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Nance signed with the Patriots. Though his rookie season was unimpressive, he led the AFL in rushing the next two seasons. He went on to become the only AFL player ever to rush for more than 1,400 yards in a season. At 6-1 and 260 pounds, Nance was a powerful fullback who carried 299 times in 1966, for 11 touchdowns and 1,458 yards.
Byron "Whizzer" White, a future associate justice of the US Supreme Court, won the league rushing title in 1938 and 1940 Gale Sayers led the NFL in rushing in 1966 and 1969 Eric Dickerson led the league in rushing in 1983 and 1984, his first two seasons in the league, and won two more titles in 1986 and 1988 Emmitt Smith was the league's rushing champion four times, including three consecutive ...
Lowe was the AFL leader or runner-up in rushing touchdowns four times. He is also one of only twenty players who were in the AFL for its entire ten-year existence. In 1970, the Pro Football Hall of Fame named Lowe as a running back on the All-Time All-AFL Team. In 1979, the Chargers inducted him into the Chargers Hall of Fame.
AFL draft: 1960 / Round: Undrafted: Career history Dallas Texans ; Oakland Raiders (1961–1967) San Francisco 49ers ; Career highlights and awards AFL champion ; AFL Most Valuable Player (1963) 2× First-team All-AFL (1963, 1966) 2× Second-team All-AFL (1964, 1965) 4× AFL All-Star (1963–1966) AFL rushing yards leader (1963) AFL All-Time Team
The 1966 AFL season was the seventh regular season of the American Football League. The league began its merger process with the National Football League (NFL) in June, which took effect fully in 1970 . The season also saw the debut of the expansion Miami Dolphins, the AFL's ninth team (an odd number), requiring an idle team each week.
The Cleveland Browns have recorded the most rushing titles with eleven; the Dallas Cowboys rank second, with seven rushing titles. The most recent rushing champion is Josh Jacobs of the Las Vegas Raiders, who led the league with 1,656 yards rushing over the 2022 season. Derrick Henry is the most recent player to win back-to-back titles.
3,900. Return touchdowns: 2. Player stats at PFR. Abner Haynes (September 19, 1937 – July 18, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a halfback and return specialist in the American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the North Texas State Eagles and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the 1960 AFL draft.
Rushing leaders in the ten-year history of the American Football League (AFL) 1960–1969. A total of eight men were annual AFL rushing leaders. A total of eight men were annual AFL rushing leaders. Cookie Gilchrist and Jim Nance each led the league in two seasons.