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Name the only two RBs with a higher yards per carry than Jim Brown.

GoldenageGoldenage Posts: 3,278 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Mercury Morris is right behind Jim Brown at #4. Which two backs are ahead of both of them ?

Once you know the answer, please tell me if they are that good, or just played on good teams.

Never heard of them.

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  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,641 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Jamal Charles and Marion Motley. Jamal Charles was great for a couple years behind an immensely talented OL and scheme. Motley was a big bruising back that benefited from playing on some of the best teams of that era and weak competition. The answer is no neither back was better than Jim Brown. Barry Sanders was better than all three though

  • HydrantHydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Just a guess...Gayle Sayers.....just an off the top of my head guess.

  • GoldenageGoldenage Posts: 3,278 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Hydrant said:
    Just a guess...Gayle Sayers.....just an off the top of my head guess.

    Perk dog got it right, but Gale is right behind them.

  • dallasactuarydallasactuary Posts: 4,326 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My guess was going to be Mercury Morris, but that got shot down awfully fast.

    This is for you @thisistheshow - Jim Rice was actually a pretty good player.
  • HydrantHydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Goldenage said:

    @Hydrant said:
    Just a guess...Gayle Sayers.....just an off the top of my head guess.

    Perk dog got it right, but Gale is right behind them.

    Cool. My mind is still working........sort of.

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,641 ✭✭✭✭✭

    For the record I had no idea Mercury Morris was that high on the list.

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 8,684 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Lionel Who? Only 3 games..........

    Who Has The Highest Career Rushing Yards Per Game
    NAME GP RUSH YDS/G RUSH YDS ATT RUSH AVG RUSH TD REC YDS
    Lionel Vital 3 115.3 346 80 4.3 2 13
    Jim Brown 118 104.3 12,312 2,359 5.2 106 2,499
    Ezekiel Elliott 40 101.2 4,048 868 4.7 28 1,199

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  • BrickBrick Posts: 4,981 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Never heard of Marion Motley? My Gawd, the American education system is in the toilet. :s

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  • stevekstevek Posts: 28,997 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Baseball's Eddie Gaedel was much more impressive than any of this chit with a career on base percentage of a perfect 1.000

    Eddie's career was short but not forgotten.

  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Goldenage said:
    Mercury Morris is right behind Jim Brown at #4. Which two backs are ahead of both of them ?

    Once you know the answer, please tell me if they are that good, or just played on good teams.

    Never heard of them.

    In my opinion, Jamaal Charles was that good, but not in terms of longevity necessarily. I'm not saying he was a better RB, I mean he was that good in terms of running hard and running for average. Great back.

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