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The Top Ranked Running Backs of the 1920s
Notes: Ranking Explanation
| Rnk | Athlete | Overall Decade Rank |
| 1 | Verne Lewellen | 1 |
| 2 | Bill Senn | 2 |
| 3 | Joey Sternaman | 3 |
| 4 | Paddy Driscoll | 7 |
| 5 | Tony Latone | 8 |
| 6 | Ben F.H. Jones | 14 |
| 7 | Dutch Sternaman | 15 |
| 8 | Hinkey Haines | 18 |
| 9 | Jimmy Conzelman | 19 |
| 10 | Pete Calac | 20 |
| 11 | Fritz Pollard | 23 |
| 12 | Dinger Doane | 25 |
| 13 | Jim Laird | 26 |
| 14 | Rip King | 30 |
| 15 | Curly Lambeau | 35 |
| 16 | Jack McBride | 38 |
| 17 | Jim Thorpe | 39 |
| 18 | Carl Cramer | 40 |
| 19 | Guil Falcon | 42 |
| 20 | Hank Gillo | 43 |
| 21 | Bob Koehler | 45 |
| 22 | Lou Smyth | 47 |
| 23 | Buck White | 50 |
| 24 | Bob Rapp | 51 |
| 25 | Hap Moran | 52 |
| 26 | Laurie Walquist | 53 |
| 27 | Waddy Kuehl | 54 |
| 28 | Ernie Nevers | 56 |
| 29 | Harry Robb | 57 |
| 30 | Doc Elliott | 60 |
| 31 | Frank Bacon | 64 |
| 32 | Tex Hamer | 66 |
| 33 | Joe Guyon | 69 |
| 34 | Johnny McNally | 70 |
| 35 | Tommy Hughitt | 73 |
| 36 | Eddie Kotal | 74 |
| 37 | Lou Partlow | 77 |
| 38 | Buck Gavin | 78 |
| 39 | Two-Bits Homan | 80 |
| 40 | Barney Wentz | 81 |
| 41 | Jack Hagerty | 84 |
| 42 | Oscar Knop | 85 |
| 43 | Hal Erickson | 87 |
| 44 | Johnny Bryan | 88 |
| 45 | Curly Oden | 93 |
| 46 | Milt Romney | 94 |
| 47 | Tex Grigg | 96 |
| 48 | Hust Stockton | 99 |
| 49 | Red Dunn | 100 |
| 50 | Myrt Basing | 101 |
| 51 | Benny Friedman | 104 |
| 52 | Wildcat Wilson | 106 |
| 53 | Wooky Roberts | 109 |
| 54 | Mule Wilson | 112 |
| 55 | Al Bloodgood | 114 |
| 56 | Charlie Mathys | 115 |
| 57 | Dunc Annan | 116 |
| 58 | Rex Thomas | 118 |
| 59 | Jake Lanum | 120 |
| 60 | Ken Huffine | 126 |
| 61 | Dutch Lauer | 127 |
| 62 | Ken Mercer | 130 |
| 63 | Jack Ernst | 131 |
| 64 | Pard Pearce | 135 |
| 65 | Ockie Anderson | 137 |
| 66 | Cowboy Hill | 138 |
| 67 | Gibby Welch | 139 |
| 68 | Al Hadden | 140 |
| 69 | Norb Sacksteder | 145 |
| 70 | Mickey MacDonnell | 150 |
| 71 | Cobb Rooney | 152 |
| 72 | Wild Bill Kelly | 155 |
| 73 | Wally Diehl | 156 |
| 74 | Tiny Feather | 157 |
| 75 | John Armstrong | 158 |
| 76 | Eddie Novak | 159 |
| 77 | Benny Boynton | 160 |
| 78 | Pete Stinchcomb | 161 |
| 79 | Pop Williams | 162 |
| 80 | Frank Nesser | 170 |
| 81 | Red Grange | 171 |
| 82 | Dutch Hendrian | 177 |
| 83 | Al Elliott | 178 |
| 84 | Faye Abbott | 179 |
| 85 | Johnny Mohardt | 188 |
| 86 | Phil White | 189 |
| 87 | Bill Rooney | 192 |
| 88 | Al Mahrt | 193 |
| 89 | Marty Norton | 194 |
| 90 | Jim Kendrick | 198 |
| 91 | Russ Method | 203 |
| 92 | Bo Molenda | 204 |
| 93 | George Sullivan | 206 |
| 94 | Bob Argus | 209 |
| 95 | Milt Ghee | 211 |
| 96 | Tony Plansky | 214 |
| 97 | Rube Ursella | 219 |
| 98 | Charley Hill | 220 |
| 99 | Jack Cronin | 221 |
| 100 | Charley Rogers | 222 |
| 101 | Roddy Lamb | 223 |
| 102 | Lee Snoots | 224 |
| 103 | Cully Lidberg | 225 |
| 104 | Ike Mahoney | 227 |
| 105 | Wayne Brenkert | 228 |
| 106 | Jack Storer | 232 |
| 107 | Harry Harris | 241 |
| 108 | Doug Wycoff | 243 |
| 109 | Harry Curran | 245 |
| 110 | Johnny Heimsch | 246 |
| 111 | Eddie Tryon | 249 |
| 112 | Stan Mills | 252 |
| 113 | Cy Wentworth | 255 |
| 114 | Johnny Scott | 257 |
| 115 | Charlie Way | 260 |
| 116 | Ed Halicki | 262 |
| 117 | Sonny Winters | 267 |
| 118 | Ned Wilcox | 273 |
| 119 | Frank McCormick | 274 |
| 120 | Ken Strong | 275 |
| 121 | Dick Wolf | 278 |
| 122 | Arnie Horween | 279 |
| 123 | Walter French | 282 |
| 124 | Bill Giaver | 287 |
| 125 | Les Haws | 288 |
| 126 | George Bolan | 293 |
| 127 | Jim Simmons | 296 |
| 128 | Jack Crangle | 297 |
| 129 | Wes Fry | 298 |
| 130 | Pat Smith | 304 |
| 131 | Herdis McCrary | 307 |
| 132 | Rex Enright | 312 |
| 133 | Art Folz | 313 |
| 134 | Frank Kirkleski | 314 |
| 135 | Sid Nichols | 317 |
| 136 | Snitz Snyder | 327 |
| 137 | Doc Bruder | 329 |
| 138 | Dave Noble | 333 |
| 139 | Arnie Oehlrich | 341 |
| 140 | Jerry Noonan | 343 |
| 141 | Art Schmaehl | 346 |
| 142 | Jim Manning | 348 |
| 143 | Bullet Baker | 350 |
| 144 | Ralph Horween | 352 |
| 145 | Carl Waite | 353 |
| 146 | Bill Pritchard | 354 |
| 147 | Frank Kelley | 356 |
| 148 | Swede Hagberg | 361 |
| 149 | Menz Lindsey | 365 |
| 150 | Bob Foster | 367 |
| 151 | Dick Sturtridge | 370 |
| 152 | Mike Trainor | 373 |
| 153 | Buddy Tynes | 374 |
| 154 | Paul Fitzgibbon | 375 |
| 155 | Red Smith | 377 |
| 156 | Emmett Ruh | 379 |
| 157 | Al Michaels | 380 |
| 158 | Dutch Marion | 384 |
| 159 | Bodie Weldon | 387 |
| 160 | Herm Bagby | 391 |
| 161 | Tut Imlay | 394 |
| 162 | Herb Joesting | 395 |
| 163 | Ox Eckhardt | 396 |
| 164 | Tom Holleran | 398 |
| 165 | Eddie Scharer | 399 |
| 166 | Bob Phelan | 400 |
| 167 | Pete Jackson | 406 |
| 168 | Bernie Halstrom | 409 |
| 169 | Chief Elkins | 410 |
| 170 | Dick King | 414 |
| 171 | Sol Butler | 415 |
| 172 | George Roudebush | 417 |
| 173 | Harry Dayhoff | 419 |
| 174 | Mally Nydall | 420 |
| 175 | Norm Barry | 421 |
| 176 | Hal Gaulke | 423 |
| 177 | Len Sedbrook | 426 |
| 178 | Armin Mahrt | 428 |
| 179 | Hoot Flanagan | 429 |
| 180 | Paul Sheeks | 430 |
| 181 | Elmer Oliphant | 432 |
| 182 | Tuffy Maul | 435 |
| 183 | Wally Hess | 436 |
| 184 | Adrian Ford | 439 |
| 185 | Jack Finn | 441 |
| 186 | John Gilroy | 442 |
| 187 | Pete Casey | 443 |
| 188 | Dick Vick | 445 |
| 189 | Chuck Dressen | 447 |
| 190 | John Schneider | 450 |
| 191 | Arda Bowser | 454 |
| 192 | Jack Keefer | 456 |
| 193 | Bill Donohoe | 460 |
| 194 | George Seasholtz | 461 |
| 195 | Hal Griggs | 462 |
| 196 | Paul Kittredge | 464 |
| 197 | Ossie Wiberg | 467 |
| 198 | Dinty Moore | 470 |
| 199 | Wally Gilbert | 474 |
| 200 | Gardie Grange | 478 |
| 201 | Shag Sheard | 483 |
| 202 | Bruce Caldwell | 485 |
| 203 | Herb DeWitz | 486 |
| 204 | Irv Langhoff | 487 |
| 205 | Earl Britton | 489 |
| 206 | Bruno Haas | 491 |
| 207 | Eddie Kaw | 500 |
| 208 | Johnny Roepke | 501 |
| 209 | Mike Purdy | 502 |
| 210 | Tuffy Conn | 503 |
| 211 | Wilmer Isabel | 507 |
| 212 | Eddie Usher | 508 |
| 213 | Jerry Mansfield | 512 |
| 214 | James Robertson | 514 |
| 215 | Ike Martin | 520 |
| 216 | Untz Brewer | 522 |
| 217 | Shorty Barr | 524 |
| 218 | Ben Hobson | 525 |
| 219 | Rufe DeWitz | 526 |
| 220 | Chuck Weimer | 528 |
| 221 | Giff Zimmerman | 531 |
| 222 | Will Norman | 534 |
| 223 | Bill Kellogg | 538 |
| 224 | Bruce Gregory | 539 |
| 225 | Frank Briante | 540 |
| 226 | Gus Fetz | 542 |
| 227 | Perce Wilson | 543 |
| 228 | Sam Salemi | 544 |
| 229 | Pid Purdy | 545 |
| 230 | Elmer Slough | 551 |
| 231 | Harlan Carr | 552 |
| 232 | Heinie Benkert | 556 |
| 233 | Gene H. Rose | 561 |
| 234 | Louie Pahl | 562 |
| 235 | Ted Bucklin | 563 |
| 236 | George Snell | 566 |
| 237 | Jim Morrow | 568 |
| 238 | Robert Specht | 572 |
| 239 | Larry Marks | 574 |
| 240 | John Hurlburt | 576 |
| 241 | Rat Watson | 577 |
| 242 | Bob Fitzke | 578 |
| 243 | Eber Sampson | 579 |
| 244 | Gus Redman | 583 |
| 245 | Dutch Strauss | 585 |
| 246 | Elmer Wynne | 586 |
| 247 | Jimmy Tays | 587 |
| 248 | Johnny Kyle | 594 |
| 249 | Fritz Slackford | 600 |
| 250 | George Pease | 601 |
| 251 | Deke Edler | 607 |
| 252 | Don Hill | 608 |
| 253 | Harry Bliss | 610 |
| 254 | Mike Casteel | 611 |
| 255 | Red Strader | 612 |
| 256 | Wilkie Moody | 614 |
| 257 | George Mooney | 618 |
| 258 | Grover Malone | 622 |
| 259 | Pat Dunne | 623 |
| 260 | Frank Sillin | 624 |
| 261 | Charlie Nesser | 626 |
| 262 | John Davis (RB) | 628 |
| 263 | Lou Molinet | 630 |
| 264 | Chic Harley | 636 |
| 265 | Emmett McLemore | 637 |
| 266 | Harry O'Boyle | 638 |
| 267 | Tommy Cronin | 640 |
| 268 | Leon Boutwell | 641 |
| 269 | Ave Kaplan | 642 |
| 270 | Jim Bertoglio | 646 |
| 271 | Marty Beck | 648 |
| 272 | Red Quigley | 650 |
| 273 | Tubby Rousch | 653 |
| 274 | Ainer Cleve | 656 |
| 275 | Bill Stobbs | 658 |
| 276 | Ken Crawford | 660 |
| 277 | Ben Roderick | 662 |
| 278 | Matt Brennan | 665 |
| 279 | Ducky Grant | 666 |
| 280 | Dutch Irwin | 667 |
| 281 | Walt Holmer | 673 |
| 282 | Lloyd Cearing | 675 |
| 283 | Doug Roby | 678 |
| 284 | Jerry Johnson | 679 |
| 285 | Swede Hummell | 681 |
| 286 | Babe Clark | 683 |
| 287 | Bob Mahan | 684 |
| 288 | Fanny Niehaus | 686 |
| 289 | John P. Tanner | 688 |
| 290 | Marshall Jones | 689 |
| 291 | Paul Hogan | 691 |
| 292 | Arthur Matsu | 693 |
| 293 | Bill McElwain | 701 |
| 294 | Neno DaPrato | 705 |
| 295 | Herb Kempton | 716 |
| 296 | Win Charles | 720 |
| 297 | Pete Steger | 729 |
| 298 | Obie Bristow | 735 |
| 299 | Cassy Ryan | 737 |
| 300 | Henry Willegale | 739 |
| 301 | Harry Curzon | 742 |
| 302 | Hoge Workman | 745 |
| 303 | Pete Bahan | 746 |
| 304 | Reggie Attache | 753 |
| 305 | Steven Hamas | 754 |
| 306 | Ted Illman | 755 |
| 307 | Eddie Butts | 759 |
| 308 | Glen Spear | 761 |
| 309 | Howie Slater | 766 |
| 310 | Ike Williams | 767 |
| 311 | Lane Bridgford | 768 |
| 312 | Gene Francis | 776 |
| 313 | Jiggs Ullery | 777 |
| 314 | Phil Bower | 778 |
| 315 | Steve Buchanan | 779 |
| 316 | Gus Gardella | 784 |
| 317 | Pete Barnum | 788 |
| 318 | Bill Houle | 793 |
| 319 | Bob Millman | 794 |
| 320 | Eber Simpson | 795 |
| 321 | John Shelburne | 797 |
| 322 | Nelson Rupp | 798 |
| 323 | Ed Robinson | 800 |
| 324 | Earl Krieger | 801 |
| 325 | George B. Wilson | 802 |
| 326 | Jesse Brown | 805 |
| 327 | John Simons | 806 |
| 328 | Earl Potteiger | 809 |
| 329 | John Hasbrouck | 810 |
| 330 | Ralph Barkman | 812 |
| 331 | Al H. Miller | 814 |
| 332 | Dick Moynihan | 816 |
| 333 | Paul Ziegler | 825 |
| 334 | Joe Bernstein | 828 |
| 335 | Felix McCormick | 829 |
| 336 | Ed Glick | 832 |
| 337 | France Fitzgerald | 833 |
| 338 | Herb Stock | 834 |
| 339 | Bob Rawlings | 837 |
| 340 | Wally Foster | 841 |
| 341 | Hersh Martin | 844 |
| 342 | Orville Siegfried | 846 |
| 343 | Pete Regnier | 847 |
| 344 | Pots Clark | 848 |
| 345 | Walt Koppisch | 849 |
| 346 | Floyd Christman | 852 |
| 347 | Dick Dobeleit | 859 |
| 348 | John Brewer | 860 |
| 349 | Leo Petree | 861 |
| 350 | Bob Haas | 866 |
| 351 | Cliff Steele | 868 |
| 352 | John Mahoney | 870 |
| 353 | Guy T. Roberts | 878 |
| 354 | Stan Rosen | 881 |
| 355 | Steve Sullivan | 882 |
| 356 | Al McIntosh | 883 |
| 357 | Ken Harris | 887 |
| 358 | Moxie Dalton | 888 |
| 359 | Ray Risvold | 889 |
| 360 | Chim Lingrel | 891 |
| 361 | Sneeze Achiu | 895 |
| 362 | Jess Rodriguez | 898 |
| 363 | Johnny McQuade | 900 |
| 364 | John Singleton | 906 |
| 365 | Wes Bradshaw | 907 |
| 366 | Ed Lawrence | 909 |
| 367 | Bill Irgens | 914 |
| 368 | Ken A. Jones | 915 |
| 369 | Pat Duffy | 916 |
| 370 | Bunny Belden | 923 |
| 371 | Marv Mattox | 927 |
| 372 | Paul Lynch | 928 |
| 373 | Fred Sweet | 929 |
| 374 | Doc Kelley | 930 |
| 375 | Ruel Redinger | 934 |
| 376 | Heinie Kirkgard | 938 |
| 377 | Neil Halleck | 944 |
| 378 | Sam Mason | 945 |
| 379 | Alex Gorgal | 947 |
| 380 | Ellery White | 949 |
| 381 | Fred Foster | 953 |
| 382 | Lou Mahrt | 956 |
| 383 | Walter Lowe | 958 |
| 384 | Lew Lane | 960 |
| 385 | Walt Kinderdine | 963 |
| 386 | Allen MacDonald | 970 |
| 387 | Herb Schell | 973 |
| 388 | Jim Foley | 974 |
| 389 | Bull Finch | 977 |
| 390 | Enid Thomas | 978 |
| 391 | Gene Stringer | 979 |
| 392 | Tommy Murphy | 987 |
| 393 | Art Beckley | 988 |
| 394 | Chuck Reichow | 989 |
| 395 | Fungy Lebengood | 990 |
| 396 | Stanley Burnham | 994 |
| 397 | Wally McIlwain | 995 |
| 398 | Chick Burke | 997 |
| 399 | Darrell Fisher | 1002 |
| 400 | Stone Hallquist | 1008 |
| 401 | Jack McAuliffe | 1012 |
| 402 | Tom D. Murphy | 1016 |
| 403 | Hal Wendler | 1017 |
| 404 | Al Young | 1020 |
| 405 | Ralph Pittman | 1025 |
| 406 | Graham Kernwein | 1028 |
| 407 | Sam Babcock | 1031 |
| 408 | Al Leith | 1032 |
| 409 | Bill Vaughn | 1033 |
| 410 | Pete Schaffnit | 1036 |
| 411 | Ed McEvoy | 1037 |
| 412 | Jim Murphy | 1040 |
| 413 | Jack Perrin | 1041 |
| 414 | Artie Sandberg | 1042 |
| 415 | Waddy MacPhee | 1045 |
| 416 | Henry Zehrer | 1047 |
| 417 | Vic Radzievitch | 1048 |
| 418 | Leo Douglass | 1049 |
| 419 | Herb Davis | 1051 |
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