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NFL 1979 Leaders
Rushing Yards

1
Profile photo of Earl Campbell

Earl Campbell

Houston Oilers

1,697

2
Profile photo of Walter Payton

Walter Payton

Chicago Bears

1,610

3
Profile photo of Ottis Anderson

Ottis Anderson

St. Louis Cardinals

1,605

4
Profile photo of Wilbert Montgomery

Wilbert Montgomery

Philadelphia Eagles

1,512

5
Profile photo of Mike Pruitt

Mike Pruitt

Cleveland Browns

1,294

6
Profile photo of Ricky Bell

Ricky Bell

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1,263

7
Profile photo of Chuck Muncie

Chuck Muncie

New Orleans Saints

1,198

8
Profile photo of Franco Harris

Franco Harris

Pittsburgh Steelers

1,186

9
Profile photo of John Riggins

John Riggins

Washington Redskins

1,153

10
Profile photo of Wendell Tyler

Wendell Tyler

Los Angeles Rams

1,109

11
Profile photo of Tony Dorsett

Tony Dorsett

Dallas Cowboys

1,107

12
Profile photo of William Andrews

William Andrews

Atlanta Falcons

1,023

13
Profile photo of Clark Gaines

Clark Gaines

New York Jets

905

14
Profile photo of Joe Washington

Joe Washington

Baltimore Colts

884

15
Profile photo of Pete Johnson

Pete Johnson

Cincinnati Bengals

865

16
Profile photo of Larry Csonka

Larry Csonka

Miami Dolphins

837

17
Profile photo of Mark van Eeghen

Mark van Eeghen

Oakland Raiders

818

18
Profile photo of Sherman Smith

Sherman Smith

Seattle Seahawks

775

19
Profile photo of Scott Dierking

Scott Dierking

New York Jets

767

20
Profile photo of Ted McKnight

Ted McKnight

Kansas City Chiefs

755

21
Profile photo of Clarence Williams

Clarence Williams

San Diego Chargers

752

22
Profile photo of Tony Galbreath

Tony Galbreath

New Orleans Saints

708

23
Profile photo of Rickey Young

Rickey Young

Minnesota Vikings

708

24
Profile photo of Delvin Williams

Delvin Williams

Miami Dolphins

703

25
Profile photo of Billy Taylor

Billy Taylor

New York Giants

700

26
Profile photo of Jerry Eckwood

Jerry Eckwood

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

690

27
Profile photo of Archie Griffin

Archie Griffin

Cincinnati Bengals

688

28
Profile photo of Dexter Bussey

Dexter Bussey

Detroit Lions

625

29
Profile photo of Cullen Bryant

Cullen Bryant

Los Angeles Rams

619

30
Profile photo of Doug Kotar

Doug Kotar

New York Giants

616

31
Profile photo of Paul Hofer

Paul Hofer

San Francisco 49ers

615

32
Profile photo of Sidney Thornton

Sidney Thornton

Pittsburgh Steelers

585

33
Profile photo of Curtis Brown

Curtis Brown

Buffalo Bills

574

34
Profile photo of Sam Cunningham

Sam Cunningham

New England Patriots

563

35
Profile photo of Ted Brown

Ted Brown

Minnesota Vikings

551

36
Profile photo of Horace Ivory

Horace Ivory

New England Patriots

522

37
Profile photo of Leroy Harris

Leroy Harris

Philadelphia Eagles

504

38
Profile photo of Dan Doornink

Dan Doornink

Seattle Seahawks

500

39
Profile photo of Terdell Middleton

Terdell Middleton

Green Bay Packers

495

40
Profile photo of Terry Miller

Terry Miller

Buffalo Bills

484

41
Profile photo of Benny Malone

Benny Malone

Washington Redskins

472

42
Profile photo of O.J. Simpson

O.J. Simpson

San Francisco 49ers

460

43
Profile photo of Don Calhoun

Don Calhoun

New England Patriots

456

44
Profile photo of Otis Armstrong

Otis Armstrong

Denver Broncos

453

45
Profile photo of Robert Newhouse

Robert Newhouse

Dallas Cowboys

449

46
Profile photo of Tony Reed

Tony Reed

Kansas City Chiefs

446

47
Profile photo of Kevin Long

Kevin Long

New York Jets

442

48
Profile photo of Rocky Bleier

Rocky Bleier

Pittsburgh Steelers

434

49
Profile photo of Dave Williams

Dave Williams

Chicago Bears

401

50
Profile photo of Eric Torkelson

Eric Torkelson

Green Bay Packers

401

51
Profile photo of Jim Jensen

Jim Jensen

Denver Broncos

400

52
Profile photo of Arthur Whittington

Arthur Whittington

Oakland Raiders

397

53
Profile photo of Bubba Bean

Bubba Bean

Atlanta Falcons

393

54
Profile photo of Wayne Morris

Wayne Morris

St. Louis Cardinals

387

55
Profile photo of Gary Davis

Gary Davis

Miami Dolphins

383

56
Profile photo of Wilbur Jackson

Wilbur Jackson

San Francisco 49ers

375

57
Profile photo of Rob Lytle

Rob Lytle

Denver Broncos

371

58
Profile photo of Steve Grogan

Steve Grogan

New England Patriots

368

59
Profile photo of Rob Carpenter

Rob Carpenter

Houston Oilers

355

60
Profile photo of Mike Thomas

Mike Thomas

San Diego Chargers

353

61
Profile photo of Rick Kane

Rick Kane

Detroit Lions

332

62
Profile photo of Jon Keyworth

Jon Keyworth

Denver Broncos

323

63
Profile photo of Roland Hooks

Roland Hooks

Buffalo Bills

320

64
Profile photo of Tim Wilson

Tim Wilson

Houston Oilers

319

65
Profile photo of Theotis Brown

Theotis Brown

St. Louis Cardinals

318

66
Profile photo of Bo Robinson

Bo Robinson

Detroit Lions

302

67
Profile photo of Lynn Cain

Lynn Cain

Atlanta Falcons

295

68
Profile photo of Don Hardeman

Don Hardeman

Baltimore Colts

292

69
Profile photo of Charles Alexander

Charles Alexander

Cincinnati Bengals

286

70
Profile photo of Bruce Harper

Bruce Harper

New York Jets

282

71
Profile photo of Jim Zorn

Jim Zorn

Seattle Seahawks

279

72
Profile photo of Mike Strachan

Mike Strachan

New Orleans Saints

276

73
Profile photo of Clarence Harmon

Clarence Harmon

Washington Redskins

267

74
Profile photo of Steve Fuller

Steve Fuller

Kansas City Chiefs

264

75
Profile photo of Mike Williams

Mike Williams

Kansas City Chiefs

261

76
Profile photo of Derrick Jensen

Derrick Jensen

Oakland Raiders

251

77
Profile photo of Ron Springs

Ron Springs

Dallas Cowboys

248

78
Profile photo of Lawrence McCutcheon

Lawrence McCutcheon

Los Angeles Rams

243

79
Profile photo of Steve Atkins

Steve Atkins

Green Bay Packers

239

80
Profile photo of Scott Laidlaw

Scott Laidlaw

Dallas Cowboys

236

81
Profile photo of Ken Anderson

Ken Anderson

Cincinnati Bengals

235

82
Profile photo of Nate Simpson

Nate Simpson

Green Bay Packers

235

83
Profile photo of Greg Pruitt

Greg Pruitt

Cleveland Browns

233

84
Profile photo of Arnold Morgado

Arnold Morgado

Kansas City Chiefs

231

85
Profile photo of Elvis Peacock

Elvis Peacock

Los Angeles Rams

224

86
Profile photo of Chuck Foreman

Chuck Foreman

Minnesota Vikings

223

87
Profile photo of Johnny Davis

Johnny Davis

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

221

88
Profile photo of Cleo Miller

Cleo Miller

Cleveland Browns

213

89
Profile photo of Lydell Mitchell

Lydell Mitchell

San Diego Chargers

211

90
Profile photo of Haskel Stanback

Haskel Stanback

Atlanta Falcons

202

91
Profile photo of Barty Smith

Barty Smith

Green Bay Packers

201

92
Profile photo of Earl Gant

Earl Gant

Kansas City Chiefs

196

93
Profile photo of James Mayberry

James Mayberry

Atlanta Falcons

193

94
Profile photo of Calvin Hill

Calvin Hill

Cleveland Browns

193

95
Profile photo of Booker Russell

Booker Russell

Oakland Raiders

190

96
Profile photo of Archie Manning

Archie Manning

New Orleans Saints

186

97
Profile photo of Joe Theismann

Joe Theismann

Washington Redskins

181

98
Profile photo of Brian Sipe

Brian Sipe

Cleveland Browns

178

99
Profile photo of Al Hunter

Al Hunter

Seattle Seahawks

174

100
Profile photo of Roger Staubach

Roger Staubach

Dallas Cowboys

172

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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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