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NFL 1961 Leaders
Rushing Attempts

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Profile photo of Jim Brown

Jim Brown

Cleveland Browns

305

2
Profile photo of Jim Taylor

Jim Taylor

Green Bay Packers

243

3
Profile photo of John Henry Johnson

John Henry Johnson

Pittsburgh Steelers

213

4
Profile photo of Nick Pietrosante

Nick Pietrosante

Detroit Lions

201

5
Profile photo of Don Perkins

Don Perkins

Dallas Cowboys

200

6
Profile photo of Alex Webster

Alex Webster

New York Giants

196

7
Profile photo of Joe Perry

Joe Perry

Baltimore Colts

168

8
Profile photo of J.D. Smith

J.D. Smith

San Francisco 49ers

167

9
Profile photo of Jon Arnett

Jon Arnett

Los Angeles Rams

158

10
Profile photo of Willie Galimore

Willie Galimore

Chicago Bears

153

11
Profile photo of Tom Tracy

Tom Tracy

Pittsburgh Steelers

147

12
Profile photo of Rick Casares

Rick Casares

Chicago Bears

135

13
Profile photo of Clarence Peaks

Clarence Peaks

Philadelphia Eagles

135

14
Profile photo of Prentice Gautt

Prentice Gautt

St. Louis Cardinals

129

15
Profile photo of Paul Hornung

Paul Hornung

Green Bay Packers

127

16
Profile photo of Hugh McElhenny

Hugh McElhenny

Minnesota Vikings

120

17
Profile photo of Bob Gaiters

Bob Gaiters

New York Giants

116

18
Profile photo of Dan Lewis

Dan Lewis

Detroit Lions

110

19
Profile photo of Bobby Mitchell

Bobby Mitchell

Cleveland Browns

101

20
Profile photo of Dick Bass

Dick Bass

Los Angeles Rams

98

21
Profile photo of Sam Horner

Sam Horner

Washington Redskins

96

22
Profile photo of Billy Kilmer

Billy Kilmer

San Francisco 49ers

96

23
Profile photo of Frank Mestnik

Frank Mestnik

St. Louis Cardinals

95

24
Profile photo of Lenny Moore

Lenny Moore

Baltimore Colts

92

25
Profile photo of Billy Ray Barnes

Billy Ray Barnes

Philadelphia Eagles

92

26
Profile photo of Alex Hawkins

Alex Hawkins

Baltimore Colts

86

27
Profile photo of Dick Hoak

Dick Hoak

Pittsburgh Steelers

85

28
Profile photo of Amos Marsh

Amos Marsh

Dallas Cowboys

84

29
Profile photo of Mel Triplett

Mel Triplett

Minnesota Vikings

80

30
Profile photo of J.W. Lockett

J.W. Lockett

Two different teams

77

31
Profile photo of Don Bosseler

Don Bosseler

Washington Redskins

77

32
Profile photo of Ray Hayes

Ray Hayes

Minnesota Vikings

73

33
Profile photo of Dick James

Dick James

Washington Redskins

71

34
Profile photo of Jim Cunningham

Jim Cunningham

Washington Redskins

69

35
Profile photo of Ted Dean

Ted Dean

Philadelphia Eagles

66

36
Profile photo of Joel Wells

Joel Wells

New York Giants

65

37
Profile photo of C.R. Roberts

C.R. Roberts

San Francisco 49ers

63

38
Profile photo of Tom Moore

Tom Moore

Green Bay Packers

61

39
Profile photo of Tommy Mason

Tommy Mason

Minnesota Vikings

60

40
Profile photo of Fran Tarkenton

Fran Tarkenton

Minnesota Vikings

56

41
Profile photo of Johnny Unitas

Johnny Unitas

Baltimore Colts

54

42
Profile photo of Charlie Scales

Charlie Scales

Pittsburgh Steelers

50

43
Profile photo of Timmy Brown

Timmy Brown

Philadelphia Eagles

50

44
Profile photo of John David Crow

John David Crow

St. Louis Cardinals

48

45
Profile photo of Bob Waters

Bob Waters

San Francisco 49ers

47

46
Profile photo of Billy Wade

Billy Wade

Chicago Bears

45

47
Profile photo of Tommy Wilson

Tommy Wilson

Los Angeles Rams

44

48
Profile photo of Charlie Bivins

Charlie Bivins

Chicago Bears

43

49
Profile photo of Tom Watkins

Tom Watkins

Cleveland Browns

43

50
Profile photo of Frank Ryan

Frank Ryan

Los Angeles Rams

38

51
Profile photo of Joe Marconi

Joe Marconi

Los Angeles Rams

36

52
Profile photo of Norm Snead

Norm Snead

Washington Redskins

34

53
Profile photo of Jim Ninowski

Jim Ninowski

Detroit Lions

33

54
Profile photo of Sam Etcheverry

Sam Etcheverry

St. Louis Cardinals

33

55
Profile photo of Joe Morrison

Joe Morrison

New York Giants

33

56
Profile photo of Mark Smolinski

Mark Smolinski

Baltimore Colts

31

57
Profile photo of Howard Cassady

Howard Cassady

Detroit Lions

31

58
Profile photo of Johnny Olszewski

Johnny Olszewski

Detroit Lions

30

59
Profile photo of John Brodie

John Brodie

San Francisco 49ers

28

60
Profile photo of Y.A. Tittle

Y.A. Tittle

New York Giants

25

61
Profile photo of Ollie Matson

Ollie Matson

Los Angeles Rams

24

62
Profile photo of Milt Plum

Milt Plum

Cleveland Browns

24

63
Profile photo of Elijah Pitts

Elijah Pitts

Green Bay Packers

23

64
Profile photo of Bill Brown

Bill Brown

Chicago Bears

22

65
Profile photo of Ralph Guglielmi

Ralph Guglielmi

St. Louis Cardinals

22

66
Profile photo of Don Meredith

Don Meredith

Dallas Cowboys

22

67
Profile photo of Sonny Jurgensen

Sonny Jurgensen

Philadelphia Eagles

20

68
Profile photo of Eddie LeBaron

Eddie LeBaron

Dallas Cowboys

20

69
Profile photo of Bobby Joe Conrad

Bobby Joe Conrad

St. Louis Cardinals

20

70
Profile photo of Earl Morrall

Earl Morrall

Detroit Lions

20

71
Profile photo of Mal Hammack

Mal Hammack

St. Louis Cardinals

18

72
Profile photo of L.G. Dupre

L.G. Dupre

Dallas Cowboys

16

73
Profile photo of Taz Anderson

Taz Anderson

St. Louis Cardinals

15

74
Profile photo of Rudy Bukich

Rudy Bukich

Pittsburgh Steelers

14

75
Profile photo of Abe Woodson

Abe Woodson

San Francisco 49ers

14

76
Profile photo of John Adams

John Adams

Chicago Bears

14

77
Profile photo of Charlie Conerly

Charlie Conerly

New York Giants

13

78
Profile photo of Ed Brown

Ed Brown

Chicago Bears

13

79
Profile photo of Tom Matte

Tom Matte

Baltimore Colts

13

80
Profile photo of Doug Mayberry

Doug Mayberry

Minnesota Vikings

13

81
Profile photo of Bart Starr

Bart Starr

Green Bay Packers

12

82
Profile photo of Zeke Bratkowski

Zeke Bratkowski

Los Angeles Rams

12

83
Profile photo of Mike Sommer

Mike Sommer

Two different teams

11

84
Profile photo of George Shaw

George Shaw

Minnesota Vikings

10

85
Profile photo of Don McIlhenny

Don McIlhenny

Two different teams

10

86
Profile photo of Bobby Layne

Bobby Layne

Pittsburgh Steelers

8

87
Profile photo of Johnny Morris

Johnny Morris

Chicago Bears

8

88
Profile photo of Bill Cooper

Bill Cooper

San Francisco 49ers

8

89
Profile photo of Preston Carpenter

Preston Carpenter

Pittsburgh Steelers

7

90
Profile photo of Theron Sapp

Theron Sapp

Philadelphia Eagles

7

91
Profile photo of Ken Webb

Ken Webb

Detroit Lions

7

92
Profile photo of Terry Barr

Terry Barr

Detroit Lions

6

93
Profile photo of Allan Webb

Allan Webb

New York Giants

6

94
Profile photo of Brady Keys

Brady Keys

Pittsburgh Steelers

6

95
Profile photo of Terry Nofsinger

Terry Nofsinger

Pittsburgh Steelers

6

96
Profile photo of Ron Kramer

Ron Kramer

Green Bay Packers

5

97
Profile photo of Pervis Atkins

Pervis Atkins

Los Angeles Rams

5

98
Profile photo of Merrill Douglas

Merrill Douglas

Dallas Cowboys

5

99
Profile photo of Hugh McInnis

Hugh McInnis

St. Louis Cardinals

4

100
Profile photo of Phil King

Phil King

New York Giants

4

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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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