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NFL 1968 Leaders
Rushing Attempts

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Profile photo of Leroy Kelly

Leroy Kelly

Cleveland Browns

248

2
Profile photo of Ken Willard

Ken Willard

San Francisco 49ers

227

3
Profile photo of Bill Brown

Bill Brown

Minnesota Vikings

222

4
Profile photo of Tom Woodeshick

Tom Woodeshick

Philadelphia Eagles

217

5
Profile photo of Willis Crenshaw

Willis Crenshaw

St. Louis Cardinals

203

6
Profile photo of Don Perkins

Don Perkins

Dallas Cowboys

191

7
Profile photo of Tom Matte

Tom Matte

Baltimore Colts

183

8
Profile photo of Dick Hoak

Dick Hoak

Pittsburgh Steelers

175

9
Profile photo of Donny Anderson

Donny Anderson

Green Bay Packers

170

10
Profile photo of Don McCall

Don McCall

New Orleans Saints

155

11
Profile photo of Willie Ellison

Willie Ellison

Los Angeles Rams

151

12
Profile photo of Earl Gros

Earl Gros

Pittsburgh Steelers

151

13
Profile photo of Tucker Frederickson

Tucker Frederickson

New York Giants

142

14
Profile photo of Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis

San Francisco 49ers

141

15
Profile photo of Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers

Chicago Bears

138

16
Profile photo of Jim Grabowski

Jim Grabowski

Green Bay Packers

135

17
Profile photo of Clint Jones

Clint Jones

Minnesota Vikings

128

18
Profile photo of Mel Farr

Mel Farr

Detroit Lions

128

19
Profile photo of Gerry Allen

Gerry Allen

Washington Redskins

123

20
Profile photo of Brian Piccolo

Brian Piccolo

Chicago Bears

123

21
Profile photo of Dick Bass

Dick Bass

Los Angeles Rams

121

22
Profile photo of Johnny Roland

Johnny Roland

St. Louis Cardinals

121

23
Profile photo of Bill Triplett

Bill Triplett

Detroit Lions

120

24
Profile photo of Tommy Mason

Tommy Mason

Los Angeles Rams

108

25
Profile photo of Ronnie Bull

Ronnie Bull

Chicago Bears

107

26
Profile photo of Tony Lorick

Tony Lorick

New Orleans Saints

104

27
Profile photo of Terry Cole

Terry Cole

Baltimore Colts

104

28
Profile photo of Craig Baynham

Craig Baynham

Dallas Cowboys

103

29
Profile photo of Bobby Duhon

Bobby Duhon

New York Giants

101

30
Profile photo of Cannonball Butler

Cannonball Butler

Atlanta Falcons

94

31
Profile photo of Jerry Hill

Jerry Hill

Baltimore Colts

91

32
Profile photo of Charlie Harraway

Charlie Harraway

Cleveland Browns

91

33
Profile photo of Ernie Koy

Ernie Koy

New York Giants

89

34
Profile photo of Perry Lee Dunn

Perry Lee Dunn

Atlanta Falcons

72

35
Profile photo of Elijah Pitts

Elijah Pitts

Green Bay Packers

72

36
Profile photo of Bob Brunet

Bob Brunet

Washington Redskins

71

37
Profile photo of Izzy Lang

Izzy Lang

Philadelphia Eagles

69

38
Profile photo of Les Shy

Les Shy

Dallas Cowboys

64

39
Profile photo of Harmon Wages

Harmon Wages

Atlanta Falcons

59

40
Profile photo of Fran Tarkenton

Fran Tarkenton

New York Giants

57

41
Profile photo of Henry Dyer

Henry Dyer

Los Angeles Rams

55

42
Profile photo of Billy Harris

Billy Harris

Atlanta Falcons

53

43
Profile photo of Dave Kopay

Dave Kopay

Detroit Lions

53

44
Profile photo of Ronnie Blye

Ronnie Blye

New York Giants

53

45
Profile photo of Jim Lindsey

Jim Lindsey

Minnesota Vikings

53

46
Profile photo of Steve Thurlow

Steve Thurlow

Washington Redskins

51

47
Profile photo of Joe Kapp

Joe Kapp

Minnesota Vikings

50

48
Profile photo of Nick Eddy

Nick Eddy

Detroit Lions

48

49
Profile photo of Virgil Carter

Virgil Carter

Chicago Bears

48

50
Profile photo of Walt Garrison

Walt Garrison

Dallas Cowboys

45

51
Profile photo of Tom Barrington

Tom Barrington

New Orleans Saints

45

52
Profile photo of Roy Shivers

Roy Shivers

St. Louis Cardinals

44

53
Profile photo of Pete Larson

Pete Larson

Washington Redskins

44

54
Profile photo of Randy Schultz

Randy Schultz

New Orleans Saints

43

55
Profile photo of Dave Osborn

Dave Osborn

Minnesota Vikings

42

56
Profile photo of Ernie Green

Ernie Green

Cleveland Browns

41

57
Profile photo of Dan Reeves

Dan Reeves

Dallas Cowboys

40

58
Profile photo of Cyril Pinder

Cyril Pinder

Philadelphia Eagles

40

59
Profile photo of Timmy Brown

Timmy Brown

Baltimore Colts

39

60
Profile photo of A.D. Whitfield

A.D. Whitfield

Washington Redskins

37

61
Profile photo of Tom Nowatzke

Tom Nowatzke

Detroit Lions

36

62
Profile photo of Don Shy

Don Shy

Pittsburgh Steelers

35

63
Profile photo of Roman Gabriel

Roman Gabriel

Los Angeles Rams

34

64
Profile photo of Travis Williams

Travis Williams

Green Bay Packers

33

65
Profile photo of Cid Edwards

Cid Edwards

St. Louis Cardinals

31

66
Profile photo of Bill Tucker

Bill Tucker

San Francisco 49ers

30

67
Profile photo of Mike Dennis

Mike Dennis

Los Angeles Rams

29

68
Profile photo of Jack Concannon

Jack Concannon

Chicago Bears

28

69
Profile photo of Bob Berry

Bob Berry

Atlanta Falcons

26

70
Profile photo of Bill Munson

Bill Munson

Detroit Lions

25

71
Profile photo of Charlie Leigh

Charlie Leigh

Cleveland Browns

23

72
Profile photo of MacArthur Lane

MacArthur Lane

St. Louis Cardinals

23

73
Profile photo of Harry Jones

Harry Jones

Philadelphia Eagles

22

74
Profile photo of Don Meredith

Don Meredith

Dallas Cowboys

22

75
Profile photo of Ernie Wheelwright

Ernie Wheelwright

New Orleans Saints

21

76
Profile photo of Billy Kilmer

Billy Kilmer

New Orleans Saints

21

77
Profile photo of Jim Hart

Jim Hart

St. Louis Cardinals

19

78
Profile photo of Preston Pearson

Preston Pearson

Baltimore Colts

19

79
Profile photo of John Brodie

John Brodie

San Francisco 49ers

18

80
Profile photo of Reece Morrison

Reece Morrison

Cleveland Browns

18

81
Profile photo of Chuck Mercein

Chuck Mercein

Green Bay Packers

17

82
Profile photo of Ralph Kurek

Ralph Kurek

Chicago Bears

17

83
Profile photo of Randy Minniear

Randy Minniear

New York Giants

14

84
Profile photo of Dick Shiner

Dick Shiner

Pittsburgh Steelers

14

85
Profile photo of Bill Nelsen

Bill Nelsen

Cleveland Browns

13

86
Profile photo of Jackie Smith

Jackie Smith

St. Louis Cardinals

12

87
Profile photo of Mike Hull

Mike Hull

Chicago Bears

12

88
Profile photo of Clem Daniels

Clem Daniels

San Francisco 49ers

12

89
Profile photo of Earl Morrall

Earl Morrall

Baltimore Colts

11

90
Profile photo of Frank Ryan

Frank Ryan

Cleveland Browns

11

91
Profile photo of Bart Starr

Bart Starr

Green Bay Packers

11

92
Profile photo of Randy Johnson

Randy Johnson

Atlanta Falcons

11

93
Profile photo of John Mackey

John Mackey

Baltimore Colts

10

94
Profile photo of Bobby Mitchell

Bobby Mitchell

Washington Redskins

10

95
Profile photo of Norm Snead

Norm Snead

Philadelphia Eagles

9

96
Profile photo of Charlie Bryant

Charlie Bryant

Atlanta Falcons

9

97
Profile photo of Larry Rakestraw

Larry Rakestraw

Chicago Bears

9

98
Profile photo of Joe Morrison

Joe Morrison

New York Giants

9

99
Profile photo of Zeke Bratkowski

Zeke Bratkowski

Green Bay Packers

8

100
Profile photo of Sonny Jurgensen

Sonny Jurgensen

Washington Redskins

8

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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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