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The Top Ranked NFL Running Backs by 1930s Season
Notes: Ranking Explanations
| Rnk | 1930 | Team |
| 1 | Verne Lewellen | Green Bay Packers |
| 2 | Jack McBride | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 3 | Red Grange | Chicago Bears |
| 4 | Chuck Bennett | Portsmouth Spartans |
| 5 | Chief McLain | Portsmouth Spartans |
| 6 | Ken Strong | Staten Island Stapletons |
| 7 | Benny Friedman | New York Giants |
| 8 | Ernie Nevers | Chicago Cardinals |
| 9 | Dale Burnett | New York Giants |
| 10 | Herdis McCrary | Green Bay Packers |
| 11 | Bronko Nagurski | Chicago Bears |
| 12 | Gene H. Rose | Chicago Cardinals |
| 13 | Jack Hagerty | New York Giants |
| 14 | Johnny McNally | Green Bay Packers |
| 15 | Rex Thomas | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 16 | Doug Wycoff | Staten Island Stapletons |
| 17 | Hap Moran | New York Giants |
| 18 | Ed Halicki | Frankford Yellow Jackets |
| 19 | Stumpy Thomason | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 20 | Bill Glassgow | Portsmouth Spartans |
| Rnk | 1931 | Team |
| 1 | Johnny McNally | Green Bay Packers |
| 2 | Dutch Clark | Portsmouth Spartans |
| 3 | Ernie Nevers | Chicago Cardinals |
| 4 | Ken Strong | Staten Island Stapletons |
| 5 | Red Grange | Chicago Bears |
| 6 | Verne Lewellen | Green Bay Packers |
| 7 | Lee Woodruff | Providence Steam Roller |
| 8 | Dutch Kitzmiller | New York Giants |
| 9 | Otto Vokaty | Cleveland Indians |
| 10 | Glenn Presnell | Portsmouth Spartans |
| 11 | Hap Moran | New York Giants |
| 12 | Wuert Engelmann | Green Bay Packers |
| 13 | Hank Bruder | Green Bay Packers |
| 14 | Jack McBride | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 15 | Bo Molenda | Green Bay Packers |
| 16 | Elmer Schwartz | Portsmouth Spartans |
| 17 | Dale Burnett | New York Giants |
| 18 | Oran Pape | Providence Steam Roller |
| 19 | Herb Joesting | Frankford Yellow Jackets |
| 20 | Bronko Nagurski | Chicago Bears |
| Rnk | 1932 | Team |
| 1 | Dutch Clark | Portsmouth Spartans |
| 2 | Cliff Battles | Boston Braves |
| 3 | Bronko Nagurski | Chicago Bears |
| 4 | Jack Grossman | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 5 | Bob Campiglio | Staten Island Stapletons |
| 6 | Red Grange | Chicago Bears |
| 7 | Hank Bruder | Green Bay Packers |
| 8 | Ken Strong | Staten Island Stapletons |
| 9 | Chris Cagle | New York Giants |
| 10 | Doug Wycoff | Staten Island Stapletons |
| 11 | Clarke Hinkle | Green Bay Packers |
| 12 | Johnny McNally | Green Bay Packers |
| 13 | Ace Gutowsky | Portsmouth Spartans |
| 14 | Dick Nesbitt | Chicago Bears |
| 15 | George Corbett | Chicago Bears |
| 16 | Jim Musick | Boston Braves |
| 17 | Abe Martin | Chicago Cardinals |
| 18 | Irv Hill | Chicago Cardinals |
| 19 | Hap Moran | New York Giants |
| 20 | Roger Grove | Green Bay Packers |
| Rnk | 1933 | Team |
| 1 | Jim Musick | Boston Redskins |
| 2 | Cliff Battles | Boston Redskins |
| 3 | Swede Hanson | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 4 | Kink Richards | New York Giants |
| 5 | Shipwreck Kelly | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 6 | Ken Strong | New York Giants |
| 7 | Ernie Caddel | Portsmouth Spartans |
| 8 | Clarke Hinkle | Green Bay Packers |
| 9 | Bob Monnett | Green Bay Packers |
| 10 | Bronko Nagurski | Chicago Bears |
| 11 | Buckets Goldenberg | Green Bay Packers |
| 12 | Elmer Schaake | Portsmouth Spartans |
| 13 | Angelo Brovelli | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 14 | Ace Gutowsky | Portsmouth Spartans |
| 15 | Hank Bruder | Green Bay Packers |
| 16 | Johnny McNally | Green Bay Packers |
| 17 | Dale Burnett | New York Giants |
| 18 | Bo Molenda | New York Giants |
| 19 | Red Grange | Chicago Bears |
| 20 | Johnny Sisk | Chicago Bears |
| Rnk | 1934 | Team |
| 1 | Beattie Feathers | Chicago Bears |
| 2 | Dutch Clark | Detroit Lions |
| 3 | Swede Hanson | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 4 | Bronko Nagurski | Chicago Bears |
| 5 | Cliff Battles | Boston Redskins |
| 6 | Ernie Caddel | Detroit Lions |
| 7 | Glenn Presnell | Detroit Lions |
| 8 | Ken Strong | New York Giants |
| 9 | Ace Gutowsky | Detroit Lions |
| 10 | Gene Ronzani | Chicago Bears |
| 11 | Harry Newman | New York Giants |
| 12 | Roger Grove | Green Bay Packers |
| 13 | Clarke Hinkle | Green Bay Packers |
| 14 | Mike Mikulak | Chicago Cardinals |
| 15 | Wee Willie Smith | New York Giants |
| 16 | Ralph Kercheval | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 17 | Doug Russell | Chicago Cardinals |
| 18 | Frank Christensen | Detroit Lions |
| 19 | Joe Laws | Green Bay Packers |
| 20 | Ed Storm | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rnk | 1935 | Team |
| 1 | Ernie Caddel | Detroit Lions |
| 2 | Dutch Clark | Detroit Lions |
| 3 | Kink Richards | New York Giants |
| 4 | Johnny McNally | Green Bay Packers |
| 5 | Bill Shepherd | Boston Redskins |
| 6 | Keith Molesworth | Chicago Bears |
| 7 | Red Pollock | Chicago Bears |
| 8 | Gene Ronzani | Chicago Bears |
| 9 | George Sauer (RB) | Green Bay Packers |
| 10 | Doug Russell | Chicago Cardinals |
| 11 | Dale Burnett | New York Giants |
| 12 | Beattie Feathers | Chicago Bears |
| 13 | Red Franklin | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 14 | Al Nichelini | Chicago Cardinals |
| 15 | Ace Gutowsky | Detroit Lions |
| 16 | Jim Levey | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 17 | Jack Grossman | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 18 | Clarke Hinkle | Green Bay Packers |
| 19 | Glenn Presnell | Detroit Lions |
| 20 | Ike Peterson | Chicago Cardinals |
| Rnk | 1936 | Team |
| 1 | Ace Gutowsky | Detroit Lions |
| 2 | Cliff Battles | Boston Redskins |
| 3 | Dutch Clark | Detroit Lions |
| 4 | Ernie Caddel | Detroit Lions |
| 5 | Clarke Hinkle | Green Bay Packers |
| 6 | Bobby E. Wilson | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 7 | Bronko Nagurski | Chicago Bears |
| 8 | Kink Richards | New York Giants |
| 9 | Warren Heller | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 10 | Joe Laws | Green Bay Packers |
| 11 | George Sauer (RB) | Green Bay Packers |
| 12 | Paul W. Miller | Green Bay Packers |
| 13 | Pug Rentner | Boston Redskins |
| 14 | George Grosvenor | Chicago Cardinals |
| 15 | Ike Peterson | Detroit Lions |
| 16 | Beattie Feathers | Chicago Bears |
| 17 | Bull Karcis | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 18 | Ray Nolting | Chicago Bears |
| 19 | Swede Hanson | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 20 | Jack Manders | Chicago Bears |
| Rnk | 1937 | Team |
| 1 | Cliff Battles | Washington Redskins |
| 2 | Clarke Hinkle | Green Bay Packers |
| 3 | Dutch Clark | Detroit Lions |
| 4 | Johnny Drake | Cleveland Rams |
| 5 | Jack Manders | Chicago Bears |
| 6 | Bull Karcis | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 7 | Ernie Caddel | Detroit Lions |
| 8 | Kink Richards | New York Giants |
| 9 | Tuffy Leemans | New York Giants |
| 10 | Bill Davidson | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 11 | Ray Nolting | Chicago Bears |
| 12 | George Grosvenor | Chicago Cardinals |
| 13 | Hank Soar | New York Giants |
| 14 | Joe Maniaci | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 15 | Ed Jankowski | Green Bay Packers |
| 16 | Don Irwin | Washington Redskins |
| 17 | Joe Laws | Green Bay Packers |
| 18 | Bill Shepherd | Detroit Lions |
| 19 | Ace Gutowsky | Detroit Lions |
| 20 | Bronko Nagurski | Chicago Bears |
| Rnk | 1938 | Team |
| 1 | Whizzer White | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 2 | Clarke Hinkle | Green Bay Packers |
| 3 | Tuffy Leemans | New York Giants |
| 4 | Andy Farkas | Washington Redskins |
| 5 | Lloyd Cardwell | Detroit Lions |
| 6 | Hank Soar | New York Giants |
| 7 | Joe Maniaci | Chicago Bears |
| 8 | Bill Shepherd | Detroit Lions |
| 9 | Scrapper Farrell | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 10 | Ace Gutowsky | Detroit Lions |
| 11 | Ray Nolting | Chicago Bears |
| 12 | Jimmy Lawrence | Chicago Cardinals |
| 13 | Sam Francis | Chicago Bears |
| 14 | Jack Manders | Chicago Bears |
| 15 | Bull Karcis | New York Giants |
| 16 | Buddy Parker | Chicago Cardinals |
| 17 | Corby Davis | Cleveland Rams |
| 18 | Joe Laws | Green Bay Packers |
| 19 | George Karamatic | Washington Redskins |
| 20 | Don Irwin | Washington Redskins |
| Rnk | 1939 | Team |
| 1 | Andy Farkas | Washington Redskins |
| 2 | Bill Osmanski | Chicago Bears |
| 3 | Johnny Drake | Cleveland Rams |
| 4 | Tuffy Leemans | New York Giants |
| 5 | Dick Todd | Washington Redskins |
| 6 | Joe Maniaci | Chicago Bears |
| 7 | Clarke Hinkle | Green Bay Packers |
| 8 | Bill Shepherd | Detroit Lions |
| 9 | Pug Manders | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 10 | Boyd Brumbaugh | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 11 | Bob Swisher | Chicago Bears |
| 12 | Lloyd Cardwell | Detroit Lions |
| 13 | Bob MacLeod | Chicago Bears |
| 14 | Andy Uram | Green Bay Packers |
| 15 | Joe Laws | Green Bay Packers |
| 16 | Ray Nolting | Chicago Bears |
| 17 | Marshall Goldberg | Chicago Cardinals |
| 18 | Hank Soar | New York Giants |
| 19 | Len Barnum | New York Giants |
| 20 | Ed Jankowski | Green Bay Packers |
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