1953 NFL Running Back Leaders
Every 1953 board running backs are read on, one page, top ten in each.
Joe Perry led all running backs in rushing yards in 1953, with 1,018. Joe Perry also led in rushing touchdowns (10), rushing yards per game (84.8), receiving touchdowns (3) and yards from scrimmage (1,209). Eddie Price led in receptions (26), yards per reception (8.96) and receiving yards per game (19.4).
Rushing Every NFL rushing board →
The rate boards count qualified players only: 6.25 carries per team game.
Rushing Yards
YDS- 1 Joe Perry 1,018
- 2 Dan Towler 879
- 3 Fran Rogel 527
- 4 John Huzvar 515
- 5 Johnny Olszewski 386
- 6 Tank Younger 350
- 7 Chick Jagade 344
- 8 Fred Morrison 307
- 9 Leon Heath 266
- 10 Paul Barry 218
- 1 Joe Perry 10
- 2 Tank Younger 8
- 3 Dan Towler 7
- 4 John Huzvar 4
- 4 Chick Jagade 4
- 4 Johnny Olszewski 4
- 4 Leon Heath 4
- 8 Fred Morrison 2
- 8 Eddie Price 2
- 8 Fran Rogel 2
Yards per Carry
Y/A- 1 Dan Towler 5.78
- 2 Joe Perry 5.30
- 3 John Huzvar 4.33
- 4 Tank Younger 4.17
- 5 Chick Jagade 4.00
- 6 Fran Rogel 3.85
- 7 Johnny Olszewski 3.64
- 8 Leon Heath 3.50
- 9 Fred Morrison 3.23
- 10 Eddie Price 2.04
Rushing Attempts
ATT- 1 Joe Perry 192
- 2 Dan Towler 152
- 3 Fran Rogel 137
- 4 John Huzvar 119
- 5 Johnny Olszewski 106
- 6 Eddie Price 101
- 7 Fred Morrison 95
- 8 Chick Jagade 86
- 9 Tank Younger 84
- 10 Leon Heath 76
- 1 Joe Perry 84.8
- 2 Dan Towler 73.3
- 3 Fran Rogel 43.9
- 4 John Huzvar 42.9
- 5 Johnny Olszewski 32.2
- 6 Leon Heath 29.6
- 7 Tank Younger 29.2
- 8 Chick Jagade 28.7
- 9 Fred Morrison 25.6
- 10 Eddie Price 17.2
Receiving Every NFL receiving board →
The rate boards count qualified players only: 1.875 receptions per team game.
Receiving Yards
YDS- 1 Tank Younger 259
- 2 Eddie Price 233
- 3 Fred Morrison 214
- 4 Johnny Olszewski 210
- 5 Chick Jagade 193
- 6 Joe Perry 191
- 7 Ollie Cline 126
- 8 Dan Towler 125
- 9 Fran Rogel 95
- 10 Howie Ferguson 86
Receptions
REC- 1 Eddie Price 26
- 2 Johnny Olszewski 21
- 3 Chick Jagade 20
- 3 Tank Younger 20
- 5 Joe Perry 19
- 5 Fran Rogel 19
- 7 Fred Morrison 16
- 8 Howie Ferguson 15
- 9 Dan Towler 11
- 10 Ollie Cline 10
- 1 Joe Perry 3
- 2 Ollie Cline 1
- 2 John Huzvar 1
- 2 Johnny Olszewski 1
- 2 Eddie Price 1
- 2 Dan Towler 1
- 2 Tank Younger 1
Yards from Scrimmage
YScm- 1 Joe Perry 1,209
- 2 Dan Towler 1,004
- 3 Fran Rogel 622
- 4 Tank Younger 609
- 5 Johnny Olszewski 596
- 6 John Huzvar 570
- 7 Chick Jagade 537
- 8 Fred Morrison 521
- 9 Eddie Price 439
- 10 Leon Heath 311