Who misses NFL football being on TV every Sunday as much as we do? Only a few more months to go until football is back, but until then, let’s talk about some of the NFL’s greatest all-time running backs!
1) Jim Brown
Played in Pro Bowl in all nine of his seasons
1964 NFL Champion
Three-time MVP (‘57, ‘58, ‘65)
Named by Sporting News - greatest professional football player ever
Eight-time NFL leader in rushing yards
2) Barry Sanders
10x Pro Bowler
Third leading rusher in NFL history
Averaged over 1,500 rushing yards per season
NFL MVP (1997)
Four-time NFL Rushing champion
3) Walter Payton
9x Pro Bowler
NFL MVP (1977)
Super Bowl Champion (1985)
Has former NFL records in the following categories: Rush Yards, Rush TDs, Rush Attempts, Yards from Scrimmage, and All-Purpose Yards
#2 All-Time Rush Yards leader - NFL
4) Earl Campbell
5x Pro Bowler
One of only 3 players to win the Heisman, become the #1 pick in the NFL Draft, and be inducted into both the NCAA and NFL Hall of Fame
NFL MVP (1979)
Three-time AP NFL First Team
Three-time NFL Rushing leader (in three consecutive seasons)
5) Emmitt Smith
NFL All-Time Rushing Yards leader
Only RB to ever win a Super Bowl, the NFL MVP award, the NFL rushing crown, and the Super Bowl MVP award all in the same season (1993)
One of only two non-kickers in NFL history to score more than 1,000 career points (Jerry Rice)
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