most rushing yards 1932 to 1972

Between the 1932 and 1972 seasons, Jim Brown had the most rushing yards, with 12,312 yards.

Interpreted as:
most rushing yards by a player 1932 to 1972
NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Jim Brown
J. Brown
12,312
118
2,359
5.2
104.3
106
2,499
262
9.5
21.2
20
2Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
8,597
129
1,941
4.4
66.6
83
1,756
225
7.8
13.6
10
3Joe Perry
J. Perry
8,378
156
1,737
4.8
53.7
53
1,796
241
7.5
11.5
8
4Leroy Kelly
L. Kelly
6,885
123
1,595
4.3
56.0
71
2,101
175
12.0
17.1
13
5John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
6,803
143
1,571
4.3
47.6
48
1,478
186
7.9
10.3
7
6Don Perkins
D. Perkins
6,217
107
1,500
4.1
58.1
42
1,310
146
9.0
12.2
3
7Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
5,860
83
1,320
4.4
70.6
69
523
45
11.6
6.3
3
8Rick Casares
R. Casares
5,797
130
1,431
4.1
44.6
49
1,588
191
8.3
12.2
11
9Bill Brown
B. Brown
5,591
166
1,583
3.5
33.7
49
3,120
276
11.3
18.8
22
10Ken Willard
K. Willard
5,564
111
1,499
3.7
50.1
44
1,996
251
8.0
18.0
15
11Dick Bass
D. Bass
5,417
112
1,218
4.4
48.4
34
1,841
204
9.0
16.4
7
12Jim Nance
J. Nance
5,323
94
1,323
4.0
56.6
45
844
129
6.5
9.0
1
13Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
5,281
143
1,124
4.7
36.9
38
3,247
264
12.3
22.7
20
14Lenny Moore
L. Moore
5,174
143
1,069
4.8
36.2
63
6,039
363
16.6
42.2
48
15Ollie Matson
O. Matson
5,173
169
1,170
4.4
30.6
40
3,285
222
14.8
19.4
23
16Clem Daniels
C. Daniels
5,138
110
1,146
4.5
46.7
30
3,314
203
16.3
30.1
24
17Mike Garrett
M. Garrett
5,014
94
1,194
4.2
53.3
35
1,886
223
8.5
20.1
12
18Paul Lowe
P. Lowe
4,995
100
1,026
4.9
50.0
38
1,045
111
9.4
10.5
7
19John David Crow
J. David Crow
4,963
125
1,157
4.3
39.7
38
3,699
258
14.3
29.6
35
20Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
4,956
68
991
5.0
72.9
39
1,307
112
11.7
19.2
9
21J.D. Smith
J.D. Smith
4,672
131
1,100
4.2
35.7
40
1,122
127
8.8
8.6
6
22Tom Matte
T. Matte
4,646
142
1,200
3.9
32.7
45
2,869
249
11.5
20.2
12
23Alex Webster
A. Webster
4,638
109
1,196
3.9
42.6
39
2,679
240
11.2
24.6
17
24Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
4,630
112
1,036
4.5
41.3
46
3,535
287
12.3
31.6
20
25Floyd Little
F. Little
4,587
75
1,143
4.0
61.2
28
1,343
116
11.6
17.9
6
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