Rushing
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Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | ||
1 | Eddie Price*+ | NYG | 27 | FB | 11 | 11 | 183 | 748 | 5 | 75 | 4.1 | 68.0 | 3 |
2 | Joe Perry* | SFO | 25 | FB | 12 | 12 | 158 | 725 | 8 | 78 | 4.6 | 60.4 | 6 |
3 | Dan Towler*+ | RAM | 24 | FB/LH | 12 | 11 | 156 | 894 | 10 | 44 | 5.7 | 74.5 | 4 |
4 | Bob Hoernschemeyer* | DET | 27 | RH | 10 | 10 | 106 | 457 | 4 | 41 | 4.3 | 45.7 | 3 |
5 | John Huzvar | PHI | 23 | FB | 12 | 7 | 105 | 349 | 2 | 26 | 3.3 | 29.1 | 9 |
6 | Marion Motley | CLE | 32 | FB | 12 | 10 | 104 | 444 | 1 | 59 | 4.3 | 37.0 | 2 |
7 | Kyle Rote | NYG | 24 | LH | 12 | 3 | 103 | 421 | 2 | 52 | 4.1 | 35.1 | 3 |
8 | Harry Gilmer* | WAS | 26 | LH | 12 | 8 | 100 | 365 | 0 | 30 | 3.7 | 30.4 | 4 |
9 | George Taliaferro* | DTX | 25 | LH | 12 | 12 | 100 | 419 | 1 | 38 | 4.2 | 34.9 | 6 |
10 | Hugh McElhenny*+ | SFO | 24 | RH | 12 | 12 | 98 | 684 | 6 | 89 | 7.0 | 57.0 | 5 |
11 | Lynn Chandnois* | PIT | 27 | RH | 12 | 9 | 97 | 298 | 1 | 25 | 3.1 | 24.8 | 3 |
12 | Ollie Matson*+ | CRD | 22 | FB/RDH | 12 | 7 | 96 | 344 | 3 | 25 | 3.6 | 28.7 | 8 |
13 | Fred Morrison | CHI | 26 | FB | 12 | 7 | 95 | 367 | 3 | 57 | 3.9 | 30.6 | 4 |
14 | Bobby Layne*+ | DET | 26 | QB | 12 | 11 | 94 | 411 | 1 | 29 | 4.4 | 34.3 | 5 |
15 | Julie Rykovich | WAS | 29 | RH | 11 | 9 | 94 | 361 | 1 | 21 | 3.8 | 32.8 | 2 |
16 | Leon Heath | WAS | 24 | FB | 11 | 8 | 90 | 388 | 2 | 74 | 4.3 | 35.3 | 5 |
17 | Emil Sitko | CRD | 29 | RH | 11 | 5 | 88 | 348 | 1 | 46 | 4.0 | 31.6 | 3 |
18 | Fran Rogel | PIT | 25 | FB | 12 | 5 | 84 | 230 | 3 | 14 | 2.7 | 19.2 | 1 |
19 | Ed Modzelewski | PIT | 23 | FB | 10 | 4 | 82 | 195 | 3 | 14 | 2.4 | 19.5 | 2 |
20 | Zollie Toth | DTX | 28 | FB | 12 | 6 | 82 | 266 | 4 | 18 | 3.2 | 22.2 | 2 |
21 | Pat Harder* | DET | 30 | FB | 11 | 8 | 81 | 244 | 2 | 22 | 3.0 | 22.2 | 0 |
22 | Ken Carpenter | CLE | 26 | LH | 8 | 8 | 72 | 408 | 3 | 37 | 5.7 | 51.0 | 5 |
23 | Charley Trippi* | CRD | 31 | QB | 11 | 10 | 72 | 350 | 4 | 59 | 4.9 | 31.8 | 3 |
24 | Billy Cross | CRD | 23 | LH | 12 | 8 | 71 | 347 | 2 | 45 | 4.9 | 28.9 | 6 |
25 | Buddy Young | DTX | 26 | RH | 12 | 10 | 71 | 243 | 3 | 30 | 3.4 | 20.3 | 5 |
26 | Fred Cone | GNB | 26 | FB | 10 | 7 | 70 | 276 | 2 | 30 | 3.9 | 27.6 | 6 |
27 | Frank Ziegler | PHI | 29 | LH | 11 | 8 | 67 | 172 | 2 | 12 | 2.6 | 15.6 | 1 |
28 | Ray Mathews* | PIT | 23 | LH | 12 | 11 | 66 | 315 | 0 | 36 | 4.8 | 26.3 | 6 |
29 | Tony Canadeo | GNB | 33 | LH | 12 | 12 | 65 | 191 | 2 | 35 | 2.9 | 15.9 | 4 |
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | ||
30 | John Dottley | CHI | 24 | FB | 5 | 5 | 65 | 302 | 3 | 44 | 4.6 | 60.4 | 0 |
31 | Ralph Goldston | PHI | 23 | HB | 9 | 2 | 65 | 210 | 3 | 20 | 3.2 | 23.3 | 2 |
32 | Dub Jones* | CLE | 28 | RH | 12 | 12 | 65 | 270 | 2 | 35 | 4.2 | 22.5 | 2 |
33 | Tank Younger* | RAM | 24 | LLB/FB | 12 | 12 | 63 | 331 | 1 | 38 | 5.3 | 27.6 | 3 |
34 | Bobby Jack Floyd | GNB | 23 | FB | 12 | 5 | 61 | 236 | 1 | 17 | 3.9 | 19.7 | 5 |
35 | Jug Girard | DET | 25 | LH | 11 | 8 | 61 | 222 | 2 | 36 | 3.6 | 20.2 | 3 |
36 | Chuck Hunsinger | CHI | 27 | LH | 12 | 9 | 58 | 139 | 0 | 30 | 2.4 | 11.6 | 5 |
37 | Breezy Reid | GNB | 25 | RH | 12 | 8 | 58 | 156 | 2 | 14 | 2.7 | 13.0 | 1 |
38 | Tobin Rote | GNB | 24 | QB | 12 | 8 | 58 | 313 | 2 | 30 | 5.4 | 26.1 | 10 |
39 | Chick Jagade | CLE | 26 | FB | 12 | 3 | 57 | 373 | 2 | 30 | 6.5 | 31.1 | 1 |
40 | Vitamin Smith | RAM | 29 | RH | 12 | 10 | 57 | 133 | 3 | 20 | 2.3 | 11.1 | 3 |
41 | Dick Hoerner | DTX | 30 | FB | 11 | 5 | 56 | 162 | 2 | 14 | 2.9 | 14.7 | 3 |
42 | Al Pollard | PHI | 24 | LH | 12 | 5 | 55 | 186 | 1 | 23 | 3.4 | 15.5 | 3 |
43 | Skeet Quinlan | RAM | 24 | LH | 12 | 5 | 52 | 224 | 1 | 38 | 4.3 | 18.7 | 8 |
44 | John Brewer | PHI | 24 | FB | 12 | 5 | 50 | 188 | 2 | 71 | 3.8 | 15.7 | 3 |
45 | Billy Stone | CHI | 27 | RH/SS | 10 | 10 | 50 | 196 | 2 | 48 | 3.9 | 19.6 | 3 |
46 | Ralph Pasquariello | CRD | 26 | FB | 10 | 7 | 48 | 129 | 0 | 13 | 2.7 | 12.9 | 1 |
47 | Elmer Angsman | CRD | 27 | HB | 12 | 2 | 46 | 114 | 0 | 9 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 1 |
48 | Joe Arenas | SFO | 27 | LH | 12 | 4 | 44 | 183 | 0 | 14 | 4.2 | 15.3 | 3 |
49 | Eddie LeBaron | WAS | 22 | QB | 12 | 7 | 43 | 164 | 2 | 32 | 3.8 | 13.7 | 7 |
50 | Otto Graham* | CLE | 31 | QB | 12 | 12 | 42 | 130 | 4 | 21 | 3.1 | 10.8 | 4 |
51 | Bill Reichardt | GNB | 22 | FB | 12 | 0 | 39 | 121 | 1 | 14 | 3.1 | 10.1 | 1 |
52 | Frank Gifford | NYG | 22 | LH | 10 | 10 | 38 | 116 | 0 | 15 | 3.1 | 11.6 | 3 |
53 | Joe Scott | NYG | 26 | RH | 8 | 4 | 38 | 107 | 3 | 30 | 2.8 | 13.4 | 4 |
54 | Charlie Justice | WAS | 28 | HB | 11 | 3 | 36 | 129 | 0 | 26 | 3.6 | 11.7 | 3 |
55 | Sherman Howard | CLE | 28 | LH | 5 | 4 | 34 | 95 | 0 | 22 | 2.8 | 19.0 | 0 |
56 | Johnny Papit | WAS | 24 | HB | 11 | 3 | 34 | 102 | 0 | 13 | 3.0 | 9.3 | 1 |
57 | Don Stevens | PHI | 24 | RH | 11 | 5 | 33 | 95 | 0 | 36 | 2.9 | 8.6 | 7 |
58 | Babe Parilli | GNB | 22 | QB | 12 | 4 | 32 | 106 | 1 | 19 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 4 |
59 | Eddie Macon | CHI | 25 | HB | 11 | 2 | 30 | 194 | 1 | 50 | 6.5 | 17.6 | 8 |
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | ||
60 | Chuck Drazenovich | WAS | 25 | RLB/FB | 12 | 9 | 29 | 66 | 3 | 15 | 2.3 | 5.5 | 1 |
61 | Charlie Conerly | NYG | 31 | QB | 11 | 11 | 27 | 115 | 0 | 33 | 4.3 | 10.5 | 1 |
62 | Jack Myers | RAM | 28 | FB | 12 | 1 | 27 | 82 | 1 | 14 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 1 |
63 | Doak Walker | DET | 25 | LH | 7 | 4 | 26 | 106 | 0 | 20 | 4.1 | 15.1 | 1 |
64 | Bob Wilkinson | NYG | 25 | HB | 7 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 1 |
65 | J.R. Boone | SFO | 27 | LH | 12 | 8 | 24 | 72 | 0 | 12 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1 |
66 | Leon Campbell | CHI | 25 | FB | 8 | 1 | 24 | 76 | 0 | 18 | 3.2 | 9.5 | 3 |
67 | Johnny Karras | CRD | 24 | RH | 10 | 6 | 24 | 42 | 0 | 17 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 3 |
68 | Bob White | SFO | 23 | HB | 12 | 0 | 24 | 33 | 1 | 17 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 1 |
69 | Jim Finks* | PIT | 25 | QB | 12 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 5 | 20 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 7 |
70 | Frankie Albert | SFO | 32 | QB | 12 | 7 | 22 | 87 | 1 | 29 | 4.0 | 7.3 | 3 |
71 | Jack Spinks | PIT | 22 | FB | 10 | 3 | 22 | 94 | 0 | 42 | 4.3 | 9.4 | 0 |
72 | George Blanda | CHI | 25 | QB | 12 | 2 | 20 | 104 | 1 | 16 | 5.2 | 8.7 | 0 |
73 | Joe Geri | CRD | 28 | HB | 12 | 4 | 20 | 50 | 0 | 21 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 0 |
74 | Billy Baggett | DTX | 23 | FS | 11 | 11 | 19 | 65 | 0 | 15 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 4 |
75 | Byron Bailey | DET | 22 | HB | 8 | 1 | 19 | 74 | 2 | 11 | 3.9 | 9.3 | 0 |
76 | Jack Christiansen+ | DET | 24 | FS | 11 | 10 | 19 | 148 | 2 | 65 | 7.8 | 13.5 | 2 |
77 | Hank Lauricella | DTX | 22 | HB | 11 | 6 | 19 | 55 | 0 | 13 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 1 |
78 | Woodley Lewis | RAM | 27 | SS | 12 | 11 | 19 | 114 | 0 | 51 | 6.0 | 9.5 | 2 |
79 | Wilford White | CHI | 24 | HB | 11 | 1 | 19 | -19 | 0 | 18 | -1.0 | -1.7 | 6 |
80 | Bob Celeri | DTX | 25 | QB | 8 | 4 | 17 | 135 | 0 | 31 | 7.9 | 16.9 | 6 |
81 | Babe Dimancheff | CHI | 30 | HB | 9 | 2 | 17 | 106 | 1 | 77 | 6.2 | 11.8 | 1 |
82 | Billy Grimes | GNB | 25 | RH | 12 | 4 | 17 | 59 | 0 | 31 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5 |
83 | Bobby Thomason | PHI | 24 | QB | 12 | 9 | 17 | 88 | 0 | 23 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 3 |
84 | Johnny Strzykalski | SFO | 31 | HB | 10 | 0 | 16 | 53 | 0 | 11 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 0 |
85 | Fred Enke | PHI | 28 | QB | 9 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2 |
86 | Bennie Aldridge | 2TM | 26 | DB | 12 | 1 | 13 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1 |
87 | Ollie Cline | DET | 27 | FB | 8 | 1 | 13 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 0 |
88 | Jim Parmer | PHI | 25 | RH | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 2 |
89 | Neil Ferris | 2TM | 25 | DB | 12 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0 |
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | ||
90 | Y.A. Tittle | SFO | 26 | QB | 12 | 5 | 11 | -11 | 0 | 4 | -1.0 | -0.9 | 3 |
91 | Bob Williams | CHI | 22 | QB | 11 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3 |
92 | Jerry Williams | RAM | 29 | LDH | 12 | 12 | 11 | 65 | 0 | 26 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 0 |
93 | Ray Renfro | CLE | 23 | HB | 11 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 4 |
94 | Frank Tripucka | 2TM | 25 | QB | 12 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 15 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 6 |
95 | Rex Bumgardner | CLE | 29 | HB | 11 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 0 |
96 | Al Campana | CHI | 26 | FS | 12 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0 |
97 | Bob Waterfield | RAM | 32 | QB | 12 | 6 | 9 | -14 | 1 | 19 | -1.6 | -1.2 | 4 |
98 | Chuck Ortmann | DTX | 23 | B | 3 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 0 |
99 | John Amberg | NYG | 23 | FS | 12 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 0 |
100 | Adrian Burk | PHI | 25 | QB | 12 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 1 |
101 | Tom Calvin | PIT | 26 | HB | 12 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2 |
102 | Jack Cloud | WAS | 27 | FB | 8 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 0 |
103 | Tom Landry | NYG | 28 | SS | 12 | 11 | 7 | 40 | 1 | 8 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 5 |
104 | Norm Van Brocklin* | RAM | 26 | QB | 12 | 6 | 7 | -10 | 0 | 9 | -1.4 | -0.8 | 5 |
105 | Ebert Van Buren | PHI | 28 | RDH | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2 |
106 | Sam Cathcart | SFO | 28 | DB | 12 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0 |
107 | Harry Dowda | WAS | 30 | SS | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1 |
108 | Don Paul | CRD | 26 | DB | 5 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 16 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 0 |
109 | Steve Romanik | CHI | 28 | QB | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 |
110 | George Thomas | NYG | 24 | RH | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 0 |
111 | Fred Benners | NYG | 22 | QB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1 |
112 | Pete D'Alonzo | DET | 23 | FB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0 |
113 | Jim Hardy | DET | 29 | QB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0 |
114 | Carl Mayes | RAM | 22 | HB | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0 |
115 | Lindy Pearson | 2TM | 23 | HB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 |
116 | Don Panciera | CRD | 25 | QB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 4 |
117 | Bob Sykes | WAS | 25 | FB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 |
118 | Sam Venuto | WAS | 25 | HB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 0 |
119 | Paul Barry | RAM | 26 | HB | 6 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 4 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0 |
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | ||
120 | George Buksar | WAS | 26 | LLB | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0 |
121 | Billy Cox | WAS | 23 | DB | 12 | 7 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 14 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 1 |
122 | Leon Hart | DET | 24 | RE | 11 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0 |
123 | Don Kindt | CHI | 27 | LDH | 12 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 1 |
124 | Bill Robinson | GNB | 23 | HB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0 |
125 | Bob Smith* | DET | 27 | SS | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
126 | George Gulyanics | CHI | 31 | HB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 |
127 | Gary Kerkorian | PIT | 22 | QB | 12 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 1 |
128 | Bob McChesney | NYG | 26 | LE | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
129 | Clyde Scott | 2TM | 28 | HB | 7 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 4 | -1.0 | -0.3 | 0 |
130 | Norm Standlee | SFO | 33 | FB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 0 |
131 | Bob Stringer | PHI | 23 | FB | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0 |
132 | Johnny Williams* | WAS | 25 | FS | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 5 |
133 | Sammy Baugh | WAS | 38 | QB | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1 |
134 | Rex Berry | SFO | 28 | LDH | 12 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 0 |
135 | Jim Dooley | CHI | 22 | RDH | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
136 | Jim Doran | DET | 25 | LDE | 11 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 33 | 36.0 | 3.3 | 0 |
137 | Tom Dublinski | DET | 22 | QB | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0 |
138 | Tom Fears | RAM | 30 | RE | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
139 | Don Klosterman | RAM | 22 | QB | 2 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 0 | -9 | -9.0 | -4.5 | 1 |
140 | Jimmy Lesane | CHI | 22 | DB | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0 |
141 | Bob Meyers | SFO | 22 | HB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 |
142 | Leo Nomellini*+ | SFO | 28 | RT/LDT | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 1 |
143 | Volney Peters | CRD | 24 | LDT | 12 | 12 | 1 | -7 | 0 | -7 | -7.0 | -0.6 | 1 |
144 | George Ratterman | CLE | 26 | QB | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0 |
145 | Jerry Shipkey*+ | PIT | 27 | MLB | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
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