|
The Top Ranked
Running Backs of the 1960s
Notes:
Ranking Explanation
|
Rnk |
Athlete |
Overall Decade Rank |
|
1 |
Jim Brown |
2 |
|
2 |
Leroy Kelly |
4 |
|
3 |
Jim Taylor |
12 |
|
4 |
Abner Haynes |
29 |
|
5 |
Clem Daniels |
34 |
|
6 |
Bill D. Brown |
41 |
|
7 |
Lenny Moore |
45 |
|
8 |
Gale Sayers |
59 |
|
9 |
Paul Lowe |
62 |
|
10 |
Tom Matte |
63 |
|
11 |
Cookie Gilchrist |
72 |
|
12 |
Timmy Brown |
89 |
|
13 |
Joe Morrison |
94 |
|
14 |
John David Crow |
99 |
|
15 |
Ken Willard |
103 |
|
16 |
Billy Cannon |
115 |
|
17 |
Mike Garrett |
122 |
|
18 |
John Henry Johnson |
123 |
|
19 |
Tommy Mason |
127 |
|
20 |
J.D. Smith (1932) |
156 |
|
21 |
Don Perkins |
163 |
|
22 |
Dick Bass |
167 |
|
23 |
Matt Snell |
168 |
|
24 |
Keith Lincoln |
169 |
|
25 |
Jim Nance |
174 |
|
26 |
Curtis McClinton |
184 |
|
27 |
Ernie Green |
192 |
|
28 |
Larry Garron |
209 |
|
29 |
Hoyle Granger |
211 |
|
30 |
Hewritt Dixon |
215 |
|
31 |
Nick Pietrosante |
220 |
|
32 |
Paul Hornung |
232 |
|
33 |
Wray Carlton |
237 |
|
34 |
Tom Woodeshick |
240 |
|
35 |
Charley Tolar |
241 |
|
36 |
Bill Mathis |
244 |
|
37 |
Earl Gros |
264 |
|
38 |
Dick Hoak |
272 |
|
39 |
Amos Marsh |
296 |
|
40 |
Clarence Peaks |
298 |
|
41 |
Tom Moore |
303 |
|
42 |
Dickie Post |
325 |
|
43 |
Dan Lewis |
326 |
|
44 |
Alex Webster |
332 |
|
45 |
Alan Miller |
333 |
|
46 |
Alex Hawkins |
334 |
|
47 |
Jon Arnett |
337 |
|
48 |
Johnny Roland |
338 |
|
49 |
Bo Roberson |
344 |
|
50 |
Dan Reeves |
346 |
|
51 |
Emerson Boozer |
353 |
|
52 |
Dick James |
355 |
|
53 |
Ron Burton |
370 |
|
54 |
Billy Ray Barnes |
378 |
|
55 |
Joe Marconi |
398 |
|
56 |
Dick Christy |
409 |
|
57 |
Jim Kiick |
411 |
|
58 |
Joe Childress |
415 |
|
59 |
Dave Smith |
433 |
|
60 |
Bill Triplett |
434 |
|
61 |
Calvin Hill |
439 |
|
62 |
Tony Teresa |
440 |
|
63 |
Les Josephson |
442 |
|
64 |
Rick Casares |
444 |
|
65 |
Prentice Gautt |
454 |
|
66 |
Tony Lorick |
457 |
|
67 |
Elijah Pitts |
466 |
|
68 |
Robert Holmes |
478 |
|
69 |
Ollie Matson |
489 |
|
70 |
Phil King |
507 |
|
71 |
Dave Osborn |
515 |
|
72 |
Ronnie Bull |
518 |
|
73 |
Donny Anderson |
549 |
|
74 |
Howie Ferguson |
557 |
|
75 |
Wendell Hayes |
568 |
|
76 |
Don Bosseler |
575 |
|
77 |
Bo Dickinson |
576 |
|
78 |
Hugh McElhenny |
593 |
|
79 |
Jerry Hill |
595 |
|
80 |
Larry Brown Jr. |
601 |
|
81 |
Billy Joe |
604 |
|
82 |
Donnie Stone |
614 |
|
83 |
Carl Garrett |
621 |
|
84 |
Charlie H. Smith |
625 |
|
85 |
Willis Crenshaw |
627 |
|
86 |
Paul Robinson |
631 |
|
87 |
Ben Wilson |
633 |
|
88 |
Floyd Little |
635 |
|
89 |
Willie Galimore |
639 |
|
90 |
Jack Spikes |
640 |
|
91 |
Jetstream Smith |
642 |
|
92 |
Mack Lee Hill |
647 |
|
93 |
Tom Watkins |
654 |
|
94 |
Billy Lott |
661 |
|
95 |
Dave Rolle |
666 |
|
96 |
Gary Lewis |
671 |
|
97 |
Junior Coffey |
681 |
|
98 |
O.J. Simpson |
691 |
|
99 |
Jim Crawford |
693 |
|
100 |
Jack Larscheid |
712 |
|
101 |
Joe Perry |
719 |
|
102 |
Ted Dean |
724 |
|
103 |
Tom Tracy |
742 |
|
104 |
Dewey Bohling |
743 |
|
105 |
Ernie Koy |
746 |
|
106 |
Mark Smolinski |
770 |
|
107 |
Woody Campbell |
773 |
|
108 |
Willmer Fowler |
780 |
|
109 |
Gene Foster |
785 |
|
110 |
Ode Burrell |
787 |
|
111 |
Sid Blanks |
801 |
|
112 |
Larry Csonka |
804 |
|
113 |
Gene Mingo |
823 |
|
114 |
Jim Grabowski |
829 |
|
115 |
Cannonball Butler |
830 |
|
116 |
Ernie Wheelwright |
833 |
|
117 |
Bert Coan |
846 |
|
118 |
J.W. Lockett |
850 |
|
119 |
Mel Triplett |
855 |
|
120 |
Ted Wegert |
857 |
|
121 |
Bobby D. Jackson |
881 |
|
122 |
Charley Mitchell |
896 |
|
123 |
Charlie Flowers |
902 |
|
124 |
Billy Wells |
903 |
|
125 |
Tony Baker |
904 |
|
126 |
Fred Ford |
928 |
|
127 |
Tom Nowatzke |
935 |
|
128 |
Larry Smith |
955 |
|
129 |
Nyle McFarlane |
956 |
|
130 |
Henry Bell |
979 |
|
131 |
Warren McVea |
991 |
|
132 |
Pete Banaszak |
992 |
|
133 |
Andy Livingston |
998 |
|
134 |
Mel Farr |
1000 |
|
135 |
Gerry Allen |
1007 |
|
136 |
Alan Ameche |
1008 |
|
137 |
Bobby Duhon |
1010 |
|
138 |
Carl Smith |
1012 |
|
139 |
Ron A. Johnson |
1036 |
|
140 |
Roger Hagberg |
1042 |
|
141 |
Tucker Frederickson |
1043 |
|
142 |
Joe Auer |
1044 |
|
143 |
Brad Hubbert |
1053 |
|
144 |
A.D. Whitfield |
1065 |
|
145 |
Izzy Lang |
1070 |
|
146 |
Leon Burton |
1083 |
|
147 |
Joe Don Looney |
1086 |
|
148 |
Dave Kopay |
1098 |
|
149 |
Walt Garrison |
1100 |
|
150 |
Joe Kulbacki |
1104 |
|
151 |
Walt Kowalczyk |
1105 |
|
152 |
Mal Hammack |
1114 |
|
153 |
Bobby Burnett |
1121 |
|
154 |
Dave Hampton |
1127 |
|
155 |
Pete Hart |
1129 |
|
156 |
Ken Webb |
1130 |
|
157 |
Frank Mestnik |
1139 |
|
158 |
Joe Womack |
1149 |
|
159 |
Charlie Scales |
1155 |
|
160 |
Hopalong Cassady |
1160 |
|
161 |
Charlie Bivins |
1170 |
|
162 |
C.R. Roberts |
1174 |
|
163 |
Art Baker |
1176 |
|
164 |
Don Herndon |
1177 |
|
165 |
Jim Podoley |
1179 |
|
166 |
Jimmy Thomas |
1180 |
|
167 |
Theron Sapp |
1196 |
|
168 |
Mike Lind |
1202 |
|
169 |
Brian Piccolo |
1213 |
|
170 |
J.W. Brodnax |
1214 |
|
171 |
L.G. Dupre |
1244 |
|
172 |
Don Allen |
1250 |
|
173 |
Tommy Wilson |
1260 |
|
174 |
Steve Thurlow |
1268 |
|
175 |
Perry Lee Dunn |
1269 |
|
176 |
Johnny Olszewski |
1273 |
|
177 |
Bill Tobin |
1276 |
|
178 |
Blanche Martin |
1277 |
|
179 |
Charlie Harraway |
1289 |
|
180 |
Al Carmichael |
1300 |
|
181 |
Bob Stransky |
1303 |
|
182 |
Jim Stiger |
1317 |
|
183 |
Stan Mitchell |
1321 |
|
184 |
Amos Bullocks |
1324 |
|
185 |
Jim Swink |
1336 |
|
186 |
Lew Carpenter |
1344 |
|
187 |
Russ C. Smith |
1357 |
|
188 |
Billy Reynolds |
1363 |
|
189 |
Sam Horner |
1372 |
|
190 |
Willie Asbury |
1382 |
|
191 |
Travis Williams |
1388 |
|
192 |
Doug Cunningham |
1414 |
|
193 |
Fred Bukaty |
1425 |
|
194 |
Leroy Keyes |
1430 |
|
195 |
Ed Sutton |
1462 |
|
196 |
Jim Lindsey |
1478 |
|
197 |
Bob Gaiters |
1484 |
|
198 |
Jess Phillips |
1486 |
|
199 |
Ed Vereb |
1493 |
|
200 |
Jack Harper |
1495 |
|
201 |
Ray Hayes |
1498 |
|
202 |
Bobby L. Smith |
1505 |
|
203 |
Cid Edwards |
1508 |
|
204 |
Ken Hall |
1509 |
|
205 |
Willie Ellison |
1515 |
|
206 |
Don Shy |
1523 |
|
207 |
Terry Cole |
1536 |
|
208 |
Roy Shivers |
1549 |
|
209 |
Don McCall |
1553 |
|
210 |
Jim Cunningham |
1555 |
|
211 |
Wayne Patrick |
1572 |
|
212 |
Harmon Wages |
1578 |
|
213 |
Larry Krutko |
1590 |
|
214 |
Bill Shockley |
1605 |
|
215 |
Charley Fuller |
1618 |
|
216 |
Larry Todd |
1636 |
|
217 |
Bo Hickey |
1638 |
|
218 |
Doug Mayberry |
1641 |
|
219 |
Harry Crump |
1642 |
|
220 |
J.D. Garrett |
1656 |
|
221 |
Art Perkins |
1658 |
|
222 |
Don McIlhenny |
1662 |
|
223 |
Mel West |
1671 |
|
224 |
Les Shy |
1685 |
|
225 |
Bill Tucker |
1686 |
|
226 |
Bill Thornton |
1710 |
|
227 |
Max Anderson |
1719 |
|
228 |
Bob Cappadona |
1737 |
|
229 |
Roy Hopkins |
1741 |
|
230 |
Don Lisbon |
1747 |
|
231 |
Ralph Kurek |
1768 |
|
232 |
Clint Jones |
1774 |
|
233 |
Ed Kovac |
1781 |
|
234 |
Bill Enyart |
1806 |
|
235 |
Brendan McCarthy |
1807 |
|
236 |
Tom Barnett |
1813 |
|
237 |
Billy Pricer |
1822 |
|
238 |
Larry Hickman |
1835 |
|
239 |
Craig Baynham |
1843 |
|
240 |
Ray D. McDonald |
1863 |
|
241 |
Rex Johnston |
1864 |
|
242 |
Gene Thomas |
1870 |
|
243 |
Jamie Caleb |
1875 |
|
244 |
Jim Allison |
1877 |
|
245 |
Fran Lynch |
1897 |
|
246 |
Claude King |
1942 |
|
247 |
Merrill Douglas |
1951 |
|
248 |
George Hughley |
1959 |
|
249 |
Cyril Pinder |
1968 |
|
250 |
Bob Paremore |
1975 |
|
251 |
Gary McDermott |
1979 |
|
252 |
Joel Wells |
1982 |
|
253 |
Tom Neumann |
2015 |
|
254 |
Pete Larson |
2017 |
|
255 |
Tommie Smiley |
2021 |
|
256 |
Jim Vollenweider |
2031 |
|
257 |
Tom Barrington |
2058 |
|
258 |
Leroy Jackson |
2063 |
|
259 |
Randy Schultz |
2065 |
|
260 |
Glenn Shaw |
2069 |
|
261 |
James Stinnette |
2080 |
|
262 |
Gerry McDougall |
2087 |
|
263 |
Chuck Mercein |
2105 |
|
264 |
Paul Dudley |
2110 |
|
265 |
Bobby Felts |
2133 |
|
266 |
Altie Taylor |
2144 |
|
267 |
Nick Ryder |
2163 |
|
268 |
Reece Morrison |
2169 |
|
269 |
Sammy Price |
2183 |
|
270 |
R.C. Gamble |
2210 |
|
271 |
Bobby Reed |
2223 |
|
272 |
Joe Bellino |
2240 |
|
273 |
Paul Gipson |
2257 |
|
274 |
Allen Jacobs |
2262 |
|
275 |
George Fleming |
2274 |
|
276 |
Frank Quayle |
2308 |
|
277 |
Tom Michel |
2312 |
|
278 |
Oscar Reed |
2317 |
|
279 |
Nick Eddy |
2319 |
|
280 |
Garrett Ford |
2324 |
|
281 |
Keith Kinderman |
2325 |
|
282 |
Larry Watkins |
2326 |
|
283 |
Preston Pearson |
2330 |
|
284 |
Henry Dyer |
2331 |
|
285 |
Billy Martin |
2332 |
|
286 |
Essex Johnson |
2335 |
|
287 |
Bill McWatters |
2337 |
|
288 |
Curley Johnson |
2340 |
|
289 |
Bob Ferguson |
2347 |
|
290 |
Charlie Killett |
2355 |
|
291 |
Warren Bankston |
2358 |
|
292 |
Jim Tiller |
2370 |
|
293 |
Kern Carson |
2371 |
|
294 |
Ronnie Blye |
2379 |
|
295 |
Johnny Counts |
2386 |
|
296 |
Darrell Lester |
2394 |
|
297 |
Hezekiah Braxton |
2401 |
|
298 |
Willie Ross |
2410 |
|
299 |
MacArthur Lane |
2412 |
|
300 |
Ron Rector |
2419 |
|
301 |
Allen Smith |
2423 |
|
302 |
Bob Brooks |
2424 |
|
303 |
Mercury Morris |
2427 |
|
304 |
Smith Reed |
2428 |
|
305 |
Estes Banks |
2433 |
|
306 |
Rudy Johnson |
2434 |
|
307 |
Charlie Bryant |
2436 |
|
308 |
Hal Lewis |
2439 |
|
309 |
Jimmy Saxton |
2450 |
|
310 |
Preston Powell |
2451 |
|
311 |
Roger Kochman |
2453 |
|
312 |
Mike Hull |
2454 |
|
313 |
Randy Minniear |
2457 |
|
314 |
Larry Conjar |
2484 |
|
315 |
Fred Brown (RB) |
2490 |
|
316 |
Willie Simpson |
2495 |
|
317 |
Bo Scott |
2503 |
|
318 |
Dave Ames |
2514 |
|
319 |
Mike Dennis (RB) |
2522 |
|
320 |
Willie D. Jones |
2525 |
|
321 |
Larry Ferguson |
2529 |
|
322 |
Ron Lamb |
2537 |
|
323 |
Bob Clemens |
2539 |
|
324 |
Ellis E. Johnson |
2540 |
|
325 |
Marv Hubbard |
2542 |
|
326 |
George Chesser |
2555 |
|
327 |
Gerhard Schwedes |
2557 |
|
328 |
Charlie Leigh |
2571 |
|
329 |
Bruce McLenna |
2583 |
|
330 |
Mike Sommer |
2584 |
|
331 |
Wandy Williams |
2586 |
|
332 |
Rich Johnson |
2593 |
|
333 |
Clem Turner |
2601 |
|
334 |
Rocky Bleier |
2603 |
|
335 |
Dalton Hoffman |
2607 |
|
336 |
Perry A. Williams |
2608 |
|
337 |
Harry Jones |
2612 |
|
338 |
Ray Norton |
2618 |
|
339 |
Sam Havrilak |
2619 |
|
340 |
Terry Erwin |
2620 |
|
341 |
Bob Briggs |
2627 |
|
342 |
Frenchy Fuqua |
2634 |
|
343 |
Preston Ridlehuber |
2636 |
|
344 |
Lee White |
2650 |
|
345 |
Billy Harris |
2653 |
|
346 |
Mike Kellogg |
2670 |
|
347 |
Ross Montgomery |
2672 |
|
348 |
Jim Mankins |
2677 |
|
349 |
Jim Todd |
2678 |
|
350 |
Gary Tucker |
2706 |
|
351 |
Ron Sayers |
2707 |
|
352 |
Earl Denny |
2714 |
|
353 |
Mike W. Richardson |
2717 |
|
354 |
Dwight Lee |
2736 |
|
355 |
Vilnis Ezerins |
2740 |
|
356 |
Bob Brunet |
2747 |
|
357 |
Jimmy Sidle |
2751 |
|
358 |
Ben Gregory |
2756 |
|
359 |
Barry Pryor |
2814 |
|
360 |
Gene Moore (RB) |
2853 |
|
361 |
Claxton Welch |
2858 |
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