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NFL 1966 Leaders
Rushing Yards

1
Profile photo of Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers

Chicago Bears

1,231

2
Profile photo of Leroy Kelly

Leroy Kelly

Cleveland Browns

1,141

3
Profile photo of Dick Bass

Dick Bass

Los Angeles Rams

1,090

4
Profile photo of Bill Brown

Bill Brown

Minnesota Vikings

829

5
Profile photo of Ken Willard

Ken Willard

San Francisco 49ers

763

6
Profile photo of Dan Reeves

Dan Reeves

Dallas Cowboys

757

7
Profile photo of Ernie Green

Ernie Green

Cleveland Browns

750

8
Profile photo of Don Perkins

Don Perkins

Dallas Cowboys

726

9
Profile photo of Junior Coffey

Junior Coffey

Atlanta Falcons

722

10
Profile photo of Jim Taylor

Jim Taylor

Green Bay Packers

705

11
Profile photo of Johnny Roland

Johnny Roland

St. Louis Cardinals

695

12
Profile photo of Timmy Brown

Timmy Brown

Philadelphia Eagles

548

13
Profile photo of Willie Asbury

Willie Asbury

Pittsburgh Steelers

544

14
Profile photo of Tony Lorick

Tony Lorick

Baltimore Colts

524

15
Profile photo of Tom Nowatzke

Tom Nowatzke

Detroit Lions

512

16
Profile photo of John David Crow

John David Crow

San Francisco 49ers

477

17
Profile photo of A.D. Whitfield

A.D. Whitfield

Washington Redskins

472

18
Profile photo of Ernie Wheelwright

Ernie Wheelwright

Atlanta Falcons

458

19
Profile photo of Amos Marsh

Amos Marsh

Detroit Lions

433

20
Profile photo of Earl Gros

Earl Gros

Philadelphia Eagles

396

21
Profile photo of Jerry Hill

Jerry Hill

Baltimore Colts

395

22
Profile photo of Elijah Pitts

Elijah Pitts

Green Bay Packers

393

23
Profile photo of Tom Matte

Tom Matte

Baltimore Colts

381

24
Profile photo of Fran Tarkenton

Fran Tarkenton

Minnesota Vikings

376

25
Profile photo of Prentice Gautt

Prentice Gautt

St. Louis Cardinals

370

26
Profile photo of Willis Crenshaw

Willis Crenshaw

St. Louis Cardinals

360

27
Profile photo of Dave Osborn

Dave Osborn

Minnesota Vikings

344

28
Profile photo of Tom Woodeshick

Tom Woodeshick

Philadelphia Eagles

330

29
Profile photo of Chuck Mercein

Chuck Mercein

New York Giants

327

30
Profile photo of Ronnie Bull

Ronnie Bull

Chicago Bears

318

31
Profile photo of Joe Morrison

Joe Morrison

New York Giants

275

32
Profile photo of Allen Jacobs

Allen Jacobs

New York Giants

273

33
Profile photo of Tom Moore

Tom Moore

Los Angeles Rams

272

34
Profile photo of Charley Taylor

Charley Taylor

Washington Redskins

262

35
Profile photo of Steve Thurlow

Steve Thurlow

Two different teams

260

36
Profile photo of Don Meredith

Don Meredith

Dallas Cowboys

242

37
Profile photo of Izzy Lang

Izzy Lang

Philadelphia Eagles

239

38
Profile photo of Tommy Mason

Tommy Mason

Minnesota Vikings

235

39
Profile photo of Joe Don Looney

Joe Don Looney

Two different teams

220

40
Profile photo of Karl Sweetan

Karl Sweetan

Detroit Lions

219

41
Profile photo of Dick Hoak

Dick Hoak

Pittsburgh Steelers

212

42
Profile photo of Lenny Moore

Lenny Moore

Baltimore Colts

209

43
Profile photo of Dave Kopay

Dave Kopay

San Francisco 49ers

204

44
Profile photo of Paul Hornung

Paul Hornung

Green Bay Packers

200

45
Profile photo of Gary Wood

Gary Wood

New York Giants

196

46
Profile photo of Jack Concannon

Jack Concannon

Philadelphia Eagles

195

47
Profile photo of Ralph Kurek

Ralph Kurek

Chicago Bears

179

48
Profile photo of Jon Arnett

Jon Arnett

Chicago Bears

178

49
Profile photo of Roman Gabriel

Roman Gabriel

Los Angeles Rams

176

50
Profile photo of Dan Lewis

Dan Lewis

New York Giants

164

51
Profile photo of Frank Ryan

Frank Ryan

Cleveland Browns

156

52
Profile photo of Jim Lindsey

Jim Lindsey

Minnesota Vikings

146

53
Profile photo of Ernie Koy

Ernie Koy

New York Giants

146

54
Profile photo of Randy Johnson

Randy Johnson

Atlanta Falcons

142

55
Profile photo of Bobby Mitchell

Bobby Mitchell

Washington Redskins

141

56
Profile photo of Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis

San Francisco 49ers

130

57
Profile photo of Jim Grabowski

Jim Grabowski

Green Bay Packers

127

58
Profile photo of Les Shy

Les Shy

Dallas Cowboys

118

59
Profile photo of Cannonball Butler

Cannonball Butler

Pittsburgh Steelers

114

60
Profile photo of Donny Anderson

Donny Anderson

Green Bay Packers

104

61
Profile photo of Bart Starr

Bart Starr

Green Bay Packers

104

62
Profile photo of George Mira

George Mira

San Francisco 49ers

103

63
Profile photo of Ollie Matson

Ollie Matson

Philadelphia Eagles

101

64
Profile photo of Les Josephson

Les Josephson

Los Angeles Rams

97

65
Profile photo of Jim Stiger

Jim Stiger

Los Angeles Rams

95

66
Profile photo of Bobby Smith

Bobby Smith

Pittsburgh Steelers

93

67
Profile photo of Amos Bullocks

Amos Bullocks

Pittsburgh Steelers

83

68
Profile photo of Bobby Felts

Bobby Felts

Detroit Lions

83

69
Profile photo of Bobby Walden

Bobby Walden

Minnesota Vikings

82

70
Profile photo of Walt Garrison

Walt Garrison

Dallas Cowboys

62

71
Profile photo of Milt Plum

Milt Plum

Detroit Lions

59

72
Profile photo of Perry Lee Dunn

Perry Lee Dunn

Atlanta Falcons

52

73
Profile photo of Mel Renfro

Mel Renfro

Dallas Cowboys

52

74
Profile photo of Bruce McLenna

Bruce McLenna

Detroit Lions

51

75
Profile photo of Craig Morton

Craig Morton

Dallas Cowboys

50

76
Profile photo of Frank Clarke

Frank Clarke

Dallas Cowboys

49

77
Profile photo of Johnny Unitas

Johnny Unitas

Baltimore Colts

44

78
Profile photo of Tommy Davis

Tommy Davis

San Francisco 49ers

43

79
Profile photo of Homer Jones

Homer Jones

New York Giants

43

80
Profile photo of Ron Rector

Ron Rector

Two different teams

40

81
Profile photo of Charlie Harraway

Charlie Harraway

Cleveland Browns

40

82
Profile photo of Phil King

Phil King

Minnesota Vikings

40

83
Profile photo of Charley Johnson

Charley Johnson

St. Louis Cardinals

39

84
Profile photo of Charlie Scales

Charlie Scales

Atlanta Falcons

38

85
Profile photo of Gary Collins

Gary Collins

Cleveland Browns

38

86
Profile photo of Jerry Rhome

Jerry Rhome

Dallas Cowboys

37

87
Profile photo of Tom Barrington

Tom Barrington

Washington Redskins

37

88
Profile photo of Roy Jefferson

Roy Jefferson

Pittsburgh Steelers

36

89
Profile photo of Don Chandler

Don Chandler

Green Bay Packers

33

90
Profile photo of Randy Schultz

Randy Schultz

Cleveland Browns

32

91
Profile photo of Norm Snead

Norm Snead

Philadelphia Eagles

32

92
Profile photo of Charlie Bryant

Charlie Bryant

St. Louis Cardinals

31

93
Profile photo of Billy Gambrell

Billy Gambrell

St. Louis Cardinals

26

94
Profile photo of Terry Nofsinger

Terry Nofsinger

St. Louis Cardinals

25

95
Profile photo of Bill Triplett

Bill Triplett

St. Louis Cardinals

25

96
Profile photo of Preston Ridlehuber

Preston Ridlehuber

Atlanta Falcons

23

97
Profile photo of Bernie Casey

Bernie Casey

San Francisco 49ers

23

98
Profile photo of Billy Kilmer

Billy Kilmer

San Francisco 49ers

23

99
Profile photo of Danny Villanueva

Danny Villanueva

Dallas Cowboys

23

100
Profile photo of Billy Lothridge

Billy Lothridge

Atlanta Falcons

22

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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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