most scrimmage yards 1950s

Between the 1950 and 1959 seasons, Joe Perry gained the most scrimmage yards, with 8,422 yards.

Interpreted as:
most scrimmage yards by a player 1950s
NAMEYDSGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Joe Perry
J. Perry
8,422
112
7,151
1,415
5.1
63.8
49
1,271
178
7.1
11.3
7
2Frank Gifford
F. Gifford
6,555
87
3,347
756
4.4
38.5
28
3,208
233
13.8
36.9
23
3Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
6,493
88
3,941
782
5.0
44.8
35
2,552
181
14.1
29.0
14
4Ollie Matson
O. Matson
6,474
82
4,194
922
4.5
51.1
30
2,280
148
15.4
27.8
16
5Billy Howton
B. Howton
6,111
92
20
4
5.0
0.2
0
6,091
342
17.8
66.2
44
6Elroy Hirsch
E. Hirsch
6,003
91
30
6
5.0
0.3
0
5,973
321
18.6
65.6
49
7Billy Wilson
B. Wilson
5,851
96
0
0
0.0
0
5,851
404
14.5
60.9
48
8Ray Mathews
R. Mathews
4,976
108
1,057
300
3.5
9.8
5
3,919
230
17.0
36.3
34
9Rick Casares
R. Casares
4,975
60
3,848
916
4.2
64.1
34
1,127
123
9.2
18.8
6
10Lenny Moore
L. Moore
4,730
48
2,157
358
6.0
44.9
20
2,573
148
17.4
53.6
21
11Harlon Hill
H. Hill
4,498
63
31
5
6.2
0.5
0
4,467
218
20.5
70.9
40
12Tank Younger
T. Younger
4,497
100
3,449
718
4.8
34.5
34
1,048
93
11.3
10.5
1
13Alan Ameche
A. Ameche
4,459
60
3,782
884
4.3
63.0
37
677
94
7.2
11.3
4
14Fran Rogel
F. Rogel
4,358
96
3,271
900
3.6
34.1
17
1,087
150
7.2
11.3
2
15Ray Renfro
R. Renfro
4,258
90
682
137
5.0
7.6
4
3,576
174
20.6
39.7
35
16Bobby Walston
B. Walston
4,200
108
12
4
3.0
0.1
0
4,188
243
17.2
38.8
40
17Jim Brown
J. Brown
4,181
36
3,798
749
5.1
105.5
40
383
56
6.8
10.6
2
18Elbie Nickel
E. Nickel
4,164
96
0
0
0.0
0
4,164
280
14.9
43.4
33
19Dan Towler
D. Towler
4,158
67
3,493
672
5.2
52.1
43
665
62
10.7
9.9
1
20Kyle Rote
K. Rote
4,113
95
871
231
3.8
9.2
4
3,242
205
15.8
34.1
31
21Doak Walker
D. Walker
4,059
67
1,520
309
4.9
22.7
12
2,539
152
16.7
37.9
21
22Pete Pihos
P. Pihos
3,986
72
-1
1
-1.0
0.0
0
3,987
270
14.8
55.4
39
23Eddie Price
E. Price
3,964
63
3,292
846
3.9
52.3
20
672
75
9.0
10.7
4
24Dub Jones
D. Jones
3,963
72
1,449
344
4.2
20.1
15
2,514
150
16.8
34.9
17
25Lynn Chandnois
L. Chandnois
3,946
72
1,934
593
3.3
26.9
16
2,012
162
12.4
27.9
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