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NFL 1965 Leaders
Rushing Attempts

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Profile photo of Jim Brown

Jim Brown

Cleveland Browns

289

2
Profile photo of Jim Taylor

Jim Taylor

Green Bay Packers

207

3
Profile photo of Tucker Frederickson

Tucker Frederickson

New York Giants

195

4
Profile photo of Ken Willard

Ken Willard

San Francisco 49ers

189

5
Profile photo of Don Perkins

Don Perkins

Dallas Cowboys

177

6
Profile photo of Bill Triplett

Bill Triplett

St. Louis Cardinals

174

7
Profile photo of Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers

Chicago Bears

166

8
Profile photo of Bill Brown

Bill Brown

Minnesota Vikings

160

9
Profile photo of Timmy Brown

Timmy Brown

Philadelphia Eagles

158

10
Profile photo of Jerry Hill

Jerry Hill

Baltimore Colts

147

11
Profile photo of Earl Gros

Earl Gros

Philadelphia Eagles

145

12
Profile photo of Charley Taylor

Charley Taylor

Washington Redskins

145

13
Profile photo of Tommy Mason

Tommy Mason

Minnesota Vikings

141

14
Profile photo of Lenny Moore

Lenny Moore

Baltimore Colts

133

15
Profile photo of John David Crow

John David Crow

San Francisco 49ers

132

16
Profile photo of Amos Marsh

Amos Marsh

Detroit Lions

131

17
Profile photo of Dick Hoak

Dick Hoak

Pittsburgh Steelers

131

18
Profile photo of Willis Crenshaw

Willis Crenshaw

St. Louis Cardinals

127

19
Profile photo of Dick Bass

Dick Bass

Los Angeles Rams

121

20
Profile photo of Dan Lewis

Dan Lewis

Washington Redskins

117

21
Profile photo of Joe Don Looney

Joe Don Looney

Detroit Lions

114

22
Profile photo of Ernie Green

Ernie Green

Cleveland Browns

111

23
Profile photo of Mike Lind

Mike Lind

Pittsburgh Steelers

111

24
Profile photo of Nick Pietrosante

Nick Pietrosante

Detroit Lions

107

25
Profile photo of Steve Thurlow

Steve Thurlow

New York Giants

106

26
Profile photo of Jon Arnett

Jon Arnett

Chicago Bears

102

27
Profile photo of Ronnie Bull

Ronnie Bull

Chicago Bears

91

28
Profile photo of Paul Hornung

Paul Hornung

Green Bay Packers

89

29
Profile photo of J.D. Smith

J.D. Smith

Dallas Cowboys

86

30
Profile photo of Phil King

Phil King

Minnesota Vikings

72

31
Profile photo of Les Josephson

Les Josephson

Los Angeles Rams

71

32
Profile photo of Tom Matte

Tom Matte

Baltimore Colts

69

33
Profile photo of Tony Lorick

Tony Lorick

Baltimore Colts

63

34
Profile photo of Andy Livingston

Andy Livingston

Chicago Bears

63

35
Profile photo of Ben Wilson

Ben Wilson

Los Angeles Rams

60

36
Profile photo of Fran Tarkenton

Fran Tarkenton

Minnesota Vikings

56

37
Profile photo of Elijah Pitts

Elijah Pitts

Green Bay Packers

54

38
Profile photo of Perry Lee Dunn

Perry Lee Dunn

Dallas Cowboys

54

39
Profile photo of Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis

San Francisco 49ers

52

40
Profile photo of Tom Moore

Tom Moore

Green Bay Packers

51

41
Profile photo of Billy Ray Barnes

Billy Ray Barnes

Minnesota Vikings

48

42
Profile photo of Clarence Peaks

Clarence Peaks

Pittsburgh Steelers

47

43
Profile photo of Cannonball Butler

Cannonball Butler

Pittsburgh Steelers

46

44
Profile photo of Prentice Gautt

Prentice Gautt

St. Louis Cardinals

44

45
Profile photo of Willie Brown

Willie Brown

Los Angeles Rams

44

46
Profile photo of George Hughley

George Hughley

Washington Redskins

37

47
Profile photo of Leroy Kelly

Leroy Kelly

Cleveland Browns

37

48
Profile photo of Ernie Koy

Ernie Koy

New York Giants

35

49
Profile photo of Don Meredith

Don Meredith

Dallas Cowboys

35

50
Profile photo of Dan Reeves

Dan Reeves

Dallas Cowboys

33

51
Profile photo of Bill Thornton

Bill Thornton

St. Louis Cardinals

31

52
Profile photo of Tom Watkins

Tom Watkins

Detroit Lions

29

53
Profile photo of Rudy Bukich

Rudy Bukich

Chicago Bears

28

54
Profile photo of Dave Kopay

Dave Kopay

San Francisco 49ers

28

55
Profile photo of Tom Woodeshick

Tom Woodeshick

Philadelphia Eagles

28

56
Profile photo of Tom Nowatzke

Tom Nowatzke

Detroit Lions

27

57
Profile photo of Bill Nelsen

Bill Nelsen

Pittsburgh Steelers

26

58
Profile photo of Bill Munson

Bill Munson

Los Angeles Rams

26

59
Profile photo of Terry Baker

Terry Baker

Los Angeles Rams

25

60
Profile photo of Charley Johnson

Charley Johnson

St. Louis Cardinals

25

61
Profile photo of Norm Snead

Norm Snead

Philadelphia Eagles

24

62
Profile photo of Ernie Wheelwright

Ernie Wheelwright

New York Giants

24

63
Profile photo of Roman Gabriel

Roman Gabriel

Los Angeles Rams

23

64
Profile photo of Bobby Felts

Bobby Felts

Two different teams

22

65
Profile photo of Ollie Matson

Ollie Matson

Philadelphia Eagles

22

66
Profile photo of Milt Plum

Milt Plum

Detroit Lions

21

67
Profile photo of Dave Osborn

Dave Osborn

Minnesota Vikings

20

68
Profile photo of Frank Ryan

Frank Ryan

Cleveland Browns

19

69
Profile photo of Joe Childress

Joe Childress

St. Louis Cardinals

19

70
Profile photo of Smith Reed

Smith Reed

New York Giants

19

71
Profile photo of Joe Marconi

Joe Marconi

Chicago Bears

19

72
Profile photo of Bart Starr

Bart Starr

Green Bay Packers

18

73
Profile photo of Chuck Mercein

Chuck Mercein

New York Giants

18

74
Profile photo of Johnny Unitas

Johnny Unitas

Baltimore Colts

17

75
Profile photo of Earl Morrall

Earl Morrall

New York Giants

17

76
Profile photo of Sonny Jurgensen

Sonny Jurgensen

Washington Redskins

17

77
Profile photo of Gary Ballman

Gary Ballman

Pittsburgh Steelers

17

78
Profile photo of John Brodie

John Brodie

San Francisco 49ers

15

79
Profile photo of Theron Sapp

Theron Sapp

Pittsburgh Steelers

14

80
Profile photo of Jim Stiger

Jim Stiger

Two different teams

14

81
Profile photo of Dick Shiner

Dick Shiner

Washington Redskins

12

82
Profile photo of Charlie Scales

Charlie Scales

Cleveland Browns

11

83
Profile photo of Izzy Lang

Izzy Lang

Philadelphia Eagles

10

84
Profile photo of Jack Concannon

Jack Concannon

Philadelphia Eagles

9

85
Profile photo of Frank Clarke

Frank Clarke

Dallas Cowboys

8

86
Profile photo of Tommy Wade

Tommy Wade

Pittsburgh Steelers

8

87
Profile photo of King Hill

King Hill

Philadelphia Eagles

7

88
Profile photo of Bob Briggs

Bob Briggs

Washington Redskins

6

89
Profile photo of Rudy Johnson

Rudy Johnson

San Francisco 49ers

6

90
Profile photo of Gary Cuozzo

Gary Cuozzo

Baltimore Colts

6

91
Profile photo of Mike Curtis

Mike Curtis

Baltimore Colts

6

92
Profile photo of George Mira

George Mira

San Francisco 49ers

5

93
Profile photo of Billy Wade

Billy Wade

Chicago Bears

5

94
Profile photo of Gary Wood

Gary Wood

New York Giants

5

95
Profile photo of Billy Gambrell

Billy Gambrell

St. Louis Cardinals

4

96
Profile photo of Ron Vander Kelen

Ron Vander Kelen

Minnesota Vikings

4

97
Profile photo of Jerry Rhome

Jerry Rhome

Dallas Cowboys

4

98
Profile photo of Jim Ninowski

Jim Ninowski

Cleveland Browns

4

99
Profile photo of Bob Hayes

Bob Hayes

Dallas Cowboys

4

100
Profile photo of Terry Nofsinger

Terry Nofsinger

St. Louis Cardinals

4

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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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