BTW, the "just hand the ball off" is a swipe at the play call that saw the Seawaks go away from Lynch and instead throw an interception at the end of the Super Bowl appearance versus New England.
Not the fairest criticism, though. They had handed the ball to Lynch 2 straight times and he couldnt punch it in. If they failed on 3rd down they could still give it to lynch again on 4th. If you watch that play it was designed to go to Lynch anyway. Watch it, Lynch fakes pass blocking duties then releases to the left and is wide open for 6 in the flat. The receivers were all tight into the formation and not deep in the end zone as a decoy for Lynch, and it worked. The problem is that Wilson is not nearly as good as people think and he looked at the double covered receiver the entire time and threw that pick. That play was an easy 6 with a better QB. The only time I've ever seen the coach get blamed for a complete QB screw up. I guess when you are handsome people make excuses for you. Watch that play again, easy 6 swing pass to lynch in the left flat. Wilson blew it, not Carroll.
Played with and against Mike Alstott in Junior High and High School. He wasn't a Monster back then... He was BLAZING FAST! He did become a bit bigger by his Senior Year of HS, but before that, he was always strong, but he grew from his sophomore year to his Freshman year of College.
Years after John Riggins retired, the Redskins honored him by retiring his number. He came out to receive his reward in full uniform! The crowd went wild!!
I have NO idea if there are any OJ jokes in the comments, but let's face it: OJ had to be the most "feared" running back of all-time. On the field...and especially OFF the field.
Whether you guys genuinely like American Football or not, I'm just happy to see that you guys respect it at least and don't say rude things about it like so many non-Americans do.
My uncle was from the same hometown of Earl Campbell, and was a little kid when Campbell was in high school. He said even then Campbell was a giant. I want to say that his official thigh measurement was 35-36 in.
Your uncle is from Tyler,Texas? Cool!👍 "The Rose City" Yeah! '73 4-A State Champions.I think #20 is retired at Tyler High.I played against John Tyler,and Tyler Lee High from '85-'88.I know and heard" BIG BAD JOHN" Song more times than I can count.The two teams that Lufkin High School had a lot of problems with in football and track was JT and Longview.I played against John Tyler's Wide Receiver#2 DeAngelo Newsome,and LB Sean Cravens#42 team in '88.
I think they measured 36". It was talked about a lot when he played. My first NFL game (I believe 1976) was in Baltimore. Colts vs. Oilers, Monday Night Football. I saw Campbell up close. Everyone was amazed at the legs on that guy. He was a powerful man and fun to watch.
The Blokes would enjoy a highlight video of some of the fastest and most elusive running backs (the guys in this video were all about power). Guys like Gale Sayers, Walter Payton, Tony Dorsett could evade and outrun defensive players and had some terrific highlights worth watching.
Rumor has it that during a game at The University of Texas, Earl Campbell ran into Bevo the school mascot, a Longhorn Steer (an animal that weighs as much or more than some modern cars). He knocked Bevo down the story goes.
Many of those older running backs of the early seventies and sixties played in a 14 game seasons instead of a 16 game season so the total yards will naturally be less than any contemporary players. Many of those older backs also played in an era where clothesline hits and hits to the knees where still legal and without the advantages of modern technology for recovery. In fact many needed to hold a traditional job during the off season and lacked the advantages of having the time needed to train as they do currently.
If you wanna watch quick and big from one of the all-time greats, you need to watch one of Earl Campbell’s highlight videos! Legs were like tree trunks, and after he run through you he ran past you. Rare talent and size, maybe even more bruising than Henry.
The office blokes Jerome bettis was supposed to retire the year earlier, it was the first year that Ben roethlisberger was the quarterback. He had a perfect season winning every single game, until they lost in the playoffs. Even though he went 15 and 0 as a freshman quarterback, he felt like he had let the old running back Jerome bettis down. On that day he made a promise.. if you stay one more year we will get that super bowl trophy I promise you...... The very next year Jerome bettis got to retire in his hometown with a super bowl trophy just like the Young quarterback promised So his very first year in the league the Young quarterback has a perfect season and the very second year he wins the super bowl
Earl Campbell is #1. But I'll let Brown get it. Also these older players played 12 game seasons instead of 16-17 as they do now. A good benchmark for a running back may be how close they come to averaging 100 yards/game after 5 seasons or so. Or how close they can get to 5 yards per carry after a large number of attempts.
Being from St.Louis I promise we didn’t regret getting rid of “the bus” and picking up all time great Marshall Faulk, lead back for the “GREATEST SHOW ON TURF!”
Seasons used to consist of only 14 games, as opposed to 16 as it had been for a long time afterwards and now 17, therefore achieving a 1,000 yards was more difficult back then.
I was privileged to see Zonk (Larry Csonka) in person in the Orange Bowl here in Miami, growing up. Had he not left the Dolphins & the NFL for the league that folded in 1974. He go to the NY Giants in 1976, 77 and 1978 and returned for his last year 1979 to the Dolphins....he deserves his Gold Jacket for the Hall of Fame. God I miss those days...maybe their coming back...FEAR THE FISH was the cry back then.
Jim Brown threatened to return to the league if anyone EXCEPT Earl Campbell beat his rushing record..... and Earl always said Jim was the best ever..... that's how much those two respected each other.
That 1000 yard rushing season can be a little deceiving. When #10 Jim Taylor got his 1k yards he played in only 12 game season, Larry Csonka played in a 14 game season as did Earl Campbell. Jim Brown was unstoppable and also only played in a 12 game season and even more impressive retired at the age of 30. The rest of the list all played 16 game seasons so rushing for 1000 yds in the past had a lot more significance.
They also played fewer games in the 1970's. 14 games compared to 16 games a season (now 17 starting in 2021). Earl Campbell was the best big back I've ever seen, and I'm a Steelers fan. That dude was a load.
Stats are hard to compare from different generations. Different styles of play, different rules. Most importantly, different number of games. In the 60's and until 1978 there were only 14 games, prior to that there were only 12. It's been 16 up until 2020 when they got rid of a pre-season game and created a 17th game. The rules have been bias towards the offense for quite some time to increase scoring because they think that's what the viewer wants. Being a cornerback is probably the most demanding and difficult position to play these days other than quarterback.
My grandson played high school ball with Josh Norman. My son played high school ball with Robert Brooks (Greenbay receiver). Our high school has turned out a lot of NFL player ever since I attended there in the late 60's early 70's.
I've heard linebackers declare they were terrified of Barry Sanders - not because he'll bowl over you, but because he'll make them look stupid on his highlight reel.
I've never seen a player's legend disappear faster than Okoye's after Steve Atwater flattened him. Blokes, it's one of the greatest hits ever, check out the video, just search Steve Atwater and Christian Okoye.
I know this is an old video, but the opening of the video being reacted to got me to chuckle. I don't know if it was meant as a joke, but it reminded me of a quote about Leroy Hoard. Wikipedia Quote (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Hoard): Hoard was known as a "goal-line" running back who excelled at breaking through an opposing defense's goal-line defenses. Regarding his skills, Hoard reportedly once said to his coach, "Coach, if you need one yard, I'll get you three yards. If you need five yards, I'll get you three yards."
Derek Henry ran a 4.5 forty yard dash. But once he gets moving his top end speed is top 5 all time in NFL history. Also during the year his weight will fluctuate close to 260 lbs. Scary bastard.
"Often" is a strong word for Payton to truck defenders. He's called Sweetness for a reason, and it wasn't because he ran people over on a regular basis
@@Cubs-Fan.10 I disagree...watch tape on him, he was insanely good at extra yards after contact. If your not of the age to have watched him live, ask any older football fan and they'll tell ya.
@@BuccWylde I'm 40, so I'm stuck between live and legend. So while we can agree to disagree, he wasn't a power back by any stretch of the imagination. He was finesse and strength.
10:35 Christian Okoye... he was terrifying for a couple seasons and then opponents realized that he didn't like to hurt people. As scary as he was, he'd always let the defender do the hitting. His career was short because of that, but also he could not catch a football. At all. As he was a shot put thrower, not a football player, he took his earnings and retired with no fuss. As a side note, his success opened up recruiting of Nigerian players, and there have been some very good ones following his footsteps.
As a long-suffering Bucs fan (just look at their history before they won the Big One in 2003) it's nice to see Alstott on this list along with all the other amazing legends. I truly believe Mike deserves the place as the last Legendary Fullback in the NFL.
Many running backs are only in the NFL for 1-3 seasons. The good ones can last for a decade or so. 15-16 seasons is the upper end for that particular position, depending on injuries and such. 1000 rushing yards in a season is kind of the benchmark for an effective running back. 2,000 yards in a season has been reached a handful of times. Barry Sanders did it back in the 90’s. He was one of the best ever. Played like 10 seasons and just retired, but he could have been at the top of his game for 2-5 more seasons.
In the NFL the benchmark for a season by a RB is 1,00 yards, most Backs will play at that level for a handful of years and the best of the best will get 10,000 rushing yards over their career
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@@Waryan1 that is a great point. I have seriously watched videos of that line just destroying defensive legends. Their athleticism was ridiculous for 300 pound men.
VERY FEW running backs had a long career, when you take the time to remember that for every time they were handed the ball, they were hit . . . hard, more than once.
@@TmoneybagsWalkerduring their absolute best years, I’d take Adrian Peterson, Barry Sanders and Eric Dickerson (only with Rams). They hit home runs regularly. If you want a great running back who averaged 4.4 and lasted a long time I’d take Payton. But again, 2 runs over 65 yards in 13 years. That’s basically 5 games for Derick Henry. He didn’t hit many home runs.
Raiders RB Josh Jacobs just had 229 rushing yrds 74 yrds receiving, 86 yrd game winning TD in over time vs the Seahawks. He finished the game with 303 total yrds. He's constantly #1 in yrds after contact. Leading the league with 68 1st down conversions this season. He should be on this list soon.
None your defenses want to see Josh Jacobs. They don't want that smoke. He'll run through them and create a big game for himself. Dudes been running over people his whole career.
Atwater was one of the hardest hitting safeties the NFL's ever seen. And I met Okoye in 89 after a game at Arrowhead. My high school Line Coach played college ball with a guy that played for Seattle, so we all got to go down to the locker room and meet the players. Got Steve Largent, Christian Okoye and Dave Kraig's autographs on my ticket stub. He was the biggest human I'd ever seen. Just a monster of a man. He was bigger than most of the linemen.
The most overrated hit in the history of football. It was a lucky hit that caught him in mid-stride. Okoye's career continued as before, including steamrolling Atwater in later games. What ended Okoye's career was that the Chiefs switched from a smash-mouth offense to a west coast offense.
The era he played in under the conditions he played with how unimpressive the team was he played for was. But for me Barry sanders is the greatest running back of all time. If he played for a top tier team during his playing time I can only imagine.
My all time favourite NFL player is Jim Brown, but when I saw the title of your video the first guy I thought was Christian Okoye. And Nigerian Nightmare may have been the best ever nickname. Bo Jackson was no picnic to tackle either.
oj simpson still holds rushing yard records, no body taks about him because of the situation around him, but probably one if not the greatest running back
If u think Adrian Peterson is as good at 3rd and short as this list you are sadly mistaken. This isnt a list of the best running backs. Its the most powerful
Please watch some footage of Walter Payton. Not only (according to Bears fans) is he the all time leading rusher, he was played quarterback, special teams, and was a great blocker. There are defensive players, who played against the Bears, who said they went into the game with one goal, to not get straight armed by Walter. Any list of great running backs, that doesn't have Walter Payton on it, is incomplete.
First of all there's a difference between a half back and a full backs. Half back are about speed and agility and juking there way around linebackers to the endzone. FULL backs just run your ass over Mike Alstott was was fun to watch because he'd break through and purposely look for the closest inside line backer and run over him. It was like watching a punisher , punish the punishers. Sheer Titan energy to watch. Coach Dungy was kind of a genius, he'd punish the defense with Alstott soften them up then send there quick half back and poof! Gone!
Brown was the all time best back ever, but many would say he was far more talented and better at lacrosse and the greatest to play that sport as well. He is in both Hall of Fames as well as college footballs... I think he is also in the US Army ROTC National Hall of Fame as I think back... I don't think many more are in more Hall of Fames than him.
A lot of those running backs in the 60s 70s and '80s were playing in 10 game seasons. So a thousand yards back then was a really big deal. Once the NFL moved it to 16 and now 17 games 1000 yards is not much
How is jamal lewis not on this list? The dude was literally a tank and goodluck with an arm tackle because he would take that arm off as he ran by and if you stepped in front of him odds are you would end up with cleat marks up your body
Statistics from the 50's and 60's don't favorably compare with statistics from more recent years. For one thing, the season is now significantly longer at 17 regular season games, compared to 14 games in the 50's through late 70's. Also, rules changes and emphasis on offensive football have resulted in higher scores and more yards gained. Jim Taylor rushing for 1000 yards in the 1960's is more impressive than it sounds. The same holds true for quarterbacks passing yards and receivers number of catches and yards gained.
Okoye got tackled by 1 man... Steve Atwater. That man is also responsible for ending his career. He played after the hit Atwater put on him, but he was not the same.
The four greatest running backs are: Jim Brown, OJ Simpson, Walter Payton, and Barry Sanders. Why? Because everyone knew they were getting the ball and still couldn’t stop them.
Yards were harder to come by the further back you go in NFL history, 10,000 career yards is a really great accomplishment but you can’t discount the numbers of the old timers
@@richardgrace5043 meaning they faced 9 man boxes consistently, games ended quicker leading to less carries and TDs and of course defenses always had a massive advantage and thus drives ended easier...in other words yards were harder to come by
How can you make a video like this, mention Earl Campbell having his jersey torn off and not show that run? So, if you guys are keeping a list of missed reaction opportunities: 1. The Larry Allen chase down by KTO: "Meet the Most ATHLETIC BIG MAN In NFL History!" 2. The Earl Campbell gets naked by RTE 643: "Earl Campbell - Power!" this particular run is at 1:49, but watch the whole thing. 3. more to come
I never saw Jim Brown play, but I saw Earl Campbell. The clips on this video didn't do justice to the kinds of things he did on the football field. You really should check out a video devoted to just his highlights. He only lasted 6 seasons, because of two bad knees. But, he's the best running back that I've ever seen.
Kind of a fun fact but Jim Brown is also in the national lacrosse hall of fame.
That's nuts
From Long Island New York.
BTW, the "just hand the ball off" is a swipe at the play call that saw the Seawaks go away from Lynch and instead throw an interception at the end of the Super Bowl appearance versus New England.
I was hoping I would see this comment. Not a lot of people caught that. I laughed out loud.
Not the fairest criticism, though. They had handed the ball to Lynch 2 straight times and he couldnt punch it in. If they failed on 3rd down they could still give it to lynch again on 4th. If you watch that play it was designed to go to Lynch anyway. Watch it, Lynch fakes pass blocking duties then releases to the left and is wide open for 6 in the flat. The receivers were all tight into the formation and not deep in the end zone as a decoy for Lynch, and it worked. The problem is that Wilson is not nearly as good as people think and he looked at the double covered receiver the entire time and threw that pick. That play was an easy 6 with a better QB. The only time I've ever seen the coach get blamed for a complete QB screw up. I guess when you are handsome people make excuses for you. Watch that play again, easy 6 swing pass to lynch in the left flat. Wilson blew it, not Carroll.
My mom went to college with Earl Campbell at UT. She got his autograph after winning the heisman, everyone knew he was going to the NFL. Still has it.
Eearl Campbell is still a hero here in Houston...Bum Phillips ran him to an early retirement, Beast on the field, nicest person off...LOVE YA BLUE!
Brown went on to an acting career with 58 credits, still going strong today at age 86.
Mars Attacks!
Played with and against Mike Alstott in Junior High and High School.
He wasn't a Monster back then...
He was BLAZING FAST!
He did become a bit bigger by his Senior Year of HS, but before that, he was always strong, but he grew from his sophomore year to his Freshman year of College.
He was a NL mustang and Hiltopper!
I played with Mike alstott on NFL blitz on the n64. Can confirm he was OP
Mike Alstott signed my hat when I was a kid. I still have it.
Henry running over 12000 yards in high school is unheard of that’s absolutely mind blowing.
Years after John Riggins retired, the Redskins honored him by retiring his number. He came out to receive his reward in full uniform! The crowd went wild!!
One announcer back the ‘90’s said Okoye has arms like legs and legs like people, I think it was John Madden
I have NO idea if there are any OJ jokes in the comments, but let's face it: OJ had to be the most "feared" running back of all-time. On the field...and especially OFF the field.
Watch “Mike Alstott’s ascent to become the last legendary fullback” You’ll see how much of a truck he was
Whether you guys genuinely like American Football or not, I'm just happy to see that you guys respect it at least and don't say rude things about it like so many non-Americans do.
i tell those whiners soccer is so boring id rather watch midget bowling
My uncle was from the same hometown of Earl Campbell, and was a little kid when Campbell was in high school. He said even then Campbell was a giant. I want to say that his official thigh measurement was 35-36 in.
Your uncle is from Tyler,Texas? Cool!👍 "The Rose City" Yeah! '73 4-A State Champions.I think #20 is retired at Tyler High.I played against John Tyler,and Tyler Lee High from '85-'88.I know and heard" BIG BAD JOHN" Song more times than I can count.The two teams that Lufkin High School had a lot of problems with in football and track was JT and Longview.I played against John Tyler's Wide Receiver#2 DeAngelo Newsome,and LB Sean Cravens#42 team in '88.
I think they measured 36". It was talked about a lot when he played. My first NFL game (I believe 1976) was in Baltimore. Colts vs. Oilers, Monday Night Football. I saw Campbell up close. Everyone was amazed at the legs on that guy. He was a powerful man and fun to watch.
The Blokes would enjoy a highlight video of some of the fastest and most elusive running backs (the guys in this video were all about power). Guys like Gale Sayers, Walter Payton, Tony Dorsett could evade and outrun defensive players and had some terrific highlights worth watching.
You missed the most elusive one of all time…Barry Sanders!
Eric Dickerson.
One missing. WALTER PAYTON!
The greatest.
And barry sanders
Rumor has it that during a game at The University of Texas, Earl Campbell ran into Bevo the school mascot, a Longhorn Steer (an animal that weighs as much or more than some modern cars). He knocked Bevo down the story goes.
Just note to remember in the 60s and 70s teams had a much shorter season. In 1978 the season lengthened from 12 games to 16.
Had 14 games until ‘78
Many of those older running backs of the early seventies and sixties played in a 14 game seasons instead of a 16 game season so the total yards will naturally be less than any contemporary players. Many of those older backs also played in an era where clothesline hits and hits to the knees where still legal and without the advantages of modern technology for recovery. In fact many needed to hold a traditional job during the off season and lacked the advantages of having the time needed to train as they do currently.
If you wanna watch quick and big from one of the all-time greats, you need to watch one of Earl Campbell’s highlight videos! Legs were like tree trunks, and after he run through you he ran past you. Rare talent and size, maybe even more bruising than Henry.
Barry Sanders should be high on the list because he would embarrass defenders that try to tackle him and even cause injuries.
The office blokes
Jerome bettis was supposed to retire the year earlier, it was the first year that Ben roethlisberger was the quarterback. He had a perfect season winning every single game, until they lost in the playoffs.
Even though he went 15 and 0 as a freshman quarterback, he felt like he had let the old running back Jerome bettis down.
On that day he made a promise.. if you stay one more year we will get that super bowl trophy I promise you......
The very next year Jerome bettis got to retire in his hometown with a super bowl trophy just like the Young quarterback promised
So his very first year in the league the Young quarterback has a perfect season and the very second year he wins the super bowl
Earl Campbell is #1. But I'll let Brown get it. Also these older players played 12 game seasons instead of 16-17 as they do now.
A good benchmark for a running back may be how close they come to averaging 100 yards/game after 5 seasons or so.
Or how close they can get to 5 yards per carry after a large number of attempts.
Being from St.Louis I promise we didn’t regret getting rid of “the bus” and picking up all time great Marshall Faulk, lead back for the “GREATEST SHOW ON TURF!”
Speak for yourself, since you're a bandwagon fan, the rams replaced bettis with Lawrence Phillips
Seasons used to consist of only 14 games, as opposed to 16 as it had been for a long time afterwards and now 17, therefore achieving a 1,000 yards was more difficult back then.
I was privileged to see Zonk (Larry Csonka) in person in the Orange Bowl here in Miami, growing up. Had he not left the Dolphins & the NFL for the league that folded in 1974. He go to the NY Giants in 1976, 77 and 1978 and returned for his last year 1979 to the Dolphins....he deserves his Gold Jacket for the Hall of Fame. God I miss those days...maybe their coming back...FEAR THE FISH was the cry back then.
Zonk is a true American Gladiator.
Jim Brown threatened to return to the league if anyone EXCEPT Earl Campbell beat his rushing record.....
and Earl always said Jim was the best ever.....
that's how much those two respected each other.
That 1000 yard rushing season can be a little deceiving. When #10 Jim Taylor got his 1k yards he played in only 12 game season, Larry Csonka played in a 14 game season as did Earl Campbell. Jim Brown was unstoppable and also only played in a 12 game season and even more impressive retired at the age of 30. The rest of the list all played 16 game seasons so rushing for 1000 yds in the past had a lot more significance.
They also played fewer games in the 1970's. 14 games compared to 16 games a season (now 17 starting in 2021). Earl Campbell was the best big back I've ever seen, and I'm a Steelers fan. That dude was a load.
Stats are hard to compare from different generations. Different styles of play, different rules. Most importantly, different number of games. In the 60's and until 1978 there were only 14 games, prior to that there were only 12. It's been 16 up until 2020 when they got rid of a pre-season game and created a 17th game.
The rules have been bias towards the offense for quite some time to increase scoring because they think that's what the viewer wants. Being a cornerback is probably the most demanding and difficult position to play these days other than quarterback.
Great promo for the event that happened on the 25th when the video is released on the 30th....
Gotta do more positions with this theme. So many legendary players have played in the NFL
Can’t wait for the 25th!
My grandson played high school ball with Josh Norman. My son played high school ball with Robert Brooks (Greenbay receiver). Our high school has turned out a lot of NFL player ever since I attended there in the late 60's early 70's.
I live in Tennessee and it's been great watching Derrick Henry every week.
Same
I've heard linebackers declare they were terrified of Barry Sanders - not because he'll bowl over you, but because he'll make them look stupid on his highlight reel.
Glad to see Okoye rightfully on the list. He was truly terrifying...
The Nigerian Nightmare .Ibelieve he started his career kinda late thats why he only made it to 6 years
I've never seen a player's legend disappear faster than Okoye's after Steve Atwater flattened him.
Blokes, it's one of the greatest hits ever, check out the video, just search Steve Atwater and Christian Okoye.
ronnie lott wasnt scared he sat him backwards on his butt
@@phunkjnky wrong. ronnie lott did that
@@orangeandblackattack Are you daft? I missed the part where he changed his name number and team.
I know this is an old video, but the opening of the video being reacted to got me to chuckle. I don't know if it was meant as a joke, but it reminded me of a quote about Leroy Hoard.
Wikipedia Quote (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Hoard):
Hoard was known as a "goal-line" running back who excelled at breaking through an opposing defense's goal-line defenses. Regarding his skills, Hoard reportedly once said to his coach, "Coach, if you need one yard, I'll get you three yards. If you need five yards, I'll get you three yards."
Campbell and Henry played for the same franchise, which moved from Houston to Tennessee and changed it's name.
Went to the HOF a couple days after Henry's record day. They already had that game jersey on display under glass. I thought that was pretty cool.
powerbacks.. my favorite type of player.. Eddie George was another fantastic one.
Steady Eddie...dude would get you 3 or 4
beast mode run....broke 9 tackles. Well hell, theres only 11 players. I guess 2 didn't want anything to do with him lol
Derek Henry ran a 4.5 forty yard dash. But once he gets moving his top end speed is top 5 all time in NFL history. Also during the year his weight will fluctuate close to 260 lbs. Scary bastard.
Marion Motley, Bronco Nagurski, and although he was a small rb, Walter Payton ran with incredible power and often trucked defenders.
"Often" is a strong word for Payton to truck defenders. He's called Sweetness for a reason, and it wasn't because he ran people over on a regular basis
@@Cubs-Fan.10 I disagree...watch tape on him, he was insanely good at extra yards after contact. If your not of the age to have watched him live, ask any older football fan and they'll tell ya.
@@BuccWylde I'm 40, so I'm stuck between live and legend. So while we can agree to disagree, he wasn't a power back by any stretch of the imagination. He was finesse and strength.
Payton definitely should be on this list. He is arguably the toughest football player ever.
10:35 Christian Okoye... he was terrifying for a couple seasons and then opponents realized that he didn't like to hurt people. As scary as he was, he'd always let the defender do the hitting.
His career was short because of that, but also he could not catch a football. At all.
As he was a shot put thrower, not a football player, he took his earnings and retired with no fuss.
As a side note, his success opened up recruiting of Nigerian players, and there have been some very good ones following his footsteps.
James Brown was the number one runner of all time and for me it's Walter Payton who played 14 years as a running back and did not miss 1 game
Walter Payton is arguably the greatest "football player" ever.
They definitely need to react to the Last Great Full Back the story of Atrain
As a long-suffering Bucs fan (just look at their history before they won the Big One in 2003) it's nice to see Alstott on this list along with all the other amazing legends. I truly believe Mike deserves the place as the last Legendary Fullback in the NFL.
Many running backs are only in the NFL for 1-3 seasons. The good ones can last for a decade or so. 15-16 seasons is the upper end for that particular position, depending on injuries and such. 1000 rushing yards in a season is kind of the benchmark for an effective running back. 2,000 yards in a season has been reached a handful of times. Barry Sanders did it back in the 90’s. He was one of the best ever. Played like 10 seasons and just retired, but he could have been at the top of his game for 2-5 more seasons.
In the NFL the benchmark for a season by a RB is 1,00 yards, most Backs will play at that level for a handful of years and the best of the best will get 10,000 rushing yards over their career
Jim Brown also is considered to be the greatest lacrosse player of all time. He played for Syracuse University.
About to start the vid, need to see Earl Campbell, Adrian Peterson and the Nigerian Nightmare on here
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They didn't even have the best Earl Campbell runs . He got up to speed and smashed safeties.
Emmitt Smith holds the record with 18,355 rushing yards, career
164 rushing touchdowns, career
4,409 rushing attempts, career
Also ran behind one of the best offensive line’s in history. Emmit Smith had a career of everything going his way. Absolute beast and legend
@@Waryan1 that is a great point. I have seriously watched videos of that line just destroying defensive legends. Their athleticism was ridiculous for 300 pound men.
Still waiting for a Troy Polamalu highlights reaction from you guys. Honestly think you'll be blown away!
Barry Sanders is my jam! 🏃🏿♂💨
Shoulder pads have been evolving smaller over the last 3 decades. Saves weight and harder to grab.
VERY FEW running backs had a long career, when you take the time to remember that for every time they were handed the ball, they were hit . . . hard, more than once.
No Walter Payton is WILD
Walter has 2 runs over 65 yards in his whole career.
Walter has 2 runs over 65 yards in his whole career..how afraid would you be that he’d break a long one? But he was better than a few of these guys.
@@HamburgerHelperDeath and?
@@HamburgerHelperDeath there's only 1 person on the list that you can say is better than Walter. Only 1
@@TmoneybagsWalkerduring their absolute best years, I’d take Adrian Peterson, Barry Sanders and Eric Dickerson (only with Rams). They hit home runs regularly. If you want a great running back who averaged 4.4 and lasted a long time I’d take Payton. But again, 2 runs over 65 yards in 13 years. That’s basically 5 games for Derick Henry. He didn’t hit many home runs.
Raiders RB Josh Jacobs just had 229 rushing yrds 74 yrds receiving, 86 yrd game winning TD in over time vs the Seahawks. He finished the game with 303 total yrds. He's constantly #1 in yrds after contact. Leading the league with 68 1st down conversions this season. He should be on this list soon.
He won’t
🤣 in this soft af league sure. "Feared" lol
None your defenses want to see Josh Jacobs. They don't want that smoke. He'll run through them and create a big game for himself. Dudes been running over people his whole career.
He had a great game but he’s no where near an all time great lol
Watch Earl Campbell highlights to see how a power back truly ran.
Its crime that Berry Sanders wasn't on this list
Okoye was never the same after he took a vicious hit from Broncos safety Steve Atwater. Just legendary.
Atwater was one of the hardest hitting safeties the NFL's ever seen. And I met Okoye in 89 after a game at Arrowhead. My high school Line Coach played college ball with a guy that played for Seattle, so we all got to go down to the locker room and meet the players. Got Steve Largent, Christian Okoye and Dave Kraig's autographs on my ticket stub. He was the biggest human I'd ever seen. Just a monster of a man. He was bigger than most of the linemen.
The most overrated hit in the history of football. It was a lucky hit that caught him in mid-stride. Okoye's career continued as before, including steamrolling Atwater in later games. What ended Okoye's career was that the Chiefs switched from a smash-mouth offense to a west coast offense.
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The era he played in under the conditions he played with how unimpressive the team was he played for was. But for me Barry sanders is the greatest running back of all time. If he played for a top tier team during his playing time I can only imagine.
I like how he comments that there are endless Mike Alstott highlights and then presents none of them.
My all time favourite NFL player is Jim Brown, but when I saw the title of your video the first guy I thought was Christian Okoye. And Nigerian Nightmare may have been the best ever nickname. Bo Jackson was no picnic to tackle either.
oj simpson still holds rushing yard records, no body taks about him because of the situation around him, but probably one if not the greatest running back
Like the blood on Jim Taylor's helmet!
How tf you make a video with this title and no Adrian Peterson on it...whoever put this list together is not a true football fan imo
If u think Adrian Peterson is as good at 3rd and short as this list you are sadly mistaken. This isnt a list of the best running backs. Its the most powerful
A lot of lists are bias based on who the person is a fan of. It happens alot.
I agree he has to be in the top ten most terrifying now what order I’m not sure but has to be in it
Power backs, not greatest running back.
Adrian was too good at everything to be considered as just a powerback
King Henry is going up against Dave’s Eagles on Sunday. Titan Up!
Please watch some footage of Walter Payton. Not only (according to Bears fans) is he the all time leading rusher, he was played quarterback, special teams, and was a great blocker. There are defensive players, who played against the Bears, who said they went into the game with one goal, to not get straight armed by Walter. Any list of great running backs, that doesn't have Walter Payton on it, is incomplete.
First of all there's a difference between a half back and a full backs. Half back are about speed and agility and juking there way around linebackers to the endzone. FULL backs just run your ass over Mike Alstott was was fun to watch because he'd break through and purposely look for the closest inside line backer and run over him. It was like watching a punisher , punish the punishers. Sheer Titan energy to watch. Coach Dungy was kind of a genius, he'd punish the defense with Alstott soften them up then send there quick half back and poof! Gone!
You guys should do Conan clueless gamer with Marshawn and Gronk. Its hilarious
As. A power back myself this video is great
The fact that Walter Payton isn’t on this list is crazy he should be number one
You want to know what cut Okoye's career short? Look up Steve Atwater's hit on Okoye. Was never the same.
A-train #40 one of my favorites !
Brown was the all time best back ever, but many would say he was far more talented and better at lacrosse and the greatest to play that sport as well. He is in both Hall of Fames as well as college footballs... I think he is also in the US Army ROTC National Hall of Fame as I think back... I don't think many more are in more Hall of Fames than him.
A lot of those running backs in the 60s 70s and '80s were playing in 10 game seasons. So a thousand yards back then was a really big deal. Once the NFL moved it to 16 and now 17 games 1000 yards is not much
YOU DAMN RIGHT JOHN RIGGINS
How is jamal lewis not on this list? The dude was literally a tank and goodluck with an arm tackle because he would take that arm off as he ran by and if you stepped in front of him odds are you would end up with cleat marks up your body
Been waiting for RB trucking highlights
These are the best "power" backs which just means big physical bags, not best running backs. You guys should also react to best "speed" backs
Statistics from the 50's and 60's don't favorably compare with statistics from more recent years. For one thing, the season is now significantly longer at 17 regular season games, compared to 14 games in the 50's through late 70's. Also, rules changes and emphasis on offensive football have resulted in higher scores and more yards gained. Jim Taylor rushing for 1000 yards in the 1960's is more impressive than it sounds. The same holds true for quarterbacks passing yards and receivers number of catches and yards gained.
Okoye got tackled by 1 man... Steve Atwater. That man is also responsible for ending his career. He played after the hit Atwater put on him, but he was not the same.
You should react to last weekend's game. The biggest rivalry in sport, Michigan vs. Ohio State 2022 highlights.
I would run away from these guys like a little girl
Bo needs to be on here
I didn't see OJ Simpson or Gayle Sayers listed ,,Did I miss them on the List
This is not about speed and quickness.
@@areguapiri OJ was a powerback
The four greatest running backs are:
Jim Brown,
OJ Simpson,
Walter Payton,
and Barry Sanders.
Why?
Because everyone knew they were getting the ball and still couldn’t stop them.
OJ. Because of the murders.
Yards were harder to come by the further back you go in NFL history, 10,000 career yards is a really great accomplishment but you can’t discount the numbers of the old timers
Not really considering that back then 95% of a teams offense was handing the ball off and running it 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
@@richardgrace5043 meaning they faced 9 man boxes consistently, games ended quicker leading to less carries and TDs and of course defenses always had a massive advantage and thus drives ended easier...in other words yards were harder to come by
Don't forget to factor that in the 60s and 70s it was a running league. Passing was not a big part of the game.
Blokes, this list really did leave off some people that should be on it. Adrian Peterson (AD) ALL DAY!! SKOL
How can you make a video like this, mention Earl Campbell having his jersey torn off and not show that run?
So, if you guys are keeping a list of missed reaction opportunities:
1. The Larry Allen chase down by KTO: "Meet the Most ATHLETIC BIG MAN In NFL History!"
2. The Earl Campbell gets naked by RTE 643: "Earl Campbell - Power!" this particular run is at 1:49, but watch the whole thing.
3. more to come
You should watch the NFL'S top 10 most feared tacklers of all time
I never saw Jim Brown play, but I saw Earl Campbell. The clips on this video didn't do justice to the kinds of things he did on the football field. You really should check out a video devoted to just his highlights. He only lasted 6 seasons, because of two bad knees. But, he's the best running back that I've ever seen.
Derrick Henry is a monster
If you did a live NFL game or college football playoff game, I'm in. Soccer-nope, I'll pass. Earl Campbell is my fav of the power backs.
Wish I could have been there when Lynch set off the Richter scale.