players over 26 with 1000 rushing yards in a season

Steve Van Buren was 27 years old when rushing for 1,000+ yards in 1947.

Regular season

	NAME	Age	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Steve Van Buren S. Van Buren	27	1,008	1947	PHI	12	217	4.6	84.0	13	79	9	8.8	6.6	0
2	Tony Canadeo T. Canadeo	30	1,052	1949	GB	12	208	5.1	87.7	4	-2	3	-0.7	-0.2	0
3	Steve Van Buren S. Van Buren	29	1,146	1949	PHI	12	263	4.4	95.5	11	88	4	22.0	7.3	1
4	Joe Perry J. Perry	27	1,049	1954	SF	12	173	6.1	87.4	8	203	26	7.8	16.9	0
5	J.D. Smith	27	1,036	1959	SF	12	207	5.0	86.3	10	133	13	10.2	11.1	1
6	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	27	1,096	1962	BUF	14	214	5.1	78.3	13	319	24	13.3	22.8	2
7	John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	33	1,141	1962	PIT	14	251	4.5	81.5	7	226	32	7.1	16.1	2
8	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	27	1,474	1962	GB	14	272	5.4	105.3	19	106	22	4.8	7.6	0
9	Jim Brown J. Brown	27	1,863	1963	CLE	14	291	6.4	133.1	12	268	24	11.2	19.1	3
10	Paul Lowe P. Lowe	27	1,010	1963	SD	14	177	5.7	72.1	8	191	26	7.3	13.6	2
11	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	28	1,018	1963	GB	13	248	4.1	78.3	9	68	13	5.2	5.2	1
12	Jim Brown J. Brown	28	1,446	1964	CLE	14	280	5.2	103.3	7	340	36	9.4	24.3	2
13	John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	35	1,048	1964	PIT	14	235	4.5	74.9	7	69	17	4.1	4.9	1
14	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	29	1,169	1964	GB	13	235	5.0	89.9	12	354	38	9.3	27.2	3
15	Jim Brown J. Brown	29	1,544	1965	CLE	14	289	5.3	110.3	17	328	34	9.6	23.4	4
16	Paul Lowe P. Lowe	29	1,121	1965	SD	14	222	5.0	80.1	6	126	17	7.4	9.0	1
17	Dick Bass D. Bass	29	1,090	1966	LA	14	248	4.4	77.9	8	274	31	8.8	19.6	0
18	Floyd Little F. Little	29	1,133	1971	DEN	14	284	4.0	80.9	6	255	26	9.8	18.2	0
19	Mike Garrett M. Garrett	28	1,031	1972	SD	14	272	3.8	73.6	6	245	31	7.9	17.5	1
20	Larry Csonka L. Csonka	27	1,003	1973	MIA	14	219	4.6	71.6	5	22	7	3.1	1.6	0
21	O.J. Simpson	27	1,125	1974	BUF	14	270	4.2	80.4	3	189	15	12.6	13.5	1
22	Dave Hampton D. Hampton	28	1,002	1975	ATL	14	250	4.0	71.6	5	195	21	9.3	13.9	1
23	Jim Otis J. Otis	27	1,076	1975	STL	14	269	4.0	76.9	5	69	12	5.8	4.9	1
24	O.J. Simpson	28	1,817	1975	BUF	14	329	5.5	129.8	16	426	28	15.2	30.4	7
25	Rocky Bleier R. Bleier	30	1,036	1976	PIT	14	220	4.7	74.0	5	294	24	12.3	21.0	0

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