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NFL 1956 Leaders
Rushing Yards

1
Profile photo of Rick Casares

Rick Casares

Chicago Bears

1,126

2
Profile photo of Ollie Matson

Ollie Matson

Chicago Cardinals

924

3
Profile photo of Hugh McElhenny

Hugh McElhenny

San Francisco 49ers

916

4
Profile photo of Alan Ameche

Alan Ameche

Baltimore Colts

858

5
Profile photo of Frank Gifford

Frank Gifford

New York Giants

819

6
Profile photo of Preston Carpenter

Preston Carpenter

Cleveland Browns

756

7
Profile photo of Alex Webster

Alex Webster

New York Giants

694

8
Profile photo of Lenny Moore

Lenny Moore

Baltimore Colts

649

9
Profile photo of Johnny Olszewski

Johnny Olszewski

Chicago Cardinals

598

10
Profile photo of Leo Elter

Leo Elter

Washington Redskins

544

11
Profile photo of Ron Waller

Ron Waller

Los Angeles Rams

543

12
Profile photo of Joe Perry

Joe Perry

San Francisco 49ers

520

13
Profile photo of Tank Younger

Tank Younger

Los Angeles Rams

518

14
Profile photo of Mel Triplett

Mel Triplett

New York Giants

515

15
Profile photo of Gene Gedman

Gene Gedman

Detroit Lions

479

16
Profile photo of Fran Rogel

Fran Rogel

Pittsburgh Steelers

476

17
Profile photo of Tommy Wilson

Tommy Wilson

Los Angeles Rams

470

18
Profile photo of Ken Keller

Ken Keller

Philadelphia Eagles

433

19
Profile photo of Ed Modzelewski

Ed Modzelewski

Cleveland Browns

431

20
Profile photo of Howard Cassady

Howard Cassady

Detroit Lions

413

21
Profile photo of Tobin Rote

Tobin Rote

Green Bay Packers

398

22
Profile photo of Don McIlhenny

Don McIlhenny

Detroit Lions

372

23
Profile photo of Howie Ferguson

Howie Ferguson

Green Bay Packers

367

24
Profile photo of Leon Hart

Leon Hart

Detroit Lions

348

25
Profile photo of Fred Morrison

Fred Morrison

Cleveland Browns

340

26
Profile photo of Tommy Runnels

Tommy Runnels

Washington Redskins

334

27
Profile photo of Don Schaefer

Don Schaefer

Philadelphia Eagles

320

28
Profile photo of Perry Jeter

Perry Jeter

Chicago Bears

316

29
Profile photo of John Henry Johnson

John Henry Johnson

San Francisco 49ers

301

30
Profile photo of Joe Marconi

Joe Marconi

Los Angeles Rams

298

31
Profile photo of Sid Watson

Sid Watson

Pittsburgh Steelers

298

32
Profile photo of Dick James

Dick James

Washington Redskins

280

33
Profile photo of Bobby Watkins

Bobby Watkins

Chicago Bears

276

34
Profile photo of John Hoffman

John Hoffman

Chicago Bears

272

35
Profile photo of Billy Vessels

Billy Vessels

Baltimore Colts

215

36
Profile photo of Fred Cone

Fred Cone

Green Bay Packers

211

37
Profile photo of Joe Childress

Joe Childress

Chicago Cardinals

203

38
Profile photo of Al Carmichael

Al Carmichael

Green Bay Packers

199

39
Profile photo of Billy Wells

Billy Wells

Washington Redskins

185

40
Profile photo of L.G. Dupre

L.G. Dupre

Baltimore Colts

182

41
Profile photo of Bobby Layne

Bobby Layne

Detroit Lions

169

42
Profile photo of Ed Brown

Ed Brown

Chicago Bears

164

43
Profile photo of Dale Atkeson

Dale Atkeson

Washington Redskins

163

44
Profile photo of Dick Bielski

Dick Bielski

Philadelphia Eagles

162

45
Profile photo of Lamar McHan

Lamar McHan

Chicago Cardinals

161

46
Profile photo of Johnny Unitas

Johnny Unitas

Baltimore Colts

155

47
Profile photo of Ted Marchibroda

Ted Marchibroda

Pittsburgh Steelers

152

48
Profile photo of Hal Giancanelli

Hal Giancanelli

Philadelphia Eagles

148

49
Profile photo of J.C. Caroline

J.C. Caroline

Chicago Bears

141

50
Profile photo of Lou Baldacci

Lou Baldacci

Pittsburgh Steelers

140

51
Profile photo of Maurice Bassett

Maurice Bassett

Cleveland Browns

129

52
Profile photo of Joe Johnson

Joe Johnson

Green Bay Packers

129

53
Profile photo of Ted Wegert

Ted Wegert

Philadelphia Eagles

127

54
Profile photo of Lynn Chandnois

Lynn Chandnois

Pittsburgh Steelers

118

55
Profile photo of Sam Baker

Sam Baker

Washington Redskins

117

56
Profile photo of Dave Mann

Dave Mann

Chicago Cardinals

116

57
Profile photo of Al Dorow

Al Dorow

Washington Redskins

105

58
Profile photo of Billy Wade

Billy Wade

Los Angeles Rams

93

59
Profile photo of Charlie Shepard

Charlie Shepard

Pittsburgh Steelers

91

60
Profile photo of Gene Filipski

Gene Filipski

New York Giants

85

61
Profile photo of Bill Bowman

Bill Bowman

Detroit Lions

84

62
Profile photo of Royce Womble

Royce Womble

Baltimore Colts

72

63
Profile photo of Will Berzinski

Will Berzinski

Philadelphia Eagles

72

64
Profile photo of Y.A. Tittle

Y.A. Tittle

San Francisco 49ers

67

65
Profile photo of Jug Girard

Jug Girard

Detroit Lions

67

66
Profile photo of Harland Carl

Harland Carl

Chicago Bears

66

67
Profile photo of Babe Parilli

Babe Parilli

Cleveland Browns

65

68
Profile photo of George Shaw

George Shaw

Baltimore Colts

63

69
Profile photo of Adrian Burk

Adrian Burk

Philadelphia Eagles

61

70
Profile photo of Bobby Thomason

Bobby Thomason

Philadelphia Eagles

48

71
Profile photo of George Blanda

George Blanda

Chicago Bears

47

72
Profile photo of Jim Root

Jim Root

Chicago Cardinals

45

73
Profile photo of Jack Losch

Jack Losch

Green Bay Packers

43

74
Profile photo of Tommy O'Connell

Tommy O'Connell

Cleveland Browns

40

75
Profile photo of Breezy Reid

Breezy Reid

Green Bay Packers

39

76
Profile photo of Lowell Perry

Lowell Perry

Pittsburgh Steelers

37

77
Profile photo of Don Bingham

Don Bingham

Chicago Bears

36

78
Profile photo of Bart Starr

Bart Starr

Green Bay Packers

35

79
Profile photo of Brad Myers

Brad Myers

Los Angeles Rams

33

80
Profile photo of Tom Tracy

Tom Tracy

Detroit Lions

32

81
Profile photo of Billy Kinard

Billy Kinard

Cleveland Browns

27

82
Profile photo of Henry Ford

Henry Ford

Pittsburgh Steelers

26

83
Profile photo of Skeets Quinlan

Skeets Quinlan

Two different teams

25

84
Profile photo of Ray Renfro

Ray Renfro

Cleveland Browns

24

85
Profile photo of Harlon Hill

Harlon Hill

Chicago Bears

24

86
Profile photo of Jack Scarbath

Jack Scarbath

Pittsburgh Steelers

19

87
Profile photo of George Ratterman

George Ratterman

Cleveland Browns

19

88
Profile photo of Harry Gilmer

Harry Gilmer

Detroit Lions

19

89
Profile photo of Dicky Moegle

Dicky Moegle

San Francisco 49ers

18

90
Profile photo of Bob Smith

Bob Smith

Two different teams

18

91
Profile photo of Charlie Conerly

Charlie Conerly

New York Giants

11

92
Profile photo of Yale Lary

Yale Lary

Detroit Lions

10

93
Profile photo of Earl Morrall

Earl Morrall

San Francisco 49ers

10

94
Profile photo of Dave Middleton

Dave Middleton

Detroit Lions

9

95
Profile photo of Dorne Dibble

Dorne Dibble

Detroit Lions

8

96
Profile photo of Rudy Bukich

Rudy Bukich

Los Angeles Rams

8

97
Profile photo of Don Chandler

Don Chandler

New York Giants

7

98
Profile photo of Dick Young

Dick Young

Baltimore Colts

7

99
Profile photo of Eddie LeBaron

Eddie LeBaron

Washington Redskins

6

100
Profile photo of Jerry Planutis

Jerry Planutis

Washington Redskins

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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