Which American college and professional football player who held the franchise record in rushing before Barry Sanders passed him in 1992?
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1992 Detroit Lions season The 1992 Detroit Lions season was the 63rd season in franchise history. After going 12–4 the previous season, the Lions had a disappointing season, finishing with five wins and eleven losses despite another Pro Bowl season from Barry Sanders, who passed Billy Sims for the franchise record in rushing on November 22nd. The Lions were expected to once again challenge for the NFC title.
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Billy Sims Billy Ray Sims (born September 18, 1955) is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons during the 1980s. Sims played college football for the University of Oklahoma, where he was a two-time consensus All-American, and won the Heisman Trophy in 1978. He was the first overall pick in the 1980 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the NFL's Detroit Lions. Sims was the last Oklahoma player taken Number 1 overall in the NFL Draft until quarterback Sam Bradford was taken first in the 2010 NFL Draft. He was given the nickname "Kung Fu Billy Sims" by ESPN's Chris Berman, after a game where the Detroit Lions played the Houston Oilers. In the NFL Films highlight, rather than be tackled during a rushing attempt, Sims ran at, jumped, and, while fully airborne, kicked Oilers Cornerback Steve Brown in the head.
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Jock Sanders Jock Sanders (born June 14, 1988) is an American professional gridiron football slotback and running back who is a free agent. He has played for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2011 before joining the BC Lions practice squad. He played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. He signed a contract extension with the Calgary Stampeders on February 4, 2015, and was released on June 14, 2015. He played college football at West Virginia.
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Thurman Thomas Thurman Lee Thomas (born May 16, 1966) is a former American football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins. Thomas was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007 and into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008.
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Mike Sebastian Michael John "Lefty" Sebastian (June 7, 1910 – June 28, 1989) was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Pirates, (later renamed the Steelers) and the Cleveland Rams. Nicknamed the Rose of Sharon, he also played for the Rams while they were still members of the second American Football League as well as the AFL's Rochester Tigers. Prior to his professional career, Mike played college football at the University of Pittsburgh. At Pitt, he played under coach Jock Sutherland, who had declared Mike the best passer whom he had seen in "many days."
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1972 Chicago Bears season The 1972 Chicago Bears season was their 53rd regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 4–9–1 record, another below .500 showing, in head coach Abe Gibron's first season. But they had good success on the QB Rushing. QB Bobby Douglass ran on 143 carries for 972 yards and 8 Touchdowns. This would be later broken by Atlanta Falcons QB Michael Vick who became the first and only Quarterback to run over 1,000 yards in the NFL. Only three other QBs ran for over 1,000 yards in one season, but they were all in the CFL.
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Dave Williams (running back) David Ray Williams (born March 10, 1954) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Bears. He also played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at the University of Colorado.
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Michael Vick Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is a former American football quarterback who played 13 seasons in the National Football League, primarily with the Atlanta Falcons and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Virginia Tech and was selected by the Falcons as the first overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft. During his six years with the Falcons, Vick was regarded as having transformed the quarterback position with his rushing abilities and was named to three Pro Bowls. He holds the record for the most career rushing yards by a quarterback (6,109) and the most rushing yards by a quarterback in a season (1,039).
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Cullen Bryant William Cullen Bryant (May 20, 1951 – October 13, 2009) was a professional American football player who spent thirteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL) as a running back and return specialist for the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks. He played college football at Colorado.
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Jeff Wilkins Jeffrey Allen Wilkins (born April 19, 1972), nicknamed "Money", is a former American football placekicker for the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Youngstown State University. Wilkins is currently tied for second place all time in most consecutive PATs without a miss at 371.
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Joe Mickles Joseph Nathan Mickles (born December 25, 1965 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a former American football running back. He played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins in 1989 NFL season and the San Diego Chargers in the 1990 season. He played college football at the University of Mississippi from 1985 to 1988 and scored a touchdown in the team's 20-17 win over Texas Tech in the 1986 Independence Bowl. He was drafted in the twelfth round of the 1989 NFL Draft.
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Al Barry Allan Barry (born December 24, 1930) is a former American football offensive guard in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants. He also played in the American Football League for the Los Angeles Chargers. He played college football at the University of Southern California.
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Tony Reed Tony Reed (born March 30, 1955) was an American college and professional football player. A star at Colorado, he played five professional seasons as a running back from 1977-1981. When he was in Kansas City he wore number 32. Rushing the ball his stats were 2,340 total rushing yards, 8 rushing Touchdowns. Receiving Statistics are 1,699 receiving yards and two TDs. He played 71 Games. Prior to transferring to Colorado, Reed played at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, California after moving from Japan. around the time his father had been stationed in the military. His addition to what was, at that time, a small town junior college football team caused a remarkable stir in the support of the program from the community.
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Dennis Mosley Dennis Earl Mosley (born March 19, 1957) is a former American football running back. He attended the University of Iowa where he became the leading rusher in the Big Ten Conference in 1979. He also set Iowa records for single-season and career rushing yardage.
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Greg Lewis (running back) Gregory Alan Lewis (born August 10, 1969) is an American former college and professional football player who was a running back for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) for two seasons in the 1990s. Lewis received All-American honors and the Pacific-10 Conference offensive player of the year award in 1990 at the University of Washington. He was the inaugural winner of the Doak Walker Award given to college football's most outstanding running back.
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Rudy Mobley Rudolph Hamilton "Rudy" Mobley (December 8, 1921 - September 7, 2003), also known as "Little Doc", was an American football player. He played college football for Hardin–Simmons University. He twice led the NCAA major colleges in rushing yardage with 1,281 rushing yards in 1942 and 1,262 yards in 1946. His total of 1,281 rushing yards in 1942 set a modern collegiate rushing record. His football career was interrupted by military service during World War II; Mobley served from May 1943 to February 1946. With Mobley as the leading ground-gainer and Warren B. Woodson as head coach, Hardin-Simmons compiled a perfect 11-0 record in 1946. Mobley was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) in the 11th round of the 1945 NFL draft, and played one season for the Baltimore Colts in 1947.
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Norm Standlee Norman S. "Norm" Standlee (July 19, 1919 in Downey, California – January 5, 1981 in Mountain View, California) was an American football running back for the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL. He was drafted out of Stanford University by the Chicago Bears in 1941. He paid immediate dividends by finishing fourth in the league in rushing with a total of 414 yards and second in average per carry with 5.1. He helped the Chicago Bears to the league championship title over the New York Giants that year before serving in the armed forces in World War II.
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Ted Kress Edward S. "Ted" Kress (March 26, 1931 – February 15, 2003) was an American football player and businessman. He was the starting left halfback for the University of Michigan in 1952 and 1953 and set a Big Ten Conference single-game rushing record with 218 yards in October 1952. He later founded the Kress Corporation, a manufacturer of heavy industrial hauling vehicles, in Brimfield, Illinois.
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Jamie Morris James Walter Morris (born June 6, 1965) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and a record-setting running back in college for the University of Michigan Wolverines. While attending Michigan, he broke the school's all-time records for rushing yards in a season and in a career and for all-purpose yards in a career. His career rushing total was once third in Big Ten Conference history. He continues to hold the career receptions record for Michigan running backs. He also still holds the all-time NFL record for most rushing attempts in a game with 45.
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Roland Sales Roland Sales (born 1958) is a former running back for the University of Arkansas and a former professional football player. His career is significant because in the 1978 Orange Bowl, Sales set an Orange Bowl rushing record of 205 yards that stood until 1998 when Ahman Green broke it by rushing for 206 yards. Sales and Razorbacks teammate Reggie Freeman were named 1978 Orange Bowl MVPs.
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Bosh Pritchard Abisha Collins "Bosh" Pritchard (September 10, 1919 – November 8, 1996) was an American football halfback in the National Football League who played for ten seasons for the Cleveland Rams, the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants. He appeared in 60 NFL games, scored 25 touchdowns, and compiled 1,730 rushing yards, 1,168 receiving yards, 1,072 punt return yards, and 938 kickoff return yards. He led the NFL in 1949 with an average of 6.0 yards per rushing carry and in 1946 with an average of 11.3 yards per touch. He also led the NFL in 1948 with five fumble recoveries. He attended Georgia Tech and the Virginia Military Institute.
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Barry Bennett Barry Martin Bennett (December 10, 1955) is a former American football defensive lineman who played eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints (jersey #63), New York Jets (jersey #78) and the Minnesota Vikings. He attended and played football at Concordia College, where he was coached by Jim Christopherson.