2006-11-21 16:28:47 · 29 answers · asked by JonnyD4L 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Jim Brown at the moment
Barry Sanders if he didn't retire so early
Bo Jackson if he had a full career
LT when his career is all said and done
2006-11-21 16:44:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thankfully it is a matter of opinion..Mine is
1 Jim Brown
2 Walter Peyton
3 Marcus Allen
All three super were productive and made their teams better...Barry Sanders was a great runner but I do not think a complete running back. He lacked finishing plays and getting into the end zone. He has to many negative run plays. The lions were never even a real good team with him running. He did not make that team that much better. I am not saying he was not good but I do not classify him as the best ever./.
2006-11-22 08:59:14 · answer #2 · answered by cyborg_2099 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is one that will be debated till the end of time. Mostly because running style is like a fingerprint, no two runners are the same so it makes it hard to compare them. Case could be made for Brown, but he wasn't as versatile as Payton or Tomlinson. Sanders had the moves, but he didn't have the power of Smith or Tomlinson. Smith had the numbers, but he didn't have to run behind a bad O-line like Sanders or Tomlinson. Payton could do it all, but he wasn't as good in the red zone as Brown or Tomlinson. L.T. is a mix of all of these guys, which is why I think he will someday be regarded as the best ever, but his career isn't over yet, so I'm going with Jim Brown because he was an unstoppable force throughout his entire career.
2006-11-22 12:18:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jerome Bettis, Barry Sander, Walter Peyton
2006-11-22 10:49:36 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my mind Tony Dorsett stands out as one of the greatest RBs who ever played. In his rookie season, he led Dallas in rushing yards(1,007), rushing touchdowns(12) and ranked third in receptions(29), despite not becoming a full time starter until the 10th game of the season. He went on to rush for 66 yards and a touchdown, while also catching 2 passes for 11 yards in the Cowboys 27-10 victory over the Broncos in Super Bowl XII. Dorsett was the first man to win a college football championship one year and then the Super Bowl the next. Dorsett rushed for 1,325 yards and scored 9 touchdowns in the 1978 season, assisting the team to their second consecutive Super Bowl appearance. The Cowboys lost the game 35-31, but he had a great performance in it, rushing for 96 yards and catching 5 passes for 44 yards. He also rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown in the NFC title game a week prior to the Super Bowl.
Dorsett made the Pro Bowl 4 times during his career (1978, 1981-1983) and rushed for over 1,000 yards in 8 of his first 9 seasons. The only season during that time that he didn't reach the 1,000 rushing yards milestone was the strike shortened season of 1982(which had only 9 games), where he led the NFC in rushing with 745 yards.
Dorsett was elected to both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994 and was enshrined in the Texas Stadium Ring of Honor the same year. In 1999, he was ranked number 53 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players.
In his NFL career, he rushed for 12,739 yards, caught 398 passes for 3,554 yards, and scored 91 touchdowns(77 rushing, 13 receiving, 1 fumble recovery). On Monday, January 3rd, 1983 in a game against the Minnesota Vikings, Dorsett ran for a 99-yard touchdown. It is the longest run by a player from the line of scrimmage ever in NFL history. To this date several players have caught a 99 yard touchdown pass, but no one has gained 99 yards in a single carry. Oddly enough, the Cowboys were undermanned at the time, having only ten players on the field during the play.
2006-11-22 12:29:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im not old enough to remember seeing any great running backs from before 1990. But since then I have to go with Barry Sanders. Before Dante Hall, this guy was the human joystick.
2006-11-22 00:45:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To me, Jim Brown. Because he did not have good offensive lines during the years he was with Cleveland Browns, he had to fight and scrape for every yard he gained. That makes his longstanding records THAT more impressive! He was very strong and very quick, and this was before growth hormones became the norm as it is with the NFL these days. I would not debate anyone who says Walter Payton. He was outstanding, but how he died tells me that he did take too much steroids
2006-11-22 00:34:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walter Payton
2006-11-22 05:52:41 · answer #8 · answered by Legal Eagle 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
as far a pure running back, i would say jim brown. averaged 5.5 yards a carry. 8 rushing titles in 9 years. also a close 2nd walter payton. all time leading rusher and startedf 2 games at quarterback.
2006-11-22 00:36:57 · answer #9 · answered by crush_velvet2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say Barry Sanders or Jim Brown. Barry bc he was amazing and had amazing runs when ever u see someone cut back who do u think of BARRY SANDERS. Jim Brown bc im a browns fan and i have to say him lol
2006-11-22 01:29:50 · answer #10 · answered by sobz23 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋