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NFL 1966 Leaders
Rushing Attempts

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Profile photo of Bill Brown

Bill Brown

Minnesota Vikings

251

2
Profile photo of Dick Bass

Dick Bass

Los Angeles Rams

248

3
Profile photo of Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers

Chicago Bears

229

4
Profile photo of Leroy Kelly

Leroy Kelly

Cleveland Browns

209

5
Profile photo of Jim Taylor

Jim Taylor

Green Bay Packers

204

6
Profile photo of Junior Coffey

Junior Coffey

Atlanta Falcons

199

7
Profile photo of Johnny Roland

Johnny Roland

St. Louis Cardinals

192

8
Profile photo of Ken Willard

Ken Willard

San Francisco 49ers

191

9
Profile photo of Don Perkins

Don Perkins

Dallas Cowboys

186

10
Profile photo of Dan Reeves

Dan Reeves

Dallas Cowboys

175

11
Profile photo of Willie Asbury

Willie Asbury

Pittsburgh Steelers

169

12
Profile photo of Timmy Brown

Timmy Brown

Philadelphia Eagles

161

13
Profile photo of Tom Nowatzke

Tom Nowatzke

Detroit Lions

151

14
Profile photo of Ernie Green

Ernie Green

Cleveland Browns

144

15
Profile photo of Tony Lorick

Tony Lorick

Baltimore Colts

143

16
Profile photo of Amos Marsh

Amos Marsh

Detroit Lions

134

17
Profile photo of Ernie Wheelwright

Ernie Wheelwright

Atlanta Falcons

121

18
Profile photo of John David Crow

John David Crow

San Francisco 49ers

121

19
Profile photo of Elijah Pitts

Elijah Pitts

Green Bay Packers

115

20
Profile photo of Prentice Gautt

Prentice Gautt

St. Louis Cardinals

110

21
Profile photo of Jerry Hill

Jerry Hill

Baltimore Colts

104

22
Profile photo of Tom Moore

Tom Moore

Los Angeles Rams

104

23
Profile photo of Earl Gros

Earl Gros

Philadelphia Eagles

102

24
Profile photo of Ronnie Bull

Ronnie Bull

Chicago Bears

100

25
Profile photo of Chuck Mercein

Chuck Mercein

New York Giants

94

26
Profile photo of Willis Crenshaw

Willis Crenshaw

St. Louis Cardinals

94

27
Profile photo of A.D. Whitfield

A.D. Whitfield

Washington Redskins

93

28
Profile photo of Charley Taylor

Charley Taylor

Washington Redskins

87

29
Profile photo of Dave Osborn

Dave Osborn

Minnesota Vikings

87

30
Profile photo of Tom Matte

Tom Matte

Baltimore Colts

86

31
Profile photo of Tom Woodeshick

Tom Woodeshick

Philadelphia Eagles

85

32
Profile photo of Dick Hoak

Dick Hoak

Pittsburgh Steelers

81

33
Profile photo of Steve Thurlow

Steve Thurlow

Two different teams

80

34
Profile photo of Allen Jacobs

Allen Jacobs

New York Giants

77

35
Profile photo of Paul Hornung

Paul Hornung

Green Bay Packers

76

36
Profile photo of Joe Morrison

Joe Morrison

New York Giants

67

37
Profile photo of Ernie Koy

Ernie Koy

New York Giants

66

38
Profile photo of Joe Don Looney

Joe Don Looney

Two different teams

63

39
Profile photo of Lenny Moore

Lenny Moore

Baltimore Colts

63

40
Profile photo of Fran Tarkenton

Fran Tarkenton

Minnesota Vikings

62

41
Profile photo of Tommy Mason

Tommy Mason

Minnesota Vikings

58

42
Profile photo of Jim Lindsey

Jim Lindsey

Minnesota Vikings

57

43
Profile photo of Jon Arnett

Jon Arnett

Chicago Bears

55

44
Profile photo of Roman Gabriel

Roman Gabriel

Los Angeles Rams

52

45
Profile photo of Ralph Kurek

Ralph Kurek

Chicago Bears

52

46
Profile photo of Izzy Lang

Izzy Lang

Philadelphia Eagles

52

47
Profile photo of Dave Kopay

Dave Kopay

San Francisco 49ers

47

48
Profile photo of Cannonball Butler

Cannonball Butler

Pittsburgh Steelers

46

49
Profile photo of Don Meredith

Don Meredith

Dallas Cowboys

38

50
Profile photo of Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis

San Francisco 49ers

36

51
Profile photo of Frank Ryan

Frank Ryan

Cleveland Browns

36

52
Profile photo of Randy Johnson

Randy Johnson

Atlanta Falcons

35

53
Profile photo of Karl Sweetan

Karl Sweetan

Detroit Lions

34

54
Profile photo of Bobby Felts

Bobby Felts

Detroit Lions

34

55
Profile photo of Dan Lewis

Dan Lewis

New York Giants

32

56
Profile photo of Ollie Matson

Ollie Matson

Philadelphia Eagles

29

57
Profile photo of Amos Bullocks

Amos Bullocks

Pittsburgh Steelers

29

58
Profile photo of Jim Grabowski

Jim Grabowski

Green Bay Packers

29

59
Profile photo of Gary Wood

Gary Wood

New York Giants

28

60
Profile photo of Jack Concannon

Jack Concannon

Philadelphia Eagles

25

61
Profile photo of Donny Anderson

Donny Anderson

Green Bay Packers

25

62
Profile photo of Bobby Smith

Bobby Smith

Pittsburgh Steelers

24

63
Profile photo of Jim Stiger

Jim Stiger

Los Angeles Rams

24

64
Profile photo of Perry Lee Dunn

Perry Lee Dunn

Atlanta Falcons

22

65
Profile photo of Bart Starr

Bart Starr

Green Bay Packers

21

66
Profile photo of Johnny Unitas

Johnny Unitas

Baltimore Colts

20

67
Profile photo of Charley Johnson

Charley Johnson

St. Louis Cardinals

20

68
Profile photo of Terry Nofsinger

Terry Nofsinger

St. Louis Cardinals

18

69
Profile photo of Rudy Bukich

Rudy Bukich

Chicago Bears

18

70
Profile photo of Phil King

Phil King

Minnesota Vikings

17

71
Profile photo of Les Shy

Les Shy

Dallas Cowboys

17

72
Profile photo of Bruce McLenna

Bruce McLenna

Detroit Lions

16

73
Profile photo of Walt Garrison

Walt Garrison

Dallas Cowboys

16

74
Profile photo of Norm Snead

Norm Snead

Philadelphia Eagles

15

75
Profile photo of Les Josephson

Les Josephson

Los Angeles Rams

14

76
Profile photo of Bobby Mitchell

Bobby Mitchell

Washington Redskins

13

77
Profile photo of Bill Triplett

Bill Triplett

St. Louis Cardinals

13

78
Profile photo of Sonny Jurgensen

Sonny Jurgensen

Washington Redskins

12

79
Profile photo of Milt Plum

Milt Plum

Detroit Lions

12

80
Profile photo of George Mira

George Mira

San Francisco 49ers

10

81
Profile photo of Charlie Scales

Charlie Scales

Atlanta Falcons

10

82
Profile photo of Tom Barrington

Tom Barrington

Washington Redskins

10

83
Profile photo of Ron Rector

Ron Rector

Two different teams

9

84
Profile photo of Frank Clarke

Frank Clarke

Dallas Cowboys

8

85
Profile photo of Dick Leftridge

Dick Leftridge

Pittsburgh Steelers

8

86
Profile photo of Mel Renfro

Mel Renfro

Dallas Cowboys

8

87
Profile photo of Jerry Rhome

Jerry Rhome

Dallas Cowboys

7

88
Profile photo of Nick Pietrosante

Nick Pietrosante

Cleveland Browns

7

89
Profile photo of Randy Schultz

Randy Schultz

Cleveland Browns

7

90
Profile photo of Charlie Harraway

Charlie Harraway

Cleveland Browns

7

91
Profile photo of J.D. Smith

J.D. Smith

Dallas Cowboys

7

92
Profile photo of King Hill

King Hill

Philadelphia Eagles

7

93
Profile photo of Craig Morton

Craig Morton

Dallas Cowboys

7

94
Profile photo of Bill Nelsen

Bill Nelsen

Pittsburgh Steelers

6

95
Profile photo of Earl Morrall

Earl Morrall

New York Giants

5

96
Profile photo of Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy

New York Giants

5

97
Profile photo of Billy Ray Barnes

Billy Ray Barnes

Minnesota Vikings

5

98
Profile photo of Homer Jones

Homer Jones

New York Giants

5

99
Profile photo of Charlie Bryant

Charlie Bryant

St. Louis Cardinals

5

100
Profile photo of John Brodie

John Brodie

San Francisco 49ers

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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