Most Rushing Attempts of the 1940s (AAFC)
Every AAFC season from 1946 to 1949, added up. Rushing attempts
Spec Sanders recorded more rushing attempts than any other AAFC player in the 1940s, with 540, 34 clear of Bob Hoernschemeyer (506). He did it in 3 seasons, with a best year of 231 in 1947. Covers the 4 seasons the AAFC played in the 1940s, 1946 to 1949. The top ten runs from 540 down to 301.
The AAFC played 4 seasons in the 1940s, 1946 to 1949. Totals cover those seasons only.
AAFC leader, 1940s
Spec Sanders
1946–1948 · 3 seasons
540
Rushing Attempts
34 clear of Bob Hoernschemeyer
| # | Player | Seasons | ATT | Best year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spec Sanders | 1946–1948 (3) | 540 | 231 (1947) |
| 2 | Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1946–1949 (4) | 506 | 152 (1947) |
| 3 | Marion Motley | 1946–1949 (4) | 489 | 157 (1948) |
| 4 | Chet Mutryn | 1946–1949 (4) | 475 | 147 (1948) |
| 5 | Johnny Strzykalski | 1946–1949 (4) | 429 | 143 (1947) |
| 6 | Mickey Colmer | 1946–1949 (4) | 398 | 164 (1948) |
| 7 | Norm Standlee | 1946–1949 (4) | 375 | 145 (1947) |
| 8 | John Kimbrough | 1946–1948 (3) | 329 | 131 (1947) |
| 9 | Lou Tomasetti | 1946–1949 (4) | 323 | 134 (1948) |
| 10 | Bus Mertes | 1946–1949 (4) | 301 | 155 (1948) |
| 11 | Edgar Jones | 1946–1949 (4) | 289 | 100 (1948) |
| 12 | Buddy Young | 1947–1949 (3) | 262 | 116 (1947) |
| 13 | Glenn Dobbs | 1946–1949 (4) | 262 | 95 (1946) |
| 14 | Bob Kennedy | 1946–1949 (4) | 253 | 118 (1949) |
| 15 | Len Eshmont | 1946–1949 (4) | 232 | 84 (1947) |
| 16 | Eddie Prokop | 1946–1949 (4) | 226 | 76 (1947) |
| 17 | Frankie Albert | 1946–1949 (4) | 219 | 69 (1948) |
| 18 | Billy Hillenbrand | 1946–1948 (3) | 216 | 100 (1948) |
| 19 | Dub Jones | 1946–1949 (4) | 196 | 77 (1949) |
| 20 | Vic Kulbitski | 1946–1948 (3) | 193 | 97 (1946) |
| 21 | Joe Perry | 1948–1949 (2) | 192 | 115 (1949) |
| 22 | Julie Rykovich | 1947–1948 (2) | 188 | 96 (1948) |
| 23 | Bill Daley | 1946–1948 (3) | 175 | 121 (1947) |
| 24 | Bob Pfohl | 1948–1949 (2) | 174 | 107 (1948) |
| 25 | Walt Clay | 1946–1949 (4) | 169 | 86 (1948) |
| 26 | Bill Boedeker | 1946–1949 (4) | 165 | 78 (1948) |
| 27 | Ollie Cline | 1948–1949 (2) | 154 | 125 (1949) |
| 28 | Chuck Fenenbock | 1946–1948 (3) | 151 | 58 (1947) |
| 29 | Herm Wedemeyer | 1948–1949 (2) | 143 | 79 (1948) |
| 30 | Elroy Hirsch | 1946–1948 (3) | 133 | 87 (1946) |
| 31 | Hosea Rodgers | 1949–1949 (1) | 131 | 131 (1949) |
| 32 | Harry Clarke | 1946–1948 (3) | 128 | 62 (1946) |
| 33 | Lew Mayne | 1946–1948 (3) | 125 | 70 (1946) |
| 34 | Bill Kellagher | 1946–1948 (3) | 124 | 49 (1946) |
| 35 | Ray Ramsey | 1947–1949 (3) | 124 | 70 (1947) |
| 36 | Verl Lillywhite | 1948–1949 (2) | 122 | 69 (1949) |
| 37 | Bob Perina | 1946–1948 (3) | 118 | 67 (1947) |
| 38 | Sherman Howard | 1949–1949 (1) | 117 | 117 (1949) |
| 39 | Rex Bumgardner | 1948–1949 (2) | 115 | 101 (1949) |
| 40 | Pete Layden | 1948–1949 (2) | 114 | 95 (1948) |
| 41 | Lu Gambino | 1948–1949 (2) | 110 | 56 (1949) |
| 42 | Steve Juzwik | 1946–1948 (3) | 110 | 71 (1946) |
| 43 | Earle Parsons | 1946–1947 (2) | 107 | 74 (1946) |
| 44 | Johnny Clement | 1949–1949 (1) | 106 | 106 (1949) |
| 45 | Monk Gafford | 1946–1948 (3) | 100 | 46 (1947) |
| 46 | Otto Graham | 1946–1949 (4) | 99 | 30 (1946) |
| 47 | George Taliaferro | 1949–1949 (1) | 95 | 95 (1949) |
| 48 | Don Greenwood | 1946–1947 (2) | 95 | 77 (1946) |
| 49 | Ernie Lewis | 1946–1949 (4) | 94 | 57 (1946) |
| 50 | Dewey Proctor | 1946–1949 (4) | 86 | 47 (1948) |
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