rookie running backs with most rushing attempts before 1970

Before 1970, Paul Robinson had the most carries in his rookie season by a running back, with 238 rush attempts in 1968.

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  • Data note: Rush Attempts: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEATTSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Paul Robinson
P. Robinson
238
1968
14
1,023
4.3
73.1
8
128
24
5.3
9.1
1
2Matt Snell
M. Snell
215
1964
14
948
4.4
67.7
5
393
56
7.0
28.1
1
3Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
214
1962
14
1,096
5.1
78.3
13
319
24
13.3
22.8
2
4Alan Ameche
A. Ameche
213
1955
12
961
4.5
80.1
9
141
27
5.2
11.8
0
5Mel Farr
M. Farr
206
1967
13
860
4.2
66.2
3
317
39
8.1
24.4
3
6Tuffy Leemans
T. Leemans
206
1936
12
830
4.0
69.2
2
22
4
5.5
1.8
0
7Calvin Hill
C. Hill
204
1969
13
942
4.6
72.5
8
232
20
11.6
17.8
0
8Larry Brown
L. Brown
202
1969
14
888
4.4
63.4
4
302
34
8.9
21.6
0
9Jim Brown
J. Brown
202
1957
12
942
4.7
78.5
9
55
16
3.4
4.6
1
10Don Perkins
D. Perkins
200
1961
14
815
4.1
58.2
4
298
32
9.3
21.3
1
11Charley Taylor
C. Taylor
199
1964
14
755
3.8
53.9
5
814
53
15.4
58.1
5
12Tucker Frederickson
T. Frederickson
195
1965
13
659
3.4
50.7
5
177
24
7.4
13.6
1
13Johnny Roland
J. Roland
192
1966
14
695
3.6
49.6
5
213
21
10.1
15.2
0
14Ken Willard
K. Willard
189
1965
14
778
4.1
55.6
5
253
32
7.9
18.1
4
15Preston Carpenter
P. Carpenter
188
1956
12
756
4.0
63.0
0
124
16
7.8
10.3
0
16Bobby Burnett
B. Burnett
187
1966
14
766
4.1
54.7
4
419
34
12.3
29.9
4
17O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
181
1969
13
697
3.9
53.6
2
343
30
11.4
26.4
3
18Robert Holmes
R. Holmes
174
1968
14
866
5.0
61.9
7
201
19
10.6
14.4
0
19Willie Asbury
W. Asbury
169
1966
14
544
3.2
38.9
7
228
19
12.0
16.3
2
20Don Bosseler
D. Bosseler
167
1957
12
673
4.0
56.1
7
152
19
8.0
12.7
0
21Larry Smith
L. Smith
166
1969
14
599
3.6
42.8
1
300
46
6.5
21.4
2
22Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
166
1965
14
867
5.2
61.9
14
507
29
17.5
36.2
6
23Jim Kiick
J. Kiick
165
1968
14
621
3.8
44.4
4
422
44
9.6
30.1
0
24Bill Dudley
B. Dudley
162
1942
11
696
4.3
63.3
5
24
1
24.0
2.2
0
25Dickie Post
D. Post
161
1967
13
663
4.1
51.0
7
278
32
8.7
21.4
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