before 1996 what rb had the most rushing yds through first 8 seasons

Before 1996, Eric Dickerson rushed for the most yards by a running back in his first 8 seasons, with 11,903 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	11,903	116	2,616	4.6	102.6	86	1,725	220	7.8	14.9	4
2	Jim Brown J. Brown	10,768	104	2,070	5.2	103.5	89	2,171	228	9.5	20.9	16
3	Walter Payton W. Payton	10,204	114	2,352	4.3	89.5	72	2,481	275	9.0	21.8	7
4	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	10,172	105	2,077	4.9	96.9	73	2,180	258	8.4	20.8	7
5	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	9,729	123	2,285	4.3	79.1	54	3,622	371	9.8	29.4	20
6	O.J. Simpson	9,626	105	1,997	4.8	91.7	57	1,786	159	11.2	17.0	12
7	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	9,525	116	2,136	4.5	82.1	59	2,539	292	8.7	21.9	8
8	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	9,407	115	2,187	4.3	81.8	74	806	121	6.7	7.0	0
9	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	8,956	93	2,007	4.5	96.3	96	1,951	301	6.5	21.0	4
10	Franco Harris F. Harris	8,563	111	2,012	4.3	77.1	72	1,311	174	7.5	11.8	4
11	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	8,080	107	1,882	4.3	75.5	47	2,541	308	8.3	23.7	5
12	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	7,502	101	1,607	4.7	74.3	77	1,174	146	8.0	11.6	8
13	Herschel Walker H. Walker	7,468	123	1,794	4.2	60.7	55	3,887	410	9.5	31.6	16
14	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	7,465	103	1,788	4.2	72.5	52	1,451	193	7.5	14.1	0
15	Marcus Allen M. Allen	7,275	105	1,781	4.1	69.3	63	3,661	388	9.4	34.9	16
16	George Rogers G. Rogers	7,176	92	1,692	4.2	78.0	54	368	55	6.7	4.0	0
17	Roger Craig R. Craig	7,064	121	1,686	4.2	58.4	50	4,442	508	8.7	36.7	16
18	Curt Warner C. Warner	6,844	100	1,698	4.0	68.4	56	1,467	193	7.6	14.7	7
19	Freeman McNeil F. McNeil	6,794	92	1,525	4.5	73.8	28	2,211	225	9.8	24.0	11
20	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	6,651	109	1,547	4.3	61.0	71	2,285	259	8.8	21.0	3
21	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	6,538	100	1,465	4.5	65.4	45	2,447	266	9.2	24.5	12
22	Lydell Mitchell L. Mitchell	6,518	109	1,668	3.9	59.8	30	3,182	374	8.5	29.2	17
23	Larry Csonka L. Csonka	6,469	102	1,446	4.5	63.4	45	652	81	8.0	6.4	3
24	Don Perkins D. Perkins	6,217	107	1,500	4.1	58.1	42	1,310	146	9.0	12.2	3
25	Lawrence McCutcheon L. McCutcheon	6,186	89	1,435	4.3	69.5	23	1,683	184	9.1	18.9	12

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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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