 118 | 2 | 50 | 3.9 | 8.4 | 0 | |
48 | Andy Dudish | BUF | 28 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 9.6 | 0 | |
49 | Otto Graham | CLE | 25 | QB | 14 | 9 | 30 | -125 | 1 | 0 | -4.2 | -8.9 | 0 |
50 | Andy Marefos | LAD | 29 | 13 | 4 | 30 | 93 | 4 | 0 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 0 | |
51 | Ned Mathews | 2TM | 28 | 14 | 3 | 30 | 109 | 1 | 0 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 0 | |
52 | Don Reece | MIA | 27 | FB | 13 | 4 | 30 | 109 | 2 | 0 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 0 |
53 | Ken Casanega | SFO | 25 | QB | 14 | 5 | 29 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3.1 | 6.4 | 0 |
54 | Marion Pugh | MIA | 27 | QB | 14 | 10 | 29 | -125 | 2 | 0 | -4.3 | -8.9 | 0 |
55 | Don Griffin | CHR | 24 | 13 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0 | |
56 | John Polanski | LAD | 28 | 13 | 3 | 28 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 0 | |
57 | Dick Erdlitz | MIA | 26 | RH | 14 | 7 | 26 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0 |
58 | Gene Fekete | CLE | 24 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 106 | 1 | 0 | 4.1 | 17.7 | 0 | |
59 | Bernie Nygren | LAD | 28 | RH | 14 | 5 | 26 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 7.9 | 0 |
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | ||
60 | Al Dekdebrun | BUF | 25 | QB | 14 | 8 | 25 | -55 | 0 | 0 | -2.2 | -3.9 | 0 |
61 | Monk Gafford | 2TM | 26 | LH | 13 | 8 | 24 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 0 |
62 | Cliff Lewis | CLE | 23 | 10 | 2 | 24 | -34 | 0 | 0 | -1.4 | -3.4 | 0 | |
63 | Bill Lund | CLE | 22 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 0 | |
64 | Dewey Proctor | NYY | 26 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 3.3 | 19.0 | 0 | |
65 | Charlie Timmons | BDA | 29 | 13 | 1 | 23 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 0 | |
66 | Joe Vetrano | SFO | 28 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 0 | |
67 | Paul Vinnola | LAD | 24 | 13 | 0 | 23 | 36 | 0 | 18 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0 | |
68 | Charlie Armstrong | BDA | 27 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 7.8 | 0 | |
69 | Curt Sandig | BUF | 28 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 0 | |
70 | Walt Williams | CHR | 27 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0 | |
71 | Stan Kozlowski | MIA | 22 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 12.2 | 0 | |
72 | Dick Renfro | SFO | 27 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | 28.3 | 0 | |
73 | Parker Hall | SFO | 30 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0 | |
74 | Harvey Johnson | NYY | 27 | RT | 13 | 2 | 16 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 0 |
75 | Ken Stofer | BUF | 27 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 0 | |
76 | Kay Eakin | MIA | 29 | 13 | 1 | 15 | -41 | 0 | 0 | -2.7 | -3.2 | 0 | |
77 | Cotton Price | MIA | 28 | 7 | 2 | 15 | -55 | 0 | 0 | -3.7 | -7.9 | 0 | |
78 | Lowell Wagner | NYY | 23 | WB | 13 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0 |
79 | Bill Daley | 2TM | 27 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 21.0 | 0 | |
80 | Lamar Davis | MIA | 25 | LE | 14 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0 |
81 | Fred Gloden | MIA | 28 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 0 | |
82 | Lou Zontini | BUF | 29 | FB | 14 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0 |
83 | Terry Fox | MIA | 28 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 0 | |
84 | Bill Schroeder | CHR | 23 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 0 | |
85 | Angelo Bertelli | LAD | 25 | QB | 12 | 3 | 11 | -16 | 1 | 0 | -1.5 | -1.3 | 0 |
86 | Doyle Tackett | BDA | 23 | 14 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | -0.4 | 0 | |
87 | Cal Purdin | 2TM | 25 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0 | |
88 | Jim Thibaut | BUF | 28 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 4.8 | 16.0 | 0 | |
89 | Ken Roskie | SFO | 26 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0 | |
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | ||
90 | Rhoten Shetley | BDA | 28 | FB | 13 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0 |
91 | Harry Connolly | BDA | 26 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 0 | |
92 | Fred Evans | CLE | 25 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 0 | |
93 | Pete Franceschi | SFO | 27 | 9 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 1 | 0 | -0.6 | -0.6 | 0 | |
94 | Bob Mitchell | LAD | 24 | 11 | 3 | 8 | -12 | 0 | 0 | -1.5 | -1.1 | 0 | |
95 | Bob Morrow | NYY | 28 | BB | 13 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 0 |
96 | Bob Steuber | CLE | 25 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 0 | |
97 | Frankie Sinkwich | NYY | 26 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 0 | |
98 | Bob Sweiger | NYY | 27 | WB | 13 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0 |
99 | Bill Boedeker | CHR | 22 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0 | |
100 | Jesse Freitas | SFO | 25 | 10 | 0 | 6 | -21 | 0 | 0 | -3.5 | -2.1 | 0 | |
101 | Pete Lamana | CHR | 25 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 0 | |
102 | Bud Schwenk | CLE | 29 | 4 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 0 | |
103 | Al Akins | CLE | 25 | / | 4 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 50 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 0 |
104 | Dale Gentry | LAD | 29 | RE | 14 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 0 |
105 | Fondren Mitchell | MIA | 25 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0 | |
106 | Jimmy Tarrant | MIA | 25 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -46 | 0 | 0 | -9.2 | -11.5 | 0 | |
107 | Johnny Vardian | MIA | 25 | 6 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 0 | 0 | -1.6 | -1.3 | 0 | |
108 | Walt McDonald | 2TM | 26 | BB | 13 | 8 | 4 | -12 | 0 | 0 | -3.0 | -0.9 | 0 |
109 | Steve Nemeth | CHR | 24 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0 | |
110 | Lou Saban | CLE | 25 | 14 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | -0.3 | 0 | |
111 | Art Van Tone | BDA | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0 | |
112 | Lloyd Cheatham | NYY | 27 | BB | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0 |
113 | Bob Nowaskey | LAD | 28 | LE | 14 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0 |
114 | Bob Sneddon | LAD | 25 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0 | |
115 | Bob Thurbon | BUF | 28 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0 | |
116 | Joe Aguirre | LAD | 28 | LE | 14 | 9 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | -2.5 | -0.4 | 0 |
117 | Alyn Beals | SFO | 25 | LE | 14 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 0 | 0 | -3.5 | -0.5 | 0 |
118 | Ken Holley | MIA | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | -22 | 0 | 0 | -11.0 | -4.4 | 0 | |
119 | Blondy Black | BUF | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 0 | |
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | ||
120 | Harry Burrus | NYY | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0 | |
121 | Norm Cox | CHR | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 0 | |
122 | John Fekete | BUF | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | -0.3 | 0 | |
123 | Bill Kerr | LAD | 31 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0.9 | 0 | |
124 | Pat Lahey | CHR | 27 | RE | 13 | 10 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -2.0 | -0.2 | 0 |
125 | Dante Lavelli | CLE | 23 | RE | 14 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 1.0 | 0 |
126 | Max Morris | CHR | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 1.8 | 0 | |
127 | Herb Nelson | BUF | 25 | RE | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
128 | Bob Reinhard | LAD | 26 | LT | 14 | 14 | 1 | -30 | 0 | -30 | -30.0 | -2.1 | 0 |
129 | Bob Titchenal | SFO | 29 | RE | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
130 | Ed Ulinski | CLE | 27 | LG | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
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