before 1997 what rb had the most rushing yds through first 9 seasons

Before 1997, Eric Dickerson had the most rushing yards by a running back in his first 9 seasons, with 12,439 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	12,439	126	2,783	4.5	98.7	88	1,994	261	7.6	15.8	5
2	Jim Brown J. Brown	12,312	118	2,359	5.2	104.3	106	2,499	262	9.5	21.2	20
3	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	11,725	121	2,384	4.9	96.9	84	2,327	282	8.3	19.2	7
4	Walter Payton W. Payton	11,625	130	2,666	4.4	89.4	78	3,088	328	9.4	23.8	9
5	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	10,832	132	2,441	4.4	82.1	66	2,988	338	8.8	22.6	11
6	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	10,762	138	2,566	4.2	78.0	62	3,876	397	9.8	28.1	20
7	O.J. Simpson	10,183	112	2,123	4.8	90.9	57	1,924	175	11.0	17.2	12
8	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	10,160	108	2,334	4.4	94.1	108	2,200	348	6.3	20.4	7
9	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	9,407	115	2,187	4.3	81.8	74	806	121	6.7	7.0	0
10	Franco Harris F. Harris	9,352	124	2,220	4.2	75.4	76	1,507	204	7.4	12.2	6
11	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	8,207	115	1,811	4.5	71.4	81	1,505	187	8.0	13.1	10
12	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	8,086	111	1,884	4.3	72.8	47	2,557	310	8.2	23.0	5
13	Herschel Walker H. Walker	7,996	139	1,907	4.2	57.5	60	4,387	460	9.5	31.6	18
14	Marcus Allen M. Allen	7,957	121	1,960	4.1	65.8	75	3,850	403	9.6	31.8	17
15	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	7,940	113	1,911	4.2	70.3	58	1,511	200	7.6	13.4	0
16	Roger Craig R. Craig	7,654	136	1,848	4.1	56.3	51	4,578	525	8.7	33.7	16
17	George Rogers G. Rogers	7,176	92	1,692	4.2	78.0	54	368	55	6.7	4.0	0
18	Freeman McNeil F. McNeil	7,146	103	1,605	4.5	69.4	30	2,521	256	9.8	24.5	12
19	Larry Csonka L. Csonka	6,933	116	1,580	4.4	59.8	46	672	83	8.1	5.8	3
20	Leroy Kelly L. Kelly	6,885	123	1,595	4.3	56.0	71	2,101	175	12.0	17.1	13
21	Curt Warner C. Warner	6,844	100	1,698	4.0	68.4	56	1,467	193	7.6	14.7	7
22	John Riggins J. Riggins	6,822	111	1,666	4.1	61.5	42	1,891	216	8.8	17.0	12
23	Rodney Hampton R. Hampton	6,816	102	1,801	3.8	66.8	48	1,309	174	7.5	12.8	2
24	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	6,789	107	1,540	4.4	63.4	45	2,502	273	9.2	23.4	12
25	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	6,702	110	1,561	4.3	60.9	71	2,323	263	8.8	21.1	3

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