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Cal Rossi, a running back from UCLA was drafted again this year with the 4th pick by the Washington Redskins.
Over the course of the season, the Lions' defense allowed an average of only 14.5 points per game while running back Willie Fleming rushed for 1,234 yards and an astounding 9.7 yard average.
No major player transactions happened in the offseason, although the team would draft Notre Dame running back Rocky Bleier with their last pick (16th round) in the 1968 draft.
The New Orleans Saints traded all six of their draft picks to the Washington Redskins for the fifth overall selection, which they used to select running back Ricky Williams.
Next, news anchor Robin Meade performed the national anthem, and former NFL running back Roger Craig and Northern California Toyota Dealer Association's Henry Hansel gave the command for drivers to start their engines.
Alvin Earl Maxson (born November 12, 1951 in Beaumont, Texas) is a former American football running back in the National Football League.
After a Villanova punt, Auburn running back Billy Hitchcock broke loose around left end and rambled 40 yards for the Tigers' only score.
Eight games into his rookie season, he was a reserve linebacker alternating with Anthony Dickerson, when an existing congenital spinal condition was complicated after he tackled New Orleans Saints running back Wayne Wilson.
Robert Clark "Bob" Gresham (born July 9, 1948 in Porter, Alabama) is a former American football running back in the National Football League.
Robert J. "Bobby" Morse (born October 3, 1965 in Muskegon, Michigan) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and New Orleans Saints.
Bradley I. Randle (born September 17, 1990) is an American football running back who is currently a member of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL).
Brent McClanahan (born September 21, 1950 in Bakersfield, California) is a former professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Minnesota Vikings.
He helped the Vikings rush for a team-record 26 touchdowns on the season, and helped second-year running back Michael Bennett post the second-best single-season rushing performance in team history with 1,296 yards.
Charles 'Chuck' Mercein (born April 9, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for six seasons for the New York Giants, Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins and New York Jets.
He was a part of a Poly team that had an unprecedented five players ranked in the top 100 in the nation according to Rivals.com: tight end Marcedes Lewis, offensive tackle Winston Justice, defensive tackle Manuel Wright, running back Hershel Dennis and himself.
Donald Clevester Calhoun (born April 29, 1952 in Sumner, Oklahoma) is a former professional American football running back who played for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills, the New England Patriots.
Although drafted in the 1st round of the NFL draft in 1945 by the Chicago Bears as a running back, Lund felt baseball would be the better career choice.
Harlan Charles Huckleby (born December 30, 1957) is a former professional American football running back and kick returner who was drafted by the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL).
The other version obtained via a Peer-to-peer file sharing network also features a shout out to former NFL running back Shaun Alexander by an untold DJ near the end of the track.
Hugh Edward McElhenny (born December 31, 1928 in Los Angeles, California) is a former American football running back in the National Football League who played from 1952–1964, for the San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, and Detroit Lions.
Jason Arnaz Brookins (born January 5, 1976 in Mexico, Missouri) is a former professional American football running back who played one season for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League.
While at Arizona, Boulware coached second-team all-PAC10 running back Mike Bell who is now playing for the New Orleans Saints.
During his playing days, Kolb was widely regarded as one of the strongest men in the NFL and played like the strongest one, protecting Terry Bradshaw's blind side from his left offensive tackle position on pass plays and opening holes for running backs Franco Harris, Rocky Bleier, and John Fuqua.
Ordway was named All-County and All-Conference as a senior running back at Armwood High School in Seffner, Florida.
Jordan Culbreath is a former running back for the Princeton Tigers, a college American football team.
Her father was a running back for Stanford's football team while her brother John was a quarterback for the team in the mid-1980s, and later was her basketball coach at Menlo School.
Kelvin LeRoy Bryant (born September 26, 1960 in Tarboro, North Carolina) is a former American football running back in the National Football League and the United States Football League.
Kenneth James Grandberry (born January 25, 1952 in Waco, Texas) is a former American football running back in the National Football League.
Kendial Lawrence (born April 13, 1991) is an American football running back who is currently playing for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Canadian Football League.
Kevan C. Barlow (born January 7, 1979) is a retired American football running back and current philanthropist who is an avid supporter of children's charities including the YMCA and children's cancer research.
He got injured in the 2008–2009 divisional game against Arizona after taking a big hit to the helmet from teammate Jon Beason, after Beason missed a tackle on Cardinals running back J. J. Arrington.
Izzo attended Broad Run High School in Ashburn, Virginia and then McCullough High School in The Woodlands, Texas, and won varsity letters in football as a running back/safety, and in baseball.
He was the third Nebraska Cornhusker chosen in the first round of the 1972 NFL Draft (QB Jerry Tagge - 11th, RB Jeff Kinney - 23rd).
Le'Shai Edwoin Maston (born October 7, 1970) is a former American football running back in the National Football League and current head football coach at Providence Christian School of Dallas, Texas.
Lynell Hamilton (born August 5, 1985 in Stockton, California) is a former American football running back who has most recently worked as a graduate assistant at San Diego State University.
Although he had won many accolades as a running back and at the time teams put their best athletes on the offensive side of the ball, Tom Landry looking to build a dominating defense decided to start him at safety.
Hayes' 179-yard performance against the Virginia Cavaliers was the 1995 single-game high by any of the Wolverines wide receivers, tight ends and running backs, which included Amani Toomer, Jay Riemersma, Chris Howard, Jerame Tuman, Tshimanga Biakabutuka, Tai Streets and Chris Floyd.
Perry Donell Harrington (born March 13, 1958 in Bentonia, Mississippi) is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Cardinals from 1980–1985.
Rex is a cousin of former Texas Tech running back James Hadnot, a third-round draft choice of the Kansas City Chiefs in 1980 who played with the Chiefs through 1983, and also a cousin of former NBA-ABA basketball player Jim Hadnot.
Priest Holmes, NFL Running back who played for the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens, attended Rudder Middle School from 1985 to 1988.
Orban Eugene "Spec" Sanders (born January 26, 1919 in Temple, Oklahoma) was a former American football running back, quarterback, and punter in the All-America Football Conference and a defensive back in the National Football League for the New York Yanks.
Stephen Trejo (born November 20, 1977 in Mesa, Arizona) is a former National Football League running back/fullback for the Detroit Lions.
In 2005 he was the second part of a dual running back system with Mike Anderson and rushed for 921 yards (gaining 5.3 yards per carry) and eight touchdowns.
Competing in track in high school, Shelton finished fourth in the 200 metres at the 2004 Florida 4A state meet, behind Walter Dix, Chris Johnson, and Alonzo Phillips.
McKenzie attended Riverview High School where he was a first-team All-Hillsborough County selection by the Tampa Tribune and second-team all-county pick by the St. Petersburg Times as a running back.
People of note born in Wynnewood include musician Roy Milton, General Tommy Franks, who commanded the invasion forces of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq, and Donna Shirley, who led the Mars Pathfinder project at JPL and James Allen, former NFL running back for the Chicago Bears and Houston Texans.
Notable running backs known for yards from scrimmage include Roger Craig, the first National Football League (NFL) player to have 1000 yards rushing and receiving in the same season, Walter Payton, the NFL career record holder among running backs (until broken by Emmitt Smith), and Chris Johnson, the NFL single-season record holder.
Running back Jack Holmes threw a touchdown to fellow RB Jimmy Rogers as the Saints clawed to a 10–0 first quarter lead, but the lead was gone before halftime.
Oklahoma scored first on a 1-yard touchdown run from running back Stanley Wilson, giving the Sooners a 7-0 lead.
Early in the fourth quarter, running back Morgan Kane scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to increase the lead to 20-3.
In the second quarter, running back Patrick Cobbs scored on a 27-yard touchdown run, to give North Teas a 10-7 lead.
Sophomore running back Lydell Ross, starting in place of the injured Clarett, rushed for 130 yards.
In the second quarter, running back Lydell Ross rushed for 1 yard and a touchdown, and a 20-0 lead.
Notre Dame running back Darius Walker scored on a 5-yard touchdown run to make it 24–14 Oregon State.
In the second quarter, running back Cory Jackson scored on a 1-yard touchdown lead, to stretch the lead out to 14-0.
Michigan State began the comeback with a nine play, 65 yard drive that was capped off with an 18-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Stanton to running back Jehuu Caulcrick.
Beavers' star running back Yvenson Bernard ran for 165 yards and two touchdowns and quarterback Sean Canfield completed eight of 19 passes for 87 yards and a touchdown.
The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Bernard Scott, running back from Abilene Christian.
Senior running back Andre Dixon ran for 153 yards and three touchdowns and Connecticut beat Louisville for the Huskies first Big East win of the season.
During Tennessee's 16-15 loss to eventual national champion Georgia on September 6, 1980, Georgia running back Herschel Walker and Bates met on the 5-yard line in a play that still lives in many college football highlights.
Bart Hull was a standout running back for the Boise State University Bronco's football team in the late eighties and 1990, and played with the Ottawa Rough Riders and Saskatchewan Roughriders in the CFL as well as one season of professional indoor football prior to recurring injuries.
In the 1957 Cotton Bowl, Curtis threw two touchdown passes and ran for another TD to lead the Horned Frogs to a 28-27 win over Syracuse and standout running back Jim Brown.
Morgan is a former basketball and baseball player from Warren G. Harding High School in Warren, Ohio, the same high school that produced Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Paul Warfield, former Ohio State All-American and NFL All-Pro offensive lineman and the late Korey Stringer, former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett and former University of Michigan star and current San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Mario Manningham.
On fourth-and-goal from inside the one-yard line, Cooper burst through the line unblocked to stop Eagles' running back Mike Cloud.
However, injuries to Bucs' running backs Carnell Williams, Mike Alstott, Michael Pittman allowed Graham to get significant playing at running back for the first time in his pro career.
Then, after the movie was released, simply because the film had been relocated to Louisiana, there were rumors that Deford had based Gavin Grey on LSU's All-American running back, Billy Cannon.
In 2010, Fantazzle picked up a sponsorship from current Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice.
Global Boxing has also served as a filming facility for Everlast photo shoots for professional athletes such as NFL running back Reggie Bush, Super Six Champion Andre Ward, 2008 Bronx Olympic medalist Deontay Wilder and many more.
In his autobiography, Fighting Back, former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Robert "Rocky" Bleier lauded Liggins as perhaps the fastest defensive lineman Bleier had ever faced during his college career.
Bruce Bosley, a four-time All-Pro for the San Francisco 49ers and a standout player at West Virginia in the 1950s, starred as running back at the now-shuttered Green Bank High School.
The injuries that season included broken legs for Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens, Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, Baltimore Ravens running back Musa Smith, and Tennessee Titans wide out Tyrone Calico.
On August 19, 2007, he was traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for running back/returner Corey Holmes and receiver Chris Getzlaf.
On November 17, 2013, Babin inadvertently ripped out a handful of Arizona Cardinals running back Andre Ellington's "dreads".
James was named to the PrepStar 200 as the 18th best running back, and was also rated the second best running back on The Florida Times-Union Super 75.
After graduating from Scott Township High School in Carnegie, PA, he went on to the University of Notre Dame, where he played under head coach Frank Leahy who was the former line coach for the Seven Blocks of Granite and played shoulder-to-shoulder with Tackle Art Hunter Guard Menil Mavraides, and Fullback Neil Worden as the main blockers for Heisman Trophy winning running back Johnny Lattner.
Sanders eventually made the team as the third-string running back behind Devine and collegiate star Steve Slaton and a slot receiver position.
Red Dunn (Joseph Dunn, 1901–1957), American football running back
He was part of a five-man running back rotation (which also included Jacob Hester, Alley Broussard, Keiland Williams and Charles Scott), and he finished 6th on the team in rushing at the end of the regular season with 139 yards.
He completed his eligibility at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia, where he became the first running back in school history to rush for more than 1,000 yards a season, finishing with 160 carries for 1,325 yards and 12 touchdowns.
Irons entered the season as the backup running back after criticism that he could not pick up blocks well enough to function as a complete running back in Al Borges's complex offensive scheme.
The incumbent Mayor of Pittsburgh, Luke Ravenstahl defeated Mr. Acklin and the son of former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris, Franco "Dok" Harris, by a wide margin in the general election on November 3'rd, 2009.
Dudley attended Franklin County High School in Brookville, Indiana, and played running back as well as linebacker.
Ernest "Bubba" Bean graduated from Kirbyville High School in 1971 and was a standout running back at Texas A&M University as well as with the NFL's Atlanta Falcons.
Brown started all four years at Hazelwood West High School in Hazelwood, Missouri at free safety and running back and was a two-time consensus Class 6 all-state performer by the Missouri Coaches Association, the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association and the Kansas City Star.
While with the 49ers he was the second string running back behind Kevan Barlow.
Jauch was fired after the game and replaced by former Maryland Terrapins and Dallas Cowboys running back Dick Bielski.
His most daring move came prior to the 1956 title game, when he moved quarterback Jackie Parker to running back and inserted Canadian Don Getty.
Reggie's cousin, Tony Collins, was also an ECU running back, along with eventual Washington Redskins teammates Kelvin Bryant and Earnest Byner.
At Utah State University Robinson started out his college career as a running back for the Aggies; he was recruited out of Apple Valley, California in 1999 under then head Coach Dave Arslanian.
Baker was released from the team during week four of the season, on September 28, 2011, to make room for running back Steve Slaton.
The Broncos then took the lead on a long drive that ended with a 20-yard touchdown pass from quarterback John Elway to running back Sammy Winder, making it 38–31 with 6 minutes left.
After spending another year with the Browns, he was traded to the Washington Redskins prior to the start of the 1989 season for running back Mike Oliphant.
Before the 1994 season, running back Rashaan Salaam was quoted in the Colorado Media Guide on what would be his favorite SportsCenter highlight.
Virginia's quarterback Shawn Moore then countered with long touchdown pass to Herman Moore, but GT running back William Bell tied the game again with score of 35-35 with 8-yard run late in 3rd quarter.
However in Seattle, running back Shaun Alexander alone made an average of over $7 million per year.
Although he has been third on the running back depth chart (behind Julius Jones and Marion Barber), he rushed 20 times for 75 yards and was named NFL Rookie of the Week in Week 5 of the 2005 season.