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Best NFL Running Backs of the 1980s

Created by Derek Roberts Staff · May 2024 · Updated Mar 2025

Best NFL Running Backs of the 1980s: 31 items ranked by popular vote. Browse more in Football.

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Walter Payton

Walter Payton

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Barry Sanders

Barry Sanders

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Eric Dickerson

Eric Dickerson

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Earl Campbell

Earl Campbell

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Bo Jackson

Bo Jackson

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Marcus Allen

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Tony Dorsett

Tony Dorsett

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Herschel Walker

Herschel Walker

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Roger Craig

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Christian Okoye

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John Riggins

John Riggins

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George Rogers

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William Andrews

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Pete Johnson

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Curtis Dickey

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Stump Mitchell

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Kevin Mack

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James Brooks

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Greg Bell

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Dalton Hilliard

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John Stephens

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Bobby Humphrey

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Ottis Anderson

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James Wilder

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Joe Morris

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Gerald Riggs

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Rueben Mayes

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Charles White

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Thurman Thomas

Thurman Thomas

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Joe Cribbs

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Curt Warner

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