before 1970 what running back has the most rushing td through first season

Gale Sayers scored 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
9Calvin Hill
C. Hill
8
13
942
204
4.6
72.5
232
20
11.6
17.8
0
10Paul Robinson
P. Robinson
8
14
1,023
238
4.3
73.1
128
24
5.3
9.1
1
11Paul Lowe
P. Lowe
8
14
855
136
6.3
61.1
377
23
16.4
26.9
2
12Lenny Moore
L. Moore
8
12
649
86
7.5
54.1
102
11
9.3
8.5
1
13Bobby Watkins
B. Watkins
8
12
553
110
5.0
46.1
79
6
13.2
6.6
0
14Jerry Shipkey
J. Shipkey
8
12
199
64
3.1
16.6
106
10
10.6
8.8
0
15Hugh Gallarneau
H. Gallarneau
8
11
304
49
6.2
27.6
204
11
18.5
18.5
2
16Beattie Feathers
B. Feathers
8
11
1,004
119
8.4
91.3
174
6
29.0
15.8
1
17Ron Johnson
R. Johnson
7
14
472
138
3.4
33.7
164
24
6.8
11.7
0
18Warren McVea
W. McVea
7
11
500
106
4.7
45.5
71
7
10.1
6.5
0
19Robert Holmes
R. Holmes
7
14
866
174
5.0
61.9
201
19
10.6
14.4
0
20Dickie Post
D. Post
7
13
663
161
4.1
51.0
278
32
8.7
21.4
1
21Willie Asbury
W. Asbury
7
14
544
169
3.2
38.9
228
19
12.0
16.3
2
22Wray Carlton
W. Carlton
7
14
533
137
3.9
38.1
477
29
16.4
34.1
4
23Don Bosseler
D. Bosseler
7
12
673
167
4.0
56.1
152
19
8.0
12.7
0
24Joe Marconi
J. Marconi
7
12
298
75
4.0
24.8
70
12
5.8
5.8
0
25Ron Waller
R. Waller
7
12
716
151
4.7
59.7
228
24
9.5
19.0
1
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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