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NFL 1978 Leaders
Rushing Attempts

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Profile photo of Walter Payton

Walter Payton

Chicago Bears

333

2
Profile photo of Franco Harris

Franco Harris

Pittsburgh Steelers

310

3
Profile photo of Earl Campbell

Earl Campbell

Houston Oilers

302

4
Profile photo of Tony Dorsett

Tony Dorsett

Dallas Cowboys

290

5
Profile photo of Terdell Middleton

Terdell Middleton

Green Bay Packers

284

6
Profile photo of Delvin Williams

Delvin Williams

Miami Dolphins

272

7
Profile photo of Mark van Eeghen

Mark van Eeghen

Oakland Raiders

270

8
Profile photo of Wilbert Montgomery

Wilbert Montgomery

Philadelphia Eagles

259

9
Profile photo of John Riggins

John Riggins

Washington Redskins

248

10
Profile photo of Roland Harper

Roland Harper

Chicago Bears

240

11
Profile photo of Joe Washington

Joe Washington

Baltimore Colts

240

12
Profile photo of Terry Miller

Terry Miller

Buffalo Bills

238

13
Profile photo of Chuck Foreman

Chuck Foreman

Minnesota Vikings

237

14
Profile photo of Dexter Bussey

Dexter Bussey

Detroit Lions

225

15
Profile photo of Lydell Mitchell

Lydell Mitchell

San Diego Chargers

214

16
Profile photo of Kevin Long

Kevin Long

New York Jets

214

17
Profile photo of Tony Reed

Tony Reed

Kansas City Chiefs

206

18
Profile photo of Sam Cunningham

Sam Cunningham

New England Patriots

199

19
Profile photo of Jim Otis

Jim Otis

St. Louis Cardinals

197

20
Profile photo of Bubba Bean

Bubba Bean

Atlanta Falcons

193

21
Profile photo of Haskel Stanback

Haskel Stanback

Atlanta Falcons

188

22
Profile photo of Tony Galbreath

Tony Galbreath

New Orleans Saints

186

23
Profile photo of Ricky Bell

Ricky Bell

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

185

24
Profile photo of Pete Johnson

Pete Johnson

Cincinnati Bengals

180

25
Profile photo of Cullen Bryant

Cullen Bryant

Los Angeles Rams

178

26
Profile photo of Greg Pruitt

Greg Pruitt

Cleveland Browns

176

27
Profile photo of John Cappelletti

John Cappelletti

Los Angeles Rams

174

28
Profile photo of Wayne Morris

Wayne Morris

St. Louis Cardinals

174

29
Profile photo of David Sims

David Sims

Seattle Seahawks

174

30
Profile photo of Arthur Whittington

Arthur Whittington

Oakland Raiders

172

31
Profile photo of Scott Dierking

Scott Dierking

New York Jets

170

32
Profile photo of Sherman Smith

Sherman Smith

Seattle Seahawks

165

33
Profile photo of Rocky Bleier

Rocky Bleier

Pittsburgh Steelers

165

34
Profile photo of O.J. Simpson

O.J. Simpson

San Francisco 49ers

161

35
Profile photo of Mike Thomas

Mike Thomas

Washington Redskins

161

36
Profile photo of Chuck Muncie

Chuck Muncie

New Orleans Saints

160

37
Profile photo of Arnold Morgado

Arnold Morgado

Kansas City Chiefs

160

38
Profile photo of Horace King

Horace King

Detroit Lions

155

39
Profile photo of Barty Smith

Barty Smith

Green Bay Packers

154

40
Profile photo of Don Woods

Don Woods

San Diego Chargers

151

41
Profile photo of Doug Kotar

Doug Kotar

New York Giants

149

42
Profile photo of Andy Johnson

Andy Johnson

New England Patriots

147

43
Profile photo of Mike Hogan

Mike Hogan

Philadelphia Eagles

145

44
Profile photo of Horace Ivory

Horace Ivory

New England Patriots

141

45
Profile photo of Robert Newhouse

Robert Newhouse

Dallas Cowboys

140

46
Profile photo of Mike Pruitt

Mike Pruitt

Cleveland Browns

135

47
Profile photo of Rickey Young

Rickey Young

Minnesota Vikings

134

48
Profile photo of Archie Griffin

Archie Griffin

Cincinnati Bengals

132

49
Profile photo of Bobby Hammond

Bobby Hammond

New York Giants

131

50
Profile photo of Curtis Brown

Curtis Brown

Buffalo Bills

128

51
Profile photo of Tim Wilson

Tim Wilson

Houston Oilers

126

52
Profile photo of Bob Ferrell

Bob Ferrell

San Francisco 49ers

125

53
Profile photo of Leroy Harris

Leroy Harris

Miami Dolphins

123

54
Profile photo of Paul Hofer

Paul Hofer

San Francisco 49ers

121

55
Profile photo of Lawrence McCutcheon

Lawrence McCutcheon

Los Angeles Rams

118

56
Profile photo of Jon Keyworth

Jon Keyworth

Denver Broncos

112

57
Profile photo of Otis Armstrong

Otis Armstrong

Denver Broncos

112

58
Profile photo of Lonnie Perrin

Lonnie Perrin

Denver Broncos

108

59
Profile photo of Mike Strachan

Mike Strachan

New Orleans Saints

108

60
Profile photo of Al Hunter

Al Hunter

Seattle Seahawks

105

61
Profile photo of Steve Jones

Steve Jones

St. Louis Cardinals

105

62
Profile photo of Ted McKnight

Ted McKnight

Kansas City Chiefs

104

63
Profile photo of Greg Boykin

Greg Boykin

San Francisco 49ers

102

64
Profile photo of Johnny Davis

Johnny Davis

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

97

65
Profile photo of Jimmy DuBose

Jimmy DuBose

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

93

66
Profile photo of Larry Csonka

Larry Csonka

New York Giants

91

67
Profile photo of Cleo Miller

Cleo Miller

Cleveland Browns

89

68
Profile photo of Hank Bauer

Hank Bauer

San Diego Chargers

85

69
Profile photo of Deacon Turner

Deacon Turner

Cincinnati Bengals

84

70
Profile photo of Roosevelt Leaks

Roosevelt Leaks

Baltimore Colts

83

71
Profile photo of Mark Bailey

Mark Bailey

Kansas City Chiefs

83

72
Profile photo of Rob Carpenter

Rob Carpenter

Houston Oilers

82

73
Profile photo of Louis Carter

Louis Carter

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

81

74
Profile photo of Rob Lytle

Rob Lytle

Denver Broncos

81

75
Profile photo of Steve Grogan

Steve Grogan

New England Patriots

81

76
Profile photo of Ron Lee

Ron Lee

Baltimore Colts

81

77
Profile photo of Calvin Hill

Calvin Hill

Cleveland Browns

80

78
Profile photo of Larry Canada

Larry Canada

Denver Broncos

79

79
Profile photo of Roland Hooks

Roland Hooks

Buffalo Bills

76

80
Profile photo of Don Calhoun

Don Calhoun

New England Patriots

76

81
Profile photo of Scott Laidlaw

Scott Laidlaw

Dallas Cowboys

75

82
Profile photo of Billy Taylor

Billy Taylor

New York Giants

73

83
Profile photo of Bo Matthews

Bo Matthews

San Diego Chargers

71

84
Profile photo of Sidney Thornton

Sidney Thornton

Pittsburgh Steelers

71

85
Profile photo of Robert Miller

Robert Miller

Minnesota Vikings

70

86
Profile photo of Ricky Patton

Ricky Patton

Atlanta Falcons

68

87
Profile photo of Dave Preston

Dave Preston

Denver Broncos

66

88
Profile photo of Gary Davis

Gary Davis

Miami Dolphins

62

89
Profile photo of Ronnie Coleman

Ronnie Coleman

Houston Oilers

61

90
Profile photo of Billy Campfield

Billy Campfield

Philadelphia Eagles

61

91
Profile photo of Dan Doornink

Dan Doornink

New York Giants

60

92
Profile photo of Cleveland Franklin

Cleveland Franklin

Philadelphia Eagles

60

93
Profile photo of Jim Zorn

Jim Zorn

Seattle Seahawks

59

94
Profile photo of Bruce Harper

Bruce Harper

New York Jets

58

95
Profile photo of Dennis Johnson

Dennis Johnson

Buffalo Bills

55

96
Profile photo of Lawrence Gaines

Lawrence Gaines

Detroit Lions

54

97
Profile photo of MacArthur Lane

MacArthur Lane

Kansas City Chiefs

52

98
Profile photo of Jim Braxton

Jim Braxton

Two different teams

50

99
Profile photo of Terry Robiskie

Terry Robiskie

Oakland Raiders

49

100
Profile photo of Don Hardeman

Don Hardeman

Baltimore Colts

48

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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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