before 1989 what rb had the most rushing yds through first 5 seasons

Before 1989, Eric Dickerson had the most rushing yards by a running back in his first 5 seasons, with 8,256 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	8,256	74	1,748	4.7	111.6	61	1,045	136	7.7	14.1	2
2	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	6,995	71	1,561	4.5	98.5	57	475	93	5.1	6.7	0
3	Walter Payton W. Payton	6,926	73	1,548	4.5	94.9	59	1,424	156	9.1	19.5	4
4	Jim Brown J. Brown	6,463	62	1,269	5.1	104.2	57	1,046	121	8.6	16.9	6
5	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	6,270	75	1,368	4.6	83.6	40	1,614	177	9.1	21.5	6
6	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	6,190	71	1,401	4.4	87.2	34	1,568	196	8.0	22.1	3
7	William Andrews W. Andrews	5,772	72	1,263	4.6	80.2	29	2,612	272	9.6	36.3	11
8	Marcus Allen M. Allen	5,397	70	1,289	4.2	77.1	49	2,757	283	9.7	39.4	15
9	George Rogers G. Rogers	5,360	66	1,226	4.4	81.2	30	321	48	6.7	4.9	0
10	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	5,268	70	1,271	4.1	75.3	45	1,014	139	7.3	14.5	0
11	O.J. Simpson	5,181	63	1,108	4.7	82.2	30	912	94	9.7	14.5	3
12	Franco Harris F. Harris	5,133	66	1,135	4.5	77.8	42	814	105	7.8	12.3	3
13	Billy Sims B. Sims	5,106	60	1,131	4.5	85.1	42	2,072	186	11.1	34.5	5
14	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	5,095	71	1,121	4.5	71.8	36	1,635	177	9.2	23.0	10
15	Curt Warner C. Warner	5,049	61	1,189	4.2	82.8	42	1,160	148	7.8	19.0	4
16	Larry Brown L. Brown	5,037	66	1,250	4.0	76.3	29	1,774	159	11.2	26.9	14
17	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	4,915	67	1,209	4.1	73.4	45	2,514	256	9.8	37.5	21
18	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	4,866	64	955	5.1	76.0	39	1,313	111	11.8	20.5	9
19	John Brockington J. Brockington	4,593	70	1,165	3.9	65.6	27	1,025	125	8.2	14.6	3
20	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	4,581	61	917	5.0	75.1	52	545	75	7.3	8.9	4
21	Freeman McNeil F. McNeil	4,464	55	971	4.6	81.2	17	1,251	118	10.6	22.7	8
22	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	4,445	64	1,082	4.1	69.5	21	1,783	180	9.9	27.9	15
23	Jim Nance J. Nance	4,338	68	1,049	4.1	63.8	33	601	85	7.1	8.8	1
24	Lydell Mitchell L. Mitchell	4,328	67	1,090	4.0	64.6	24	1,903	227	8.4	28.4	10
25	Lawrence McCutcheon L. McCutcheon	4,285	56	950	4.5	76.5	16	1,232	128	9.6	22.0	8

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Lions	3	2	0	.600
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