Best running backs of all time?

Question

I'm just curious because there's a lot of debate on this. I think it should be something like this:

1: Barry Sanders

2: Jim Brown

3: Emmit Smith

4: Walter Payton

5: Eric Dickerson

6: Tony Dorsett

7: Gale Sanders

8: O.J Simpson

9: Bronko Nagurski

10: Ladainian Tomlinson

I know it's a bit early to say LT but everyone focuses on that he hasn't won a superbowl. HES not the Chargers. Football is a team sport, grow up please and just admit hes a very good back.

Answer 1

1. Walter Payton - hands down the no. 1

2. Jim Brown

3. Barry Sanders

4. Emmit Smith

5. Gayle Sanders

6. O.J. Simpson

7. Marshall Faulk

8. Marcus Allen

9. Earl Campell

10. John Riggins

Answer 2

1) Bo Jackson. he didn't play long, but when he did defenses were shitting themselves. he was the fastest player in the game, and the strongest. ouch

2) Barry Sanders. he would have all the records if he didnt get bored of dominating

3) LaDanian Tomlinson: he's durable, and he's on pace to set the records

4) Eric Dickerson: the prettiest looking running back, not in a g*y way

5) Walter Payton: he never fell backwards when getting tackled

6) Emmitt Smith: rushing record is his, but he is below these guys because he didnt have overwhelming power nor speed. he was a very good balance but not subperb. very durable and had great o-line in dallas

7) Jim Brown - the best power back that crushed all defenders

8) Christian Okoye- the nigerian nightmare posed a simliar problem to bo jackson. he was an absolute beast size-wise and was also pretty darn fast

9) earl campbell: i dare you to try to tackle him. you need at least 3 guys

10) marshall faulk: 1000-1000 season and he did it with more grace than craig. that was a pass happy offense called the greatest show on turf and still was able to be the best player on the team

Answer 3

1. Barry Sanders

2. Walter Payton

3. Eric Dickerson

4. Earl Campbell

5. Jim Brown

6. Bo Jackson

7. Marshall Faulk

8. Terrell Davis

9. LaDainian Tomlinson

10. Thurman Thomas

Answer 4

No. 1 has to be Cleveland Browns Jim Brown out of Syracuse he was what all Rb's in the league that followed him came to be just think if he had played longer in his career and could have added an easy 7000 more yards if he had played 4 more years in the league. After that i would have to say Emmit Smith because he is the Rb all time yardage leader them Barry Sanders right behind him.

Answer 5

What did Gale Sayers really do? He had less than 5,000 rushing yards and played for like 7 seasons. Marcus Allen belongs in there and so does Marshall Faulk

Answer 6

Your list is pretty solid.  Franco Harris might should be in that 10 spot in my opinion.  But its really a list thats hard to argue with

Answer 7

I'm gonna say Jim Brown. Here's the reason. Back in the day, Jim Brown's offensive linemen were all white. (I'm not racist, but this is a fact and its in all the documentaries he has) Anyway, in that time period of racial divide, most of the time, if not all the time, his linemen would not block for him. Yet, Jim Brown still produced a lot of yards and touchdowns. Look at his stats 12,312 yards, 5.2 PER CARRY, 126 touchdowns: Imagine how much these numbers would increase if he had a line that was willing to block for him.

Answer 8

I won't name anyone before the 80's because I never saw them during their day but, here are some of my favorites:

Bo Jackson - Quite possibly the most amazing athelete I've ever seen.

Barry

Sweetness

Marcus Allen

Dorsett

Dickerson

And definately LT - although I'm a Raiders fan.

Notice I left of Emmit. Talk about overrated. Yea, I know about all of his stats but, any good RB with that line and QB could achieve all those mile stones.

Answer 9

They have all been great players, but statistically by average yards per carry, I would go in this order. Yea I know it dependended on the offinsive line, and many other variables, this is how I would rate. I do have to agree with you since LT has had 8 years or so on putting him here, which is less NFL time than a couple of players listed. But I would have to list him on the bottom of the list to see how his carreer ends.

1: Jim Brown (5.2 Yards)

2: Barry Sanders (5.0 Yards)

3: Gale Sanders (5.0 Yards)

4: O.J Simpson (4.7 Yards)

5: Bronko Nagurski (4.5 Yards)

6: Walter Payton (4.4 Yards)

7: Eric Dickerson (4.4 Yards)

8: Tony Dorsett (4.3 Yards)

9: Earl Campell (4.3 Yards)

10: Marshal Falk (4.4 Yards)

11: Emmit Smith (4.2 Yards)

12: Marcus Allen (4.1 Yards)

13: Ladainian Tomlinson (4.5 Yards)

Answer 10

1. barry sanders

2. jim brown

3. walter payton

4. emmitt smith

5. gale sayers

6. tony dorsett

7. eric dickerson

8. earl campbell

9. o.j. simpson

10. bo jackson

Answer 11

1:Barry Sanders

2:Emmit Smith

3:Jim Brown

4:Walter Payton

5:Tony Dorsett

6:Eric Dickerson

7:Ladanian Tomlinson

8:Gale Sanders

9:O.J Simpson

10:Stephen Davis

Answer 12

Jim Brown

Gale Sayers

Eric Dickerson

Walter Payton

Tony Dorset

Barry Sanders

Emmit Smith

Whizzer White

OJ "the Wife Killing Bill" forfieted his right to be on this list by being a murderer. Ladainian is out because he's too big a baby and sat down for his teams most important game EVER. A real running back would have played if there was a BONE sticking out of his leg.

Answer 13

Putting LT up there is like putting Adrian Peterson up there. Not saying hes not good, but no player should be on a all time list before retiring.

Answer 14

1) Barry Sanders

2)John Riggins

3)Ladanian Tomlinson

4)Walter Payton

5)Jim Brown

6)Emmit Smith

7)Terrell Davis

8)Tony Dorsett

9)Eric Dickerson

Answer 15

1 Jim Brown

2 Barry Sanders

3 Walter Payton

4 OJ

5 LT

6 Eric Dickerson

7 Gale Sayers

8 Emmitt

9...idk...

Answer 16

franco harris needs to be in there and sooner or later jerome bettis to

Answer 17

Mines is slightly different

1: Walter Payton

2a: Jim Brown

2b. Barry Sanders

4: Eric Dickerson

5. Ladanian Tomlinson

6: Tony Dorsett

7: Gale Sanders

8: O.J Simpson

9: Curtis Martin

10: Thurman Thomas

Answer 18

Barry Sanders

Walter Payton

&& LT

Answer 19

1.Jim Brown

2.Barry Sanders

3.Walter Payton

4.Eric Dickerson

5.Emmit Smith

6.Gale Sayers

7.Tony Dorsett

8. Earl Cambell

9.O.J. Simpson

10.Bronko Nagusrski

Answer 20

you have emmit smith way too high. and it's gale sayers.

other than that, pretty well thought.

Answer 21

Barry

Jim Brown

Sweetness

Emmit

OJ

Dickerson

Gale Sayers

Earl Campbell

Bo Jackson

Thurman Thomas

LT will be on this list just not in the top 3. He is a stud but it looks as though the injury bug is going to get him!

Answer 22

Its not earlly to put LT there he is going to be in the HOF... and your list is perfect... mabey Earl Cambell but not in the top 10... top 15 mabey but deffinetly top 20.... great list

Answer 23

def Barry Sanders. then i would say Walter Payton.

Answer 24

Brown- The real reason he's #1 is back when he played the hash marks were spread much further apart then today making it obvious which way you had to run the ball, yet J.B. still ran over the defense.

Payton

Emmitt

Barry

Earl Campbell

Dorsett

OJ

Dickerson

Riggins

Marcus Allen

nuff said

Answer 25

first of i know how u feel about LT, and putting this out their i use to feel the opposite of u until i heard he passed walter payton on rushing yards,im like wtf how old is he? and he did what? so i think hes a future and maybe ebtter walter payton and these arent in order just a few names

-Barry Sanders

-Jim Brown

-Emmit Smith

-Walter Payton

-Tony Dorsett

-Ladainian Tomlinson

-Curtis Martin (u forgot)

-Larry Cosnka(u forgot also idk how to spell his name but he played for the dolphins during the undfeated year)

-John Riggins

Answer 26

Jim Brown

Emmitt Smith

Barry Sanders

Walter Payton

Gale Sayers

O J Simpson

Tony Dorsett