most receptions by a running back up until 1979

Before 1980, Lydell Mitchell had the most catches by a running back, with 374 receptions.

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	NAME	REC	GP	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Lydell Mitchell L. Mitchell	374	109	3,182	8.5	29.2	17	6,518	1,668	3.9	59.8	30
2	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	336	93	3,057	9.1	32.9	23	5,887	1,533	3.8	63.3	52
3	Ed Podolak E. Podolak	288	104	2,456	8.5	23.6	6	4,451	1,157	3.8	42.8	34
4	MacArthur Lane M. Lane	287	133	2,786	9.7	20.9	7	4,656	1,206	3.9	35.0	30
5	Abner Haynes A. Haynes	287	112	3,535	12.3	31.6	20	4,630	1,036	4.5	41.3	46
6	Bill Brown B. Brown	286	194	3,183	11.1	16.4	23	5,838	1,649	3.5	30.1	52
7	Ken Willard K. Willard	277	132	2,184	7.9	16.5	17	6,105	1,622	3.8	46.3	45
8	Rickey Young R. Young	276	74	2,253	8.2	30.4	11	3,047	779	3.9	41.2	17
9	Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny	264	143	3,247	12.3	22.7	20	5,281	1,124	4.7	36.9	38
10	Don McCauley D. McCauley	263	124	2,366	9.0	19.1	11	2,457	725	3.4	19.8	39
11	Jim Brown J. Brown	262	118	2,499	9.5	21.2	20	12,312	2,359	5.2	104.3	106
12	John David Crow J. David Crow	258	125	3,699	14.3	29.6	35	4,963	1,157	4.3	39.7	38
13	Tom Matte T. Matte	249	142	2,869	11.5	20.2	12	4,646	1,200	3.9	32.7	45
14	Lenny Moore L. Moore	248	111	4,087	16.5	36.8	29	4,016	859	4.7	36.2	50
15	Joe Perry J. Perry	241	156	1,796	7.5	11.5	8	8,378	1,737	4.8	53.7	53
16	Frank Gifford F. Gifford	239	83	3,260	13.6	39.3	22	3,422	783	4.4	41.2	30
17	Larry Brown L. Brown	238	102	2,485	10.4	24.4	20	5,875	1,530	3.8	57.6	35
18	Mike Garrett M. Garrett	238	104	2,010	8.4	19.3	13	5,481	1,308	4.2	52.7	35
19	Timmy Brown T. Brown	235	108	3,399	14.5	31.5	26	3,862	889	4.3	35.8	31
20	Jim Kiick J. Kiick	233	115	2,302	9.9	20.0	4	3,759	1,029	3.7	32.7	29
21	Preston Pearson P. Pearson	232	144	2,812	12.1	19.5	13	3,525	919	3.8	24.5	13
22	Alex Webster A. Webster	232	101	2,573	11.1	25.5	17	4,590	1,174	3.9	45.4	39
23	Joe Morrison J. Morrison	229	91	2,890	12.6	31.8	24	1,689	449	3.8	18.6	11
24	Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath	227	59	1,751	7.7	29.7	4	2,557	679	3.8	43.3	24
25	Calvin Hill C. Hill	227	127	2,328	10.3	18.3	15	6,049	1,447	4.2	47.6	42

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