before 1966 what rb has the most rushing td through first 4 seasons

Before 1966, Jim Brown scored the most rushing touchdowns by a running back in his first 4 seasons, with 49 touchdowns.

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Data note: Rushing Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1921

	NAME	RUSH TD	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Jim Brown J. Brown	49	48	5,055	964	5.2	105.3	587	75	7.8	12.2	4
2	Steve Van Buren S. Van Buren	38	40	2,813	556	5.1	70.3	277	25	11.1	6.9	2
3	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	37	56	4,010	928	4.3	71.6	1,029	96	10.7	18.4	5
4	Abner Haynes A. Haynes	35	56	3,117	655	4.8	55.7	2,177	161	13.5	38.9	14
5	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	33	47	3,107	645	4.8	66.1	439	53	8.3	9.3	4
6	Alan Ameche A. Ameche	30	48	3,103	706	4.4	64.6	548	81	6.8	11.4	3
7	Dan Towler D. Towler	29	48	2,757	480	5.7	57.4	513	46	11.2	10.7	1
8	Paul Lowe P. Lowe	28	56	3,128	618	5.1	55.9	853	80	10.7	15.2	6
9	J.D. Smith	26	50	2,848	574	5.0	57.0	716	83	8.6	14.3	3
10	Joe Perry J. Perry	26	47	3,067	610	5.0	65.3	508	65	7.8	10.8	5
11	Paul Hornung P. Hornung	25	48	1,981	441	4.5	41.3	541	64	8.5	11.3	2
12	Bill Paschal B. Paschal	25	33	1,918	519	3.7	58.1	163	20	8.2	4.9	4
13	Don Perkins D. Perkins	24	52	3,142	745	4.2	60.4	641	74	8.7	12.3	1
14	Rick Casares R. Casares	24	48	3,149	739	4.3	65.6	854	96	8.9	17.8	4
15	Pat Harder P. Harder	24	46	1,917	451	4.3	41.7	399	45	8.9	8.7	2
16	Dutch Clark D. Clark	24	46	1,651	380	4.3	47.2	303	25	12.1	8.7	5
17	Elmer Angsman E. Angsman	23	47	2,052	414	5.0	43.7	381	21	18.1	8.1	2
18	Dick Hoerner D. Hoerner	22	40	1,441	356	4.0	36.0	906	62	14.6	22.7	3
19	Johnny Drake J. Drake	22	44	1,454	424	3.4	33.0	319	25	12.8	7.3	2
20	Tank Younger T. Younger	21	40	1,795	365	4.9	44.9	505	41	12.3	12.6	1
21	Lenny Moore L. Moore	20	48	2,157	358	6.0	44.9	2,573	148	17.4	53.6	21
22	Alex Webster A. Webster	20	44	2,204	541	4.1	50.1	1,075	98	11.0	24.4	8
23	Hugh Gallarneau H. Gallarneau	20	40	1,332	304	4.4	33.3	738	44	16.8	18.5	7
24	Billy Ray Barnes B. Ray Barnes	19	48	2,082	597	3.5	43.4	1,081	105	10.3	22.5	5
25	Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny	19	42	2,029	364	5.6	48.3	1,206	75	16.1	28.7	7

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	4	2	.667
Browns	4	2	.667
Ravens	4	2	.667
Bengals	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	CLE	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	HOU	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	LV	@	CLE	1:00 PM

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1,794

Stafford

1,784

Maye

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Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

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Robinson

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Pass TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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118.1

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111.3

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Sack Leaders

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Rousseau

5.5

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29.5

29.2

28.0

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Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

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Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

390.7

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Rush Yards Rankings

159.8

154.3

151.5

149.5

148.8

128.2

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

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Sack Leaders

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Fantasy RB Rankings

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Walker

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

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Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
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