The Best Running Back ever

Originally posted by shortcircuit
Your bottom 5 are all jokes when you are talking about greatest RB's of all time.

Barry Sanders and Jim Brown are solid choices. Riggins is Waaaaay down the list.

How you can omit Earl Campbell and several others who dwarfed the performances of most of your choices is beyond me.

Earl, relax. You're already in the HOF, nothing to worry about (even if you only did have 5 good years 😉

Originally posted by LivingForJesus
Who do you think the best running back is ever?

jim brown was awesome ! i dont think any one mentioned larry czonka. he was way better than riggins. also, franco harris. dikerson,ofcourse is another. dont forget O.J. despite being a psycho-path he was great.

Originally posted by utherpendragon
jim brown was awesome ! i dont think any one mentioned larry czonka. he was way better than riggins. also, franco harris. dikerson,ofcourse is another. dont forget O.J. despite being a psycho-path he was great.

Larry Csonka was a favorite of mine as well...a tough, no frills bull runner. I believe the rest of your choices were all excellent as well.

Originally posted by fargdls
Earl, relax. You're already in the HOF, nothing to worry about (even if you only did have 5 good years 😉

Sure. Pretty decent five years I would say.

5× Pro Bowl selection (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983)
3× All-Pro selection (1978, 1979, 1980)
1978 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
1979 AP MVP
2× PFWA NFL MVP (1978, 1979)
3× NEA NFL MVP (1978, 1979, 1980)
3× NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1978, 1979, 1980)
1978 UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year
1979 Bert Bell Award
2× All-American (1975, 1977)
1977 Heisman Trophy
1977 UPI Player of the Year
1977 TSN Player of the Year
1977 Harley Award Winner

Incidentally, the beginning of this thread, 2 years ago, is pretty classic darvlay. I remember reading that and laughing pretty good for awhile.

Originally posted by shortcircuit
Your bottom 5 are all jokes when you are talking about greatest RB's of all time.

Barry Sanders and Jim Brown are solid choices. Riggins is Waaaaay down the list.

How you can omit Earl Campbell and several others who dwarfed the performances of most of your choices is beyond me.

i only mentioned the bottom 5 as running backs who are really my faveriet as opposed to best runningbacks

They were not intended as part of the best running back debate but backs i liked watching.

However u r being a little unkind by saing Rathman was a joke- he formed part of the great 49s offence for many years.

Sammy Winder, i am sure will be remembered by many Denver fans as a big star during their great years in the early and mid 80s with Elway leading the offence