Running Backs

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Speed Backs

10.O.J.Simpson USC/Bills...ran on a WR 4x1 team
9.Ollie Matson U of SF/Rams...won an Oly bronze in the 400m
8.Buddy Young Illinois/Colts...NCAA/AAU 100 champ
7.Gale Sayers Kansas/Bears...a great HS long jumper
6.Eric erson SMU/Rams...9.4 in HS***
5.Herschel Walker Ga/Cowboys...10.23***
4.Jamaal Charles Tex/Chiefs...10.18***
3.Bo Jackson Auburn/Raiders..far faster than his track times***
2.Curtis ey Tex A&M/Colts...10.10 and the only NFL back to ever be world ranked in the 100m***
1.Jeff Demps Florida/Pats....if the Pats use him right he could really be something....10.01~~~~~

Power Backs

10.Ironhead Heyward...Pitt/Saints***
9.Mack Lee Hill...So U/Chiefs...avg 5 yards a carry betwen the tackles. Amazing!
8.Cookie Gilchrist....no college/Bills..a 250 pound fullback in the 60's..ouch!!!!!***
7.Billy Joe...Villanova/Broncos...another 250 pound fullback in the 60's...OUCH!!!!!!***
6.Jim Taylor...LSU/Packers...once out gained Jim Brown
5.Jerome Bettis...Pitt/Steelers***
4.John Riggins...Kansas/Redskins...a 9.7 sprinter in HS***
3.Larry Czonka...Syracuse/Dolphins
2.Earl Campbell...Texas/Oilers...fastest of the power backs with one exception***
1.Jimmy Brown...Syracuse/Browns...without question.."da man" ***

Marshall Faulk San Diego State/Rams the best all around back***

Obviously you can't talk running back and not mention...

Barry Sanders Oklahoma St/Lions***
Emmitt Smith Florida/Cowboys***
Marcus Allen USC/Raiders***
Walter Payton Jackson State/Bears
Curtis Martin Pitt/Jets***
Tony Dorsett Pitt/Cowboys***
Thurmon Thomas Oklahoma St/Bills***
Franco Harris Penn St/Steelers***
Adrian Peterson Oklahoma/Vikings

Then a few oddities

Best back from just a JC...Joe "The Jet" Perry...Compton JC/Niners
First great HBCU back...J.D.Smith...NCA&T/Niners***
First great AFL back...Abner Haynes...North Texas St/Dallas Texans (KC Chiefs to be)***

How do you not mention....

Roger Craig...Nebraska/Niners***
Lenny Moore...Penn St/Colts
Edgerrin James...Miami/Colts
Hugh "The King" McElhenny...Washington/Niners
Paul Lowe...Oregon St/Chargers***
Steven Jackson...Oregon St/Rams
Frank Gore...Miami/Niners***
Leroy Kelly..Morgan St/Browns
Mercury Morris...WTS/Dolphins***
Willie Galimore...FAMU/Bears***
John Henry Johnson...ASU/Steelers

*** Rookie Cards.

The great Ollie Matson



Bob St.Clair, Gino Marchetti and Matson all in the Pro Football HOF off that 51 U of SF team.

Trivia

What back (not mentioned) scored...

rushing
receiving
throwing a td pass
punt return
KO return
PAT
FG

....well?

I kow, I know...."who gives a "....hahaha!!!!!! Obviously I don't give a if you give a or not.

[clambake]

larry csonka
walt garrison
duane thomas

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larry csonka
walt garrison
duane thomas

Czonka is mentioned. Garrison and Thomas don't really belong up there.

Duane Thomas played in the same backfield with Mercury Morris, both at West Texas State together. West Texsas State had these pro rasslers on their football teams...

Dusty Rhodes
o Santana
Dirty Murdock
Stan "Lariat" Hansen
Dory & Terry Funk
Brusier Brody
Tully Blanchard..a QB
Ted Dibiase

[Avante]

While on the topic of running backs.

The best NFL back from these west coast schools.

Oregon...Ruben Droughns
Oregon State...Steven Jackson
Washington...Hugh McElhenny
WSU...Keith Lincoln
Stanford....Ernie Nevers
Cal..Marshawn Lynch
Fresno State...Michael Pittman
Long Beach State...Tery Metcalf
USC...Marcus Allen
UCLA...Freeman McNeil (MJD gaining)
San Diego St...Marshall Faulk