NFL Best runningbacks.....

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

What a sight a 225 pound sprinter

Suppose to be Herschel Walker , hmmm?

 

[Prime LeVan]

I totally agree, and the guy got better with age. Hell why did he retire he was killing it? Yep his combined yards were outstanding now add his average per carry a gaudy 4.7.


Help me out,.....did he get in that final season?

Th HOF? No he is still not in but should be. He did get better with age but he bailed on the Giants and retired the season before the beat the Pats the first time

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

Th HOF? No he is still not in but should be. He did get better with age but he bailed on the Giants and retired the season before the beat the Pats the first time

Sorry about that, should have been......did he get injured......his last season was great, To walk away after that one, hmmm?

 

[Prime LeVan]

Sorry about that, should have been......did he get injured......his last season was great, To walk away after that one, hmmm?

IIRC he said he lost the passion to play and was ready to retire while his health was still good

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

IIRC he said he lost the passion to play and was ready to retire while his health was still good

Got it thanks.

His last three seasons were some of his best.

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

Top 10 Pro Football runningbacks out of HBCU schools

1.Walter Payton Jackson State Hall of Fame.....obviously
2.Leroy Kelly Morgan State....he was the punt returner while Jim Brown was in Cleveland after Brown retired he stepped right in and had his Hall of Fame career
3.Clemon Daneils Prairie View the first Raider 1000 yard rusher
4.JD Smith Niners, the first HBCUer to have a 1000 yard season, NCA&T
5.Willie "Wisp" Galimore the first WOW I remember, Florida A&M/Bears
6.Tank Younger first NFLer out of Grambling, a Ram
7.Emerson Boozer MES/Jet
8.Wllie Ellison a 1000 yarder out of Texas Southern/Rams
9.Mack "Truck" Lee Hill a monstrosity out of Southern U a Chief. banged up a knee, died on the operating table
10.Hewritt Dixon a bull Florida A&M/Raiders

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

Best RB out of Cali Schools

Cal....Marshawn Lynch Seahawks
Stanford....Christian McCaffrey Niners
Humbolt...Wendell Hayes Cheifs
USF...Ollie Matson Rams Hall of Fame
UOP...Dick Bass....first Rams 1000 yard rusher
San Jose State....Johnny Johnson Cards
Fresno State....Ryan Matthews Chargers
Azusa Pacific...Christian "Nigerian Nightmare" Okoye Cheifs
USC...OJ Simpson Bills Hall of Fame
UCLA...Maurice Jones Drew Ravens
Compton JC....Joe "Jet" Perry Niners**** Hall of Fame
San Diego State....Marshall Faulk Rams Hall of Fame

**** first black NFL 1000 yard rusher and the first RB to have consecutive 1000 yard seasons.

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

Best NFL Runningbacks out of Texas schools

West Texas State....Mercury Morris Doplhins
North Texas State....Abner Haynes first Chiefs 1000 yard rusher
Texas Southern.....Wilie Ellison Rams
Texas A&i....Sid Blanks Oilers
SMU....Eric Dickerson Rams Hall of Fame
Texas.....Earl Campbell Oilers Hall of Fame
Texas A&M...John David Crow Cards, first 1000 yard rusher
Houston....Dickie Post Chargers
TCU....Laidanian Tomlinson Chargers Hall of Fame
Prairie View...Clemon Daneils first Raider 1000 yard rusher
UTEP...Aaeon Jones Packers

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

In my lifetime the one RB who made the biggest impact in his rookie season was The Kansas Comet Gale Sayers, he scored receiving, rushing, KO return, punt return he scored 22 TD's.

As a high school kid his 24-11 long jump led the nation.

His older bro Roger a world ranked sprinter.

Only Barry Sanders has a hightlight video with as many...........whoa~~~~~~~~

So it;s my Niners (part owner) vs the Bears, so what;s he do, how about FIVE TD;s.

So somebody comes up to coach Halas....he only needs one more to tie the NFL record, so he's put back in to return a punt, guess what? Yep a SIX TD day,

Brian Piccolo led the nation in rushing while at Wake Forest, how the Bears got him and Sayers, ? Yep, sad story. Oh yeah, also Dick Buckus in that draft.

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

I was a RB, and while you know the play/hole once you get the ball it's all instincts, you aren't plotting anythng you just react.

Vision is a big deal, and you do that with colors, you stay away from those enemy colors. All instinctive.

Hmmmmmm? Ok there is a situation you do plot, you are gone running down the sideline, cat has the angle and is gaining, when will you cut back.....ok that takes a plan.

When in HS the big star around here, Tulare Unions John Henry Hamilton, 5-10 240 pounds of grrrrrrrrr, cat threw the shot and ran a leg on their 4x1. after HS he played at COS (my school a JC) then off to Northern Arizona, ended up getting an NFL look with the Rams, nope.

I was born in Tulare but never lived there.

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

USC/NFL RB's

Frank Gifford Giants Hall of Fame
Jaguar Jon Arnett Rams....NCAA long jump finalist
Mike Garrett Chiefs Heisman
OJ Simpson Bils Heisman/Hall of Fame.....WR 4x1 leg
Charles White Rams Heisman.............Cali State 300 hurdles champ
Marcus Allen Raiders Heisman/Hall of Fame
Clarence Davis Raiders
Anthony Davis Buc;s
Ricky Bell Buc;s
Reggie Bush Saints Heisman
Lendale White Titans

No other school compares to that

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

Reggie Bush played at Helix HS in San Diego his QB was Alex Smith. He was also a 10.4ish sprinter.

HS's in San Diego gave the NFL Bush, Marcus Allen, Terrell Davis, Arian Foster, Rashan Salaam, Ricky Williams

There is a HS video of Noel Devine and Tyreek Hill a HS running back similiar to the below.

Reggie Bush High School,




That Derrick Henry HS video is comical, think grown man vs little kids.