Other football leagues in 1966:    
AFL
The AFL and the NFL champions faced each other in the first annual Super Bowl at the end of the season to determine an overall champion.  
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NFL 1966 Leaders
Yards per Rush

1
Profile photo of Leroy Kelly

Leroy Kelly

Cleveland Browns

5.5

2
Profile photo of Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers

Chicago Bears

5.4

3
Profile photo of Ernie Green

Ernie Green

Cleveland Browns

5.2

4
Profile photo of A.D. Whitfield

A.D. Whitfield

Washington Redskins

5.1

5
Profile photo of Dick Bass

Dick Bass

Los Angeles Rams

4.4

6
Profile photo of Dan Reeves

Dan Reeves

Dallas Cowboys

4.3

7
Profile photo of Ken Willard

Ken Willard

San Francisco 49ers

4.0

8
Profile photo of John David Crow

John David Crow

San Francisco 49ers

3.9

9
Profile photo of Don Perkins

Don Perkins

Dallas Cowboys

3.9

10
Profile photo of Earl Gros

Earl Gros

Philadelphia Eagles

3.9

11
Profile photo of Willis Crenshaw

Willis Crenshaw

St. Louis Cardinals

3.8

12
Profile photo of Jerry Hill

Jerry Hill

Baltimore Colts

3.8

13
Profile photo of Ernie Wheelwright

Ernie Wheelwright

Atlanta Falcons

3.8

14
Profile photo of Tony Lorick

Tony Lorick

Baltimore Colts

3.7

15
Profile photo of Junior Coffey

Junior Coffey

Atlanta Falcons

3.6

16
Profile photo of Johnny Roland

Johnny Roland

St. Louis Cardinals

3.6

17
Profile photo of Chuck Mercein

Chuck Mercein

New York Giants

3.5

18
Profile photo of Jim Taylor

Jim Taylor

Green Bay Packers

3.5

19
Profile photo of Elijah Pitts

Elijah Pitts

Green Bay Packers

3.4

20
Profile photo of Timmy Brown

Timmy Brown

Philadelphia Eagles

3.4

21
Profile photo of Tom Nowatzke

Tom Nowatzke

Detroit Lions

3.4

22
Profile photo of Prentice Gautt

Prentice Gautt

St. Louis Cardinals

3.4

23
Profile photo of Bill Brown

Bill Brown

Minnesota Vikings

3.3

24
Profile photo of Amos Marsh

Amos Marsh

Detroit Lions

3.2

25
Profile photo of Willie Asbury

Willie Asbury

Pittsburgh Steelers

3.2

26
Profile photo of Ronnie Bull

Ronnie Bull

Chicago Bears

3.2

27
Profile photo of Tom Moore

Tom Moore

Los Angeles Rams

2.6

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