most yards receptions by a rb 1961

Terry Barr had the most receiving yards by a running back in 1961, with 630 yards.

NAMEREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Terry Barr
T. Barr
630
1961
14
40
15.8
45.0
6
-8
6
-1.3
-0.6
0
2Billy Cannon
B. Cannon
586
1961
14
43
13.6
41.9
9
948
200
4.7
67.7
6
3Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
558
1961
14
34
16.4
39.9
3
841
179
4.7
60.1
9
4Dick Christy
D. Christy
521
1961
14
29
18.0
37.2
1
180
81
2.2
12.9
2
5Willie Galimore
W. Galimore
502
1961
14
33
15.2
35.9
3
707
153
4.6
50.5
4
6Clarence Peaks
C. Peaks
472
1961
13
32
14.8
36.3
0
471
135
3.5
36.2
5
7Jim Brown
J. Brown
459
1961
14
46
10.0
32.8
2
1,408
305
4.6
100.6
8
8Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
368
1961
14
32
11.5
26.3
3
548
101
5.4
39.1
5
9Donnie Stone
D. Stone
344
1961
14
38
9.1
24.6
4
505
127
4.0
36.1
4
10J.D. Smith
J.D. Smith
343
1961
14
28
12.3
24.5
1
823
167
4.9
58.8
8
11Larry Garron
L. Garron
341
1961
14
24
14.2
24.4
3
389
69
5.6
27.8
2
12Ted Dean
T. Dean
335
1961
14
21
16.0
23.9
1
321
66
4.9
22.9
2
13Billy Lott
B. Lott
333
1961
14
32
10.4
23.8
6
461
100
4.6
32.9
5
14Joe Perry
J. Perry
322
1961
13
34
9.5
24.8
1
675
168
4.0
51.9
3
15Alan Miller
A. Miller
315
1961
14
36
8.8
22.5
4
255
85
3.0
18.2
3
16Nick Pietrosante
N. Pietrosante
315
1961
14
26
12.1
22.5
0
841
201
4.2
60.1
5
17Alex Webster
A. Webster
313
1961
14
26
12.0
22.4
3
928
196
4.7
66.3
2
18John David Crow
J. David Crow
306
1961
8
20
15.3
38.3
3
192
48
4.0
24.0
1
19Dick James
D. James
298
1961
14
20
14.9
21.3
2
374
71
5.3
26.7
3
20Don Perkins
D. Perkins
298
1961
14
32
9.3
21.3
1
815
200
4.1
58.2
4
21Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
283
1961
13
37
7.6
21.8
3
570
120
4.8
43.8
3
22Charley Fuller
C. Fuller
277
1961
14
12
23.1
19.8
2
134
38
3.5
9.6
0
23Timmy Brown
T. Brown
264
1961
13
14
18.9
20.3
2
338
50
6.8
26.0
1
24John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
262
1961
14
24
10.9
18.7
1
787
213
3.7
56.2
6
25Charley Tolar
C. Tolar
219
1961
14
24
9.1
15.6
1
577
157
3.7
41.2
4
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.

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