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NFL 1979 Leaders
Rushing Attempts

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Profile photo of Walter Payton

Walter Payton

Chicago Bears

369

2
Profile photo of Earl Campbell

Earl Campbell

Houston Oilers

368

3
Profile photo of Wilbert Montgomery

Wilbert Montgomery

Philadelphia Eagles

338

4
Profile photo of Ottis Anderson

Ottis Anderson

St. Louis Cardinals

331

5
Profile photo of Ricky Bell

Ricky Bell

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

283

6
Profile photo of Franco Harris

Franco Harris

Pittsburgh Steelers

267

7
Profile photo of Mike Pruitt

Mike Pruitt

Cleveland Browns

264

8
Profile photo of John Riggins

John Riggins

Washington Redskins

260

9
Profile photo of Tony Dorsett

Tony Dorsett

Dallas Cowboys

250

10
Profile photo of Pete Johnson

Pete Johnson

Cincinnati Bengals

243

11
Profile photo of Joe Washington

Joe Washington

Baltimore Colts

242

12
Profile photo of William Andrews

William Andrews

Atlanta Falcons

239

13
Profile photo of Chuck Muncie

Chuck Muncie

New Orleans Saints

238

14
Profile photo of Mark van Eeghen

Mark van Eeghen

Oakland Raiders

223

15
Profile photo of Larry Csonka

Larry Csonka

Miami Dolphins

220

16
Profile photo of Wendell Tyler

Wendell Tyler

Los Angeles Rams

218

17
Profile photo of Clarence Williams

Clarence Williams

San Diego Chargers

200

18
Profile photo of Billy Taylor

Billy Taylor

New York Giants

198

19
Profile photo of Sherman Smith

Sherman Smith

Seattle Seahawks

194

20
Profile photo of Jerry Eckwood

Jerry Eckwood

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

194

21
Profile photo of Tony Galbreath

Tony Galbreath

New Orleans Saints

189

22
Profile photo of Rickey Young

Rickey Young

Minnesota Vikings

188

23
Profile photo of Clark Gaines

Clark Gaines

New York Jets

186

24
Profile photo of Scott Dierking

Scott Dierking

New York Jets

186

25
Profile photo of Delvin Williams

Delvin Williams

Miami Dolphins

184

26
Profile photo of Cullen Bryant

Cullen Bryant

Los Angeles Rams

177

27
Profile photo of Benny Malone

Benny Malone

Washington Redskins

176

28
Profile photo of Curtis Brown

Curtis Brown

Buffalo Bills

172

29
Profile photo of Doug Kotar

Doug Kotar

New York Giants

160

30
Profile photo of Sam Cunningham

Sam Cunningham

New England Patriots

159

31
Profile photo of Ted McKnight

Ted McKnight

Kansas City Chiefs

153

32
Profile photo of Dan Doornink

Dan Doornink

Seattle Seahawks

152

33
Profile photo of Dexter Bussey

Dexter Bussey

Detroit Lions

144

34
Profile photo of Horace Ivory

Horace Ivory

New England Patriots

143

35
Profile photo of Archie Griffin

Archie Griffin

Cincinnati Bengals

140

36
Profile photo of Terry Miller

Terry Miller

Buffalo Bills

139

37
Profile photo of Don Calhoun

Don Calhoun

New England Patriots

137

38
Profile photo of Terdell Middleton

Terdell Middleton

Green Bay Packers

131

39
Profile photo of Ted Brown

Ted Brown

Minnesota Vikings

130

40
Profile photo of Dave Williams

Dave Williams

Chicago Bears

127

41
Profile photo of Robert Newhouse

Robert Newhouse

Dallas Cowboys

124

42
Profile photo of Paul Hofer

Paul Hofer

San Francisco 49ers

123

43
Profile photo of O.J. Simpson

O.J. Simpson

San Francisco 49ers

120

44
Profile photo of Sidney Thornton

Sidney Thornton

Pittsburgh Steelers

118

45
Profile photo of Kevin Long

Kevin Long

New York Jets

116

46
Profile photo of Wilbur Jackson

Wilbur Jackson

San Francisco 49ers

114

47
Profile photo of Tony Reed

Tony Reed

Kansas City Chiefs

113

48
Profile photo of Arthur Whittington

Arthur Whittington

Oakland Raiders

109

49
Profile photo of Don Hardeman

Don Hardeman

Baltimore Colts

109

50
Profile photo of Otis Armstrong

Otis Armstrong

Denver Broncos

108

51
Profile photo of Leroy Harris

Leroy Harris

Philadelphia Eagles

107

52
Profile photo of Jim Jensen

Jim Jensen

Denver Broncos

106

53
Profile photo of Wayne Morris

Wayne Morris

St. Louis Cardinals

106

54
Profile photo of Rob Lytle

Rob Lytle

Denver Broncos

102

55
Profile photo of Eric Torkelson

Eric Torkelson

Green Bay Packers

98

56
Profile photo of Gary Davis

Gary Davis

Miami Dolphins

98

57
Profile photo of Rick Kane

Rick Kane

Detroit Lions

94

58
Profile photo of Rob Carpenter

Rob Carpenter

Houston Oilers

92

59
Profile photo of Rocky Bleier

Rocky Bleier

Pittsburgh Steelers

92

60
Profile photo of Mike Thomas

Mike Thomas

San Diego Chargers

91

61
Profile photo of Roland Hooks

Roland Hooks

Buffalo Bills

89

62
Profile photo of Charles Alexander

Charles Alexander

Cincinnati Bengals

88

63
Profile photo of Bubba Bean

Bubba Bean

Atlanta Falcons

88

64
Profile photo of Bo Robinson

Bo Robinson

Detroit Lions

87

65
Profile photo of Chuck Foreman

Chuck Foreman

Minnesota Vikings

87

66
Profile photo of Tim Wilson

Tim Wilson

Houston Oilers

84

67
Profile photo of Jon Keyworth

Jon Keyworth

Denver Broncos

81

68
Profile photo of Arnold Morgado

Arnold Morgado

Kansas City Chiefs

75

69
Profile photo of Derrick Jensen

Derrick Jensen

Oakland Raiders

73

70
Profile photo of Lawrence McCutcheon

Lawrence McCutcheon

Los Angeles Rams

73

71
Profile photo of Theotis Brown

Theotis Brown

St. Louis Cardinals

73

72
Profile photo of Scott Laidlaw

Scott Laidlaw

Dallas Cowboys

69

73
Profile photo of Mike Williams

Mike Williams

Kansas City Chiefs

69

74
Profile photo of Ron Springs

Ron Springs

Dallas Cowboys

67

75
Profile photo of Nate Simpson

Nate Simpson

Green Bay Packers

66

76
Profile photo of Clarence Harmon

Clarence Harmon

Washington Redskins

65

77
Profile photo of Bruce Harper

Bruce Harper

New York Jets

65

78
Profile photo of Steve Grogan

Steve Grogan

New England Patriots

64

79
Profile photo of Lydell Mitchell

Lydell Mitchell

San Diego Chargers

63

80
Profile photo of Lynn Cain

Lynn Cain

Atlanta Falcons

63

81
Profile photo of Greg Pruitt

Greg Pruitt

Cleveland Browns

62

82
Profile photo of Ken Johnson

Ken Johnson

New York Giants

62

83
Profile photo of Mike Strachan

Mike Strachan

New Orleans Saints

62

84
Profile photo of Don McCauley

Don McCauley

Baltimore Colts

59

85
Profile photo of Johnny Davis

Johnny Davis

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

59

86
Profile photo of Barty Smith

Barty Smith

Green Bay Packers

57

87
Profile photo of Earl Gant

Earl Gant

Kansas City Chiefs

56

88
Profile photo of Calvin Hill

Calvin Hill

Cleveland Browns

53

89
Profile photo of Elvis Peacock

Elvis Peacock

Los Angeles Rams

52

90
Profile photo of Steve Fuller

Steve Fuller

Kansas City Chiefs

50

91
Profile photo of Roosevelt Leaks

Roosevelt Leaks

Baltimore Colts

49

92
Profile photo of Jim Zorn

Jim Zorn

Seattle Seahawks

46

93
Profile photo of Joe Theismann

Joe Theismann

Washington Redskins

46

94
Profile photo of James Mayberry

James Mayberry

Atlanta Falcons

45

95
Profile photo of Brian Sipe

Brian Sipe

Cleveland Browns

45

96
Profile photo of Horace Belton

Horace Belton

Kansas City Chiefs

44

97
Profile photo of Jeff Moore

Jeff Moore

Seattle Seahawks

44

98
Profile photo of Ron Jaworski

Ron Jaworski

Philadelphia Eagles

43

99
Profile photo of Dave Preston

Dave Preston

Denver Broncos

43

100
Profile photo of Andy Johnson

Andy Johnson

New England Patriots

43

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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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