List of retired professional American football runningbacks
This is a list of individuals who formerly played professional American football in the NFL, AFL, AAFC and other major leagues. See also one of the other lists of American football players for more names.
A *Curtis Adams *Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar *James Allen *Terry Allen *Kimble Anders *Jamal Anderson
J *Earnest Jackson *Garry James *Travis Jervey *Anthony Johnson *J.J. Johnson *Johnny Johnson *Randy Jordan
K *Napoleon Kaufman *Terry Kirby
L *Dorsey Levens *Jonathan Linton *Derek Loville
M *Leeland McElroy *Natrone Means *Glyn Milburn *Brian Mitchell *Joe Montgomery *Derrick Moore *Larry Moriarty *Adrian Murrell
N *Damien Nash
O *Ken Oxendine
P *Bernie Parmalee *Walter Payton *Roosevelt Potts
Q R *Errict Rhett *Greg Robinson S *George Saimes *Rashaan Salaam *Barry Sanders *Gale Sayers *John Settle *Steve Sewell *Roy Shivers *Vai Sikahema *O.J. Simpson *Billy Sims *Frank Sinkwich *Antowain Smith *Barty Smith *Bruce Smith *Emmitt Smith *Lamar Smith *Onterrio Smith *Robert Smith *Timmy Smith *Matt Snell *Gus Sonnenberg *Tim Spencer *Josef Spudich *Duce Staley *James Stewart *Snuffy Stirnweiss *Troy Stradford *Mack Strong *Matt Suhey
T *George Taliaferro *Lars Tate *Mosi Tatupu *Jim Taylor *Blair Thomas *Gene Thomas *Rodney Thomas *Thurman Thomas *Jim Thorpe *Charlie Tolar *Wallace Triplett *Charley Trippi
U V *Steve Van Buren *Mark van Eeghen *Tommy Vardell *Billy Vessels
W *Doak Walker *Herschel Walker *Curt Warner *Chris Warren *Joe Washington *Kenny Washington *Vic Washington *Joe Watt *Ricky Watters *Charles Way * *Jonathan Wells *Chet Wetterlund *Tyrone Wheatley *Byron White *Charles White *Jamel White *Lorenzo White *Michael Wiley *Ken Willard *Gerald Willhite *John L. Williams *Moe Williams *Sherman Williams *Warren Williams *Jerrel Wilson *Stanley Wilson Sr. *Wayne Wilson *Sammy Winder *Ickey Woods *Barry Word *Tim Worley