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NFL 1939 Leaders
Rushing Attempts

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Profile photo of Andy Farkas

Andy Farkas

Washington Redskins

139

2
Profile photo of Clarke Hinkle

Clarke Hinkle

Green Bay Packers

135

3
Profile photo of Cecil Isbell

Cecil Isbell

Green Bay Packers

132

4
Profile photo of Tuffy Leemans

Tuffy Leemans

New York Giants

128

5
Profile photo of Bill Osmanski

Bill Osmanski

Chicago Bears

121

6
Profile photo of Parker Hall

Parker Hall

Cleveland Rams

120

7
Profile photo of Johnny Drake

Johnny Drake

Cleveland Rams

118

8
Profile photo of Pug Manders

Pug Manders

Brooklyn Dodgers

114

9
Profile photo of Boyd Brumbaugh

Boyd Brumbaugh

Two different teams

111

10
Profile photo of Davey O'Brien

Davey O'Brien

Philadelphia Eagles

108

11
Profile photo of Bill Shepherd

Bill Shepherd

Detroit Lions

105

12
Profile photo of Ace Parker

Ace Parker

Brooklyn Dodgers

104

13
Profile photo of Frank Filchock

Frank Filchock

Washington Redskins

103

14
Profile photo of Len Barnum

Len Barnum

New York Giants

91

15
Profile photo of Dwight Sloan

Dwight Sloan

Detroit Lions

79

16
Profile photo of Joe Maniaci

Joe Maniaci

Chicago Bears

77

17
Profile photo of Sam Francis

Sam Francis

Two different teams

76

18
Profile photo of Ed Jankowski

Ed Jankowski

Green Bay Packers

75

19
Profile photo of Johnny Pingel

Johnny Pingel

Detroit Lions

74

20
Profile photo of Hank Soar

Hank Soar

New York Giants

66

21
Profile photo of Hugh McCullough

Hugh McCullough

Pittsburgh Pirates

60

22
Profile photo of Swede Johnston

Swede Johnston

Pittsburgh Pirates

59

23
Profile photo of Joe Bukant

Joe Bukant

Philadelphia Eagles

59

24
Profile photo of Ace Gutowsky

Ace Gutowsky

Brooklyn Dodgers

58

25
Profile photo of Gaylon Smith

Gaylon Smith

Cleveland Rams

58

26
Profile photo of Dick Todd

Dick Todd

Washington Redskins

57

27
Profile photo of Marshall Goldberg

Marshall Goldberg

Chicago Cardinals

56

28
Profile photo of Joe Laws

Joe Laws

Green Bay Packers

55

29
Profile photo of Andy Uram

Andy Uram

Green Bay Packers

52

30
Profile photo of Ray Nolting

Ray Nolting

Chicago Bears

50

31
Profile photo of Lou Tomasetti

Lou Tomasetti

Pittsburgh Pirates

49

32
Profile photo of Fran Murray

Fran Murray

Philadelphia Eagles

49

33
Profile photo of Dave Smukler

Dave Smukler

Philadelphia Eagles

45

34
Profile photo of Sam Agee

Sam Agee

Chicago Cardinals

44

35
Profile photo of Marty Slovak

Marty Slovak

Cleveland Rams

42

36
Profile photo of Kink Richards

Kink Richards

New York Giants

40

37
Profile photo of Carl Littlefield

Carl Littlefield

Pittsburgh Pirates

39

38
Profile photo of Bert Johnson

Bert Johnson

Two different teams

38

39
Profile photo of Jack Robbins

Jack Robbins

Chicago Cardinals

38

40
Profile photo of Emmett Mortell

Emmett Mortell

Philadelphia Eagles

37

41
Profile photo of Howie Weiss

Howie Weiss

Detroit Lions

37

42
Profile photo of Ralph Kercheval

Ralph Kercheval

Brooklyn Dodgers

34

43
Profile photo of Gary Famiglietti

Gary Famiglietti

Chicago Bears

33

44
Profile photo of Bull Karcis

Bull Karcis

New York Giants

31

45
Profile photo of Darrell Tully

Darrell Tully

Detroit Lions

31

46
Profile photo of Bob Swisher

Bob Swisher

Chicago Bears

30

47
Profile photo of Frank Patrick

Frank Patrick

Chicago Cardinals

30

48
Profile photo of Eddie Miller

Eddie Miller

New York Giants

30

49
Profile photo of Coley McDonough

Coley McDonough

Two different teams

29

50
Profile photo of Lloyd Cardwell

Lloyd Cardwell

Detroit Lions

29

51
Profile photo of Wilbur Moore

Wilbur Moore

Washington Redskins

27

52
Profile photo of Milt Popovich

Milt Popovich

Chicago Cardinals

26

53
Profile photo of Jack Manders

Jack Manders

Chicago Bears

25

54
Profile photo of Jim McDonald

Jim McDonald

Detroit Lions

25

55
Profile photo of Ed Danowski

Ed Danowski

New York Giants

25

56
Profile photo of Sid Luckman

Sid Luckman

Chicago Bears

24

57
Profile photo of Ward Cuff

Ward Cuff

New York Giants

23

58
Profile photo of George Faust

George Faust

Chicago Cardinals

22

59
Profile photo of Bill Davidson

Bill Davidson

Pittsburgh Pirates

21

60
Profile photo of Bernie Masterson

Bernie Masterson

Chicago Bears

21

61
Profile photo of Dick Riffle

Dick Riffle

Philadelphia Eagles

18

62
Profile photo of Len Janiak

Len Janiak

Brooklyn Dodgers

18

63
Profile photo of Arnie Herber

Arnie Herber

Green Bay Packers

18

64
Profile photo of Ev Fisher

Ev Fisher

Chicago Cardinals

18

65
Profile photo of Jimmy German

Jimmy German

Washington Redskins

17

66
Profile photo of Ernie Wheeler

Ernie Wheeler

Two different teams

17

67
Profile photo of Bob MacLeod

Bob MacLeod

Chicago Bears

17

68
Profile photo of Bob Snyder

Bob Snyder

Chicago Bears

15

69
Profile photo of Ray Carnelly

Ray Carnelly

Brooklyn Dodgers

15

70
Profile photo of Sammy Baugh

Sammy Baugh

Washington Redskins

14

71
Profile photo of Billy Patterson

Billy Patterson

Chicago Bears

14

72
Profile photo of Corby Davis

Corby Davis

Cleveland Rams

13

73
Profile photo of Jim Meade

Jim Meade

Washington Redskins

13

74
Profile photo of Buddy Parker

Buddy Parker

Chicago Cardinals

12

75
Profile photo of Frank Balazs

Frank Balazs

Green Bay Packers

11

76
Profile photo of Don Irwin

Don Irwin

Washington Redskins

10

77
Profile photo of Ed Cherry

Ed Cherry

Two different teams

10

78
Profile photo of Dick Nardi

Dick Nardi

Two different teams

10

79
Profile photo of Bob Masters

Bob Masters

Pittsburgh Pirates

9

80
Profile photo of Doug Russell

Doug Russell

Two different teams

9

81
Profile photo of Al Owen

Al Owen

New York Giants

8

82
Profile photo of Jay Arnold

Jay Arnold

Philadelphia Eagles

8

83
Profile photo of Beattie Feathers

Beattie Feathers

Brooklyn Dodgers

8

84
Profile photo of Kent Ryan

Kent Ryan

Detroit Lions

8

85
Profile photo of Gordon Gore

Gordon Gore

Detroit Lions

8

86
Profile photo of Jimmy Lawrence

Jimmy Lawrence

Two different teams

7

87
Profile photo of Jimmy Johnston

Jimmy Johnston

Washington Redskins

7

88
Profile photo of Jim Benton

Jim Benton

Cleveland Rams

7

89
Profile photo of Bill McRaven

Bill McRaven

Cleveland Rams

7

90
Profile photo of Tuffy Thompson

Tuffy Thompson

Green Bay Packers

6

91
Profile photo of Maury Patt

Maury Patt

Cleveland Rams

6

92
Profile photo of Bill Lazetich

Bill Lazetich

Cleveland Rams

6

93
Profile photo of Earl Crowder

Earl Crowder

Chicago Cardinals

6

94
Profile photo of Ed Justice

Ed Justice

Washington Redskins

5

95
Profile photo of Rock Reed

Rock Reed

Chicago Cardinals

5

96
Profile photo of Ernie Pinckert

Ernie Pinckert

Washington Redskins

5

97
Profile photo of Dick Schweidler

Dick Schweidler

Chicago Bears

5

98
Profile photo of Larry Buhler

Larry Buhler

Green Bay Packers

5

99
Profile photo of Fred Vanzo

Fred Vanzo

Detroit Lions

5

100
Profile photo of Don Hutson

Don Hutson

Green Bay Packers

5

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  1. I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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