I recall a CC article about Jim Brown having some lost yards on statistical errors, but I don't recall the details. I know he was right around 1,000 a few times.Bob Gill wrote:Who was the first back to rush for 1,000 yards five years in a row?
Yes! From 1960-64, as I recall. Brown missed 1,000 in 1957 and '62, so he had only four in a row in between. (I thought there was a pretty convincing case that he actually should've had something like 1,012 in 1962, but apparently nothing came of that.)TanksAndSpartans wrote:I recall a CC article about Jim Brown having some lost yards on statistical errors, but I don't recall the details. I know he was right around 1,000 a few times.Bob Gill wrote:Who was the first back to rush for 1,000 yards five years in a row?
I'll say Jim Taylor?
Jim Brown came into Week 14 with 861 yards. He played since Week 4 with a bad wrist. You can see the protective pad in photos of him in 1962. In the first half against the 49ers, Brown ran for 108 yards and 2 TDs on a mud-covered field. In the second half, the yards came harder. Brown had gone over a 1000 late in the game, but was thrown for a 5 yard loss on his last carry, giving him 996. The Browns held on to win 13-10, finishing 7-6-1. Paul Brown was fired a few weeks later.Bob Gill wrote:Yes! From 1960-64, as I recall. Brown missed 1,000 in 1957 and '62, so he had only four in a row in between. (I thought there was a pretty convincing case that he actually should've had something like 1,012 in 1962, but apparently nothing came of that.)TanksAndSpartans wrote:I recall a CC article about Jim Brown having some lost yards on statistical errors, but I don't recall the details. I know he was right around 1,000 a few times.Bob Gill wrote:Who was the first back to rush for 1,000 yards five years in a row?
I'll say Jim Taylor?
Daryle Lamonica -1968 AFLCGBryan wrote:Postseason Firsts Trivia -
1st player to throw for 400+ yards in a postseason game =
1st player to throw for 300+ yards in a postseason game =
1st player to rush for 100+ yards in a postseason game =
1st player to receive for 100+ yards in a postseason game =
Correct on all counts!conace21 wrote:Daryle Lamonica -1968 AFLCGBryan wrote:Postseason Firsts Trivia -
1st player to throw for 400+ yards in a postseason game =
1st player to throw for 300+ yards in a postseason game =
1st player to rush for 100+ yards in a postseason game =
1st player to receive for 100+ yards in a postseason game =
Sammy Baugh - 1937 NFLCG
Bill Osmanski - 1940 NFLCG
Wayne Millner - 1937 NFLCG
I just checked the PFRA gamebooks. it was over his last couple of carries that he slipped back under 1k. Lost 3, lost 4, then he gained 1 as time expired.SixtiesFan wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21, 2023 1:52 am There was an article some years ago analyzing Jim Brown's 1962 season game by game that said he had "something like 1012." In 1972 Mercury Morris had (I think) 995 yards after the last game, but the League searched and found 5 extra yards to give Morris 1000, making him and Larry Csonka the first teammates to both go over a thousand. It was good publicity.
Jim Brown, to my knowledge, never made anything of it, never asked for a recount of his 1962 season.
and the oddity to me is that PFRA member Brian Marshall found scoring errors that cost him 20 rushing yards -- so he did have 1,000 yards and he didn't. Both.Sonny9 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2024 10:25 pm
I just checked the PFRA gamebooks. it was over his last couple of carries that he slipped back under 1k. Lost 3, lost 4, then he gained 1 as time expired.
After the -3 he was at 999. the Browns punted and the 49ers, from sacks and penalties turned it over on downs at their own 1 with little time left. First and goal from the 1 and all Brown has to do is score and he gets his 1000. Instead -4 back to 995 then the +1 to 996 and time expired.
