before 1982 what rb had the most rushing td through first 5 seasons

Before 1982, Walter Payton scored the most rushing touchdowns by a running back in his first 5 seasons, with 59 touchdowns.

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	NAME	RUSH TD	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Walter Payton W. Payton	59	73	6,926	1,548	4.5	94.9	1,424	156	9.1	19.5	4
2	Jim Brown J. Brown	57	62	6,463	1,269	5.1	104.2	1,046	121	8.6	16.9	6
3	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	55	62	6,457	1,404	4.6	104.1	345	75	4.6	5.6	0
4	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	52	61	4,581	917	5.0	75.1	545	75	7.3	8.9	4
5	Steve Van Buren S. Van Buren	48	51	3,758	757	5.0	73.7	373	35	10.7	7.3	2
6	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	45	67	4,915	1,209	4.1	73.4	2,514	256	9.8	37.5	21
7	Pete Johnson P. Johnson	43	74	4,036	1,036	3.9	54.5	931	127	7.3	12.6	6
8	Franco Harris F. Harris	42	66	5,133	1,135	4.5	77.8	814	105	7.8	12.3	3
9	Leroy Kelly L. Kelly	42	69	3,736	735	5.1	54.1	1,067	83	12.9	15.5	7
10	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	40	75	6,270	1,368	4.6	83.6	1,614	177	9.1	21.5	6
11	Dan Towler D. Towler	40	60	3,356	629	5.3	55.9	640	56	11.4	10.7	1
12	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	39	64	4,866	955	5.1	76.0	1,313	111	11.8	20.5	9
13	Abner Haynes A. Haynes	39	70	3,814	794	4.8	54.5	2,739	199	13.8	39.1	17
14	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	37	64	4,272	1,000	4.3	66.8	1,139	109	10.4	17.8	6
15	Alan Ameche A. Ameche	37	60	3,782	884	4.3	63.0	677	94	7.2	11.3	4
16	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	36	71	5,095	1,121	4.5	71.8	1,635	177	9.2	23.0	10
17	Paul Lowe P. Lowe	34	70	4,249	840	5.1	60.7	979	97	10.1	14.0	7
18	Rick Casares R. Casares	34	60	3,848	916	4.2	64.1	1,127	123	9.2	18.8	6
19	Joe Perry J. Perry	34	59	4,116	783	5.3	69.8	711	91	7.8	12.1	5
20	Jim Nance J. Nance	33	68	4,338	1,049	4.1	63.8	601	85	7.1	8.8	1
21	Paul Hornung P. Hornung	33	60	2,578	568	4.5	43.0	686	79	8.7	11.4	4
22	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	32	70	4,052	923	4.4	57.9	1,320	149	8.9	18.9	1
23	Calvin Hill C. Hill	32	61	4,165	981	4.2	68.3	1,225	127	9.6	20.1	6
24	J.D. Smith	32	64	3,755	832	4.5	58.7	913	104	8.8	14.3	4
25	Ron Johnson R. Johnson	31	56	3,739	991	3.8	66.8	1,526	155	9.8	27.3	12

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Vikings	4	0	1.000
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Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	SEA	8:15 PM
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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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29.5

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412.0

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Rush Yards Rankings

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181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

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Pass Yards Rankings

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Sack Leaders

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Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
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Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
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Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000