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NFL 1940 Leaders
Rushing Attempts

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Profile photo of Whizzer White

Whizzer White

Detroit Lions

146

2
Profile photo of Johnny Drake

Johnny Drake

Cleveland Rams

134

3
Profile photo of Tuffy Leemans

Tuffy Leemans

New York Giants

132

4
Profile photo of Clarke Hinkle

Clarke Hinkle

Green Bay Packers

109

5
Profile photo of Davey O'Brien

Davey O'Brien

Philadelphia Eagles

100

6
Profile photo of Cecil Isbell

Cecil Isbell

Green Bay Packers

97

7
Profile photo of Parker Hall

Parker Hall

Cleveland Rams

94

8
Profile photo of Gary Famiglietti

Gary Famiglietti

Chicago Bears

93

9
Profile photo of Ace Parker

Ace Parker

Brooklyn Dodgers

89

10
Profile photo of Marshall Goldberg

Marshall Goldberg

Chicago Cardinals

87

11
Profile photo of Billy Patterson

Billy Patterson

Pittsburgh Pirates

87

12
Profile photo of Jimmy Johnston

Jimmy Johnston

Washington Redskins

87

13
Profile photo of Banks McFadden

Banks McFadden

Brooklyn Dodgers

85

14
Profile photo of Joe Maniaci

Joe Maniaci

Chicago Bears

84

15
Profile photo of Dick Riffle

Dick Riffle

Philadelphia Eagles

81

16
Profile photo of Hank Soar

Hank Soar

New York Giants

80

17
Profile photo of Pug Manders

Pug Manders

Brooklyn Dodgers

80

18
Profile photo of Howie Weiss

Howie Weiss

Detroit Lions

79

19
Profile photo of Ray Nolting

Ray Nolting

Chicago Bears

78

20
Profile photo of Dick Todd

Dick Todd

Washington Redskins

76

21
Profile photo of Walt Nielsen

Walt Nielsen

New York Giants

73

22
Profile photo of Andy Uram

Andy Uram

Green Bay Packers

71

23
Profile photo of Lou Tomasetti

Lou Tomasetti

Pittsburgh Pirates

68

24
Profile photo of George Kiick

George Kiick

Pittsburgh Pirates

66

25
Profile photo of Eddie Miller

Eddie Miller

New York Giants

65

26
Profile photo of Dwight Sloan

Dwight Sloan

Detroit Lions

58

27
Profile photo of Bob Seymour

Bob Seymour

Washington Redskins

57

28
Profile photo of Hugh McCullough

Hugh McCullough

Chicago Cardinals

57

29
Profile photo of Harry Clarke

Harry Clarke

Chicago Bears

56

30
Profile photo of Marty Slovak

Marty Slovak

Cleveland Rams

53

31
Profile photo of Merl Condit

Merl Condit

Pittsburgh Pirates

52

32
Profile photo of Mario Tonelli

Mario Tonelli

Chicago Cardinals

51

33
Profile photo of Bill Osmanski

Bill Osmanski

Chicago Bears

50

34
Profile photo of Frank Filchock

Frank Filchock

Washington Redskins

50

35
Profile photo of Jim Meade

Jim Meade

Washington Redskins

48

36
Profile photo of Len Barnum

Len Barnum

New York Giants

48

37
Profile photo of Ed Jankowski

Ed Jankowski

Green Bay Packers

48

38
Profile photo of Lloyd Cardwell

Lloyd Cardwell

Detroit Lions

48

39
Profile photo of George McAfee

George McAfee

Chicago Bears

47

40
Profile photo of Sam Francis

Sam Francis

Brooklyn Dodgers

44

41
Profile photo of Cotton Price

Cotton Price

Detroit Lions

42

42
Profile photo of Milt Popovich

Milt Popovich

Chicago Cardinals

41

43
Profile photo of Swede Johnston

Swede Johnston

Pittsburgh Pirates

41

44
Profile photo of George Cafego

George Cafego

Brooklyn Dodgers

41

45
Profile photo of Johnny Hall

Johnny Hall

Chicago Cardinals

41

46
Profile photo of Tommy Thompson

Tommy Thompson

Pittsburgh Pirates

40

47
Profile photo of Beryl Clark

Beryl Clark

Chicago Cardinals

39

48
Profile photo of Hal Van Every

Hal Van Every

Green Bay Packers

38

49
Profile photo of Larry Buhler

Larry Buhler

Green Bay Packers

36

50
Profile photo of Dick Cassiano

Dick Cassiano

Brooklyn Dodgers

35

51
Profile photo of Marty Christiansen

Marty Christiansen

Chicago Cardinals

32

52
Profile photo of Boyd Brumbaugh

Boyd Brumbaugh

Pittsburgh Pirates

32

53
Profile photo of Elmer Hackney

Elmer Hackney

Philadelphia Eagles

32

54
Profile photo of Roy Zimmerman

Roy Zimmerman

Washington Redskins

31

55
Profile photo of Frank Emmons

Frank Emmons

Philadelphia Eagles

29

56
Profile photo of Lloyd Madden

Lloyd Madden

Chicago Cardinals

29

57
Profile photo of John Cole

John Cole

Philadelphia Eagles

26

58
Profile photo of Frank Balazs

Frank Balazs

Green Bay Packers

25

59
Profile photo of Bill Shepherd

Bill Shepherd

Detroit Lions

24

60
Profile photo of Olie Cordill

Olie Cordill

Cleveland Rams

24

61
Profile photo of Sid Luckman

Sid Luckman

Chicago Bears

23

62
Profile photo of Kent Ryan

Kent Ryan

Detroit Lions

22

63
Profile photo of Sammy Baugh

Sammy Baugh

Washington Redskins

20

64
Profile photo of Len Janiak

Len Janiak

Cleveland Rams

19

65
Profile photo of Gaylon Smith

Gaylon Smith

Cleveland Rams

19

66
Profile photo of Bill Leckonby

Bill Leckonby

Brooklyn Dodgers

19

67
Profile photo of Joe Bukant

Joe Bukant

Philadelphia Eagles

18

68
Profile photo of Lou Brock

Lou Brock

Green Bay Packers

18

69
Profile photo of Wilbur Moore

Wilbur Moore

Washington Redskins

15

70
Profile photo of Ward Cuff

Ward Cuff

New York Giants

15

71
Profile photo of Coley McDonough

Coley McDonough

Pittsburgh Pirates

15

72
Profile photo of Bob Swisher

Bob Swisher

Chicago Bears

15

73
Profile photo of Kay Eakin

Kay Eakin

New York Giants

14

74
Profile photo of Foster Watkins

Foster Watkins

Philadelphia Eagles

14

75
Profile photo of Ray McLean

Ray McLean

Chicago Bears

14

76
Profile photo of Ralph Kercheval

Ralph Kercheval

Brooklyn Dodgers

11

77
Profile photo of Dom Principe

Dom Principe

New York Giants

11

78
Profile photo of Bernie Masterson

Bernie Masterson

Chicago Bears

10

79
Profile photo of Bob Kellogg

Bob Kellogg

Chicago Cardinals

9

80
Profile photo of Solly Sherman

Solly Sherman

Chicago Bears

8

81
Profile photo of Jack Manders

Jack Manders

Chicago Bears

8

82
Profile photo of Fran Murray

Fran Murray

Philadelphia Eagles

8

83
Profile photo of Joe Laws

Joe Laws

Green Bay Packers

7

84
Profile photo of Rhoten Shetley

Rhoten Shetley

Brooklyn Dodgers

7

85
Profile photo of Bob Snyder

Bob Snyder

Chicago Bears

7

86
Profile photo of Lee Shaffer

Lee Shaffer

New York Giants

7

87
Profile photo of Dante Magnani

Dante Magnani

Cleveland Rams

7

88
Profile photo of Grenny Lansdell

Grenny Lansdell

New York Giants

7

89
Profile photo of Arnie Herber

Arnie Herber

Green Bay Packers

6

90
Profile photo of Buddy Parker

Buddy Parker

Chicago Cardinals

6

91
Profile photo of Bert Johnson

Bert Johnson

Chicago Cardinals

6

92
Profile photo of Ken Heineman

Ken Heineman

Cleveland Rams

6

93
Profile photo of Beattie Feathers

Beattie Feathers

Green Bay Packers

4

94
Profile photo of Max Krause

Max Krause

Washington Redskins

4

95
Profile photo of Larry Craig

Larry Craig

Green Bay Packers

3

96
Profile photo of Ed Justice

Ed Justice

Washington Redskins

3

97
Profile photo of Bob Hoffman

Bob Hoffman

Washington Redskins

3

98
Profile photo of Wayne Millner

Wayne Millner

Washington Redskins

3

99
Profile photo of Jay Arnold

Jay Arnold

Philadelphia Eagles

3

100
Profile photo of Don Looney

Don Looney

Philadelphia Eagles

2

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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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