1950s nfl rushing leaders

Between the 1950 and 1959 seasons, Joe Perry had the most rushing yards, with 7,151 yards.

NAME RUSH YDS GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Joe Perry
J. Perry
7,151
112
1,415
5.1
63.8
49
1,271
178
7.1
11.3
7
2 Ollie Matson
O. Matson
4,194
82
922
4.5
51.1
30
2,280
148
15.4
27.8
16
3 Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
3,941
88
782
5.0
44.8
35
2,552
181
14.1
29.0
14
4 Rick Casares
R. Casares
3,848
60
916
4.2
64.1
34
1,127
123
9.2
18.8
6
5 Jim Brown
J. Brown
3,798
36
749
5.1
105.5
40
383
56
6.8
10.6
2
6 Alan Ameche
A. Ameche
3,782
60
884
4.3
63.0
37
677
94
7.2
11.3
4
7 Dan Towler
D. Towler
3,493
67
672
5.2
52.1
43
665
62
10.7
9.9
1
8 Tank Younger
T. Younger
3,449
100
718
4.8
34.5
34
1,048
93
11.3
10.5
1
9 Frank Gifford
F. Gifford
3,347
87
756
4.4
38.5
28
3,208
233
13.8
36.9
23
10 Eddie Price
E. Price
3,292
63
846
3.9
52.3
20
672
75
9.0
10.7
4
11 Fran Rogel
F. Rogel
3,271
96
900
3.6
34.1
17
1,087
150
7.2
11.3
2
12 Tobin Rote
T. Rote
3,078
118
601
5.1
26.1
35
39
1
39.0
0.3
1
13 Johnny Olszewski
J. Olszewski
2,870
76
699
4.1
37.8
13
762
80
9.5
10.0
2
14 Alex Webster
A. Webster
2,454
54
620
4.0
45.4
25
1,456
125
11.6
27.0
10
15 Bob Hoernschemeyer
B. Hoernschemeyer
2,439
59
553
4.4
41.3
17
951
96
9.9
16.1
7
16 Fred Morrison
F. Morrison
2,420
84
578
4.2
28.8
12
721
67
10.8
8.6
2
17 Rob Goode
R. Goode
2,270
47
535
4.2
48.3
14
361
37
9.8
7.7
1
18 John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
2,196
62
495
4.4
35.4
19
514
72
7.1
8.3
1
19 Lenny Moore
L. Moore
2,157
48
358
6.0
44.9
20
2,573
148
17.4
53.6
21
20 Bobby Layne
B. Layne
2,127
119
502
4.2
17.9
18
0
0
0.0
0
21 Howie Ferguson
H. Ferguson
2,120
65
544
3.9
32.6
6
1,079
127
8.5
16.6
1
22 Lew Carpenter
L. Carpenter
1,988
69
464
4.3
28.8
16
616
75
8.2
8.9
4
23 Breezy Reid
B. Reid
1,964
78
459
4.3
25.2
13
868
72
12.1
11.1
5
24 Lynn Chandnois
L. Chandnois
1,934
72
593
3.3
26.9
16
2,012
162
12.4
27.9
7
25 Charley Trippi
C. Trippi
1,862
64
364
5.1
29.1
12
441
51
8.6
6.9
3
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