1957 NFL Running Back Leaders
Every 1957 board running backs are read on, one page, top ten in each.
Jim Brown led all running backs in rushing yards in 1957, with 942. Rick Casares led in receiving yards (225), receptions (25), yards per reception (9.00) and receiving yards per game (18.8). Jim Brown also led in rushing touchdowns (9), rushing yards per game (78.5) and yards from scrimmage (997).
Rushing Every NFL rushing board →
The rate boards count qualified players only: 6.25 carries per team game.
Rushing Yards
YDS- 1 Jim Brown 942
- 2 Rick Casares 700
- 3 Don Bosseler 673
- 4 John Johnson 621
- 5 Clarence Peaks 495
- 6 Alan Ameche 493
- 7 Joe Marconi 481
- 8 Joe Perry 454
- 9 Tank Younger 401
- 10 Gene Babb 330
- 1 Jim Brown 9
- 2 Don Bosseler 7
- 3 Rick Casares 6
- 4 Alan Ameche 5
- 4 John Johnson 5
- 6 Gene Babb 3
- 6 Paul Hornung 3
- 6 Tank Younger 3
- 6 Joe Marconi 3
- 6 Joe Perry 3
Yards per Carry
Y/A- 1 John Johnson 4.81
- 2 Joe Perry 4.68
- 3 Jim Brown 4.66
- 4 Joe Marconi 4.63
- 5 Tank Younger 4.18
- 6 Don Bosseler 4.03
- 7 Clarence Peaks 3.96
- 8 Rick Casares 3.43
- 9 Alan Ameche 3.42
- 10 Johnny Olszewski 3.27
Rushing Attempts
ATT- 1 Rick Casares 204
- 2 Jim Brown 202
- 3 Don Bosseler 167
- 4 Alan Ameche 144
- 5 John Johnson 129
- 6 Clarence Peaks 125
- 7 Joe Marconi 104
- 8 Gene Babb 102
- 9 Joe Perry 97
- 10 Tank Younger 96
- 1 Jim Brown 78.5
- 2 Rick Casares 58.3
- 3 Joe Perry 56.8
- 4 Don Bosseler 56.1
- 5 John Johnson 51.8
- 6 Joe Marconi 48.1
- 7 Clarence Peaks 41.3
- 8 Alan Ameche 41.1
- 9 Tank Younger 33.4
- 10 Gene Babb 27.5
Receiving Every NFL receiving board →
The rate boards count qualified players only: 1.875 receptions per team game.
Receiving Yards
YDS- 1 Rick Casares 225
- 2 Joe Marconi 171
- 3 Don Bosseler 152
- 4 Joe Childress 146
- 5 Gene Babb 141
- 5 John Johnson 141
- 7 Alan Ameche 137
- 8 Joe Perry 130
- 9 Fran Rogel 128
- 10 Howie Ferguson 107
Receptions
REC- 1 Rick Casares 25
- 2 Gene Babb 20
- 2 John Johnson 20
- 2 Fran Rogel 20
- 5 Don Bosseler 19
- 6 Jim Brown 16
- 6 Joe Marconi 16
- 8 Alan Ameche 15
- 8 Howie Ferguson 15
- 8 Joe Perry 15
- 1 Alan Ameche 2
- 1 Dick Bielski 2
- 3 Jim Brown 1
- 3 Leo Elter 1
- 3 Howie Ferguson 1
- 3 Joe Marconi 1
Yards from Scrimmage
YScm- 1 Jim Brown 997
- 2 Rick Casares 925
- 3 Don Bosseler 825
- 4 John Johnson 762
- 5 Joe Marconi 652
- 6 Alan Ameche 630
- 7 Clarence Peaks 594
- 8 Joe Perry 584
- 9 Gene Babb 471
- 10 Tank Younger 462