February 2, 2010

List of the Day: 1000-Yard Rushers, Other Leagues


AAFC
(All-America Football Conference, 1946-49)

Spec Sanders (pictured below)
New York Yankees, 1947
(231 att., 1432 yds., 6.2 avg., 18 TD)



WFL
(World Football League, 1974-75)


Anthony Davis
Southern California Sun, 1975
(239 att., 1200 yds., 5.0 avg., 16 TD)

Rufus Ferguson (pictured above)
Portland Storm, 1974
(260 att., 1086 yds., 4.2 avg., 6 TD)

J.J. Jennings
Memphis Southmen, 1974
(322 att., 1524 yds., 4.7 avg., 11 TD)

Kermit Johnson
Southern California Sun, 1974
(249 att., 1008 yds., 4.0 avg., 6 TD)

John Land (pictured below)
Philadelphia Bell, 1974
(243 att., 1136 yds., 4.7 avg., 8 TD)


Jim Nance
Houston Texans/Shreveport Steamer, 1974
(300 att., 1240 yds., 4.1 avg., 8 TD)

Tommy Reamon (pictured below)
Florida Blazers, 1974
(386 att., 1576 yds., 4.1 avg., 11 TD)



USFL
(United States Football League, 1983-85)


Gary Anderson (pictured above)
Tampa Bay Bandits, 1984-85
(1984-268 att., 1008 yds., 3.8 avg., 19 TD)
(1985-276 att., 1207 yds., 4.4 avg., 16 TD)

Albert Bentley
Oakland Invaders, 1985
(191 att., 1020 yds., 5.3 avg., 4 TD)

Curtis Bledsoe
Washington Federals, 1984
(246 att., 1080 yds., 4.4 avg., 7 TD)

Greg Boone
Tampa Bay Bandits, 1984
(193 att., 1009 yds., 5.2 avg., 8 TD)

Reggie Brown
Arizona Outlaws, 1985
(229 att., 1031 yds., 4.5 avg., 12 TD)

Kelvin Bryant (pictured below)
Philadelphia Stars, 1983-84
(1983-318 att., 1442 yds., 4.5 avg., 16 TD)
(1984-297 att., 1406 yds., 4.7 avg., 13 TD)
Baltimore Stars, 1985
(1985-238 att., 1207 yds., 5.1 avg., 12 TD)


Maurice Carthon
New Jersey Generals, 1984
(238 att., 1042 yds., 4.4 avg., 11 TD)

Joe Cribbs (pictured at bottom)
Birmingham Stallions, 1984-85
(1984-297 att., 1467 yds., 4.9 avg., 8 TD)
(1985-267 att., 1047 yds., 3.9 avg., 7 TD)

Todd Fowler
Houston Gamblers, 1984
(170 att., 1003 yds., 5.9 avg., 11 TD)

Bill Johnson
Denver Gold, 1985
(212 att., 1261 yds., 5.9 avg., 15 TD)

Buford Jordan (pictured below)
New Orleans Breakers, 1984
(214 att., 1276 yds., 6.0 avg., 8 TD)


Ken Lacy
Michigan Panthers, 1983
(232 att., 1180 yds., 5.1 avg., 6 TD)

Kevin Long
Chicago Blitz, 1983
(262 att., 1022 yds., 3.9 avg., 12 TD)
Arizona Wranglers, 1984
(225 att., 1010 yds., 4.5 avg., 15 TD)

Mike Rozier (pictured below #30)
Jacksonville Bulls, 1985
(320 att., 1361 yds., 4.3 avg., 12 TD)



Tim Spencer (pictured above #46)
Chicago Blitz, 1983
(300 att., 1157 yds., 3.9 avg., 6 TD)
Arizona Wranglers, 1984
(227 att., 1212 yds., 5.3 avg., 17 TD)

Herschel Walker (pictured at top)
New Jersey Generals, 1983-84-85
(1983-412 att., 1812 yds., 4.4 avg., 17 TD)
(1984-293 att., 1339 yds., 4.6 avg., 16 TD)
(1985-438 att., 2411 yds., 5.5 avg., 21 TD)

Arthur Whittington
Oakland Invaders, 1983
(282 att., 1157 yds., 3.7 avg., 6 TD)