1948 NFL Running Back Leaders
Every 1948 board running backs are read on, one page, top ten in each.
Camp Wilson led all running backs in rushing yards in 1948, with 612. Bob Nussbaumer led in receiving yards (252) and receptions (19). Camp Wilson also led in rushing yards per game (55.6).
Rushing Every NFL rushing board →
The rate boards count qualified players only: 6.25 carries per team game.
Rushing Yards
YDS- 1 Camp Wilson 612
- 2 Pat Harder 554
- 3 Gene Roberts 491
- 4 Walt Schlinkman 441
- 5 Bob Cifers 361
- 6 Dick Hoerner 354
- 7 Joe Osmanski 341
- 8 Jim Castiglia 330
- 9 Ed Quirk 328
- 10 George Papach 324
- 1 Jerry Shipkey 8
- 2 Pat Harder 6
- 3 Dick Hoerner 4
- 3 Ed Quirk 4
- 3 Walt Schlinkman 4
- 6 Jim Parmer 3
- 6 Ray Coates 3
- 8 Don Kindt 2
- 8 Mike Holovak 2
- 8 Camp Wilson 2
Yards per Carry
Y/A- 1 Dick Hoerner 4.66
- 2 Pat Harder 4.40
- 3 Ed Quirk 4.26
- 4 Walt Schlinkman 4.16
- 5 Camp Wilson 3.90
- 6 Jim Castiglia 3.40
- 7 Gene Roberts 3.39
- 8 Bob Cifers 3.22
Rushing Attempts
ATT- 1 Camp Wilson 157
- 2 Gene Roberts 145
- 3 Pat Harder 126
- 4 Bob Cifers 112
- 5 Walt Schlinkman 106
- 6 Jim Castiglia 97
- 7 Ed Quirk 77
- 8 Dick Hoerner 76
- 9 Joe Osmanski 74
- 10 Johnny Clement 67
- 1 Camp Wilson 55.6
- 2 Pat Harder 46.2
- 3 Gene Roberts 44.6
- 4 Walt Schlinkman 40.1
- 5 Jim Castiglia 33.0
- 6 Bob Cifers 30.1
- 7 Dick Hoerner 29.5
- 8 Ed Quirk 27.3
Receiving Every NFL receiving board →
Receiving Yards
YDS- 1 Bob Nussbaumer 252
- 2 Dick Hoerner 227
- 3 Gene Roberts 222
- 4 Ralph Earhart 194
- 5 John Atwood 141
- 6 Don Kindt 137
- 7 Noah Mullins 127
- 8 Jerry Shipkey 106
- 9 Kenny Washington 104
- 10 Pat Harder 93
Receptions
REC- 1 Bob Nussbaumer 19
- 2 Dick Hoerner 18
- 3 Ralph Earhart 17
- 4 Gene Roberts 14
- 5 Pat Harder 13
- 6 Don Kindt 11
- 7 Jerry Shipkey 10
- 7 John Atwood 10
- 9 Noah Mullins 9
- 9 Joe Osmanski 9
- 1 Noah Mullins 4
- 2 Gene Roberts 3
- 3 Ralph Earhart 2
- 3 Dick Hoerner 2
- 3 Jim Castiglia 2
- 6 Charlie Seabright 1
- 6 Ernie Steele 1
- 6 Joe Muha 1
- 6 Bob Nussbaumer 1
- 6 George Papach 1
Yards from Scrimmage
YScm- 1 Gene Roberts 713
- 2 Pat Harder 647
- 3 Camp Wilson 621
- 4 Dick Hoerner 581
- 5 Walt Schlinkman 441
- 6 Bob Cifers 416
- 7 Kenny Washington 405
- 8 Jim Castiglia 403
- 9 George Papach 396
- 10 Joe Osmanski 384