Best power Running Back of All time.?

Question

Who in your opinion was the best bruising runner ever. Who used to run over, run through, and completely just leave his cleat marks embedded in opposing defenders' facemasks and chests?

Answer 1

Earl Freaking Campbell, He did more for his team than any other back in history. And he did it all by himself with very little help against teams like the Steelers when they were the most dominant team of that era. Hands down Earl was the best. Just to watch him walk now is painful, he really tore up his body with his style of running.. By the way he averaged over 40 carries per game his entire career.

Answer 2

Eric Dickerson, Jerome Bettis, Earl Campbell.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Earl Campbell, Walter Payton, Mike Augustiniak.

Answer 5

Bo Jackson's name wasn't mentioned. I know he only played 3 years in the NFL, but take into account his DOMINANCE in college. He plowed through people left and right and won the Heisman. Even though he played only 3 seasons, he still is regarded as one of the best running backs ever. Now, imagine if he would have played an entire career. WOW!

Answer 6

Jim Brown is the obvious answer. He changed the face of the sport and ran over the league for 9 years, leading the league in rushing 8 times.

Answer 7

"The best BRUISING runner" was Larry Csonka. The best all-purpose back was Jim Brown. They had totally different styles - Brown would rather fake you out and/or run around you(although he could run right through you) but Larry Csonka salivated while plowing directly through your flailing arms and flying body! The most powerful back was Earl Campbell, who could carry 3 or 4 tacklers a long way before he stepped on his tongue!

Answer 8

John Riggins

Answer 9

Anybody remember John Riggins?, or Larry Csonka!



Even from the beginning it seemed destined that football would become Larry Csonka's life. He came wailing into the world on December 25, 1946 in Stow, Ohio, a husky 9 pound 13 ounce Christmas gift to his parents and a future generation of football fans. By age 16, he already stood 6'3" and weighed 237 pounds.

Answer 10

I was born, raised, and will die a Browns fan, hit or miss. I respect Barry Sanders and newcomer to the rb fold, Emmett Smith, but read the following quote to see why Jim Brown IS the greatest:

"1. Jim Brown (1957-65)
There has been a busload of bigger backs and a fleet of faster ones. A select group has been stronger. Seven have gained more career yards. But none was the total package that defined the Cleveland Browns’ superstar. The team wasn’t named for him, but it might as well have been. Former NFL coach George Allen once said Brown “was not only the greatest running back of all time, but one of the four or five finest professional football players of all time. He was a very big, very fast guy who combined size and speed, strength and speed, power and elusiveness better than any other runner pro football has ever had. He was a fullback who played halfback.”

Brown never missed a game in his nine seasons, earning Pro Bowl honors every year. He rushed for at least 1,000 yards seven times, fell 4 yards short once, and led the league in rushing eight times. He did it all while playing in the era of 12- and 14-game seasons. He set the NFL single-season record of 1,863 yards, in the 14-game 1963 season, when he averaged a remarkable 6.4 yards per carry. He led the league in rushing touchdowns a record five times in his career.

Noteworthy stat: Brown’s career average of 5.2 yards per carry is the highest in NFL history for any back with 750 or more carries. Imagine if he played 13 seasons like Payton and Smith."--MSNBC (Feb 6, 2005)