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NFL 1961 Leaders
Rushing TD

1
Profile photo of Jim Taylor

Jim Taylor

Green Bay Packers

15

2
Profile photo of Billy Kilmer

Billy Kilmer

San Francisco 49ers

10

3
Profile photo of Rick Casares

Rick Casares

Chicago Bears

8

4
Profile photo of J.D. Smith

J.D. Smith

San Francisco 49ers

8

5
Profile photo of Jim Brown

Jim Brown

Cleveland Browns

8

6
Profile photo of Paul Hornung

Paul Hornung

Green Bay Packers

8

7
Profile photo of Lenny Moore

Lenny Moore

Baltimore Colts

7

8
Profile photo of Bob Gaiters

Bob Gaiters

New York Giants

6

9
Profile photo of John Henry Johnson

John Henry Johnson

Pittsburgh Steelers

6

10
Profile photo of Fran Tarkenton

Fran Tarkenton

Minnesota Vikings

5

11
Profile photo of Bobby Mitchell

Bobby Mitchell

Cleveland Browns

5

12
Profile photo of Clarence Peaks

Clarence Peaks

Philadelphia Eagles

5

13
Profile photo of Nick Pietrosante

Nick Pietrosante

Detroit Lions

5

14
Profile photo of Jim Ninowski

Jim Ninowski

Detroit Lions

5

15
Profile photo of Don Perkins

Don Perkins

Dallas Cowboys

4

16
Profile photo of Dan Lewis

Dan Lewis

Detroit Lions

4

17
Profile photo of Alex Hawkins

Alex Hawkins

Baltimore Colts

4

18
Profile photo of Jon Arnett

Jon Arnett

Los Angeles Rams

4

19
Profile photo of Dick Bass

Dick Bass

Los Angeles Rams

4

20
Profile photo of Willie Galimore

Willie Galimore

Chicago Bears

4

21
Profile photo of Joe Marconi

Joe Marconi

Los Angeles Rams

3

22
Profile photo of Norm Snead

Norm Snead

Washington Redskins

3

23
Profile photo of Bob Waters

Bob Waters

San Francisco 49ers

3

24
Profile photo of Zeke Bratkowski

Zeke Bratkowski

Los Angeles Rams

3

25
Profile photo of Joe Perry

Joe Perry

Baltimore Colts

3

26
Profile photo of Tommy Mason

Tommy Mason

Minnesota Vikings

3

27
Profile photo of Hugh McElhenny

Hugh McElhenny

Minnesota Vikings

3

28
Profile photo of Y.A. Tittle

Y.A. Tittle

New York Giants

3

29
Profile photo of Dick James

Dick James

Washington Redskins

3

30
Profile photo of Prentice Gautt

Prentice Gautt

St. Louis Cardinals

3

31
Profile photo of Ted Dean

Ted Dean

Philadelphia Eagles

2

32
Profile photo of Billy Wade

Billy Wade

Chicago Bears

2

33
Profile photo of Rudy Bukich

Rudy Bukich

Pittsburgh Steelers

2

34
Profile photo of Don Bosseler

Don Bosseler

Washington Redskins

2

35
Profile photo of Tom Tracy

Tom Tracy

Pittsburgh Steelers

2

36
Profile photo of Alex Webster

Alex Webster

New York Giants

2

37
Profile photo of John Brodie

John Brodie

San Francisco 49ers

2

38
Profile photo of Ray Hayes

Ray Hayes

Minnesota Vikings

2

39
Profile photo of Johnny Unitas

Johnny Unitas

Baltimore Colts

2

40
Profile photo of Ollie Matson

Ollie Matson

Los Angeles Rams

2

41
Profile photo of Frank Mestnik

Frank Mestnik

St. Louis Cardinals

1

42
Profile photo of Mal Hammack

Mal Hammack

St. Louis Cardinals

1

43
Profile photo of Joel Wells

Joel Wells

New York Giants

1

44
Profile photo of Taz Anderson

Taz Anderson

St. Louis Cardinals

1

45
Profile photo of Bobby Franklin

Bobby Franklin

Cleveland Browns

1

46
Profile photo of John David Crow

John David Crow

St. Louis Cardinals

1

47
Profile photo of Theron Sapp

Theron Sapp

Philadelphia Eagles

1

48
Profile photo of Milt Plum

Milt Plum

Cleveland Browns

1

49
Profile photo of Ken Webb

Ken Webb

Detroit Lions

1

50
Profile photo of Amos Marsh

Amos Marsh

Dallas Cowboys

1

51
Profile photo of John Roach

John Roach

Green Bay Packers

1

52
Profile photo of Tommy Wilson

Tommy Wilson

Los Angeles Rams

1

53
Profile photo of Joe Morrison

Joe Morrison

New York Giants

1

54
Profile photo of Don Meredith

Don Meredith

Dallas Cowboys

1

55
Profile photo of Jim Cunningham

Jim Cunningham

Washington Redskins

1

56
Profile photo of Mel Triplett

Mel Triplett

Minnesota Vikings

1

57
Profile photo of Howard Cassady

Howard Cassady

Detroit Lions

1

58
Profile photo of J.W. Lockett

J.W. Lockett

Two different teams

1

59
Profile photo of John Adams

John Adams

Chicago Bears

1

60
Profile photo of Bill Cooper

Bill Cooper

San Francisco 49ers

1

61
Profile photo of C.R. Roberts

C.R. Roberts

San Francisco 49ers

1

62
Profile photo of Bart Starr

Bart Starr

Green Bay Packers

1

63
Profile photo of Timmy Brown

Timmy Brown

Philadelphia Eagles

1

64
Profile photo of Ralph Guglielmi

Ralph Guglielmi

St. Louis Cardinals

1

65
Profile photo of Charlie Bivins

Charlie Bivins

Chicago Bears

1

66
Profile photo of Jim Welch

Jim Welch

Baltimore Colts

1

67
Profile photo of Tom Moore

Tom Moore

Green Bay Packers

1

68
Profile photo of Elijah Pitts

Elijah Pitts

Green Bay Packers

1

69
Profile photo of Billy Ray Barnes

Billy Ray Barnes

Philadelphia Eagles

1

70
Profile photo of Buddy Dial

Buddy Dial

Pittsburgh Steelers

0

71
Profile photo of Allan Webb

Allan Webb

New York Giants

0

72
Profile photo of Brady Keys

Brady Keys

Pittsburgh Steelers

0

73
Profile photo of Lamar McHan

Lamar McHan

Baltimore Colts

0

74
Profile photo of Charlie Conerly

Charlie Conerly

New York Giants

0

75
Profile photo of Del Shofner

Del Shofner

New York Giants

0

76
Profile photo of Sam Horner

Sam Horner

Washington Redskins

0

77
Profile photo of Johnny Olszewski

Johnny Olszewski

Detroit Lions

0

78
Profile photo of Pete Retzlaff

Pete Retzlaff

Philadelphia Eagles

0

79
Profile photo of Earl Morrall

Earl Morrall

Detroit Lions

0

80
Profile photo of Mike Mercer

Mike Mercer

Minnesota Vikings

0

81
Profile photo of Yale Lary

Yale Lary

Detroit Lions

0

82
Profile photo of Charley Johnson

Charley Johnson

St. Louis Cardinals

0

83
Profile photo of Tom Matte

Tom Matte

Baltimore Colts

0

84
Profile photo of Ed Brown

Ed Brown

Chicago Bears

0

85
Profile photo of King Hill

King Hill

Philadelphia Eagles

0

86
Profile photo of Bobby Joe Green

Bobby Joe Green

Pittsburgh Steelers

0

87
Profile photo of Terry Barr

Terry Barr

Detroit Lions

0

88
Profile photo of Terry Nofsinger

Terry Nofsinger

Pittsburgh Steelers

0

89
Profile photo of Merrill Douglas

Merrill Douglas

Dallas Cowboys

0

90
Profile photo of Don McIlhenny

Don McIlhenny

Two different teams

0

91
Profile photo of Bobby Joe Conrad

Bobby Joe Conrad

St. Louis Cardinals

0

92
Profile photo of Jamie Caleb

Jamie Caleb

Minnesota Vikings

0

93
Profile photo of Billy Howton

Billy Howton

Dallas Cowboys

0

94
Profile photo of Bobby Layne

Bobby Layne

Pittsburgh Steelers

0

95
Profile photo of Mike Sommer

Mike Sommer

Two different teams

0

96
Profile photo of Doug Mayberry

Doug Mayberry

Minnesota Vikings

0

97
Profile photo of Charlie Scales

Charlie Scales

Pittsburgh Steelers

0

98
Profile photo of Dick Hoak

Dick Hoak

Pittsburgh Steelers

0

99
Profile photo of Preston Powell

Preston Powell

Cleveland Browns

0

100
Profile photo of Lee Grosscup

Lee Grosscup

New York Giants

0

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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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