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This is a list of National Football League running backs by total career rushing yards, and includes the 32 running backs who have rushed for at least 10,000 yards, for which sixteen of them have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Emmitt Smith leads with 18,355 yards and is also the postseason leader with 1,586. He has held the ...
The NFL did not begin keeping official records until the 1932 season. [5] Since the adoption of the 14-game season in 1961 , all but one rushing champion have recorded over 1,000 yards rushing. Eight rushing champions have recorded over 2,000 rushing yards , a feat first accomplished by O. J. Simpson in 1973 and most recently achieved by ...
This article contains two charts: The first chart is a list of the top 50 all-time scorers in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The list includes only points scored in regular season games. The second chart is a progressive list of the leading all-time NBA scorers. [1] LeBron James is the leading scorer in NBA history.
Most consecutive starts by a running back: 170 (178 including playoffs), Walter Payton, 1975–1987; Most consecutive starts by an offensive lineman: 240 (259 including playoffs), Mick Tingelhoff, 1962–1979; Most consecutive starts by a defensive lineman: 270 (289 including playoffs), Jim Marshall, 1961–1978
[citation needed] Jones-Drew also led all AFC running backs in scrimmage yards per touch. [31] Narrowly missing 1,000 yards for the season, his rushing average of 5.7 yds per carry was first in the NFL for backs with 100 attempts and was the highest for an NFL running back since Barry Sanders averaged 6.1 yards per rush in 1997. In addition, he ...
A few hours after Miami Dolphins star receiver Tyreek Hill was handcuffed by police outside Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Sunday, the five-time All-Pro celebrated an 80-yard touchdown reception by ...
Tributes from the sports world and beyond soon poured in, with former NFL running back Barry Sanders posting on Twitter that "You can't underestimate the impact Jim Brown had on the NFL." Emmitt Smith , the NFL's all-time leader in rushing yards, wrote "He is and was a true legend in sports and in the community using his platform to help others."
Miami Dolphins rallied Sunday to beat Jacksonville, 20-17, in a crazy season opener that saw star receiver Tyreek Hill detained by police before the game and catching an 80-yard touchdown pass in it