College Top 20 Running Backs All Time

Sir Elzio Dennick said:
Brown played in 12/14 game seasons, bummer for his numbers.

Sanders should be the All Time rushing king, what he did made no sense at all.
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It made sense to him. Why play when you no longer have love for the game? The Lions weren’t going to improve the roster for him.
 
FyrFytr998 said:
It made sense to him. Why play when you no longer have love for the game? The Lions weren’t going to improve the roster for him.
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There are smokers druggies where it made sense to them.,

I would have....

I only have a few seasons left and would like to win a title so either trade me or I retire.
 
A few things about that above Sayers video.

Brian Piccolo was out of Wake Forest where he led the nation in rushing.

Speaking of leading the nation, while Sayers was in HS he led the nation in the long jump with a 24-11 leap (HS kids)

His older bro Roger a world class sprinter who once beat Bob Hayes, He was also a great football player but at only 160 pounds too small for the NFL , hmmmmmm.....kick returner?



1962 100m world rankings

1..................................... Bob Hayes (US) Cowboys
2........................ Harry Jerome (Canada)
3.................... Seraphino Antao (Kenya)
4................................... Frank Budd (US) Eagles
5............................... Roger Sayers (US)***************************
6.................................... Henry Carr (US) Giants.....brought in to cover Hayes
7.................. Jocelyn Delecour (France)
8........... Peter Gamper (West Germany)
9.................................. Dave James (US)
10................. Tom Robinson (Bahamas)

Jerome beat Hayes in a photo finish in Modesto
Carr was the 1964 200m Olympic gold medalist he owned Hayes at that distance,
 
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Madmick said:
Who do you have at #2? Prime OJ?

Because OJ's '73 is clearly still the GOAT season.
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Well I mean this isn't an "in their prime" list. OJ overall probably 5-6. Overall season to season it has to be Barry #1. He did so much with so little while the opposing D constantly zeroed in on him, he still managed to put up 5ypc and 100 ypg.
 
Sir Elzio Dennick said:
Obviously I like RB;s I played the position in high school.

But........I don't use a first round pick on any RB. there are just too many of them that can average 4 yards a carry, which is all you need. As we know a stud back puts you in third and short, so.....run? pass? meaning no ........rush the QB he must throw.

Looking like Jeanty will go in round one....Bears?
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This was back when they wore leather helmets and the goal posts were at the front of the end zone, right 76 year old d00sh?
 
Cherry Brigand said:
This was back when they wore leather helmets and the goal posts were at the front of the end zone, right 76 year old d00sh?
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What are you trying to talk about, yep....???

Back in the day RB's were far more valuable than we see today. Have never seen a game where everyone wore leather helmets, ah........take that back I have seen videos of Red Grange,
 
Found this by accident was looking for a Woody Guthrie tune, I know.....huh?




There is a guy named Houston McTear who as a HS juinior tied the 100 yard world record at 9.0. He was out of Baker HS in Florida, story goes he averaged over 13 yards a carry as a RB on the football team.. So what happened.........he couldn't make the grades to attend a big school so he ended up out here in Cali at Cerritos JC.

Did see him anchor a 4x2 Iin Fresno, yep, came from way back to stun the crowd. the PA guy......ladies and gentleman Houston McTear..........a world ranked cat running JC track.


1977 World Rankings 100m
1.................. Eugen Ray (East Germany)
2........................... Houston McTear (US)
3.............................. Steve Williams (US)
4.......................... Silvio Leonard (Cuba)
5........................... Clancy Edwards (US)
6......................... Don Quarrie (Jamaica)oth clocli
7................. Hasely Crawford (Trinidad)
8............................... Johnny Jones (US).....future Jet WR
9............................ Pietro Mennea (Italy)
10............................. Steve Riddick (US

When he got out of school he hooked up with Muhammad Ali, who financed him so he could keep on running, a shame we boycotted the 80 Olympics.

Herschel Walker once beat McTear in an indoor 60, both clocking 5.29, noway Walker beats him in a 100.
 
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10 fav RB names no particular order

Elvis Peacock Rams
Hiawatha Francisco Notre Dame
Cyril Pinder Eagles
I.M. Hipp Nebraska
Mackinley Dillingham San Diego State
Hewritt Dixon Raiders
Abner Haynes Texans/Chiefs
Tyrone Whatley COS
Macarthur Lane Packers
Carver Shannon Rams
 
Sir Elzio Dennick said:
Running back nicknames

Squirmin' Sherman Lewis Michigan State
Choo Choo Winters Nebraska
Mack "Truck" Lee Hill Southern U/.Cheifs....most powerful RB ever**************
Thunder Thornton Nebraska/Cards
Tank Younger Grambling/Rams
Deacon Dan Towler Washington & Jefferson/ Rams....there with Younger (first Grambling NFLer)
Wondrous Warren McVea Houston/Cheifs
Joe "Jet" Perry Compton JC/Niners
Hugh "King" McElhenny Washington/Niners ....there with Perry, both in the HOF
Mercury Morris West Texas State**** Dolphins
John "Deisel" Riggins Kansas/Redskins
Cookie Gilchrist no college/Bills....owned a plane and had a pilots license, wanted to fly himself to the games.....hahaha!
Bullet Bob Hayes Florida A&M
Gale "Kansas Comet" Sayers
Johnny "Blood" McNally Guy went to three different schools, played on five pro teams, ha~~~~ Talkin' 1925-1939
"Golden Boy" Paul Hornung Notre Dame/Packers....how he won the Heisman a big....?????????

My fav.....The Galloping Ghost Red Grange Illinois/Bears
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************** was injured his senior season so went udrafted, signed on with the Chiefs, rookie season over 5 yard avg same in his second season, earned that,.....Truck. A monster think a 230 pound Isaih Paceho, hard hard runner. Banged up a knee........died on the operating table.

My fav WR nickname....Golden Wheels...talkin' Elbert Dubenion Bills/Blufton....where is it?

*** At least a dozen former Buffalo footballers in the pro rasslin' biz, don;t know the connection. Most famous....Dusty Rhodes
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I like how all you have to say is "Barry" and anyone who knows anything about football knows who you speak of.

GOAT
 
What if soccer, rugby and NFL Football had a track meet?

A relays type ordeal

Can only run in one relay.

The NFL team

4x1.....Trindon Holliday 10.00....Jeff Demps 10.01....Jacoby Ford 10.01...Bob Hayes 10.06 but ran on dirt.
4x2......Henry Carr....Larry Burton,,,,Michael Bates...Ray Norton All Olympians
4x110 shuttle hurdlers.....Jerry Tarr....Earl McCullouch..James Owens....Renaldi Nehemiah All World Ranked
4x4.....Ollie Matson....Glenn Davis,,,,Larance Jones.,,,,Tommie Smith All World Ranked

So who can give me that soccr and rugby teams?
 
Sir Elzio Dennick said:
1.Jim Brown Browns/Syracuse. would be way higher in yards but played in 12/14 game seasons
2.Barry Sanders Lions/Oklahoma State..most exciting RB we have seen
3.Walter Payton Bears/Jackson State best HBCU RB
4.Gale Sayers Bears/Kansas.......more a what should have been, led the nation (HS) in the long jump. Has an older bro named Roger who was a world class sprinter.
5.Eric Dickerson Rams/SMU
6.Adrian Peterson Vikings/Oklahoma
7.O,J.Simpson Bills/USC....ran a leg on a world record USC 4x1 team, a legit 9.4 cat
8.Earl Campbell Oilers/Texas.....legit monster
9.Emmitt Smith Cowboys/Florida....top rushing yards
10.Laidanian Tomlinson Chargers/TCU
11.Bo Jackson Raiders/Auburn...another what should have been, HS decathlete
12.Frank Gore Niners/Miami....third in rushing yards
13.Curtis Martin Jets/Pitt 6th all time rusher
14.Jerome Bettis Steelers/Notre Dame.....quick feet for a big guy
15.Tony Dorsett Cowboys/Pitt....so smooth
16.Marshall Faulk Rams/San Diego State.....best receiving RB, over 700 reeptions
17.Marcus Allen Raiders/USC.....deadly inside the 10
18.Edgerrin James Colts/Miami
19.Cookie Gilchrist Bills/no college,,,,the Jim Brown of the AFL, first 1000 yard rusher
20.Thurman Thomas Bills/Oklahoma State....kept Barry on the bench

A few there were fullbacks like Jim Brown


Honorable mention

Franco Harris
Joe 'Jet" Perry
Terrell Davis
Herschel Walker...if we took his HS/Georgia/USFL/NFL yards he might have more than everyone
Saqoun Barkley
Marion Motley
Leroy Kelly.....Jim Brown retires so they plug in this punt returner, Hall of Fame career

So, what would you change?
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I'll just list my top 3 and it's the same as yours except I put Sanders in the #1 spot. I'm biased towards Sanders because I watched him in my teen years.
 
cblitz said:
I'll just list my top 3 and it's the same as yours except I put Sanders in the #1 spot. I'm biased towards Sanders because I watched him in my teen years.
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Not to belittle our picks but I do think most football fans have the same top three.

I can see Sanders at number one, what he was doing was amazing,. Nobody ever gave me more.........did I really see that...than he did.

The thing with Brown is how he simply looked like a man vs boys, so bg so fast so strong. He wasn't as...wow.....as Sanders, more..damn~~~~~~~~
 
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