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NFL 1949 Leaders
Rushing Yards

1
Profile photo of Steve Van Buren

Steve Van Buren

Philadelphia Eagles

1,146

2
Profile photo of Tony Canadeo

Tony Canadeo

Green Bay Packers

1,052

3
Profile photo of Elmer Angsman

Elmer Angsman

Chicago Cardinals

674

4
Profile photo of Gene Roberts

Gene Roberts

New York Giants

634

5
Profile photo of Jerry Nuzum

Jerry Nuzum

Pittsburgh Steelers

611

6
Profile photo of Dick Hoerner

Dick Hoerner

Los Angeles Rams

582

7
Profile photo of Charley Trippi

Charley Trippi

Chicago Cardinals

553

8
Profile photo of Joe Geri

Joe Geri

Pittsburgh Steelers

543

9
Profile photo of Bosh Pritchard

Bosh Pritchard

Philadelphia Eagles

506

10
Profile photo of George Gulyanics

George Gulyanics

Chicago Bears

452

11
Profile photo of Pat Harder

Pat Harder

Chicago Cardinals

447

12
Profile photo of George Papach

George Papach

Pittsburgh Steelers

407

13
Profile photo of Bill Dudley

Bill Dudley

Detroit Lions

402

14
Profile photo of Julie Rykovich

Julie Rykovich

Chicago Bears

340

15
Profile photo of Joe Osmanski

Joe Osmanski

Two different teams

312

16
Profile photo of Elroy Hirsch

Elroy Hirsch

Los Angeles Rams

287

17
Profile photo of Frank Ziegler

Frank Ziegler

Philadelphia Eagles

283

18
Profile photo of Rob Goode

Rob Goode

Washington Redskins

261

19
Profile photo of Pete Stout

Pete Stout

Washington Redskins

245

20
Profile photo of Joe Golding

Joe Golding

New York Bulldogs

240

21
Profile photo of Harry Dowda

Harry Dowda

Washington Redskins

239

22
Profile photo of Jim Parmer

Jim Parmer

Philadelphia Eagles

234

23
Profile photo of Bob Gage

Bob Gage

Pittsburgh Steelers

228

24
Profile photo of Ted Fritsch

Ted Fritsch

Green Bay Packers

227

25
Profile photo of Joe Scott

Joe Scott

New York Giants

224

26
Profile photo of Camp Wilson

Camp Wilson

Detroit Lions

222

27
Profile photo of Wally Triplett

Wally Triplett

Detroit Lions

221

28
Profile photo of Tommy Kalmanir

Tommy Kalmanir

Los Angeles Rams

218

29
Profile photo of John Hoffman

John Hoffman

Chicago Bears

216

30
Profile photo of Fred Gehrke

Fred Gehrke

Los Angeles Rams

203

31
Profile photo of Jug Girard

Jug Girard

Green Bay Packers

198

32
Profile photo of Bobby Layne

Bobby Layne

New York Bulldogs

196

33
Profile photo of Walt Schlinkman

Walt Schlinkman

Green Bay Packers

196

34
Profile photo of Clyde Scott

Clyde Scott

Philadelphia Eagles

195

35
Profile photo of Tank Younger

Tank Younger

Los Angeles Rams

191

36
Profile photo of Bob Greenhalgh

Bob Greenhalgh

New York Giants

188

37
Profile photo of Jack Myers

Jack Myers

Philadelphia Eagles

182

38
Profile photo of Wally Dreyer

Wally Dreyer

Chicago Bears

172

39
Profile photo of Eddie Saenz

Eddie Saenz

Washington Redskins

170

40
Profile photo of Harry Gilmer

Harry Gilmer

Washington Redskins

167

41
Profile photo of Don Samuel

Don Samuel

Pittsburgh Steelers

163

42
Profile photo of George McAfee

George McAfee

Chicago Bears

161

43
Profile photo of Babe Dimancheff

Babe Dimancheff

Chicago Cardinals

151

44
Profile photo of Ed Quirk

Ed Quirk

Washington Redskins

139

45
Profile photo of Jim Finks

Jim Finks

Pittsburgh Steelers

135

46
Profile photo of Bob Forte

Bob Forte

Green Bay Packers

135

47
Profile photo of Leon Cochran

Leon Cochran

Washington Redskins

135

48
Profile photo of Fred Enke

Fred Enke

Detroit Lions

134

49
Profile photo of Paul Shoults

Paul Shoults

New York Bulldogs

124

50
Profile photo of Phil Slosburg

Phil Slosburg

New York Bulldogs

121

51
Profile photo of Don Kindt

Don Kindt

Chicago Bears

118

52
Profile photo of Vitamin Smith

Vitamin Smith

Los Angeles Rams

117

53
Profile photo of J.R. Boone

J.R. Boone

Chicago Bears

111

54
Profile photo of Jack Salscheider

Jack Salscheider

New York Giants

105

55
Profile photo of Jerry Williams

Jerry Williams

Los Angeles Rams

103

56
Profile photo of Bob Summerhays

Bob Summerhays

Green Bay Packers

101

57
Profile photo of Vinnie Yablonski

Vinnie Yablonski

Chicago Cardinals

97

58
Profile photo of Jerry Shipkey

Jerry Shipkey

Pittsburgh Steelers

93

59
Profile photo of Jim Canady

Jim Canady

Two different teams

91

60
Profile photo of Red Cochran

Red Cochran

Chicago Cardinals

87

61
Profile photo of Tommy Mont

Tommy Mont

Washington Redskins

75

62
Profile photo of Clete Fischer

Clete Fischer

New York Giants

72

63
Profile photo of Sammy Baugh

Sammy Baugh

Washington Redskins

67

64
Profile photo of Dan Sandifer

Dan Sandifer

Washington Redskins

64

65
Profile photo of Johnny Lujack

Johnny Lujack

Chicago Bears

64

66
Profile photo of Cloyce Box

Cloyce Box

Detroit Lions

62

67
Profile photo of Dante Magnani

Dante Magnani

Chicago Bears

59

68
Profile photo of Clyde LeForce

Clyde LeForce

Detroit Lions

58

69
Profile photo of Ray Coates

Ray Coates

New York Giants

55

70
Profile photo of Ralph Earhart

Ralph Earhart

Green Bay Packers

54

71
Profile photo of Bob Cifers

Bob Cifers

Green Bay Packers

52

72
Profile photo of Vic Schwall

Vic Schwall

Chicago Cardinals

47

73
Profile photo of John Rauch

John Rauch

New York Bulldogs

46

74
Profile photo of Joe Sulaitis

Joe Sulaitis

New York Giants

42

75
Profile photo of Charlie Conerly

Charlie Conerly

New York Giants

42

76
Profile photo of John Panelli

John Panelli

Detroit Lions

37

77
Profile photo of Dean Sensanbaugher

Dean Sensanbaugher

New York Bulldogs

36

78
Profile photo of Frank Tripucka

Frank Tripucka

Detroit Lions

36

79
Profile photo of John Hollar

John Hollar

Two different teams

35

80
Profile photo of Paul Christman

Paul Christman

Chicago Cardinals

34

81
Profile photo of Gerry Cowhig

Gerry Cowhig

Los Angeles Rams

32

82
Profile photo of Frank Nelson

Frank Nelson

New York Bulldogs

26

83
Profile photo of Don Doll

Don Doll

Detroit Lions

25

84
Profile photo of Stan Heath

Stan Heath

Green Bay Packers

25

85
Profile photo of Ed Cody

Ed Cody

Chicago Bears

25

86
Profile photo of Ed Smith

Ed Smith

Two different teams

24

87
Profile photo of Jim Wade

Jim Wade

New York Bulldogs

23

88
Profile photo of Joe Muha

Joe Muha

Philadelphia Eagles

19

89
Profile photo of Tommy Thompson

Tommy Thompson

Philadelphia Eagles

17

90
Profile photo of Bill Mackrides

Bill Mackrides

Philadelphia Eagles

17

91
Profile photo of Clarence Self

Clarence Self

Chicago Cardinals

16

92
Profile photo of Bob Hanlon

Bob Hanlon

Pittsburgh Steelers

13

93
Profile photo of Joe Hollingsworth

Joe Hollingsworth

Pittsburgh Steelers

13

94
Profile photo of Mal Kutner

Mal Kutner

Chicago Cardinals

10

95
Profile photo of Frank Muehlheuser

Frank Muehlheuser

New York Bulldogs

10

96
Profile photo of George Blanda

George Blanda

Chicago Bears

9

97
Profile photo of Bob Ravensberg

Bob Ravensberg

Chicago Cardinals

8

98
Profile photo of Bob Agler

Bob Agler

Los Angeles Rams

7

99
Profile photo of Bill Long

Bill Long

Pittsburgh Steelers

6

100
Profile photo of Jim Hardy

Jim Hardy

Chicago Cardinals

6

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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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