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The Top Ranked Running Backs of the 1930s
Notes: Ranking Explanation
| Rnk | Athlete | Overall Decade Rank |
| 1 | Dutch Clark | 1 |
| 2 | Cliff Battles | 2 |
| 3 | Clarke Hinkle | 3 |
| 4 | Ernie Caddel | 4 |
| 5 | Kink Richards | 6 |
| 6 | Bronko Nagurski | 7 |
| 7 | Ken Strong | 8 |
| 8 | Johnny McNally | 13 |
| 9 | Tuffy Leemans | 14 |
| 10 | Ace Gutowsky | 17 |
| 11 | Red Grange | 18 |
| 12 | Bill Shepherd | 23 |
| 13 | Glenn Presnell | 24 |
| 14 | Swede Hanson | 33 |
| 15 | Dale Burnett | 35 |
| 16 | Beattie Feathers | 36 |
| 17 | Ray Nolting | 37 |
| 18 | Joe Laws | 44 |
| 19 | Jack Manders | 45 |
| 20 | Bull Karcis | 46 |
| 21 | Hank Bruder | 47 |
| 22 | Joe Maniaci | 52 |
| 23 | Gene Ronzani | 54 |
| 24 | Doug Wycoff | 55 |
| 25 | Chris Cagle | 58 |
| 26 | Jack McBride | 59 |
| 27 | Buckets Goldenberg | 64 |
| 28 | Hap Moran | 67 |
| 29 | George Grosvenor | 71 |
| 30 | Doug Russell | 73 |
| 31 | Bo Molenda | 77 |
| 32 | Pug Rentner | 87 |
| 33 | Johnny Sisk | 89 |
| 34 | Stumpy Thomason | 90 |
| 35 | Dick Nesbitt | 93 |
| 36 | Father Lumpkin | 94 |
| 37 | Wuert Engelmann | 95 |
| 38 | Johnny Drake | 103 |
| 39 | Verne Lewellen | 104 |
| 40 | Hank Soar | 106 |
| 41 | Roger Grove | 111 |
| 42 | Lloyd Cardwell | 113 |
| 43 | Ernie Pinckert | 114 |
| 44 | Red Corzine | 115 |
| 45 | Jack Grossman | 119 |
| 46 | Buddy Parker | 122 |
| 47 | Stu Clancy | 124 |
| 48 | George Corbett | 142 |
| 49 | Andy Farkas | 144 |
| 50 | Ed Jankowski | 145 |
| 51 | Frank Christensen | 147 |
| 52 | Warren Heller | 149 |
| 53 | Herdis McCrary | 150 |
| 54 | Lee Shaffer | 153 |
| 55 | Ernie Nevers | 156 |
| 56 | Sam Francis | 162 |
| 57 | Don Irwin | 163 |
| 58 | Algy Clark | 164 |
| 59 | Oran Pape | 167 |
| 60 | Ollie Sansen | 168 |
| 61 | Ward Cuff | 170 |
| 62 | Jim Musick | 171 |
| 63 | Swede Johnston | 173 |
| 64 | Shipwreck Kelly | 175 |
| 65 | Lee Woodruff | 176 |
| 66 | Mike Mikulak | 181 |
| 67 | John Doehring | 182 |
| 68 | Tiny Feather | 183 |
| 69 | George Sauer (RB) | 185 |
| 70 | Paul W. Miller | 186 |
| 71 | Mule Wilson | 189 |
| 72 | Bill Davidson | 194 |
| 73 | Hal Pangle | 196 |
| 74 | Jim R. Leonard | 199 |
| 75 | Jay Arnold | 202 |
| 76 | Gene Alford | 204 |
| 77 | Emmett Mortell | 208 |
| 78 | Silvio Zaninelli | 209 |
| 79 | Ike Peterson | 211 |
| 80 | Andy Uram | 213 |
| 81 | Chief McLain | 217 |
| 82 | John Cavosie | 221 |
| 83 | Boyd Brumbaugh | 224 |
| 84 | Jack Roberts | 227 |
| 85 | Herb Joesting | 228 |
| 86 | Whizzer White | 229 |
| 87 | Al Nichelini | 232 |
| 88 | Bill Osmanski | 233 |
| 89 | Tony Sarausky | 240 |
| 90 | Gene H. Rose | 243 |
| 91 | Dick Todd | 247 |
| 92 | Jimmy Lawrence | 250 |
| 93 | Bob Swisher | 255 |
| 94 | Bobby E. Wilson | 259 |
| 95 | Bert Johnson | 261 |
| 96 | Max Krause | 263 |
| 97 | Bunny Belden | 264 |
| 98 | Red Pollock | 266 |
| 99 | Ray Novotny | 270 |
| 100 | Dutch Kitzmiller | 271 |
| 101 | Angelo Brovelli | 278 |
| 102 | Otto Vokaty | 283 |
| 103 | Pug Manders | 284 |
| 104 | Scrapper Farrell | 285 |
| 105 | Art Strutt | 287 |
| 106 | Stu Smith | 288 |
| 107 | Lew Pope | 291 |
| 108 | Les Molloy | 293 |
| 109 | Tuffy Thompson | 294 |
| 110 | Rex Thomas | 298 |
| 111 | Len Barnum | 299 |
| 112 | Elmer Schaake | 306 |
| 113 | Jack Hagerty | 308 |
| 114 | Elmer Schwartz | 312 |
| 115 | Corby Davis | 313 |
| 116 | Chuck Bennett | 314 |
| 117 | Bob MacLeod | 316 |
| 118 | Red Franklin | 319 |
| 119 | Tony Kaska | 324 |
| 120 | Vic Spadaccini | 325 |
| 121 | Vern Huffman | 326 |
| 122 | Sam Agee | 328 |
| 123 | Hal McPhail | 332 |
| 124 | Bob Campiglio | 335 |
| 125 | Wee Willie Smith | 338 |
| 126 | Dick Crayne | 342 |
| 127 | Jim Levey | 345 |
| 128 | Dick Riffle | 348 |
| 129 | Tilly Manton | 349 |
| 130 | Irv Hill | 352 |
| 131 | Joe Bukant | 353 |
| 132 | Abe Martin | 355 |
| 133 | Marshall Goldberg | 359 |
| 134 | Bill Glassgow | 365 |
| 135 | Ed Halicki | 368 |
| 136 | Herm Schneidman | 373 |
| 137 | George Karamatic | 377 |
| 138 | Izzy Weinstock | 384 |
| 139 | Gary Famiglietti | 385 |
| 140 | Fran Murray | 397 |
| 141 | Paul Fitzgibbon | 399 |
| 142 | James Clark | 400 |
| 143 | Cy Casper | 402 |
| 144 | Swede Ellstrom | 403 |
| 145 | John Kusko | 406 |
| 146 | Paul Franklin | 409 |
| 147 | Doc Ledbetter | 411 |
| 148 | Joe Vance | 416 |
| 149 | Ted Wright | 425 |
| 150 | Ed Westfall | 429 |
| 151 | Tony Latone | 432 |
| 152 | Joe Lintzenich | 433 |
| 153 | Dave Cook | 434 |
| 154 | Bill Senn | 437 |
| 155 | Mack Flenniken | 440 |
| 156 | Gaylon Smith | 451 |
| 157 | Hal Moe | 452 |
| 158 | Kent Ryan | 453 |
| 159 | Julie Alfonse | 454 |
| 160 | Carl Littlefield | 455 |
| 161 | Wendell Butcher | 457 |
| 162 | Heinie Weisenbaugh | 468 |
| 163 | Alex Rado | 470 |
| 164 | Grassy Hinton | 471 |
| 165 | Jimmy Johnston | 472 |
| 166 | Stan Kostka | 474 |
| 167 | Frosty Peters | 476 |
| 168 | Roy Horstmann | 477 |
| 169 | Mally Nydall | 479 |
| 170 | Fred Vanzo | 483 |
| 171 | Pete Saumer | 490 |
| 172 | Rabbit Weller | 491 |
| 173 | Tiny Lewis | 492 |
| 174 | Curly Hinchman | 493 |
| 175 | Rabbit Keen | 500 |
| 176 | Chuck Newton | 504 |
| 177 | Clyde Crabtree | 505 |
| 178 | Nels Peterson | 510 |
| 179 | Vannie Albanese | 515 |
| 180 | Pop Williams | 516 |
| 181 | Butch Meeker | 517 |
| 182 | Bill Boyd | 522 |
| 183 | Jimmy German | 523 |
| 184 | Laurie Walquist | 529 |
| 185 | Bud Toscani | 533 |
| 186 | Howie Weiss | 535 |
| 187 | Glenn Frey | 537 |
| 188 | Bob B. Rowe | 538 |
| 189 | Clarence Kellogg | 542 |
| 190 | Lou Tomasetti | 543 |
| 191 | Russ Saunders | 557 |
| 192 | Curly Oden | 558 |
| 193 | Eddie Miller | 562 |
| 194 | Joe Keeble | 564 |
| 195 | Mule Dowell | 565 |
| 196 | Chuck Weimer | 569 |
| 197 | George Faust | 574 |
| 198 | Gil LeFebvre | 575 |
| 199 | Herb Titmas | 576 |
| 200 | Wild Bill Kelly | 579 |
| 201 | Izzy Yablock | 580 |
| 202 | Bud Edwards | 581 |
| 203 | Jim Pederson | 585 |
| 204 | Frank Kirkleski | 586 |
| 205 | Red Davis | 588 |
| 206 | Milt Popovich | 591 |
| 207 | Art Pharmer | 592 |
| 208 | Red Dunn | 600 |
| 209 | Joey Sternaman | 602 |
| 210 | Reb Russell | 603 |
| 211 | Len Sedbrook | 604 |
| 212 | Woody Dow | 608 |
| 213 | Buzz Wetzel | 611 |
| 214 | Marty Slovak | 614 |
| 215 | Jim A. McDonald | 616 |
| 216 | Bob Davis | 617 |
| 217 | Butch Simas | 618 |
| 218 | Ev Fisher | 623 |
| 219 | Dick Frahm | 628 |
| 220 | Mort Kaer | 632 |
| 221 | Paul Pardonner | 636 |
| 222 | Paul Szakash | 637 |
| 223 | Mose Kelsch | 639 |
| 224 | Dick Fishel | 641 |
| 225 | Bullet Baker | 648 |
| 226 | Jay Turner | 649 |
| 227 | Bob Masters | 651 |
| 228 | Doc Parkinson | 653 |
| 229 | Harry O'Boyle | 656 |
| 230 | Royce Goodbread | 658 |
| 231 | Al Owen | 664 |
| 232 | Carl Brazell | 667 |
| 233 | Kelly Rodriguez | 669 |
| 234 | Mike Koken | 670 |
| 235 | Marger Apsit | 675 |
| 236 | Nello Falaschi | 676 |
| 237 | Cobb Rooney | 680 |
| 238 | Dick Nardi | 681 |
| 239 | Frank Abruzzino | 682 |
| 240 | Red Smith | 686 |
| 241 | Bill Breeden | 692 |
| 242 | Frank Greene | 696 |
| 243 | Ralph Buckley | 697 |
| 244 | Wilbur Moore | 698 |
| 245 | Johnny Spirida | 706 |
| 246 | Reds Bassman | 707 |
| 247 | Teddy Andrulewicz | 708 |
| 248 | Pete Tyler | 715 |
| 249 | Benny LaPresta | 717 |
| 250 | Jack Ernst | 722 |
| 251 | Frank W. Patrick | 726 |
| 252 | Rock Reed | 728 |
| 253 | Carl Waite | 730 |
| 254 | Dick Sandefur | 731 |
| 255 | Jim Bausch | 734 |
| 256 | Deck Shelley | 738 |
| 257 | Dick Schweidler | 739 |
| 258 | Homer Griffith | 740 |
| 259 | John Bettridge | 741 |
| 260 | Dick Richards | 745 |
| 261 | Justin Brumbaugh | 748 |
| 262 | Ossie Wiberg | 750 |
| 263 | Ray Carnelly | 757 |
| 264 | Herb Banet | 761 |
| 265 | John Turley | 762 |
| 266 | Len Janiak | 763 |
| 267 | Bernie Finn | 769 |
| 268 | Hoge Workman | 772 |
| 269 | Reds Weiner | 774 |
| 270 | Stan Kosel | 782 |
| 271 | Tom B. Murphy | 783 |
| 272 | Larry Craig | 786 |
| 273 | Red Wolfe | 787 |
| 274 | Beryl Follet | 789 |
| 275 | Bill McRaven | 790 |
| 276 | Earl Witte | 792 |
| 277 | Norris Steverson | 794 |
| 278 | Jim Meade | 800 |
| 279 | Lee Kizzire | 801 |
| 280 | Bill May | 804 |
| 281 | Billy Patterson | 805 |
| 282 | Leo Jensvold | 812 |
| 283 | Mike Palm | 813 |
| 284 | Snitz Snyder | 814 |
| 285 | Bill McWilliams | 816 |
| 286 | Cy Kahl | 817 |
| 287 | Winnie Baze | 819 |
| 288 | Gordon Gore | 821 |
| 289 | Tom Bushby | 824 |
| 290 | Two-Bits Homan | 825 |
| 291 | Nick Borelli | 831 |
| 292 | George Bogue | 843 |
| 293 | Jim Laird | 844 |
| 294 | Neil Rengel | 850 |
| 295 | Rink Bond | 852 |
| 296 | Al Hadden | 853 |
| 297 | Carl Pignatelli | 857 |
| 298 | Howard Maple | 860 |
| 299 | Dave Mishel | 862 |
| 300 | Jack Cronin | 866 |
| 301 | Mickey MacDonnell | 874 |
| 302 | Stud Stennett | 876 |
| 303 | Wally Diehl | 878 |
| 304 | Horse Hagerty | 881 |
| 305 | Hersh Martin | 885 |
| 306 | Warner Mizell | 887 |
| 307 | Sky August | 892 |
| 308 | Johnny Scalzi | 899 |
| 309 | Johnny Shultz | 900 |
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