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NFL 1940 Leaders
Rushing Yards

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Profile photo of Whizzer White

Whizzer White

Detroit Lions

514

2
Profile photo of Johnny Drake

Johnny Drake

Cleveland Rams

480

3
Profile photo of Tuffy Leemans

Tuffy Leemans

New York Giants

474

4
Profile photo of Banks McFadden

Banks McFadden

Brooklyn Dodgers

411

5
Profile photo of Dick Todd

Dick Todd

Washington Redskins

408

6
Profile photo of Clarke Hinkle

Clarke Hinkle

Green Bay Packers

383

7
Profile photo of Ray Nolting

Ray Nolting

Chicago Bears

373

8
Profile photo of Joe Maniaci

Joe Maniaci

Chicago Bears

368

9
Profile photo of Parker Hall

Parker Hall

Cleveland Rams

365

10
Profile photo of Marshall Goldberg

Marshall Goldberg

Chicago Cardinals

325

11
Profile photo of Gary Famiglietti

Gary Famiglietti

Chicago Bears

320

12
Profile photo of Pug Manders

Pug Manders

Brooklyn Dodgers

311

13
Profile photo of Ace Parker

Ace Parker

Brooklyn Dodgers

306

14
Profile photo of Howie Weiss

Howie Weiss

Detroit Lions

298

15
Profile photo of Hugh McCullough

Hugh McCullough

Chicago Cardinals

278

16
Profile photo of Andy Uram

Andy Uram

Green Bay Packers

270

17
Profile photo of Cecil Isbell

Cecil Isbell

Green Bay Packers

270

18
Profile photo of Walt Nielsen

Walt Nielsen

New York Giants

269

19
Profile photo of Harry Clarke

Harry Clarke

Chicago Bears

258

20
Profile photo of Jimmy Johnston

Jimmy Johnston

Washington Redskins

256

21
Profile photo of George McAfee

George McAfee

Chicago Bears

253

22
Profile photo of Lou Tomasetti

Lou Tomasetti

Pittsburgh Pirates

246

23
Profile photo of Hank Soar

Hank Soar

New York Giants

246

24
Profile photo of Dick Riffle

Dick Riffle

Philadelphia Eagles

238

25
Profile photo of Dwight Sloan

Dwight Sloan

Detroit Lions

225

26
Profile photo of Sam Francis

Sam Francis

Brooklyn Dodgers

217

27
Profile photo of George Kiick

George Kiick

Pittsburgh Pirates

212

28
Profile photo of Ed Jankowski

Ed Jankowski

Green Bay Packers

211

29
Profile photo of Eddie Miller

Eddie Miller

New York Giants

206

30
Profile photo of Merl Condit

Merl Condit

Pittsburgh Pirates

205

31
Profile photo of Bill Osmanski

Bill Osmanski

Chicago Bears

192

32
Profile photo of Lloyd Cardwell

Lloyd Cardwell

Detroit Lions

186

33
Profile photo of Lloyd Madden

Lloyd Madden

Chicago Cardinals

186

34
Profile photo of Billy Patterson

Billy Patterson

Pittsburgh Pirates

171

35
Profile photo of Bob Seymour

Bob Seymour

Washington Redskins

170

36
Profile photo of Hal Van Every

Hal Van Every

Green Bay Packers

154

37
Profile photo of Mario Tonelli

Mario Tonelli

Chicago Cardinals

148

38
Profile photo of Milt Popovich

Milt Popovich

Chicago Cardinals

138

39
Profile photo of Marty Slovak

Marty Slovak

Cleveland Rams

129

40
Profile photo of Len Barnum

Len Barnum

New York Giants

128

41
Profile photo of Roy Zimmerman

Roy Zimmerman

Washington Redskins

127

42
Profile photo of Frank Filchock

Frank Filchock

Washington Redskins

126

43
Profile photo of Cotton Price

Cotton Price

Detroit Lions

122

44
Profile photo of Larry Buhler

Larry Buhler

Green Bay Packers

118

45
Profile photo of Jim Meade

Jim Meade

Washington Redskins

115

46
Profile photo of Swede Johnston

Swede Johnston

Pittsburgh Pirates

113

47
Profile photo of George Cafego

George Cafego

Brooklyn Dodgers

109

48
Profile photo of Frank Balazs

Frank Balazs

Green Bay Packers

107

49
Profile photo of Elmer Hackney

Elmer Hackney

Philadelphia Eagles

101

50
Profile photo of Wilbur Moore

Wilbur Moore

Washington Redskins

89

51
Profile photo of Johnny Hall

Johnny Hall

Chicago Cardinals

88

52
Profile photo of Ward Cuff

Ward Cuff

New York Giants

86

53
Profile photo of Dick Cassiano

Dick Cassiano

Brooklyn Dodgers

84

54
Profile photo of Boyd Brumbaugh

Boyd Brumbaugh

Pittsburgh Pirates

79

55
Profile photo of Frank Emmons

Frank Emmons

Philadelphia Eagles

77

56
Profile photo of John Cole

John Cole

Philadelphia Eagles

75

57
Profile photo of Olie Cordill

Olie Cordill

Cleveland Rams

73

58
Profile photo of Marty Christiansen

Marty Christiansen

Chicago Cardinals

71

59
Profile photo of Bob Swisher

Bob Swisher

Chicago Bears

70

60
Profile photo of Bill Shepherd

Bill Shepherd

Detroit Lions

67

61
Profile photo of Lou Brock

Lou Brock

Green Bay Packers

60

62
Profile photo of Bill Leckonby

Bill Leckonby

Brooklyn Dodgers

53

63
Profile photo of Joe Bukant

Joe Bukant

Philadelphia Eagles

50

64
Profile photo of Len Janiak

Len Janiak

Cleveland Rams

44

65
Profile photo of Kent Ryan

Kent Ryan

Detroit Lions

42

66
Profile photo of Tommy Thompson

Tommy Thompson

Pittsburgh Pirates

39

67
Profile photo of Ed Justice

Ed Justice

Washington Redskins

34

68
Profile photo of Coley McDonough

Coley McDonough

Pittsburgh Pirates

33

69
Profile photo of Wayne Millner

Wayne Millner

Washington Redskins

31

70
Profile photo of Bob Kellogg

Bob Kellogg

Chicago Cardinals

31

71
Profile photo of Rhoten Shetley

Rhoten Shetley

Brooklyn Dodgers

30

72
Profile photo of Joe Laws

Joe Laws

Green Bay Packers

21

73
Profile photo of Max Krause

Max Krause

Washington Redskins

21

74
Profile photo of Jack Manders

Jack Manders

Chicago Bears

20

75
Profile photo of Kay Eakin

Kay Eakin

New York Giants

20

76
Profile photo of Lee Shaffer

Lee Shaffer

New York Giants

20

77
Profile photo of Ralph Kercheval

Ralph Kercheval

Brooklyn Dodgers

19

78
Profile photo of Beattie Feathers

Beattie Feathers

Green Bay Packers

19

79
Profile photo of Dante Magnani

Dante Magnani

Cleveland Rams

19

80
Profile photo of Gaylon Smith

Gaylon Smith

Cleveland Rams

18

81
Profile photo of Gaynell Tinsley

Gaynell Tinsley

Chicago Cardinals

17

82
Profile photo of Sammy Baugh

Sammy Baugh

Washington Redskins

16

83
Profile photo of Bert Johnson

Bert Johnson

Chicago Cardinals

15

84
Profile photo of Bob Snyder

Bob Snyder

Chicago Bears

12

85
Profile photo of Solly Sherman

Solly Sherman

Chicago Bears

10

86
Profile photo of Al Owen

Al Owen

New York Giants

10

87
Profile photo of Ray McLean

Ray McLean

Chicago Bears

10

88
Profile photo of Larry Craig

Larry Craig

Green Bay Packers

9

89
Profile photo of Beryl Clark

Beryl Clark

Chicago Cardinals

9

90
Profile photo of Jay Arnold

Jay Arnold

Philadelphia Eagles

9

91
Profile photo of Grenny Lansdell

Grenny Lansdell

New York Giants

9

92
Profile photo of Dom Principe

Dom Principe

New York Giants

8

93
Profile photo of Buddy Parker

Buddy Parker

Chicago Cardinals

8

94
Profile photo of Bob Hoffman

Bob Hoffman

Washington Redskins

7

95
Profile photo of Fran Murray

Fran Murray

Philadelphia Eagles

7

96
Profile photo of Theodore Schmitt

Theodore Schmitt

Philadelphia Eagles

6

97
Profile photo of Paul McDonough

Paul McDonough

Cleveland Rams

5

98
Profile photo of Bob Adkins

Bob Adkins

Green Bay Packers

5

99
Profile photo of Frank Zadworney

Frank Zadworney

Brooklyn Dodgers

5

100
Profile photo of Hank Rockwell

Hank Rockwell

Cleveland Rams

5

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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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