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NFL 1939 Leaders
Rushing Yards

1
Profile photo of Bill Osmanski

Bill Osmanski

Chicago Bears

699

2
Profile photo of Andy Farkas

Andy Farkas

Washington Redskins

547

3
Profile photo of Joe Maniaci

Joe Maniaci

Chicago Bears

544

4
Profile photo of Pug Manders

Pug Manders

Brooklyn Dodgers

482

5
Profile photo of Parker Hall

Parker Hall

Cleveland Rams

458

6
Profile photo of Johnny Drake

Johnny Drake

Cleveland Rams

453

7
Profile photo of Tuffy Leemans

Tuffy Leemans

New York Giants

429

8
Profile photo of Bill Shepherd

Bill Shepherd

Detroit Lions

420

9
Profile photo of Frank Filchock

Frank Filchock

Washington Redskins

413

10
Profile photo of Cecil Isbell

Cecil Isbell

Green Bay Packers

407

11
Profile photo of Clarke Hinkle

Clarke Hinkle

Green Bay Packers

381

12
Profile photo of Boyd Brumbaugh

Boyd Brumbaugh

Two different teams

343

13
Profile photo of Johnny Pingel

Johnny Pingel

Detroit Lions

301

14
Profile photo of Ed Jankowski

Ed Jankowski

Green Bay Packers

278

15
Profile photo of Andy Uram

Andy Uram

Green Bay Packers

272

16
Profile photo of Ace Parker

Ace Parker

Brooklyn Dodgers

271

17
Profile photo of Dick Todd

Dick Todd

Washington Redskins

266

18
Profile photo of Len Barnum

Len Barnum

New York Giants

237

19
Profile photo of Sam Francis

Sam Francis

Two different teams

230

20
Profile photo of Dwight Sloan

Dwight Sloan

Detroit Lions

225

21
Profile photo of Swede Johnston

Swede Johnston

Pittsburgh Pirates

220

22
Profile photo of Dave Smukler

Dave Smukler

Philadelphia Eagles

218

23
Profile photo of Ray Nolting

Ray Nolting

Chicago Bears

216

24
Profile photo of Ace Gutowsky

Ace Gutowsky

Brooklyn Dodgers

202

25
Profile photo of Bob Swisher

Bob Swisher

Chicago Bears

192

26
Profile photo of Joe Laws

Joe Laws

Green Bay Packers

162

27
Profile photo of Hank Soar

Hank Soar

New York Giants

158

28
Profile photo of Marshall Goldberg

Marshall Goldberg

Chicago Cardinals

152

29
Profile photo of Howie Weiss

Howie Weiss

Detroit Lions

150

30
Profile photo of Lloyd Cardwell

Lloyd Cardwell

Detroit Lions

141

31
Profile photo of Carl Littlefield

Carl Littlefield

Pittsburgh Pirates

141

32
Profile photo of Fran Murray

Fran Murray

Philadelphia Eagles

137

33
Profile photo of Joe Bukant

Joe Bukant

Philadelphia Eagles

136

34
Profile photo of Marty Slovak

Marty Slovak

Cleveland Rams

135

35
Profile photo of Sam Agee

Sam Agee

Chicago Cardinals

133

36
Profile photo of Gary Famiglietti

Gary Famiglietti

Chicago Bears

128

37
Profile photo of Kink Richards

Kink Richards

New York Giants

117

38
Profile photo of Ward Cuff

Ward Cuff

New York Giants

102

39
Profile photo of Wilbur Moore

Wilbur Moore

Washington Redskins

100

40
Profile photo of Eddie Miller

Eddie Miller

New York Giants

99

41
Profile photo of Ralph Kercheval

Ralph Kercheval

Brooklyn Dodgers

99

42
Profile photo of Gaylon Smith

Gaylon Smith

Cleveland Rams

98

43
Profile photo of Jack Robbins

Jack Robbins

Chicago Cardinals

97

44
Profile photo of Hugh McCullough

Hugh McCullough

Pittsburgh Pirates

96

45
Profile photo of Bert Johnson

Bert Johnson

Two different teams

95

46
Profile photo of Bull Karcis

Bull Karcis

New York Giants

93

47
Profile photo of Bob MacLeod

Bob MacLeod

Chicago Bears

88

48
Profile photo of Emmett Mortell

Emmett Mortell

Philadelphia Eagles

88

49
Profile photo of Lou Tomasetti

Lou Tomasetti

Pittsburgh Pirates

86

50
Profile photo of Frank Patrick

Frank Patrick

Chicago Cardinals

84

51
Profile photo of Jim McDonald

Jim McDonald

Detroit Lions

80

52
Profile photo of Milt Popovich

Milt Popovich

Chicago Cardinals

78

53
Profile photo of Coley McDonough

Coley McDonough

Two different teams

75

54
Profile photo of George Faust

George Faust

Chicago Cardinals

71

55
Profile photo of Ray Carnelly

Ray Carnelly

Brooklyn Dodgers

64

56
Profile photo of Ev Fisher

Ev Fisher

Chicago Cardinals

63

57
Profile photo of Don Irwin

Don Irwin

Washington Redskins

63

58
Profile photo of Jack Manders

Jack Manders

Chicago Bears

63

59
Profile photo of Dick Riffle

Dick Riffle

Philadelphia Eagles

61

60
Profile photo of Jimmy German

Jimmy German

Washington Redskins

58

61
Profile photo of Len Janiak

Len Janiak

Brooklyn Dodgers

56

62
Profile photo of Bob Snyder

Bob Snyder

Chicago Bears

56

63
Profile photo of Ed Justice

Ed Justice

Washington Redskins

56

64
Profile photo of Darrell Tully

Darrell Tully

Detroit Lions

50

65
Profile photo of Jimmy Johnston

Jimmy Johnston

Washington Redskins

47

66
Profile photo of Fred Vanzo

Fred Vanzo

Detroit Lions

46

67
Profile photo of Sammy Baugh

Sammy Baugh

Washington Redskins

46

68
Profile photo of Sid Luckman

Sid Luckman

Chicago Bears

42

69
Profile photo of Kent Ryan

Kent Ryan

Detroit Lions

41

70
Profile photo of Frank Balazs

Frank Balazs

Green Bay Packers

41

71
Profile photo of Bob Masters

Bob Masters

Pittsburgh Pirates

39

72
Profile photo of Buddy Parker

Buddy Parker

Chicago Cardinals

37

73
Profile photo of Billy Patterson

Billy Patterson

Chicago Bears

34

74
Profile photo of Jim Meade

Jim Meade

Washington Redskins

34

75
Profile photo of Ed Cherry

Ed Cherry

Two different teams

30

76
Profile photo of Bill McRaven

Bill McRaven

Cleveland Rams

29

77
Profile photo of Bill Davidson

Bill Davidson

Pittsburgh Pirates

27

78
Profile photo of Don Hutson

Don Hutson

Green Bay Packers

26

79
Profile photo of Bill Lazetich

Bill Lazetich

Cleveland Rams

23

80
Profile photo of Max Krause

Max Krause

Washington Redskins

23

81
Profile photo of Ed Danowski

Ed Danowski

New York Giants

21

82
Profile photo of Beattie Feathers

Beattie Feathers

Brooklyn Dodgers

21

83
Profile photo of Doug Russell

Doug Russell

Two different teams

21

84
Profile photo of Maury Patt

Maury Patt

Cleveland Rams

20

85
Profile photo of Jim Benton

Jim Benton

Cleveland Rams

19

86
Profile photo of Ernie Pinckert

Ernie Pinckert

Washington Redskins

17

87
Profile photo of Corby Davis

Corby Davis

Cleveland Rams

15

88
Profile photo of Dick Nardi

Dick Nardi

Two different teams

15

89
Profile photo of Dick Schweidler

Dick Schweidler

Chicago Bears

15

90
Profile photo of Wayne Millner

Wayne Millner

Washington Redskins

12

91
Profile photo of Al Owen

Al Owen

New York Giants

11

92
Profile photo of Paul Szakash

Paul Szakash

Detroit Lions

11

93
Profile photo of Tuffy Thompson

Tuffy Thompson

Green Bay Packers

9

94
Profile photo of Monk Moscrip

Monk Moscrip

Detroit Lions

8

95
Profile photo of Gordon Gore

Gordon Gore

Detroit Lions

7

96
Profile photo of Bill Moore

Bill Moore

Detroit Lions

7

97
Profile photo of Drew Ellis

Drew Ellis

Philadelphia Eagles

6

98
Profile photo of Stan Kosel

Stan Kosel

Brooklyn Dodgers

6

99
Profile photo of Larry Craig

Larry Craig

Green Bay Packers

6

100
Profile photo of Lee Shaffer

Lee Shaffer

New York Giants

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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