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NFL 1965 Leaders
Rushing Yards

1
Profile photo of Jim Brown

Jim Brown

Cleveland Browns

1,544

2
Profile photo of Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers

Chicago Bears

867

3
Profile photo of Timmy Brown

Timmy Brown

Philadelphia Eagles

861

4
Profile photo of Ken Willard

Ken Willard

San Francisco 49ers

778

5
Profile photo of Jim Taylor

Jim Taylor

Green Bay Packers

734

6
Profile photo of Bill Brown

Bill Brown

Minnesota Vikings

699

7
Profile photo of Don Perkins

Don Perkins

Dallas Cowboys

690

8
Profile photo of Tucker Frederickson

Tucker Frederickson

New York Giants

659

9
Profile photo of Bill Triplett

Bill Triplett

St. Louis Cardinals

617

10
Profile photo of Tommy Mason

Tommy Mason

Minnesota Vikings

597

11
Profile photo of Dick Bass

Dick Bass

Los Angeles Rams

549

12
Profile photo of Jerry Hill

Jerry Hill

Baltimore Colts

516

13
Profile photo of John David Crow

John David Crow

San Francisco 49ers

514

14
Profile photo of Amos Marsh

Amos Marsh

Detroit Lions

495

15
Profile photo of Earl Gros

Earl Gros

Philadelphia Eagles

479

16
Profile photo of Lenny Moore

Lenny Moore

Baltimore Colts

464

17
Profile photo of Steve Thurlow

Steve Thurlow

New York Giants

440

18
Profile photo of Willis Crenshaw

Willis Crenshaw

St. Louis Cardinals

437

19
Profile photo of Ernie Green

Ernie Green

Cleveland Browns

436

20
Profile photo of Dick Hoak

Dick Hoak

Pittsburgh Steelers

426

21
Profile photo of Ronnie Bull

Ronnie Bull

Chicago Bears

417

22
Profile photo of Charley Taylor

Charley Taylor

Washington Redskins

402

23
Profile photo of Mike Lind

Mike Lind

Pittsburgh Steelers

375

24
Profile photo of Nick Pietrosante

Nick Pietrosante

Detroit Lions

374

25
Profile photo of Andy Livingston

Andy Livingston

Chicago Bears

363

26
Profile photo of Jon Arnett

Jon Arnett

Chicago Bears

363

27
Profile photo of Phil King

Phil King

Minnesota Vikings

356

28
Profile photo of Joe Don Looney

Joe Don Looney

Detroit Lions

356

29
Profile photo of Fran Tarkenton

Fran Tarkenton

Minnesota Vikings

356

30
Profile photo of Dan Lewis

Dan Lewis

Washington Redskins

343

31
Profile photo of Paul Hornung

Paul Hornung

Green Bay Packers

299

32
Profile photo of Tony Lorick

Tony Lorick

Baltimore Colts

296

33
Profile photo of J.D. Smith

J.D. Smith

Dallas Cowboys

295

34
Profile photo of Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis

San Francisco 49ers

256

35
Profile photo of Don Meredith

Don Meredith

Dallas Cowboys

247

36
Profile photo of Tom Matte

Tom Matte

Baltimore Colts

235

37
Profile photo of Clarence Peaks

Clarence Peaks

Pittsburgh Steelers

230

38
Profile photo of Les Josephson

Les Josephson

Los Angeles Rams

225

39
Profile photo of Ben Wilson

Ben Wilson

Los Angeles Rams

189

40
Profile photo of Bill Thornton

Bill Thornton

St. Louis Cardinals

188

41
Profile photo of George Hughley

George Hughley

Washington Redskins

175

42
Profile photo of Prentice Gautt

Prentice Gautt

St. Louis Cardinals

175

43
Profile photo of Ernie Koy

Ernie Koy

New York Giants

174

44
Profile photo of Perry Lee Dunn

Perry Lee Dunn

Dallas Cowboys

171

45
Profile photo of Bart Starr

Bart Starr

Green Bay Packers

169

46
Profile photo of Bill Munson

Bill Munson

Los Angeles Rams

157

47
Profile photo of Billy Ray Barnes

Billy Ray Barnes

Minnesota Vikings

148

48
Profile photo of Tom Woodeshick

Tom Woodeshick

Philadelphia Eagles

145

49
Profile photo of Leroy Kelly

Leroy Kelly

Cleveland Browns

139

50
Profile photo of Willie Brown

Willie Brown

Los Angeles Rams

133

51
Profile photo of Tom Moore

Tom Moore

Green Bay Packers

124

52
Profile photo of Elijah Pitts

Elijah Pitts

Green Bay Packers

122

53
Profile photo of Cannonball Butler

Cannonball Butler

Pittsburgh Steelers

108

54
Profile photo of Dave Osborn

Dave Osborn

Minnesota Vikings

106

55
Profile photo of Jack Concannon

Jack Concannon

Philadelphia Eagles

104

56
Profile photo of Ollie Matson

Ollie Matson

Philadelphia Eagles

103

57
Profile photo of Dan Reeves

Dan Reeves

Dallas Cowboys

102

58
Profile photo of Ernie Wheelwright

Ernie Wheelwright

New York Giants

96

59
Profile photo of Tom Watkins

Tom Watkins

Detroit Lions

95

60
Profile photo of Joe Childress

Joe Childress

St. Louis Cardinals

94

61
Profile photo of Bill Nelsen

Bill Nelsen

Pittsburgh Steelers

84

62
Profile photo of Terry Baker

Terry Baker

Los Angeles Rams

82

63
Profile photo of Dave Kopay

Dave Kopay

San Francisco 49ers

81

64
Profile photo of Norm Snead

Norm Snead

Philadelphia Eagles

81

65
Profile photo of Roman Gabriel

Roman Gabriel

Los Angeles Rams

79

66
Profile photo of Tom Nowatzke

Tom Nowatzke

Detroit Lions

73

67
Profile photo of Frank Ryan

Frank Ryan

Cleveland Browns

72

68
Profile photo of Smith Reed

Smith Reed

New York Giants

70

69
Profile photo of Gary Wood

Gary Wood

New York Giants

68

70
Profile photo of Johnny Unitas

Johnny Unitas

Baltimore Colts

68

71
Profile photo of George Mira

George Mira

San Francisco 49ers

64

72
Profile photo of Jim Stiger

Jim Stiger

Two different teams

62

73
Profile photo of John Brodie

John Brodie

San Francisco 49ers

60

74
Profile photo of Charley Johnson

Charley Johnson

St. Louis Cardinals

60

75
Profile photo of Charlie Scales

Charlie Scales

Cleveland Browns

59

76
Profile photo of Bobby Felts

Bobby Felts

Two different teams

58

77
Profile photo of Frank Clarke

Frank Clarke

Dallas Cowboys

58

78
Profile photo of Chuck Mercein

Chuck Mercein

New York Giants

55

79
Profile photo of Theron Sapp

Theron Sapp

Pittsburgh Steelers

54

80
Profile photo of Earl Morrall

Earl Morrall

New York Giants

52

81
Profile photo of Joe Marconi

Joe Marconi

Chicago Bears

47

82
Profile photo of Jim Ninowski

Jim Ninowski

Cleveland Browns

46

83
Profile photo of Gary Ballman

Gary Ballman

Pittsburgh Steelers

46

84
Profile photo of Tommy Wade

Tommy Wade

Pittsburgh Steelers

43

85
Profile photo of Milt Plum

Milt Plum

Detroit Lions

37

86
Profile photo of Dick Shiner

Dick Shiner

Washington Redskins

35

87
Profile photo of Eddie Meador

Eddie Meador

Los Angeles Rams

35

88
Profile photo of Rudy Bukich

Rudy Bukich

Chicago Bears

33

89
Profile photo of Walter Roberts

Walter Roberts

Cleveland Browns

30

90
Profile photo of Jim Bakken

Jim Bakken

St. Louis Cardinals

28

91
Profile photo of Don Chandler

Don Chandler

Green Bay Packers

27

92
Profile photo of Izzy Lang

Izzy Lang

Philadelphia Eagles

25

93
Profile photo of Sonny Jurgensen

Sonny Jurgensen

Washington Redskins

23

94
Profile photo of Tommy Davis

Tommy Davis

San Francisco 49ers

21

95
Profile photo of Joe Morrison

Joe Morrison

New York Giants

20

96
Profile photo of King Hill

King Hill

Philadelphia Eagles

20

97
Profile photo of Billy Wade

Billy Wade

Chicago Bears

18

98
Profile photo of Homer Jones

Homer Jones

New York Giants

17

99
Profile photo of Gary Collins

Gary Collins

Cleveland Browns

16

100
Profile photo of Billy Gambrell

Billy Gambrell

St. Louis Cardinals

15

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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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