before 1967 what rb has the most rushing td through first season

Gale Sayers had the most rushing touchdowns by a running back in his first season, with 14 touchdowns.

NAMERUSH TDGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
14
14
867
166
5.2
61.9
507
29
17.5
36.2
6
2Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
13
14
1,096
214
5.1
78.3
319
24
13.3
22.8
2
3Bill Paschal
B. Paschal
10
9
572
147
3.9
63.6
74
9
8.2
8.2
2
4Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
9
14
875
156
5.6
62.5
576
55
10.5
41.1
3
5Jim Brown
J. Brown
9
12
942
202
4.7
78.5
55
16
3.4
4.6
1
6Alan Ameche
A. Ameche
9
12
961
213
4.5
80.1
141
27
5.2
11.8
0
7John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
9
12
681
129
5.3
56.8
183
28
6.5
15.3
0
8Dutch Clark
D. Clark
9
11
0
9Paul Lowe
P. Lowe
8
14
855
136
6.3
61.1
377
23
16.4
26.9
2
10Lenny Moore
L. Moore
8
12
649
86
7.5
54.1
102
11
9.3
8.5
1
11Bobby Watkins
B. Watkins
8
12
553
110
5.0
46.1
79
6
13.2
6.6
0
12Jerry Shipkey
J. Shipkey
8
12
199
64
3.1
16.6
106
10
10.6
8.8
0
13Hugh Gallarneau
H. Gallarneau
8
11
304
49
6.2
27.6
204
11
18.5
18.5
2
14Beattie Feathers
B. Feathers
8
11
1,004
119
8.4
91.3
174
6
29.0
15.8
1
15Willie Asbury
W. Asbury
7
14
544
169
3.2
38.9
228
19
12.0
16.3
2
16Wray Carlton
W. Carlton
7
14
533
137
3.9
38.1
477
29
16.4
34.1
4
17Don Bosseler
D. Bosseler
7
12
673
167
4.0
56.1
152
19
8.0
12.7
0
18Joe Marconi
J. Marconi
7
12
298
75
4.0
24.8
70
12
5.8
5.8
0
19Ron Waller
R. Waller
7
12
716
151
4.7
59.7
228
24
9.5
19.0
1
20Bill Osmanski
B. Osmanski
7
10
699
121
5.8
69.9
65
3
21.7
6.5
1
21Mike Garrett
M. Garrett
6
14
801
147
5.4
57.2
175
15
11.7
12.5
1
22Sid Blanks
S. Blanks
6
14
756
145
5.2
54.0
497
56
8.9
35.5
1
23Bob Gaiters
B. Gaiters
6
14
460
116
4.0
32.9
54
11
4.9
3.9
1
24J.D. Smith
J.D. Smith
6
14
214
63
3.4
15.3
194
17
11.4
13.9
1
25Tony Teresa
T. Teresa
6
14
608
139
4.4
43.4
393
35
11.2
28.1
4
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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