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Buffalo Bills running back O. J. Simpson, who rushed for 2,003 yards in 1973, the first NFL player to exceed 2,000 yards in a season and the only player to do so in a 14-game season Eric Dickerson, a Los Angeles Rams running back and the all-time NFL season rushing leader with 2,105 yards in 1984
[41] [42] While other players have broken the 2,000-yard mark since Simpson, his record was established when the NFL had only 14 games per season, as opposed to the 16-game seasons that began in 1978. [43] In 2013, Simpson was reported still holding the rushing record for 14 games. [44] Simpson gained over 1,000 rushing yards in the next three ...
The nickname for the offensive line was a reference to O. J. "Juice" Simpson.The offensive line earned its nickname for its ability to "turn on the juice," which was a metaphor for unleashing Simpson, who at the time was the best running back in the National Football League and the first running back to eclipse 2,000 yards rushing in a single season.
In 1973, he became the first NFL player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season. He retired in 1979. Simpson also became an advertising pitchman, best known for years of TV commercials for ...
Simpson topped 1,000 yards in each of his next three seasons and 1975 was his best all-around effort. He rushed for 1,817 yards and 16 TDs and had 426 yards receiving and seven more scores that year. A knee injury ended his season early in 1977 and Simpson finished his career in San Francisco, where he grew up.
Simpson won the 1968 Heisman Trophy as a tailback at Southern California, and with the Buffalo Bills he became the first running back in NFL history to surpass 2,000 yards in a season. Off the ...
According to NBC Sports, Simpson was the first player in the league to rush for 2,000 or more yards in a season and is considered the best running back of his era.
Simpson pictured in the game where he became the first running back to gain over 2,000 yards in a season on Dec. 16, 1973. Running back O. J. Simpson broke the 2,000-yard barrier for rushing yards in a season, and was voted NFL Most Valuable Player. Simpson began and ended the fourteen-game season with bookend five-game streaks where he ran for ...