before 1999 what rb had the most rushing yds through first 4 seasons

Before 1999, Eric Dickerson had the most rushing 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	Terrell Davis T. Davis	6,413	61	1,343	4.8	105.1	56	1,181	152	7.8	19.4	5
4	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	5,699	62	1,262	4.5	91.9	50	1,235	189	6.5	19.9	3
5	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	5,674	62	1,189	4.8	91.5	52	1,294	130	10.0	20.9	5
6	Walter Payton W. Payton	5,316	57	1,179	4.5	93.3	45	1,111	125	8.9	19.5	2
7	Curtis Martin C. Martin	5,086	60	1,327	3.8	84.8	40	1,255	160	7.8	20.9	6
8	Jim Brown J. Brown	5,055	48	964	5.2	105.3	49	587	75	7.8	12.2	4
9	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	4,920	56	1,105	4.5	87.9	29	1,109	142	7.8	19.8	2
10	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	4,829	62	1,064	4.5	77.9	26	2,040	189	10.8	32.9	13
11	Marcus Allen M. Allen	4,638	57	1,081	4.3	81.4	44	2,304	237	9.7	40.4	13
12	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	4,624	59	1,026	4.5	78.4	36	1,289	145	8.9	21.8	4
13	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	4,522	63	1,116	4.1	71.8	24	765	97	7.9	12.1	1
14	Billy Sims B. Sims	4,419	52	1,001	4.4	85.0	37	1,833	155	11.8	35.3	5
15	George Rogers G. Rogers	4,267	51	995	4.3	83.7	23	292	44	6.6	5.7	0
16	William Andrews W. Andrews	4,205	56	932	4.5	75.1	22	2,003	213	9.4	35.8	7
17	Larry Brown L. Brown	4,177	52	977	4.3	80.3	21	1,292	119	10.9	24.8	8
18	John Brockington J. Brockington	4,159	56	1,021	4.1	74.3	20	783	92	8.5	14.0	2
19	Ricky Watters R. Watters	4,113	59	990	4.2	69.7	36	1,884	202	9.3	31.9	9
20	Terry Allen T. Allen	4,104	63	979	4.2	65.1	33	907	103	8.8	14.4	4
21	Curt Warner C. Warner	4,064	49	955	4.3	82.9	34	993	131	7.6	20.3	2
22	Eddie George E. George	4,061	48	1,040	3.9	84.6	19	536	67	8.0	11.2	2
23	Herschel Walker H. Walker	4,057	60	971	4.2	67.6	31	2,480	229	10.8	41.3	7
24	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	4,046	54	960	4.2	74.9	20	1,641	162	10.1	30.4	15
25	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	4,010	56	928	4.3	71.6	37	1,029	96	10.7	18.4	5

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Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
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