Home Discord Chat
Go Back   ChiefsPlanet > Nzoner's Game Room
Register FAQDonate Members List Calendar

View Poll Results: Vote for NINE members to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame
Marcus Allen 8 80.00%
William Andrews 1 10.00%
James Brooks 1 10.00%
Earl Campbell 7 70.00%
Larry Csonka 2 20.00%
Terrell Davis 1 10.00%
Eric Dickerson 8 80.00%
Tony Dorsett 8 80.00%
Franco Harris 5 50.00%
Leroy Kelly 0 0%
Walter Payton 8 80.00%
John Riggins 3 30.00%
Barry Sanders 8 80.00%
Gale Sayers 3 30.00%
O.J. Simpson 7 70.00%
Thurman Thomas 4 40.00%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 10. You may not vote on this poll

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 02-11-2007, 06:32 PM  
Rain Man Rain Man is offline
Seize life. Be an ermine.
 
Rain Man's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: My house
Casino cash: $-662449
VARSITY
Fixing the Hall of Fame, Part 1: Running Backs

Okay, there are currently 13 running backs in the Hall of Fame who were active in 1970 or later. If all positions were represented equally, with the same number of inductees, there should be 9 of these running backs in there.

The rules:

1. I'll post bios of the current enshrinees. Feel free to browse them.

2. If you would like to nominate any other players, feel free to do so, but you must make an argument for them.

3. After a reasonable time for discussion has passed, I'll add a poll to this post and we'll pick NINE Hall of Fame running backs.

The next several posts will detail the 13 currently in, in alphabetical order by last name.
Posts: 145,496
Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.
    Reply With Quote
Old 02-11-2007, 06:36 PM   #2
Rain Man Rain Man is offline
Seize life. Be an ermine.
 
Rain Man's Avatar
 

Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: My house
Casino cash: $-662449
VARSITY
Candidate #1: Marcus Allen

Running Back >>> 6-2, 210
(Southern California)
1982-1992 Los Angeles Raiders, 1993-1997 Kansas City Chiefs

Marcus LeMarr Allen. . .Selected by Raiders in first round, 1982 draft. . .1981 Heisman Trophy winner. . . NFL Rookie of the Year, 1982. . .Super Bowl XVIII MVP. . .NFL MVP in 1985. . .First player in NFL history to rush for 10,000-plus yards and catch passes for 5,000 more. . .Career totals: 12,243 yards rushing, 5,411 yards receiving, 145 TDs. . .All-Pro 1982, 1985. . .All-AFC four times . . .Named to six Pro Bowls. . .Born March 26, 1960, in San Diego, California.
Marcus Allen, the tenth player selected in the 1982 National Football League Draft, played 16 seasons with the Los Angeles Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs. During that time he gained 12,243 yards rushing, 5,411 yards receiving, and scored 145 touchdowns.

Considered one of the game’s best goal line and short-yardage runners, Marcus began his pro career as the NFL Rookie of the Year and ended as the game’s all-time rushing touchdown leader.

At the time of his retirement following the 1997 season, he held the single-season record for most rushing and receiving yards combined (2,314), second in consecutive 100-yard games, and was third in career-combined yardage. During his 11 seasons with the Raiders, the former University of Southern California standout, was named to the Pro Bowl five times. He added a sixth appearance in 1994, as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs.

He was the Raiders leading ground gainer seven consecutive years and the Chiefs four consecutive times. He even led the Raiders in receptions with 51 in 1987. Allen’s big-game performance in Super Bowl XVIII when the Raiders defeated the Washington Redskins 38-9 earned the then-second-year player game MVP honors. In that game he rushed for 191 yards and scored two touchdowns, one a Super Bowl record 74-yard gallop.

Allen’s finest season came in 1985, as he led the league with 1,759 rushing yards on 380 carries for a 4.6 yards per carry average and 11 touchdowns. He also caught 67 passes for 555 yards and scored an additional three touchdowns. For his performance he was rewarded with league MVP honors.

In 1995, Marcus made NFL history when he became when he became the first player in league history to rush for over 10,000 yards and catch passes for 5,000 more. As further evidence of his versatility, Allen completed 12 of 27 passes for 282 yards and six touchdowns during his career.

In 15 career playoff games, he carried the ball 267 times for 1,347 yards and 11 touchdowns, averaging an impressive 5.0 yards per carry average. He also added 52 catches for 522 yards and two receiving touchdowns.

Code:
                |          Rushing         |        Receiving        |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| Year  TM |   G |   Att  Yards    Y/A   TD |   Rec  Yards   Y/R   TD |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| 1982 rai |   9 |   160    697    4.4   11 |    38    401  10.6    3 |
| 1983 rai |  15 |   266   1014    3.8    9 |    68    590   8.7    2 |
| 1984 rai |  16 |   275   1168    4.2   13 |    64    758  11.8    5 |
| 1985 rai |  16 |   380   1759    4.6   11 |    67    555   8.3    3 |
| 1986 rai |  13 |   208    759    3.6    5 |    46    453   9.8    2 |
| 1987 rai |  12 |   200    754    3.8    5 |    51    410   8.0    0 |
| 1988 rai |  15 |   223    831    3.7    7 |    34    303   8.9    1 |
| 1989 rai |   8 |    69    293    4.2    2 |    20    191   9.6    0 |
| 1990 rai |  16 |   179    682    3.8   12 |    15    189  12.6    1 |
| 1991 rai |   8 |    63    287    4.6    2 |    15    131   8.7    0 |
| 1992 rai |  16 |    67    301    4.5    2 |    28    277   9.9    1 |
| 1993 kan |  16 |   206    764    3.7   12 |    34    238   7.0    3 |
| 1994 kan |  13 |   189    709    3.8    7 |    42    349   8.3    0 |
| 1995 kan |  16 |   207    890    4.3    5 |    27    210   7.8    0 |
| 1996 kan |  16 |   206    830    4.0    9 |    27    270  10.0    0 |
| 1997 kan |  16 |   124    505    4.1   11 |    11     86   7.8    0 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
|  TOTAL   | 221 |  3022  12243    4.1  123 |   587   5411   9.2   21 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+


Seasons among the league's top 10
Rushes: 1982-6, 1984-10, 1985-2 
Rushing yards: 1982-4, 1984-10, 1985-1, 1987-10 
Rushing TDs: 1982-1, 1983-10t, 1984-3t, 1985-3t, 1990-4, 1993-1, 1994-8t, 1996-9, 1997-3t 
Yards from scrimmage: 1982-1, 1983-9, 1984-4, 1985-1, 1987-6 
Rush/Receive TDs: 1982-1, 1984-1t, 1985-3, 1990-4t, 1993-2t, 1997-10t 


Among the league's all-time top 50
Rushes: 6 
Rushing yards: 10 
Rushing TDs: 2 
Receptions: 50 
Yards from scrimmage: 6 
Rush/Receive TDs: 3 


Postseason data
Please read this fine print before using this data or sending questions or corrections. 

 Year  Opp   Result  |  RSH    YD  TD  |  REC    YD  TD
---------------------+-----------------+-----------------
 1982  cle  W,27-10  |   17    72   2  |    6    75   0
 1982  nyj  L,14-17  |   15    36   1  |    6    37   0
 1983  pit  W,38-10  |   13   121   2  |    5    38   0
 1983  sea  W,30-14  |   25   154   0  |    7    62   1
*1983  was  W,38-9   |   20   191   2  |    2    18   0
 1984  sea  L,7-13   |   17    61   0  |    5    90   1
 1985  nwe  L,20-27  |   22   121   1  |    3     8   0
 1990  cin  W,20-10  |   21   140   0  |    1    24   0
 1990  buf  L,3-51   |   10    26   0  |    2    19   0
 1991  kan  L,6-10   |    7    39   0  |    1     4   0
 1993  pit  W,27-24  |   21    67   1  |    4    29   0
 1993  hou  W,28-20  |   14    74   1  |    1    12   0
 1993  buf  L,13-30  |   18    50   1  |    2    36   0
 1994  mia  L,17-27  |   14    64   0  |    5    49   0
 1995  ind  L,7-10   |   21    94   0  |    2    21   0
 1997  den  L,10-14  |   12    37   0  |    1     8   0
---------------------+-----------------+-----------------
TOTAL                |  267  1347  11  |   53   530   2


* - Super Bowl
__________________
Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
Posts: 145,496
Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.
    Reply With Quote
Old 02-11-2007, 06:38 PM   #3
Rain Man Rain Man is offline
Seize life. Be an ermine.
 
Rain Man's Avatar
 

Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: My house
Casino cash: $-662449
VARSITY
Candidate #2: Earl Campbell

Running Back >>> 5-11, 232
(Texas)
1978-1984 Houston Oilers, 1984-1985 New Orleans Saints

Earl Christian Campbell. . .First player taken in 1978 NFL Draft. . . Texas All-America, Heisman Trophy winner. . .NFL rushing champion, Player of Year, All-Pro, Pro Bowl choice, 1978, 1979, 1980. . .Career high 1,934 yards rushing including four 200-yard rushing games, 1980. . . Career stats: 9,407 yards, 74 TDs rushing, 121 receptions, 806 yards. . . Played in five Pro Bowls. . .Born March 29, 1955, in Tyler, Texas.

Earl Campbell, a 5-11, 232-pound ball-carrying dynamo from the University of Texas, joined the Houston Oilers as the first player taken in the 1978 National Football League Draft. The first player to earn All-Southwest Conference honors four years, Campbell was a consensus All-America and the Heisman Trophy winner in 1977.

Born March 29, 1955, in Tyler, Texas, Campbell took the NFL by storm right from the very start. In 1978, he was named the NFL's Most Valuable Player, All-Pro, and Rookie of the Year. He won the league rushing championship with 1,450 yards and was named to the AFC Pro Bowl squad. It was more of the same the next two years with NFL rushing titles, MVP honors, and consensus All-Pro acclaim each season.

His finest year came in 1980, however, when he rushed for 1,934 yards, which at the time was second only to 0. J. Simpson’s 2003 yards gained in 1973. That year, he gained over 200 yards in four games. In 1981, he won his fourth straight AFC rushing title. A sensational runner, Campbell was picked for the Pro Bowl five of his first six NFL seasons.

In his eight-season career, Campbell rushed 2,187 times for 9,407 yards, and 74 touchdowns. He also gained 806 yards on 121 receptions to bring his career combined net yards total to 10,213. His most famous performance came in a Monday night game against Miami in his rookie season. That night, he rushed for 199 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Oilers to a spectacular 35-30 victory. In spite of the constant pounding he took from opposing defenders, Earl missed only six games out of 115 because of injuries. Midway into his seventh season, the powerful running back was traded by the Oilers to the New Orleans Saints for a first-round draft pick. He played a season and a half with the Saints before retiring after the 1985 campaign.

Code:
                +--------------------------+-------------------------+
                 |          Rushing         |        Receiving        |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| Year  TM |   G |   Att  Yards    Y/A   TD |   Rec  Yards   Y/R   TD |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| 1978 hou |  15 |   302   1450    4.8   13 |    12     48   4.0    0 |
| 1979 hou |  16 |   368   1697    4.6   19 |    16     94   5.9    0 |
| 1980 hou |  15 |   373   1934    5.2   13 |    11     47   4.3    0 |
| 1981 hou |  16 |   361   1376    3.8   10 |    36    156   4.3    0 |
| 1982 hou |   9 |   157    538    3.4    2 |    18    130   7.2    0 |
| 1983 hou |  14 |   322   1301    4.0   12 |    19    216  11.4    0 |
| 1984 nor |   8 |    50    190    3.8    0 |     0      0   0.0    0 |
| 1984 hou |   6 |    96    278    2.9    4 |     3     27   9.0    0 |
| 1985 nor |  16 |   158    643    4.1    1 |     6     88  14.7    0 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
|  TOTAL   | 115 |  2187   9407    4.3   74 |   121    806   6.7    0 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+


Seasons among the league's top 10
Rushes: 1978-3, 1979-2, 1980-1, 1981-2, 1982-7, 1983-5 
Rushing yards: 1978-1, 1979-1, 1980-1, 1981-5t, 1983-7 
Rushing TDs: 1978-2, 1979-1, 1980-1t, 1981-7t, 1983-5t 
Yards from scrimmage: 1978-4, 1979-4, 1980-1, 1983-10 
Rush/Receive TDs: 1978-2t, 1979-1, 1980-2t, 1983-8t 


Among the league's all-time top 50
Rushes: 22 
Rushing yards: 23 
Rushing TDs: 21t 


Postseason data
Please read this fine print before using this data or sending questions or corrections. 

 Year  Opp   Result  |  RSH    YD  TD  |  REC    YD  TD
---------------------+-----------------+-----------------
 1978  mia  W,17-9   |   26    84   1  |    1    13   0
 1978  nwe  W,31-14  |   27   118   1  |    1    10   0
 1978  pit  L,5-34   |   22    62   0  |    1     4   0
 1979  den  W,13-7   |   16    50   1  |    1     7   0
 1979  pit  L,13-27  |   17    15   0  |    1    11   0
 1980  oak  L,7-27   |   27    91   1  |    0     0   0
---------------------+-----------------+-----------------
TOTAL                |  135   420   4  |    5    45   0
__________________
Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
Posts: 145,496
Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.
    Reply With Quote
Old 02-11-2007, 06:40 PM   #4
Rain Man Rain Man is offline
Seize life. Be an ermine.
 
Rain Man's Avatar
 

Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: My house
Casino cash: $-662449
VARSITY
Candidate #3: Larry Csonka

Class of 1987
Fullback >>> 6-3, 237
(Syracuse)
1968-1974, 1979 Miami Dolphins, 1976-1978 New York Giants

Lawrence Richard Csonka. . .Syracuse All-America, 1967. . . No. 1 draft pick, 1968. . .Powerhouse runner, excellent blocker, receiver. . . Only 21 fumbles in 1,891 carries. . . Surpassed 1000 yards rushing three seasons. . . Four-time All-AFC, picked for five Pro Bowls. . .All-Pro 1971, 1972, 1973. . .MVP in Super Bowl VIII. . .Made great comeback with 1979 Dolphins. . .Career stats: 8,081 yards rushing, 106 receptions, 68 touchdowns. . .Born December 25, 1946, in Stow, Ohio.

Larry Csonka, a classic 6-3, 235-pound line-smashing fullback, provided the major rushing thrust in the Miami Dolphins' vaunted ball-control offense when the team was dominating the National Football League in the early 1970s.

A consensus All-America at Syracuse and the Dolphins’ No.1 draft pick in 1968, Larry contributed almost picture-perfect performances to Miami's three Super Bowl seasons in 1971, 1972, and 1973. Csonka surpassed 1,000 yards in rushing all three seasons with his best production – 1,117 yards – coming during Miami's perfect season in 1972. Larry earned AII-AFC honors four times and was named All-Pro in 1971, 1972, and 1973. He was also selected to play in five straight Pro Bowls, although injuries forced him to miss two of those games.

Perhaps his finest single-game effort came in Super Bowl VIII, when he was selected as the game’s Most Valuable Player. Miami's powerful attack was at its best with Csonka carrying 33 times for a then-Super Bowl record 145 yards and two touchdowns. Larry wound up his 11-year career with 8,081 yards rushing and added 820 yards on 106 pass receptions.

Extremely sure-handed, he fumbled only 21 times in 11 seasons. His 408 points came on 68 touchdowns. Csonka, who was born in Stow, Ohio, on December 25, 1946, startled the pro football world by playing out his option with Miami in 1974 and then joining the Memphis' Southmen of the World Football League. When the WFL folded, he joined the New York Giants as a free agent in 1976. He enjoyed moderate success for three seasons with the Giants before returning to the Dolphins for a final 1979 season. Csonka's final fling proved to be a success. His 873 yards rushing was his best since 1973 and his 13 total touchdowns and 12 touchdowns rushing both were career highs.

Code:
               +--------------------------+-------------------------+
                 |          Rushing         |        Receiving        |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| Year  TM |   G |   Att  Yards    Y/A   TD |   Rec  Yards   Y/R   TD |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| 1968 mia |  11 |   138    540    3.9    6 |    11    118  10.7    1 |
| 1969 mia |  11 |   131    566    4.3    2 |    21    183   8.7    1 |
| 1970 mia |  14 |   193    874    4.5    6 |    11     94   8.5    0 |
| 1971 mia |  14 |   195   1051    5.4    7 |    13    113   8.7    1 |
| 1972 mia |  14 |   213   1117    5.2    6 |     5     48   9.6    0 |
| 1973 mia |  14 |   219   1003    4.6    5 |     7     22   3.1    0 |
| 1974 mia |  12 |   197    749    3.8    9 |     7     35   5.0    0 |
| 1976 nyg |  12 |   160    569    3.6    4 |     6     39   6.5    0 |
| 1977 nyg |  14 |   134    464    3.5    1 |     2     20  10.0    0 |
| 1978 nyg |  14 |    91    311    3.4    6 |     7     73  10.4    0 |
| 1979 mia |  16 |   220    837    3.8   12 |    16     75   4.7    1 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
|  TOTAL   | 146 |  1891   8081    4.3   64 |   106    820   7.7    4 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+


Seasons among the league's top 10
Rushes: 1971-8, 1973-10 
Rushing yards: 1970-5, 1971-3, 1972-4, 1973-5 
Rushing TDs: 1968-4t*, 1970-9t, 1971-10t, 1974-3t, 1979-4t 
Yards from scrimmage: 1971-5 
Rush/Receive TDs: 1968-8t*, 1974-10, 1979-6 
* - AFL


Among the league's all-time top 50
Rushes: 33 
Rushing yards: 34 
Rushing TDs: 31 


Postseason data
Please read this fine print before using this data or sending questions or corrections. 

 Year  Opp   Result  |  RSH    YD  TD  |  REC    YD  TD
---------------------+-----------------+-----------------
 1970  oak  L,14-21  |   10    23   0  |    0     0   0
 1971  kan  W,27-24  |   24    86   1  |    0     0   0
 1971  bal  W,21-0   |   15    63   1  |    0     0   0
*1971  dal  L,3-24   |    9    40   0  |    2    18   0
 1972  cle  W,20-14  |   12    32   0  |    0     0   0
 1972  pit  W,21-17  |   24    68   1  |    1     9   0
*1972  was  W,14-7   |   15   112   0  |    1    -1   0
 1973  cin  W,34-16  |   20    71   1  |    0     0   0
 1973  oak  W,27-10  |   29   117   3  |    0     0   0
*1973  min  W,24-7   |   33   145   2  |    0     0   0
 1974  oak  L,26-28  |   24   114   0  |    0     0   0
 1979  pit  L,14-34  |   10    20   1  |    0     0   0
---------------------+-----------------+-----------------
TOTAL                |  225   891  10  |    4    26   0


* - Super Bowl
__________________
Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
Posts: 145,496
Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.
    Reply With Quote
Old 02-11-2007, 06:42 PM   #5
Rain Man Rain Man is offline
Seize life. Be an ermine.
 
Rain Man's Avatar
 

Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: My house
Casino cash: $-662449
VARSITY
Candidate #4: Eric Dickerson

Running Back >>> 6-3, 220
(Southern Methodist)
1983-1987 Los Angeles Rams, 1987-1991 Indianapolis Colts, 1992 Los Angeles Raiders, 1993 Atlanta Falcons

Eric Demetric Dickerson. . .Rams’ first-round draft pick, second player overall, 1983 draft. . .Rushed for NFL-record 2,105 yards, 1984. . . Gained 1,800 or more rushing yards three of first four seasons. . . Retired as the second all-time leading rusher with 13,259 yards on 2,996 carries. . .Named to six Pro Bowls. . .All-Pro five times. . .Led the league in rushing three times with Rams, once with Colts. . .Born September 2, 1960, in Sealy, Texas.

Eric Dickerson, a two-time All-America choice at Southern Methodist, was selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. An immediate success, he established rookie records for most rushing attempts (390), most rushing yards gained (1,808) and most touchdowns rushing (18). His efforts earned him All-Pro, Pro Bowl, Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year honors.

In his second season, Dickerson continued his onslaught of the NFL record book. Twelve times during that season he gained more than 100 yards rushing, breaking the record of 100-yard games in a season held by O. J. Simpson. His 2,105 total yards rushing in 1984 shattered Simpson’s 1973 record of 2,003 yards rushing in a single season.

A workhorse runner with the Rams, Dickerson gained more than 1,000 yards each of his first four seasons with the team. In three of those seasons he gained more than 1,800 yards. Although he rushed for 1,234 yards in 1985, he missed the Pro Bowl for the first time in his short NFL career. He did, however, go on to rush for a playoff record 248 yards against the Dallas Cowboys in post-season play.

After playing just three games for the Rams during the strike-shortened 1987 season, Dickerson – in a blockbuster deal – was traded to the Indianapolis Colts. Although he played in just nine games with the Colts that year, he still managed to gain 1,011 yards to finish the season with 1,288. In 1988, Dickerson, with 1,659 yards rushing, became the first Colt to lead the league in rushing since Alan Ameche in 1955.

The following season he became the first player in NFL history to gain more than 1,000 yards in seven consecutive seasons. He also became the seventh back to gain more than 10,000 yards and the fastest ever to do so, reaching the milestone in just 91 games. During his 11-year career, Dickerson gained 13,259 yards rushing, which was second all-time at the time of his retirement. A six-time Pro Bowl selection, Dickerson was All-Pro in 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987 and 1988.

Code:
             +--------------------------+-------------------------+
                 |          Rushing         |        Receiving        |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| Year  TM |   G |   Att  Yards    Y/A   TD |   Rec  Yards   Y/R   TD |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| 1983 ram |  16 |   390   1808    4.6   18 |    51    404   7.9    2 |
| 1984 ram |  16 |   379   2105    5.6   14 |    21    139   6.6    0 |
| 1985 ram |  14 |   292   1234    4.2   12 |    20    126   6.3    0 |
| 1986 ram |  16 |   404   1821    4.5   11 |    26    205   7.9    0 |
| 1987 ind |   9 |   223   1011    4.5    5 |    13    133  10.2    0 |
| 1987 ram |   3 |    60    277    4.6    1 |     5     38   7.6    0 |
| 1988 ind |  16 |   388   1659    4.3   14 |    36    377  10.5    1 |
| 1989 ind |  15 |   314   1311    4.2    7 |    30    211   7.0    1 |
| 1990 ind |  11 |   166    677    4.1    4 |    18     92   5.1    0 |
| 1991 ind |  10 |   167    536    3.2    2 |    41    269   6.6    1 |
| 1992 rai |  16 |   187    729    3.9    2 |    14     85   6.1    1 |
| 1993 atl |   4 |    26     91    3.5    0 |     6     58   9.7    0 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
|  TOTAL   | 146 |  2996  13259    4.4   90 |   281   2137   7.6    6 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+


Seasons among the league's top 10
Rushes: 1983-1, 1984-3, 1985-8, 1986-1, 1987-2, 1988-1, 1989-4 
Rushing yards: 1983-1, 1984-1, 1985-8, 1986-1, 1987-2, 1988-1, 1989-3 
Rushing TDs: 1983-2, 1984-1t, 1985-2, 1986-5, 1987-10t, 1988-3, 1989-10t 
Yards from scrimmage: 1983-1, 1984-1, 1986-1, 1987-3, 1988-1t, 1989-7 
Rush/Receive TDs: 1983-2, 1984-3t, 1985-7t, 1986-9t, 1988-2t 


Among the league's all-time top 50
Rushes: 7 
Rushing yards: 6 
Rushing TDs: 12t 
Yards from scrimmage: 11 
Rush/Receive TDs: 21 


Postseason data
Please read this fine print before using this data or sending questions or corrections. 

 Year  Opp   Result  |  RSH    YD  TD  |  REC    YD  TD
---------------------+-----------------+-----------------
 1983  dal  W,24-17  |   23    99   0  |    2    11   0
 1983  was  L,7-51   |   10    16   0  |    6     9   0
 1984  nyg  L,13-16  |   23   107   1  |    0     0   0
 1985  dal  W,20-0   |   34   248   2  |    1    -4   0
 1985  chi  L,0-24   |   17    46   0  |    3    10   0
 1986  was  L,7-19   |   26   158   0  |    0     0   0
 1987  cle  L,21-38  |   15    50   0  |    7    65   1
---------------------+-----------------+-----------------
TOTAL                |  148   724   3  |   19    91   1
__________________
Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
Posts: 145,496
Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.
    Reply With Quote
Old 02-11-2007, 06:44 PM   #6
Rain Man Rain Man is offline
Seize life. Be an ermine.
 
Rain Man's Avatar
 

Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: My house
Casino cash: $-662449
VARSITY
Candidate #5: Tony Dorsett

Running Back >>> 5-11, 192
(Pittsburgh)
1977-1987 Dallas Cowboys, 1988 Denver Broncos

Anthony Drew Dorsett, Sr. . .1976 Heisman Trophy winner. . .Draft-day trade made him Cowboys’ No. 1 pick, 1977. . .Played in two Super Bowls, five NFC championship games, four Pro Bowls. . . All-NFL, 1981. . . NFC rushing champion, 1982. . . Career totals: 12,739 yards rushing; 398 receptions for 3,554 yards, 16,347 combined net yards, 91 touchdowns. . . Ran record 99 yards for TD vs. Minnesota, 1983. . . Born April 7, 1954, in Rochester, Pennsylvania.


Tony Dorsett, a 5-11, 192-pound running back from the University of Pittsburgh, already was a celebrity by the time he joined the Dallas Cowboys as their first-round draft pick in 1977. A four-time All-America at Pittsburgh, Dorsett also won the 1976 Heisman Trophy.

Just as he had done at Pitt, he took the National Football League by storm in his rookie 1977 season. Dorsett rushed for 1,007 yards and 12 touchdowns and was a virtually unanimous choice for NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year honors. Dorsett, who was born April 7, 1954, in Rochester, Pennsylvania, rushed for more than 1,000 yards eight of his first nine seasons – the only miss was the strike-shortened 1982 campaign which, ironically, saw him win his only NFC rushing championship.

His top production came in 1981, when he rushed for 1,646 yards and added 325 yards on 32 receptions. Dorsett spent the first 11 seasons of his 12-year, 173-game NFL career with the Cowboys before being traded to the Denver Broncos for a fifth-round draft pick in 1988. He led the Broncos in rushing with 703 yards in 1988 but injuries prevented him from playing after that first campaign in Denver.

For his career, Dorsett rushed for 12,739 yards. He totaled 16,326 yards from scrimmage. He scored 546 points on 91 touchdowns, 77 by rushing, 13 by receiving and one on a fumble return. Dorsett, a three-time All-NFC pick, who was All-Pro in 1981 and a veteran of four Pro Bowls, played in five NFC championship games and Super Bowls XII and XIII. He had impressive post-season statistical totals -- 1,383 rushing yards and 1,786 yards from scrimmage in 17 games. In 1982 during a Monday night game against the Minnesota Vikings, Dorsett set a record that may some day be tied but will never be broken – a 99-yard touchdown run.

Code:
                +--------------------------+-------------------------+
                 |          Rushing         |        Receiving        |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| Year  TM |   G |   Att  Yards    Y/A   TD |   Rec  Yards   Y/R   TD |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| 1977 dal |  14 |   208   1007    4.8   12 |    29    273   9.4    1 |
| 1978 dal |  16 |   290   1325    4.6    7 |    37    378  10.2    2 |
| 1979 dal |  14 |   250   1107    4.4    6 |    45    375   8.3    1 |
| 1980 dal |  15 |   278   1185    4.3   11 |    34    263   7.7    0 |
| 1981 dal |  16 |   342   1646    4.8    4 |    32    325  10.2    2 |
| 1982 dal |   9 |   177    745    4.2    5 |    24    179   7.5    0 |
| 1983 dal |  16 |   289   1321    4.6    8 |    40    287   7.2    1 |
| 1984 dal |  16 |   302   1189    3.9    6 |    51    459   9.0    1 |
| 1985 dal |  16 |   305   1307    4.3    7 |    46    449   9.8    3 |
| 1986 dal |  13 |   184    748    4.1    5 |    25    267  10.7    1 |
| 1987 dal |  12 |   130    456    3.5    1 |    19    177   9.3    1 |
| 1988 den |  16 |   181    703    3.9    5 |    16    122   7.6    0 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
|  TOTAL   | 173 |  2936  12739    4.3   77 |   398   3554   8.9   13 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+


Seasons among the league's top 10
Rushes: 1978-4, 1979-9, 1980-6, 1981-3, 1982-1t, 1983-9, 1984-6, 1985-5 
Rushing yards: 1977-9, 1978-3, 1980-6t, 1981-2, 1982-2, 1983-6, 1984-7, 1985-6 
Rushing TDs: 1977-2, 1980-3t, 1982-10t 
Yards from scrimmage: 1977-8, 1978-2, 1979-9, 1980-9, 1981-2, 1982-7, 1983-7, 1984-7, 1985-6 
Rush/Receive TDs: 1977-2t, 1980-6 


Among the league's all-time top 50
Rushes: 9 
Rushing yards: 7 
Rushing TDs: 19 
Yards from scrimmage: 9 
Rush/Receive TDs: 26t 


Postseason data
Please read this fine print before using this data or sending questions or corrections. 

 Year  Opp   Result  |  RSH    YD  TD  |  REC    YD  TD
---------------------+-----------------+-----------------
 1977  chi  W,37-7   |   17    85   2  |    2    37   0
 1977  min  W,23-6   |   19    71   1  |    0     0   0
*1977  den  W,27-10  |   15    66   1  |    2    11   0
 1978  atl  W,27-20  |   14    65   0  |    1     9   0
 1978  ram  W,28-0   |   17   101   1  |    2    15   0
*1978  pit  L,31-35  |   16    96   0  |    5    44   0
 1979  ram  L,19-21  |   19    87   0  |    0     0   0
 1980  ram  W,34-13  |   22   160   1  |    3    28   1
 1980  atl  W,30-27  |   10    51   0  |    5    40   0
 1980  phi  L,7-20   |   13    41   1  |    3    27   0
 1981  tam  W,38-0   |   16    86   1  |    4    48   0
 1981  sfo  L,27-28  |   22    91   1  |    0     0   0
 1982  tam  W,30-17  |   26   110   0  |    2    14   0
 1982  gnb  W,37-26  |   27    99   0  |    3     9   0
 1982  was  L,17-31  |   15    57   0  |    2    29   0
 1983  ram  L,17-24  |   17    59   0  |    4    12   0
 1985  ram  L,0-20   |   17    58   0  |    8    80   0
---------------------+-----------------+-----------------
TOTAL                |  302  1383   9  |   46   403   1


* - Super Bowl
__________________
Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
Posts: 145,496
Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.
    Reply With Quote
Old 02-11-2007, 06:47 PM   #7
Rain Man Rain Man is offline
Seize life. Be an ermine.
 
Rain Man's Avatar
 

Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: My house
Casino cash: $-662449
VARSITY
Candidate #6: Franco Harris

Running Back >>> 6-2, 230
(Penn State)
1972-1983 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1984 Seattle Seahawks

Franco Harris. . .No. 1 draft pick, 1972. . .Provided big-back power to Steelers offense. . .All-Pro, 1977, All-AFC three times. . .In eight Pro Bowls. . .158 yards rushing, MVP in Super Bowl IX . . .Rushed 1,000 yards eight seasons, 100 yards, 47 games. . .Career record: 12,120 yards, 91 TDs rushing; 2,287 yards, 9 TDs receiving; 14,622 combined net yards. . . 1,556 yards rushing in 19 post-season games. . . Born March 7, 1950, in Fort Dix, New Jersey.

Franco Harris began his pro football career as the Pittsburgh Steelers' No.1 pick and the 13th player selected in the 1972 NFL Draft. For 12 seasons, the 6-2, 230-pounder from Penn State was a big-yardage running back, a key man in the powerful Pittsburgh offensive machine, which also included an outstanding passing attack.

Harris established himself as a future superstar when he became only the fourth rookie in NFL annals to rush for 1,000 yards. He gained additional attention by being on the receiving end of the famous "Immaculate Reception" pass from Terry Bradshaw that gave the Steelers their first-ever playoff win, a 13-7 victory over the Oakland Raiders. In his 13 seasons, the last of which was spent with the Seattle Seahawks in 1984, Harris rushed 2,949 times for 12,120 yards and 91 touchdowns.

He rushed for 1,000 yards or more eight seasons and for more than 100 yards in 47 games. He also caught 307 passes for 2,287 yards and nine touchdowns. His career rushing total and his combined net yardage figure of 14,622 both ranked as the third highest marks in pro football history at the time of his retirement.

Harris, who was born in Fort Dix, New Jersey, on March 7, 1950, was an All-AFC choice in 1972, 1975, 1976, and 1977 and first- or second-team All-Pro six times. He was selected to nine Pro Bowls. Franco played in five AFC championships – missing a sixth because of injury – and four Super Bowls.

In Super Bowl IX, when the Steelers won their first-ever league title with a 16-6 victory over Minnesota, Harris rushed for 158 yards, compared to just 17 yards rushing for the entire Viking team. He was named the game's Most Valuable Player. Harris held numerous Super Bowl and post-season game records by the end of his career. The most notable include 24 points and 354 yards rushing in four Super Bowls and 17 touchdowns and 1,556 yards rushing in 19 post-season playoff games.

Code:
               |          Rushing         |        Receiving        |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| Year  TM |   G |   Att  Yards    Y/A   TD |   Rec  Yards   Y/R   TD |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| 1972 pit |  14 |   188   1055    5.6   10 |    21    180   8.6    1 |
| 1973 pit |  12 |   188    698    3.7    3 |    10     69   6.9    0 |
| 1974 pit |  12 |   208   1006    4.8    5 |    23    200   8.7    1 |
| 1975 pit |  14 |   262   1246    4.8   10 |    28    214   7.6    1 |
| 1976 pit |  14 |   289   1128    3.9   14 |    23    151   6.6    0 |
| 1977 pit |  14 |   300   1162    3.9   11 |    11     62   5.6    0 |
| 1978 pit |  16 |   310   1082    3.5    8 |    22    144   6.5    0 |
| 1979 pit |  15 |   267   1186    4.4   11 |    36    291   8.1    1 |
| 1980 pit |  13 |   208    789    3.8    4 |    30    196   6.5    2 |
| 1981 pit |  16 |   242    987    4.1    8 |    37    250   6.8    1 |
| 1982 pit |   9 |   140    604    4.3    2 |    31    249   8.0    0 |
| 1983 pit |  16 |   279   1007    3.6    5 |    34    278   8.2    2 |
| 1984 sea |   8 |    68    170    2.5    0 |     1      3   3.0    0 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
|  TOTAL   | 173 |  2949  12120    4.1   91 |   307   2287   7.4    9 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+


Seasons among the league's top 10
Rushes: 1974-9, 1975-5, 1976-4t, 1977-4, 1978-2, 1979-6, 1983-10 
Rushing yards: 1972-6, 1974-5, 1975-2, 1976-7, 1977-4, 1978-7, 1979-8, 1982-9 
Rushing TDs: 1972-3, 1975-6t, 1976-1, 1977-3, 1978-9t, 1979-6t 
Yards from scrimmage: 1974-8, 1975-4, 1977-9, 1979-10 
Rush/Receive TDs: 1972-7, 1975-7t, 1976-1t, 1977-4, 1979-7t 


Among the league's all-time top 50
Rushes: 8 
Rushing yards: 11 
Rushing TDs: 10t 
Yards from scrimmage: 16 
Rush/Receive TDs: 19t 


Postseason data
Please read this fine print before using this data or sending questions or corrections. 

 Year  Opp   Result  |  RSH    YD  TD  |  REC    YD  TD
---------------------+-----------------+-----------------
 1972  oak  W,13-7   |   18    64   0  |    5    96   1
 1972  mia  L,17-21  |   16    76   0  |    2     3   0
 1973  oak  L,14-33  |   10    29   0  |    0     0   0
 1974  buf  W,32-14  |   24    74   3  |    1     5   0
 1974  oak  W,24-13  |   29   111   2  |    0     0   0
*1974  min  W,16-6   |   34   158   1  |    0     0   0
 1975  bal  W,28-10  |   27   153   1  |    0     0   0
 1975  oak  W,16-10  |   27    79   1  |    5    58   0
*1975  dal  W,21-17  |   27    82   0  |    1    26   0
 1976  bal  W,40-14  |   18   132   0  |    3    24   0
 1977  den  L,21-34  |   28    92   1  |    4    20   0
 1978  den  W,33-10  |   24   105   2  |    0     0   0
 1978  hou  W,34-5   |   20    51   1  |    0     0   0
*1978  dal  W,35-31  |   20    68   1  |    1    22   0
 1979  mia  W,34-14  |   21    83   1  |    5    32   0
 1979  hou  W,27-13  |   21    85   0  |    6    50   0
*1979  ram  W,31-19  |   20    46   2  |    3    66   0
 1982  sdg  L,28-31  |   10    35   0  |   11    71   0
 1983  rai  L,10-38  |    6    33   0  |    4    31   0
---------------------+-----------------+-----------------
TOTAL                |  400  1556  16  |   51   504   1


* - Super Bowl
__________________
Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
Posts: 145,496
Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.
    Reply With Quote
Old 02-11-2007, 06:48 PM   #8
Rain Man Rain Man is offline
Seize life. Be an ermine.
 
Rain Man's Avatar
 

Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: My house
Casino cash: $-662449
VARSITY
Candidate #7: Leroy Kelly

Running Back >>> 6-0, 202
(Morgan State)
1964-1973 Cleveland Browns

Leroy Kelly. . .Eighth-round draft choice, 1964. . .1,000-yard rusher first three years after becoming regular in 1966. . . Won NFL rushing titles, 1967, 1968. . .Two-time punt return champion: 1965 NFL, 1971 AFC. . . All-NFL five years, named to six Pro Bowls. . .Career stats: 7,274 yards rushing; 2,281 reception yards; 2,774 return yards; 12,330 combined yards; 90 touchdowns. . .Born May 20, 1942, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Leroy Kelly, in a 10-year tenure with the Cleveland Browns from 1964 through 1973, established himself as one of the most feared ball carriers in the history of the National Football League.

Overall, he rushed for 7,274 yards and ranked among the top 20 all-time rushers until midway through 1993 season. He added 2,281 yards on 190 pass receptions and excelled as a punt and kickoff return specialist, particularly in his early years in the NFL. His combined net yards total of 12,330 on rushes, receptions and returns ranks him among the best ever.

Kelly was an eighth-round pick of the Browns in the 1964 draft after a fine four-year career at Morgan State. For his first two years, he was an understudy to Jim Brown, the most prolific ground-gainer in history up to that time. When Brown retired just before the 1966 campaign, Kelly filled the void in a manner seldom seen in pro football circles.

For the next three years, he rushed for 1,000 yards, winning All-NFL honors each year and being selected as a starter in three straight Pro Bowls. Kelly also played in three other Pro Bowls following the 1969, 1970 and 1971 seasons, and earned first-team All-NFL in 1969 and 1971.

During his career, he won four individual statistical championships, including NFL rushing titles in 1967 and 1968. In 1965, he won the NFL punt return title, an honor he repeated in the AFC in 1971. Noted as an exceptionally fine runner on muddy fields, the 6-0, 202-pound Kelly favored the famed Browns trap play up the middle for his major yardage ventures but he was equally devastating on sweeps or as a receiver. His quick-starting ability, along with a sense of balance and knack of evading direct hits by tacklers, kept him relatively injury-free, missing only four games in 10 years and never more than one game per season.

Code:
               +--------------------------+-------------------------+
                 |          Rushing         |        Receiving        |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| Year  TM |   G |   Att  Yards    Y/A   TD |   Rec  Yards   Y/R   TD |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| 1964 cle |  14 |     6     12    2.0    0 |     0      0   0.0    0 |
| 1965 cle |  13 |    37    139    3.8    0 |     9    122  13.6    0 |
| 1966 cle |  14 |   209   1141    5.5   15 |    32    366  11.4    1 |
| 1967 cle |  14 |   235   1205    5.1   11 |    20    282  14.1    2 |
| 1968 cle |  14 |   248   1239    5.0   16 |    22    297  13.5    4 |
| 1969 cle |  13 |   196    817    4.2    9 |    20    267  13.3    1 |
| 1970 cle |  13 |   206    656    3.2    6 |    24    311  13.0    2 |
| 1971 cle |  14 |   234    865    3.7   10 |    25    252  10.1    2 |
| 1972 cle |  14 |   224    811    3.6    4 |    23    204   8.9    1 |
| 1973 cle |  13 |   132    389    2.9    3 |    15    180  12.0    0 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
|  TOTAL   | 136 |  1727   7274    4.2   74 |   190   2281  12.0   13 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+


Seasons among the league's top 10
Rushes: 1966-4, 1967-1, 1968-1, 1969-5, 1970-7t, 1971-4, 1972-8 
Rushing yards: 1966-2, 1967-1, 1968-1, 1969-7, 1971-8 
Rushing TDs: 1966-1, 1967-1, 1968-1, 1969-2, 1970-9t, 1971-2 
Yards from scrimmage: 1966-2, 1967-1, 1968-1, 1969-7, 1971-9 
Rush/Receive TDs: 1966-1t, 1967-2, 1968-1, 1969-5t, 1971-2 


Among the league's all-time top 50
Rushes: 45 
Rushing yards: 44 
Rushing TDs: 21t 
Rush/Receive TDs: 32t 


Postseason data
Please read this fine print before using this data or sending questions or corrections. In particular, note that postseason data is currently available only for the years 1967-2006, so this player's entire postseason career might not be shown here. 

 Year  Opp   Result  |  RSH    YD  TD  |  REC    YD  TD
---------------------+-----------------+-----------------
 1967  dal  L,14-52  |   15    96   0  |    4    39   0
 1968  dal  W,31-20  |   20    87   1  |    2    46   1
 1968  bal  L,0-34   |   13    28   0  |    3    27   0
 1969  dal  W,38-14  |   19    66   1  |    2    10   0
 1969  min  L,7-27   |   15    80   0  |    2    17   0
 1971  bal  L,3-20   |   14    49   0  |    4    24   0
 1972  mia  L,14-20  |    4    11   0  |    1    27   0
---------------------+-----------------+-----------------
TOTAL                |  100   417   2  |   18   190   1
__________________
Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
Posts: 145,496
Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.
    Reply With Quote
Old 02-11-2007, 06:51 PM   #9
Rain Man Rain Man is offline
Seize life. Be an ermine.
 
Rain Man's Avatar
 

Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: My house
Casino cash: $-662449
VARSITY
Candidate #8: Walter Payton

Running Back >>> 5-10, 200
(Jackson State)
1975-1987 Chicago Bears

Walter Jerry Payton . . .First-round pick, 1975 draft. . . Quickly established himself as super star. . .Retired as all-time leader in rushing, combined net yards. . . Career stats: 16,726 yards, 110 TDs rushing; 492 receptions for 4,538 yards; 21,803 combined net yards, 125 touchdowns. . .All-Pro seven times. . .Played in nine Pro Bowls. . . Held single-game rushing record of 275 yards. . . Had 77 games over 100 yards rushing. . .Born July 25, 1954, in Columbia, Mississippi. . . Died November 1, 1999, at age of 45.


Walter Payton, the Chicago Bears' first-round choice and the fourth player selected in the 1975 National Football League Draft, developed into a superstar of unusual dimensions during his 13-season NFL tenure from 1975 to 1987, all of which he spent with the Chicago Bears.

The 5-10, 200-pound running back who rushed for 3,563 yards in four seasons at Jackson State went on to dominate the rushing section of the NFL record book during and long after his career ended.

The records he held at the time of his retirement included 16,726 total yards, 10 seasons with 1,000 or more yards rushing, 275 yards rushing in one game against Minnesota (1977), 77 games with more than 100 yards rushing, and 110 rushing touchdowns. Payton had 4,368 combined net attempts and accounted for 21,803 combined net yards. He also scored an impressive 750 points on 125 touchdowns.

Payton won the NFC rushing title five straight years from 1976 to 1980. He also led the NFC with 96 points in 1977 and won the NFL kickoff return championship in his rookie 1975 campaign. He was named both All-Pro and All-NFC seven times and played in nine Pro Bowl games. Payton was selected as the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1977 and 1985, the NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 1977 and 1985 and the NFC Most Valuable Player in 1977.

An amazing runner, Walter rushed for more than 1,000 yards 10 of his 13 seasons. His best season came in 1977, when he ran for 1,852 yards, third best in history at that time. Payton's 492 career pass receptions for 4,538 yards and 15 touchdowns contributed to his exceptional combined net yard totals.

Extremely durable, Payton missed one game in his rookie campaign and then played in 186 consecutive games.

Code:
               |          Rushing         |        Receiving        |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| Year  TM |   G |   Att  Yards    Y/A   TD |   Rec  Yards   Y/R   TD |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| 1975 chi |  13 |   196    679    3.5    7 |    33    213   6.5    0 |
| 1976 chi |  14 |   311   1390    4.5   13 |    15    149   9.9    0 |
| 1977 chi |  14 |   339   1852    5.5   14 |    27    269  10.0    2 |
| 1978 chi |  16 |   333   1395    4.2   11 |    50    480   9.6    0 |
| 1979 chi |  16 |   369   1610    4.4   14 |    31    313  10.1    2 |
| 1980 chi |  16 |   317   1460    4.6    6 |    46    367   8.0    1 |
| 1981 chi |  16 |   339   1222    3.6    6 |    41    379   9.2    2 |
| 1982 chi |   9 |   148    596    4.0    1 |    32    311   9.7    0 |
| 1983 chi |  16 |   314   1421    4.5    6 |    53    607  11.5    2 |
| 1984 chi |  16 |   381   1684    4.4   11 |    45    368   8.2    0 |
| 1985 chi |  16 |   324   1551    4.8    9 |    49    483   9.9    2 |
| 1986 chi |  16 |   321   1333    4.2    8 |    37    382  10.3    3 |
| 1987 chi |  12 |   146    533    3.7    4 |    33    217   6.6    1 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
|  TOTAL   | 190 |  3838  16726    4.4  110 |   492   4538   9.2   15 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+


Seasons among the league's top 10
Rushes: 1976-1, 1977-1, 1978-1, 1979-1, 1980-2, 1981-4, 1982-10, 1983-6, 1984-2, 1985-4, 1986-4 
Rushing yards: 1976-2, 1977-1, 1978-2, 1979-2, 1980-2, 1981-8, 1982-10, 1983-4, 1984-2, 1985-3, 1986-5 
Rushing TDs: 1976-2t, 1977-1, 1978-3t, 1979-2t, 1984-7, 1985-8t, 1986-10t 
Yards from scrimmage: 1976-4, 1977-1, 1978-1, 1979-2, 1980-3, 1981-9, 1982-9, 1983-3, 1984-3, 1985-3, 1986-5 
Rush/Receive TDs: 1976-3, 1977-1, 1978-5t, 1979-2, 1984-10t, 1985-9t, 1986-9t 


Among the league's all-time top 50
Rushes: 2 
Rushing yards: 2 
Rushing TDs: 3 
Yards from scrimmage: 3 
Rush/Receive TDs: 7 


Postseason data
Please read this fine print before using this data or sending questions or corrections. 

 Year  Opp   Result  |  RSH    YD  TD  |  REC    YD  TD
---------------------+-----------------+-----------------
 1977  dal  L,7-37   |   19    60   0  |    3    33   0
 1979  phi  L,17-27  |   16    67   2  |    3    52   0
 1984  was  W,23-19  |   24   104   0  |    1    12   0
 1984  sfo  L,0-23   |   22    92   0  |    3    11   0
 1985  nyg  W,21-0   |   27    93   0  |    1     4   0
 1985  ram  W,24-0   |   18    32   0  |    7    48   0
*1985  nwe  W,46-10  |   22    61   0  |    0     0   0
 1986  was  L,13-27  |   14    38   0  |    1    -2   0
 1987  was  L,17-21  |   18    85   0  |    3    20   0
---------------------+-----------------+-----------------
TOTAL                |  180   632   2  |   22   178   0


* - Super Bowl
__________________
Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
Posts: 145,496
Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.
    Reply With Quote
Old 02-11-2007, 06:53 PM   #10
Rain Man Rain Man is offline
Seize life. Be an ermine.
 
Rain Man's Avatar
 

Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: My house
Casino cash: $-662449
VARSITY
Candidate #9: John Riggins

Running Back >>> 6-2, 230
(Kansas)
1971-1975 New York Jets, 1976-1979, 1981-1985 Washington Redskins

Robert John Riggins. . .Kansas All-America. . .No. 1 draft pick, 1971. . .Career record: 11,352 yards, 104 TDs rushing; 2,090 yards receiving; 13,442 combined net yards, 116 TDs. . .Most Valuable Player with 166 rushing yards, 43-yard winning touchdown, Super Bowl XVII. . .Had five 1,000-yard rushing seasons. . .Played in 1976 Pro Bowl. . .All-NFL, 1983 . . .Voluntarily sat out 1980 season. . .Born August 4, 1949, in Seneca, Kansas.

Running back John Riggins played 175 games in 14 seasons with the New York Jets and Washington Redskins. A Big Eight rushing champion who broke Gale Sayers’ rushing record at the University of Kansas, Riggins was the first pick of the New York Jets and the sixth player selected in the 1971 NFL Draft.

He played in New York for five years but signed with the Redskins in 1976 as a free agent. His nine-year tenure with the Redskins was interrupted in 1980, when he voluntarily sat out the season.

The 6-2, 230-pound Riggins was not a spectacular running back but he was a classic workhorse ball carrier who specialized in the tough yardage in the big games. He carried 2,916 times for 11,352 yards and 104 touchdowns during his career. He also caught 250 passes for 2,090 yards and 12 touchdowns. His 13,435 combined net yards are among the best ever, as is his 116 touchdowns by rushing and receiving.

Riggins played in the 1982 and 1983 NFC championship games and Super Bowls XVII and XVIII and made the most of his comparatively few postseason appearances. He was the Most Valuable Player in Super Bowl XVII with a then-record 38 carries for 166 yards. He capped off his big day with a 43-yard touchdown run that clinched Washington's 27-17 victory over Miami.

Riggins rushed over 1,000 yards five times in his career and over 100 yards in 35 games, including a then-record six in post-season. He rushed 251 times for 996 yards and 12 touchdowns in nine post-season contests. Riggins followed his Super Bowl XVII success with a sensational season in 1983 when he rushed for a career-high 1,347 yards and a then-record 24 touchdowns. Following that season he was named All-Pro for the first time in his illustrious career.

Code:
               |          Rushing         |        Receiving        |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| Year  TM |   G |   Att  Yards    Y/A   TD |   Rec  Yards   Y/R   TD |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| 1971 nyj |  14 |   180    769    4.3    1 |    36    231   6.4    2 |
| 1972 nyj |  12 |   207    944    4.6    7 |    21    230  11.0    1 |
| 1973 nyj |  11 |   134    482    3.6    4 |    23    158   6.9    0 |
| 1974 nyj |  10 |   169    680    4.0    5 |    19    180   9.5    2 |
| 1975 nyj |  14 |   238   1005    4.2    8 |    30    363  12.1    1 |
| 1976 was |  14 |   162    572    3.5    3 |    21    172   8.2    1 |
| 1977 was |   5 |    68    203    3.0    0 |     7     95  13.6    2 |
| 1978 was |  15 |   248   1014    4.1    5 |    31    299   9.6    0 |
| 1979 was |  16 |   260   1153    4.4    9 |    28    163   5.8    3 |
| 1981 was |  15 |   195    714    3.7   13 |     6     59   9.8    0 |
| 1982 was |   8 |   177    553    3.1    3 |    10     50   5.0    0 |
| 1983 was |  15 |   375   1347    3.6   24 |     5     29   5.8    0 |
| 1984 was |  14 |   327   1239    3.8   14 |     7     43   6.1    0 |
| 1985 was |  12 |   176    677    3.8    8 |     6     18   3.0    0 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
|  TOTAL   | 175 |  2916  11352    3.9  104 |   250   2090   8.4   12 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+


Seasons among the league's top 10
Rushes: 1975-7, 1978-9, 1979-8, 1982-1t, 1983-2, 1984-5 
Rushing yards: 1975-7, 1979-9, 1983-5, 1984-6 
Rushing TDs: 1975-10t, 1979-9t, 1981-2t, 1983-1, 1984-1t 
Yards from scrimmage: 1975-6 
Rush/Receive TDs: 1979-7t, 1981-5t, 1983-1, 1984-3t 


Among the league's all-time top 50
Rushes: 10 
Rushing yards: 13 
Rushing TDs: 5 
Yards from scrimmage: 23 
Rush/Receive TDs: 9t 


Postseason data
Please read this fine print before using this data or sending questions or corrections. 

 Year  Opp   Result  |  RSH    YD  TD  |  REC    YD  TD
---------------------+-----------------+-----------------
 1976  min  L,20-35  |    7    30   0  |    4    29   0
 1982  det  W,31-7   |   25   119   0  |    0     0   0
 1982  min  W,21-7   |   37   185   1  |    0     0   0
 1982  dal  W,31-17  |   36   140   2  |    0     0   0
*1982  mia  W,27-17  |   38   166   1  |    1    15   0
 1983  ram  W,51-7   |   25   119   3  |    0     0   0
 1983  sfo  W,24-21  |   36   123   2  |    0     0   0
*1983  rai  L,9-38   |   26    64   1  |    1     1   0
 1984  chi  L,19-23  |   21    50   2  |    0     0   0
---------------------+-----------------+-----------------
TOTAL                |  251   996  12  |    6    45   0


* - Super Bowl
__________________
Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
Posts: 145,496
Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.
    Reply With Quote
Old 02-11-2007, 06:54 PM   #11
Rain Man Rain Man is offline
Seize life. Be an ermine.
 
Rain Man's Avatar
 

Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: My house
Casino cash: $-662449
VARSITY
Candidate #10: Barry Sanders

Running Back >>> 5-8, 203
(Oklahoma State)
1989-1998 Detroit Lions

Barry David Sanders. . .Detroit's first-round draft pick, 1989. . .Electrifying running style. . .First player to rush for 1,000 yards his first 10 seasons. . .Led NFL in rushing four times. . .NFL's MVP, 1997. . .Gained 2,053 yards including record 14 straight 100-yard games, 1997. . .Career rushing record: 15,269 yards, 99 TDs. . .First- or second-team All-NFL each of his 10 seasons. . .Selected to 10 Pro Bowls. . .Born July 16, 1968, in Wichita, Kansas.

One of the game’s most electrifying runners, Barry Sanders rushed for more than 1,000 yards in each of his 10 seasons with the Detroit Lions (1989-1998). He was the first running back ever to do so. The 1988 Heisman Trophy winner was also just the third person to gain more than 2,000 yards in a season, a feat he accomplished in 1997.
Sanders, after forgoing his senior season at Oklahoma State, made his pro debut just three days after signing with the Lions, who had made him their first-round pick and the third overall pick in the 1989 draft. He absolutely dazzled a Pontiac Silverdome crowd when he dashed for an 18-yard gain on his first carry as an NFL running back. But that was just the beginning. His 1,470 yards rushing that season, a-then Lions record, fell just 10 yards short of the league’s best for the year.

In 1990, Sanders, with 1,304 yards rushing, topped all ground gainers, something he would do again in 1994 (1,883 yards) and in 1996 (1,553 yards). His 44 receptions for 283 yards in 1994 gave him a combined 2,166 yards from scrimmage. The most impressive feat of his remarkable career, however, came in 1997, when he rushed for a league-best 2,053 yards and gained another 305 yards on 33 catches for an amazing 2,358 combined yards gained. That year, Sanders, who was named league Most Valuable Player, gained more than 100 yards rushing in an NFL record 14 consecutive regular season games.

Though not big by most standards, Sanders capitalized on his size by running low to the ground making him less of a target for would-be tacklers. His elusiveness and ability to reverse direction seemingly at will, often left defensive players grasping at air. “He makes you miss so bad, you kind of look up in the stands and wonder if anybody’s looking at you,” Atlanta Falcons cornerback D.J. Johnson once remarked. “You’ve got 60,000 people in there and you wonder if anyone saw you miss that tackle.”

A first- or second-team All-Pro ten consecutive seasons, Sanders became the first NFL running back to record five 1,500-yard rushing seasons, in addition to being the only back to do so in four consecutive seasons (1994-1997).

Selected to play in the Pro Bowl each of his 10 NFL seasons, Sanders held nearly every Lions’ rushing record and numerous all-time NFL records, at the time of his retirement.

Code:
               |          Rushing         |        Receiving        |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| Year  TM |   G |   Att  Yards    Y/A   TD |   Rec  Yards   Y/R   TD |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| 1989 det |  15 |   280   1470    5.2   14 |    24    282  11.8    0 |
| 1990 det |  16 |   255   1304    5.1   13 |    36    480  13.3    3 |
| 1991 det |  15 |   342   1548    4.5   16 |    41    307   7.5    1 |
| 1992 det |  16 |   312   1352    4.3    9 |    29    225   7.8    1 |
| 1993 det |  11 |   243   1115    4.6    3 |    36    205   5.7    0 |
| 1994 det |  16 |   331   1883    5.7    7 |    44    283   6.4    1 |
| 1995 det |  16 |   314   1500    4.8   11 |    48    398   8.3    1 |
| 1996 det |  16 |   307   1553    5.1   11 |    24    147   6.1    0 |
| 1997 det |  16 |   335   2053    6.1   11 |    33    305   9.2    3 |
| 1998 det |  16 |   343   1491    4.3    4 |    37    289   7.8    0 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
|  TOTAL   | 153 |  3062  15269    5.0   99 |   352   2921   8.3   10 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+


Seasons among the league's top 10
Rushes: 1989-7, 1990-6, 1991-2, 1992-3t, 1993-9, 1994-4, 1995-7, 1996-8t, 1997-4, 1998-5 
Rushing yards: 1989-2, 1990-1, 1991-2, 1992-4, 1993-5, 1994-1, 1995-2, 1996-1, 1997-1, 1998-4 
Rushing TDs: 1989-2t, 1990-3, 1991-1, 1992-5t, 1994-8t, 1995-4t, 1996-6t, 1997-3t 
Yards from scrimmage: 1989-3, 1990-2, 1991-2, 1992-6, 1993-10, 1994-1, 1995-2, 1996-3, 1997-1, 1998-5 
Rush/Receive TDs: 1989-5t, 1990-1, 1991-1, 1996-9t, 1997-3 


Among the league's all-time top 50
Rushes: 5 
Rushing yards: 3 
Rushing TDs: 8 
Yards from scrimmage: 5 
Rush/Receive TDs: 13 


Postseason data
Please read this fine print before using this data or sending questions or corrections. 

 Year  Opp   Result  |  RSH    YD  TD  |  REC    YD  TD
---------------------+-----------------+-----------------
 1991  dal  W,38-6   |   12    69   1  |    5    30   0
 1991  was  L,10-41  |   11    44   0  |    4    15   0
 1993  gnb  L,24-28  |   27   169   0  |    2     0   0
 1994  gnb  L,12-16  |   13    -1   0  |    3     4   0
 1995  phi  L,37-58  |   10    40   0  |    2    19   0
 1997  tam  L,10-20  |   18    65   0  |    5    43   0
---------------------+-----------------+-----------------
TOTAL                |   91   386   1  |   21   111   0
__________________
Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
Posts: 145,496
Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.
    Reply With Quote
Old 02-11-2007, 06:56 PM   #12
Rain Man Rain Man is offline
Seize life. Be an ermine.
 
Rain Man's Avatar
 

Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: My house
Casino cash: $-662449
VARSITY
Candidate #11: Gale Sayers

Halfback >>> 6-0, 198
(Kansas)
1965-1971 Chicago Bears

Gale Eugene Sayers. . .Kansas All-America. . .Exceptional break-away runner. . .Scored rookie record 22 TDs, 132 points, 1965. . .Led NFL rushers, 1966, 1969. . .Named all-time NFL halfback, 1969. . . All-NFL five straight years. . .Player of Game in three Pro Bowls. . .Career totals: 9,435 combined net yards, 4,956 yards rushing, 336 points. . . NFL lifetime kickoff return leader. . .Born May 30, 1943, in Wichita, Kansas.


Gale Sayers burst upon the pro football scene in 1965 with the kind of an impact that the sport had not felt in many years. It is difficult to imagine a more dynamic debut than the one he enjoyed as a rookie. In his first heavy pre-season action, he raced 77 yards on a punt return, 93 yards on a kickoff return, and then startled everyone with a 25-yard scoring pass against the Los Angeles Rams.

In regular season, he scored four touchdowns, including a 96-yard game breaking kickoff return, against the Minnesota Vikings. And, in the next-to-last game, playing on a muddy field that would have stalled most runners, Gale scored a record-tying six touchdowns against the San Francisco 49ers. Included in his sensational spree were an 80-yard pass-run play, a 50-yard rush and a 65-yard punt return. For the entire season, Gale scored 22 touchdowns and 132 points, both then-rookie records.

Quiet, unassuming, and always ready to compliment a teammate for a key block, Sayers continued to sizzle in 1967 and well into the 1968 season. Then, in the ninth game, Sayers suffered a knee injury that required immediate surgery.

After a tortuous rehabilitation program, Gale came back in 1969 in a most spectacular manner, winding up with his second 1,000-yard rushing season and universal Comeback of the Year honors. But injuries continued to take their toll and, just before the 1972 season, Gale finally had to call it quits.

In his relatively short career, he compiled a record that can never be forgotten. His totals show 9,435 combined net yards, 4,956 yards rushing, and 336 points scored. At the time of his retirement he was the NFL's all-time leader in kickoff returns. He won All-NFL honors five straight years and was named Offensive Player of the Game in three of the four Pro Bowls in which he played.

Code:
               |          Rushing         |        Receiving        |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| Year  TM |   G |   Att  Yards    Y/A   TD |   Rec  Yards   Y/R   TD |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| 1965 chi |  14 |   166    867    5.2   14 |    29    507  17.5    6 |
| 1966 chi |  14 |   229   1231    5.4    8 |    34    447  13.1    2 |
| 1967 chi |  13 |   186    880    4.7    7 |    16    126   7.9    1 |
| 1968 chi |   9 |   138    856    6.2    2 |    15    117   7.8    0 |
| 1969 chi |  14 |   236   1032    4.4    8 |    17    116   6.8    0 |
| 1970 chi |   2 |    23     52    2.3    0 |     1     -6  -6.0    0 |
| 1971 chi |   2 |    13     38    2.9    0 |     0      0   0.0    0 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
|  TOTAL   |  68 |   991   4956    5.0   39 |   112   1307  11.7    9 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+


Seasons among the league's top 10
Rushes: 1965-7, 1966-3, 1967-7, 1969-1 
Rushing yards: 1965-2, 1966-1, 1967-3, 1968-5, 1969-1 
Rushing TDs: 1965-2, 1966-2t, 1967-4, 1969-3t 
Yards from scrimmage: 1965-3, 1966-1, 1969-4 
Rush/Receive TDs: 1965-2, 1966-6t 

Gale Sayers is not in the all-time top 50 in any major category. 


Postseason data
None available.
__________________
Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
Posts: 145,496
Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.
    Reply With Quote
Old 02-11-2007, 06:58 PM   #13
Rain Man Rain Man is offline
Seize life. Be an ermine.
 
Rain Man's Avatar
 

Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: My house
Casino cash: $-662449
VARSITY
Candidate #12: O.J. Simpson

Running Back >>> 6-1, 212
(City College-San Francisco, Southern California)
1969-1977 Buffalo Bills, 1978-1979 San Francisco 49ers

Orenthal James Simpson. . .Heisman Trophy winner, 1968. . .No. 1 NFL draft pick, 1969. . .Career highlighted by 2,003 yards rushing, 1973. . . Unanimous All-Pro, topped 1,000 yards rushing, 1972-1976. . .Won four NFL rushing titles. . . Career record: 11,236 yards rushing, 203 receptions, 990 yards kickoff returns, 14,368 combined net yards. . .In 1969 AFL All-Star game, five Pro Bowls. . .1973 Pro Bowl Player of the Game. . . Born July 9, 1947, in San Francisco, California.

O. J. Simpson, a two-time All-America from the University of Southern California and the 1968 Heisman Trophy winner, was one of history's most heralded rookies when the Buffalo Bills selected him as the No. 1 player in the entire 1969 draft.

His career record for 11 seasons, the first nine in Buffalo and the 1978 and 1979 campaigns in San Francisco, confirms the rave notices were well founded. He rushed for 11,236 yards, added 2,142 yards on 203 pass receptions, returned 33 kickoffs 990 yards for a superb 30-yard average, and amassed 14,368 combined net yards. He scored 456 points on 76 touchdowns.

O. J. was not an immediate success and, in fact, did not even win Rookie of the Year acclaim in 1969. Incredibly, he was used sparingly as a running back through his first three campaigns until Lou Saban took over the reins in 1972 and immediately decided to give the 6-1, 212-pound speedster the football as often as possible.

Simpson immediately responded with massive ground-gaining performances. O.J. may be best remembered for his sensational 1973 season when he became the first back in history to rush for over 2,000 yards. With 219 yards in the next-to-last game against New England and a 200-yard output in the finale with the New York Jets, Simpson totaled 2,003 yards, tops for a 14-game season.

Many say the 1975 season was even better - 1,817 yards rushing, 426 yards on receptions and a then-record 23 touchdowns. O.J. led the league in rushing four years in 1972, 1973, 1975 and 1976.

In various selections, he was named NFL Player of the Year in 1972, 1973 and 1975. He was both All-AFC and All-Pro five straight years from 1972 through 1976. He played in six Pro Bowls, winning Player of the Game honors in the 1973 game.

Code:
                |          Rushing         |        Receiving        |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| Year  TM |   G |   Att  Yards    Y/A   TD |   Rec  Yards   Y/R   TD |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| 1969 buf |  13 |   181    697    3.9    2 |    30    343  11.4    3 |
| 1970 buf |   8 |   120    488    4.1    5 |    10    139  13.9    0 |
| 1971 buf |  14 |   183    742    4.1    5 |    21    162   7.7    0 |
| 1972 buf |  14 |   292   1251    4.3    6 |    27    198   7.3    0 |
| 1973 buf |  14 |   332   2003    6.0   12 |     6     70  11.7    0 |
| 1974 buf |  14 |   270   1125    4.2    3 |    15    189  12.6    1 |
| 1975 buf |  14 |   329   1817    5.5   16 |    28    426  15.2    7 |
| 1976 buf |  14 |   290   1503    5.2    8 |    22    259  11.8    1 |
| 1977 buf |   7 |   126    557    4.4    0 |    16    138   8.6    0 |
| 1978 sfo |  10 |   161    593    3.7    1 |    21    172   8.2    2 |
| 1979 sfo |  13 |   120    460    3.8    3 |     7     46   6.6    0 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
|  TOTAL   | 135 |  2404  11236    4.7   61 |   203   2142  10.6   14 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+


Seasons among the league's top 10
Rushes: 1969-5*, 1972-2, 1973-1, 1974-1, 1975-1, 1976-3 
Rushing yards: 1969-6*, 1972-1, 1973-1, 1974-3, 1975-1, 1976-1 
Rushing TDs: 1973-1t, 1975-1t, 1976-7t 
Receiving TDs: 1975-9t 
Yards from scrimmage: 1969-5*, 1972-3, 1973-1, 1974-5, 1975-1, 1976-1 
Rush/Receive TDs: 1973-5, 1975-1 
* - AFL


Among the league's all-time top 50
Rushes: 18 
Rushing yards: 15 
Rushing TDs: 33t 
Yards from scrimmage: 25 


Postseason data
Please read this fine print before using this data or sending questions or corrections. 

 Year  Opp   Result  |  RSH    YD  TD  |  REC    YD  TD
---------------------+-----------------+-----------------
 1974  pit  L,14-32  |   15    49   0  |    3    37   1
---------------------+-----------------+-----------------
TOTAL                |   15    49   0  |    3    37   1
__________________
Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
Posts: 145,496
Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.
    Reply With Quote
Old 02-11-2007, 07:05 PM   #14
CoMoChief CoMoChief is offline
Mahomes Dynasty
 
CoMoChief's Avatar
 

Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Parts Unknown
Casino cash: $7672254
I think the 10,000 yd mark is a good measurement for the HOF. So is 100 total TD's. It amazes me how Larry Csonka is in the HOF, same goes with Gale Sayers.
Posts: 39,245
CoMoChief is too fat/Omaha.CoMoChief is too fat/Omaha.CoMoChief is too fat/Omaha.CoMoChief is too fat/Omaha.CoMoChief is too fat/Omaha.CoMoChief is too fat/Omaha.CoMoChief is too fat/Omaha.CoMoChief is too fat/Omaha.CoMoChief is too fat/Omaha.CoMoChief is too fat/Omaha.CoMoChief is too fat/Omaha.
    Reply With Quote
Old 02-11-2007, 07:06 PM   #15
Rain Man Rain Man is offline
Seize life. Be an ermine.
 
Rain Man's Avatar
 

Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: My house
Casino cash: $-662449
VARSITY
Candidate #13: Thurman Thomas

Running Back >>> 5-10, 198
(Oklahoma State)
1988-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Miami Dolphins

Bills’ second round in 1988 NFL Draft. . .Led NFL in total yards from scrimmage a record four consecutive seasons. . .NFL’s Most Valuable Player, 1991. . .Rushed for 1,000 yards in eight consecutive seasons. . .Career numbers include 12,074 yards rushing and 16,532 all-purpose yards. . .Selected to five consecutive Pro Bowls. . .First- or second-team All-Pro five straight years. . .All-AFC 1989-1993, All-AFC Second Team 1994. . . Born on May 16, 1966 in Houston, Texas.

Thurman Thomas slipped to the second round of the 1988 National Football League Draft due to concern about a knee injury he had suffered during his senior year at Oklahoma State. The Buffalo Bills, who had no first round pick that year, selected Thomas, an All-America running back, in the second round with the 40th overall pick.

In 1989, after an impressive rookie season that included a division title for the Bills, the multi-dimensional Thomas rushed for 1,000 yards, caught 60 passes, and scored 12 touchdowns in his second season.

His ability to catch the ball as well as run with it was a key ingredient to the Bills' "No Huddle" offensive attack. The team improved to 13-3 in 1990 as Thomas led the NFL in all-purpose yards. He rushed for 1,297 yards and scored 11 touchdowns while catching 49 passes for 532 yards and two touchdowns. With the versatile back leading the way, the Bills marched through the playoffs to the first of their unprecedented four straight Super Bowl berths.

Thomas rushed for 100 yards in each of the playoff games that post-season including Super Bowl XXV when he gained 135 yards on just 15 carries and scored on a 31-yard run early in the fourth quarter. He also had 5 receptions for 55 yards.

In 1991, Thomas amassed more than 2,000 all-purpose yards, just the 11th player ever to do so. His league-leading yardage output included 1,407 yards on the ground and an additional 631 yards on a career-high 62 receptions. He scored 12 touchdowns. He reached the 2,000-yard total again the following season which marked a record fourth straight season of leading the NFL in yards from scrimmage.

Named to the NFL's All-Decade Team of the 1990s, Thomas was selected first- or second-team All-Pro and All-AFC five times, and was voted to the Pro Bowl five straight years. Thomas retired as the NFL's ninth ranked rusher with 12,074 yards and added another 4,458 yards on 472 catches. He scored 65 rushing and 23 receiving touchdowns in his 13-season career.

Code:
              +--------------------------+-------------------------+
                 |          Rushing         |        Receiving        |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| Year  TM |   G |   Att  Yards    Y/A   TD |   Rec  Yards   Y/R   TD |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| 1988 buf |  15 |   207    881    4.3    2 |    18    208  11.6    0 |
| 1989 buf |  16 |   298   1244    4.2    6 |    60    669  11.2    6 |
| 1990 buf |  16 |   271   1297    4.8   11 |    49    532  10.9    2 |
| 1991 buf |  15 |   288   1407    4.9    7 |    62    631  10.2    5 |
| 1992 buf |  16 |   312   1487    4.8    9 |    58    626  10.8    3 |
| 1993 buf |  16 |   355   1315    3.7    6 |    48    387   8.1    0 |
| 1994 buf |  15 |   287   1093    3.8    7 |    50    349   7.0    2 |
| 1995 buf |  14 |   267   1005    3.8    6 |    26    220   8.5    2 |
| 1996 buf |  15 |   281   1033    3.7    8 |    26    254   9.8    0 |
| 1997 buf |  16 |   154    643    4.2    1 |    30    208   6.9    0 |
| 1998 buf |  14 |    93    381    4.1    2 |    26    220   8.5    1 |
| 1999 buf |   5 |    36    152    4.2    0 |     3     37  12.3    1 |
| 2000 mia |   9 |    28    136    4.9    0 |    16    117   7.3    1 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
|  TOTAL   | 182 |  2877  12074    4.2   65 |   472   4458   9.4   23 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+


Seasons among the league's top 10
Rushes: 1989-5, 1990-3, 1991-3, 1992-3t, 1993-1, 1994-8 
Rushing yards: 1989-6, 1990-2, 1991-3, 1992-3, 1993-3, 1994-6 
Rushing TDs: 1990-5t, 1992-5t, 1994-8t, 1996-10t 
Yards from scrimmage: 1989-1, 1990-1, 1991-1, 1992-1, 1993-2, 1994-8 
Rush/Receive TDs: 1989-7t, 1990-4t, 1991-4t, 1992-5 


Among the league's all-time top 50
Rushes: 11 
Rushing yards: 12 
Rushing TDs: 29t 
Yards from scrimmage: 8 
Rush/Receive TDs: 29t 


Postseason data
Please read this fine print before using this data or sending questions or corrections. 

 Year  Opp   Result  |  RSH    YD  TD  |  REC    YD  TD
---------------------+-----------------+-----------------
 1988  hou  W,17-10  |    7    75   1  |    0     0   0
 1988  cin  L,10-21  |    4     6   0  |    0     0   0
 1989  cle  L,30-34  |   10    27   0  |   13   150   2
 1990  mia  W,44-34  |   32   117   2  |    3    38   0
 1990  rai  W,51-3   |   25   138   1  |    5    61   0
*1990  nyg  L,19-20  |   15   135   1  |    5    55   0
 1991  kan  W,37-14  |   22   100   0  |    4    21   0
 1991  den  W,10-7   |   26    72   0  |    3    15   0
*1991  was  L,24-37  |   10    13   1  |    4    27   0
 1992  hou  W,41-38  |   11    26   0  |    2    -3   0
 1992  pit  W,24-3   |   19    54   0  |    3    25   0
 1992  mia  W,29-10  |   20    96   0  |    5    70   1
*1992  dal  L,17-52  |   11    19   1  |    4    10   0
 1993  rai  W,29-23  |   14    44   1  |    6    48   0
 1993  kan  W,30-13  |   33   186   3  |    2    22   0
*1993  dal  L,13-30  |   16    37   1  |    7    52   0
 1995  mia  W,37-22  |   25   158   1  |    3    42   0
 1995  pit  L,21-40  |   13    46   1  |    3    12   1
 1996  jax  L,27-30  |   14    50   1  |    3    24   1
 1998  mia  L,17-24  |    7    33   1  |    1     3   0
 1999  ten  L,16-22  |    5    10   0  |    0     0   0
---------------------+-----------------+-----------------
TOTAL                |  339  1442  16  |   76   672   5


* - Super Bowl
__________________
Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
Posts: 145,496
Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.Rain Man is obviously part of the inner Circle.
    Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump




All times are GMT -6. The time now is 03:36 PM.


This is a test for a client's site.
Fort Worth Texas Process Servers
Covering Arlington, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie and surrounding communities.
Tarrant County, Texas and Johnson County, Texas.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.