before 1987 what rb had the most rushing yds through first 4 seasons

Before 1987, Eric Dickerson rushed for the most yards by a running back in his first 4 seasons, with 6,968 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	6,968	62	1,465	4.8	112.4	55	874	118	7.4	14.1	2
2	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	6,457	62	1,404	4.6	104.1	55	345	75	4.6	5.6	0
3	Walter Payton W. Payton	5,316	57	1,179	4.5	93.3	45	1,111	125	8.9	19.5	2
4	Jim Brown J. Brown	5,055	48	964	5.2	105.3	49	587	75	7.8	12.2	4
5	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	4,920	56	1,105	4.5	87.9	29	1,109	142	7.8	19.8	2
6	Marcus Allen M. Allen	4,638	57	1,081	4.3	81.4	44	2,304	237	9.7	40.4	13
7	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	4,624	59	1,026	4.5	78.4	36	1,289	145	8.9	21.8	4
8	Billy Sims B. Sims	4,419	52	1,001	4.4	85.0	37	1,833	155	11.8	35.3	5
9	George Rogers G. Rogers	4,267	51	995	4.3	83.7	23	292	44	6.6	5.7	0
10	William Andrews W. Andrews	4,205	56	932	4.5	75.1	22	2,003	213	9.4	35.8	7
11	Larry Brown L. Brown	4,177	52	977	4.3	80.3	21	1,292	119	10.9	24.8	8
12	John Brockington J. Brockington	4,159	56	1,021	4.1	74.3	20	783	92	8.5	14.0	2
13	Curt Warner C. Warner	4,064	49	955	4.3	82.9	34	993	131	7.6	20.3	2
14	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	4,046	54	960	4.2	74.9	20	1,641	162	10.1	30.4	15
15	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	4,010	56	928	4.3	71.6	37	1,029	96	10.7	18.4	5
16	Franco Harris F. Harris	4,005	52	846	4.7	77.0	28	663	82	8.1	12.8	3
17	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	3,941	54	928	4.2	73.0	36	878	115	7.6	16.3	0
18	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	3,834	50	719	5.3	76.7	31	1,197	94	12.7	23.9	9
19	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	3,803	53	939	4.1	71.8	39	2,206	218	10.1	41.6	18
20	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	3,693	56	835	4.4	65.9	28	1,114	128	8.7	19.9	8
21	Jim Nance J. Nance	3,588	54	856	4.2	66.4	27	433	56	7.7	8.0	1
22	Mike Thomas M. Thomas	3,359	53	878	3.8	63.4	15	1,405	131	10.7	26.5	11
23	Roger Craig R. Craig	3,254	64	749	4.3	50.8	31	2,742	292	9.4	42.8	13
24	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	3,225	55	748	4.3	58.6	26	1,061	118	9.0	19.3	1
25	Mike Garrett M. Garrett	3,184	55	715	4.5	57.9	24	1,227	137	9.0	22.3	7

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Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
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Falcons	2	2	0	.500
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