About Jim Brown - 6' 2", 232 lbs. 9 year career, retired on top of it, pro bowl every year, 1,800 yards rushing in a 14 game season. I watched him as a kid, and he's the best I ever saw. Speed and power, and a strong will, no nonsense football player. Pretty good highlight reel, watch his last run at the 3:50 mark, none finer. Best combo of power, speed and balance I ever saw. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H95tbtXBOIQ
We can only wonder what numbers Sayers would have put up had he remained healthy. Probably the best all-around back of all time.
Career Yards/Game 104.3 -- Jim Brown 99.8 -- Barry Sanders 97.5 -- Terrell Davis 97.5 -- Eric Dickerson 89.8 -- Clinton Portis 88.6 -- LaDainian Tomlinson 88.0 -- Walter Payton Pro Bowl 10 -- Barry Sanders (only played 10 seasons) 9 -- Jim Brown (only played 9 seasons) 9 -- Walter Payton (over 13 seasons) 9 -- Franco Harris (over 13 seasons) 8 -- Emmitt Smith 7 -- Marshall Faulk 6 -- Eric Dickerson 6 -- Jerome Bettis 6 -- Marcus Allen 6 -- OJ Simpson 5 -- Earl Campbell 5 -- Jim Taylor 5 -- Larry Csonka 5 -- Curtis Martin 5 -- LaDainian Tomlinson 5 -- Thurman Thomas 5 -- Ricky Watters 4 -- Gale Sayers 4 -- Roger Craig 4 -- Tony Dorsett 4 -- Edgerrin James 4 -- Corey Dillon 4 -- Eddie George 4 -- Ahman Green First-Team All-Pro 8 -- Jim Brown 6 -- Barry Sanders 5 -- Walter Payton 5 -- Eric Dickerson 5 -- OJ Simpson 5 -- Gale Sayers 4 -- Emmitt Smith 3 -- Earl Campbell 3 -- LaDainian Tomlinson 3 -- Marshall Faulk [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H95tbtXBOIQ[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6cCXNBeVfc[/media]
Earl Campbell was my favorite player to watch when he was with the Houston Oilers. A battering ram with breakaway speed
I've never seen anybody to match Hershel Walker for running excellence in college football. Emmitt Smith and Bo Jackson were more exciting, though. And nobody can touch Jim Brown in the NFL. Walter Payton had perhaps the most impressive NFL career and O J Simpson had the most exciting runs when he was young and on top of his game, but Jim Brown was a man among lesser men and dominated like no other back.
I think Marshall is one of the most underrated players of all time. He was a great player. Id rank them 1 Brown 2 Sanders 3 Simpson 4 Payton 5 Dickerson In college Id go with. 1 Walker 2 McFadden 3 Bush 4 Jackson 5 Campbell
