what year had the most thousand yard rushers

Beattie Feathers rushed for 1,004 yards in his rookie season in 1934.

Interpreted as:
What year had the most thousand or more rushing yard rushers?
NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Beattie Feathers
B. Feathers
1,004
1934
11
119
8.4
91.3
8
174
6
29.0
15.8
1
2Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
1,008
1947
12
217
4.6
84.0
13
79
9
8.8
6.6
0
3Tony Canadeo
T. Canadeo
1,052
1949
12
208
5.1
87.7
4
-2
3
-0.7
-0.2
0
4Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
1,146
1949
12
263
4.4
95.5
11
88
4
22.0
7.3
1
5Joe Perry
J. Perry
1,018
1953
12
192
5.3
84.8
10
191
19
10.1
15.9
3
6Joe Perry
J. Perry
1,049
1954
12
173
6.1
87.4
8
203
26
7.8
16.9
0
7Rick Casares
R. Casares
1,126
1956
12
234
4.8
93.8
12
203
23
8.8
16.9
2
8Jim Brown
J. Brown
1,527
1958
12
257
5.9
127.3
17
138
16
8.6
11.5
1
9Jim Brown
J. Brown
1,329
1959
12
290
4.6
110.8
14
190
24
7.9
15.8
0
10J.D. Smith
J.D. Smith
1,036
1959
12
207
5.0
86.3
10
133
13
10.2
11.1
1
11Jim Brown
J. Brown
1,257
1960
12
215
5.8
104.8
9
204
19
10.7
17.0
2
12John David Crow
J. David Crow
1,071
1960
12
183
5.9
89.3
6
462
25
18.5
38.5
3
13Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
1,101
1960
12
230
4.8
91.8
11
121
15
8.1
10.1
0
14Jim Brown
J. Brown
1,408
1961
14
305
4.6
100.6
8
459
46
10.0
32.8
2
15Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
1,307
1961
14
243
5.4
93.4
15
175
25
7.0
12.5
1
16Dick Bass
D. Bass
1,033
1962
14
196
5.3
73.8
6
262
30
8.7
18.7
2
17Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
1,096
1962
14
214
5.1
78.3
13
319
24
13.3
22.8
2
18Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
1,049
1962
14
221
4.7
74.9
13
573
39
14.7
40.9
6
19John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
1,141
1962
14
251
4.5
81.5
7
226
32
7.1
16.1
2
20Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
1,474
1962
14
272
5.4
105.3
19
106
22
4.8
7.6
0
21Charley Tolar
C. Tolar
1,012
1962
14
244
4.1
72.3
7
251
30
8.4
17.9
1
22Jim Brown
J. Brown
1,863
1963
14
291
6.4
133.1
12
268
24
11.2
19.1
3
23Clem Daniels
C. Daniels
1,099
1963
14
215
5.1
78.5
3
685
30
22.8
48.9
5
24Paul Lowe
P. Lowe
1,010
1963
14
177
5.7
72.1
8
191
26
7.3
13.6
2
25Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
1,018
1963
13
248
4.1
78.3
9
68
13
5.2
5.2
1
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