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Barry Sanders could be on here 20 times honestly.
abdikadir hashi at least
abdikadir hashi legend has it that Bo Jackson is still running in the tunnel to this day @ 23:35
Yeah B Sanders was the man. And I'm a COWBOY fan
Yep. He is the greatest!
SURELY YOU JEST!! It is quite clear you are a prejudiced sour grapes freaking Detroit Lion freak! MY FREAKING WORD 20 times you say? You ARE Joking right? What your family could not afford cable to see other games? SO dedicated to watching the Detroit Lions play so you could see your little Barry Sanders tiptoe and jerk and shake and spin his way into the arms some of the NFL's best secondary or linebackers?? Miss me with that NONSENSE. Wait Are you sure you are being Honestly?
Bo Jackson’s hip injury really robbed us of what would have been an historic career
Without a doubt
he was literally too athletic for his own good. he messed it up on a play where he had the ball and the defender had his leg but he pulled away trying to escape the tackle.
I totally agree. He was a freak of nature with speed, power, agility. That game against Cincinnati was just so freakish with that hip injury. It’s a shame we didn’t have 10 more years of that kind of generational talent
Think of all the home runs he lost the opportunity to hit!
He never ran for 1,000 yards in a season. He did have a career average of 5.4 ypc, which is obviously great. Why didn't he get more carries? He was quite good in baseball too, he had a 32 HR, 105 RBI, 26 stolen base season. Also Bo is the best player in any Tecmo football game by far.
So many good runs, but surprised not to see a single Eric Dickerson run there. Guy was absolutely incredible.
There was one, but he deserved more. I thought the same thing about Tony Dorsett. He had 2 on there.
Hear! Hear! Dickerson was incredible! Can’t believe he wasn’t part of the list… that’s bad…. Also didn’t see any Franco Harris (?), Chuck Foreman, Lawrence McCutcheon, etc….
Agreed.
Yep, he was a gazelle.
Adrien Peterson?
Barry was the most fun to watch. Beautiful movement, vision, balance and strength. Perfection.
Wow, vision, balance and strength what a good way to describe him.
@@samuraichilton Above all a Class Act
The greastest thing about him is when he juked or spun off someone he never lost his stride nor speed it was absolutely butter
I remember as a kid, Thanksgiving Day was a day to see Barry Sanders nationally televise why he was so amazing.
true i love barry sanders
That brings back a lot of memories of going to visit my sister with all the family around and watching the Detroit Lions. Man that was some fun times.
Absolutely true which is why in the madden games in the late 90s no one questioned him as being the only 100 overall in the game.
Barry was a special special person AND a great running back
Especially when he embarrassed the cowboys defense.
Walter Payton was just an inhuman combination of speed, agility, power and pure heart. He was a great man off the field as well. There will never be another like Sweetness.
Payton was consistently the best I’ve seen, especially given the length of his career. Barry Sanders would be next, but quit too early. I would like to have seen Wilbert Montgomery at least be in this list, and was afraid they were going to leave Marcus Allen out until near the end. They put in a few quarterback runs and “consequential” runs that could have been left out. And perhaps they should have included the game with OJ running in the snow for a record, even if he turned out to be a double-murderer who just didn’t get convicted for it. Still this was a fun one to watch and I was glad they got Dorsett’s 99.5 yard run in there. I saw that one as it happened on TV.
@@HQBergeron I definitely think Payton was the better running back between him and Sanders, no disrespect to Sanders. But Payton's longevity and hardly missing a single game throughout his career despite the beating he took day in and day out definitely makes him the better RB in my opinion. Not to mention he was a crazy good blocking back, something rarely mentioned. And had 1600 extra receiving yards than Sanders.
Much like Emmitt and Gore he was just a case of longevity
His playoff numbers were average though, especially compared to Emmitt and TD!
Payton is the only back I've watched in my years, that looked for contact. Sure he ran out when the angle went away. But a cb was aware that that 5 yard run could come with the cb on his back from a stiff arm.
I don't know that I love watching anyone as much as Barry Sanders. Dude just had a pure runner's stride that was beautiful to watch. I think Bo Jackson is the best athlete to ever play the game. And watching Derrick Henry do what he does live is like football manna. Good stuff. I enjoyed every second of this.
Bo Jackson minus steroids equals eh!!!!!
other dudes were juicing then too and he still smoked them. Dude was faster than everyone. Barry was quicker than everyone but almost never the fastest guy on the field.
Barry was on the list 7 times, and in the top 3,fairly accurate.
Nah should been there 20 times
My wish list after seeing this: 1) Walter Payton would've lived a very long life, 2) Marshawn Lynch will make the hall of fame, 3) Bo Jackson would've never gotten injured, 4) I could've seen Jim Brown and OJ Simpson play, 5) Earl Campbell's body would've lasted longer and be healthy today, and finally 6) Eric Dickerson would've made the list.
Word. No Dickerson. What about Sanders staying on/getting traded and getting a ring.
Dickerson was once the NFL record holder over 2000 yds and he's not on this list. most of it was Lynch. someone has a hard on for lynch
They are all great but in my opinion Barry Sanders is the 🐐. Mr. Human highlight reel., And never had a good offensive line.
Ty Walter Payton was my mums baby brother..he passed away in her arms..i miss my uncle..ty again
We must be close in age, these would all be on my list as well. I also wish Billy Sims could have been more durable. I remember his rookie year. He had the talent to be one of the true greats.
27:29 Legend has it #75 is still looking for Barry Sanders.
tooo funny
Yo I almost spit out my coffee when I saw that. He was just standing there and then all of a sudden "oh, he's still running?!"
And Ken Norton Jr. is still tripping over himself going the wrong way trying to catch Barry Sanders. Which goes to show that you can't beat what you can't catch.
@@karlharris7374 Norton went down with his back to the play. Hard to get juked more completely than that.
Bob Sacamano Went in for a hernia operation & now you’re looking out a window going “MY NAME IS BOB”
I can't believe there wasn't one clip of Eric Dickerson. He had some beautiful runs....
How they left Eric off the list? Crazy
So many great ones. I was hoping to see Terry Metcalf’s run against the Eagles which I consider one of the greatest ever.
Yeah
Same with Terrell Davis, but it's even weirder that Eric wasn't here cus Davis has a short career, Terrell played for a while
Dickerson said it himself...he always ran away from people, always ran along sidelines & step out when close to being tackled...look it up.
marshawn lynch was on at least three of the top 100. Thanks for the memories Beast Mode!
and the seahawks still threw it on the 1 yard line lol
He was in it four times, 80 (with the Bills), 76, 8, 1
@@stephenpedersen5730him having 2 in the top 10 speaks for itself
“Get off me he says to Tracy porter” greatest commentary line ever😂
Both wrong. This little gem by John Madden is clearly the greatest: “Usually the team that scores the most points wins the game.”
Mike Mayock is a great commentator. It was a huge loss to fans when they stopped using him for NFL games :(
EH LITTLE BOY *LITTLE BOY*
I read this comment right as he was saying it
@@george474747 Yeah, Mayock and that team were not in the commentary booth long enough. We were robbed of pure greatness.
I don't care what run is in what order, I love seeing all these great runs again.
Deadass!
Don't sleep on how good Marshall Faulk was. I lived in San Diego when he was at SDSU, running past everyone in the WAC on a weekly basis. He did the same thing in the NFL. He was just as much a reason the Greatest Show on Turf Rams did what they did as anyone.
agreed
Fred Taylor was that dude. He was BEYOND underrated; he was just outshined because he played during the reign of Ladainian Tomlinson.. Also, literally the entire list could be made up of Barry Sanders runs. He’s the greatest running back to ever take a hand off without debate. Most consecutive 100 yard games, most consecutive 1,500+ yard seasons. 2,000+ yards his MVP year in ‘97, and 5 yards a carry his entire CAREER and did it behind the worst O-line in the NFL. He’s the undisputed goat. With ease. Oh, and that was absolutely NOT the number 1 run ever get outta here. Barry had 3 that should’ve been above that one.
Only 5 runs by Barry on this list guess they had to be fair.
Ryan Nurmi fax he has some great ones but they probably wanted to show more different guys
They, literally, could've had 100 runs just from Barry
@Harry Engel I always felt his run in Chicago was the most impressive
ya... but the bettis run in snow vs bears is .... must be a steel fan
Marcus Allen over Barry.....NAH!!!!
I absolutely love seeing receivers and linemen still blocking 30, 40 and 50 yards downfield.
Nothings better than TO sprinting to get that last block to guarantee the tuddyyy
@@fki1996 honestly besides the best stiff arm of all time by Hearst about the 20 yard line, the TO sprinting downfield brings a tear to my eye, that dude had some things going on but his ability on the football field was second only to Rice, blocking included...he was trucking linebackers on many runs.
How about Jacksonville's qb Gerrard making a block 80 yards down the field on that maurice jones-drew run
i like seeing quarterbacks doing that! thats why i love me some matt hasselbeck. and russ did it too lots in his younger days.
I totally agree . One stood out to me though . Being a product of Run to Daylight , I saw the Packers great #31 , Jim Taylor , break a sweep and some 40 to 50 yards downfield have #76 Bob Skoronski ?? Get ahead of Taylor and keep the DB from trying to stop Taylor . Certainly some very , very wonderful RBs with " moves " that are almost unbelievable .And the " Power " RBs . !! AlStott , Campbell , Csonka , Jim Brown ( he was amazing ) I really don't mean to overlook any one in those clips , whatsoever The one clip that I really got a chuckle out of was Kenny Stabler s 30 plus yd run for a TD !! This clip is fabulous . For us Old Timers , seeing runs from the 50s , 60s , 70s , etc brings back a whole lot of memories !!! . For the younger viewers ,they probably wonder why the clips showing a quarterback sneak , or 3 yard run by a Colts RB (Ameche ? ) are on this clip . I'm fairly certain that RBs , Hugh McElhaney, W. Galinore ( the Wisp ) The predecessor , to great Chicago Bears RBs Gayle Sayers , and " Sweetness " . This clip is terrific . It touches just about everything From the historic TD in OT , Ice Bowl QB sneak to The TD that marked the greatest comeback in SB history !!! Some obscure " Old Timers " players . I hope younger fans , players , coaches will watch this wonderfully researched film .Not only from the terrific runs by the RBs but the complete efforts of the rest of the O getting downfield to block . Not to overlook the seemingly " ho Hum ' running plays that shaped the history of the NFL . I can't even imagine how much work , study and time this piece took to create . But , I really , really think it's terrific . Thank You !!
So amazed by all these runs, wish for more Earl Campbell.
Barry at 14:00. I watched that one live. Still the most amazing run I've ever witnessed. Especially love how Rodney Peete signals TD as soon as Barry breaks in the opposite direction. Peete knew what he had.
You guys did a good job with this. People are still gonna find a way to complain about it, but you can't please everyone.
Thank you! Appreciate it! You understand haha
Stop crying
@I Am The One Who Knocks stop crying bitch
@@NFLVault no because if you say 100 greatest runs you better show all the bestest runs
I agree at number 52 a QB sneak is not a top 💯 run. There was nothing spectacular about it.
I think my favorite moment out of all of those is at 14:01. QB Rodney Peete sees Sanders reverse course, then celebrates the TD he knows is coming, even though Barry's still at the 25. Love that.
Peete was more of a fan then a teammate to sanders. Peete would say to coach fontes all the time, don't worry, we got Barry (that's true) When Peete was handing the ball to Barry. He was saying, "Will you sign this?" Peete had a hard time controlling himself around Barry as a rookie, from what I remember.
Yep so cool. THen they show the 5-11 record for the year and you realize Barry Sanders wasnt the impact player we thought he was
oops just duplicated your comment today! deleting it now.
I paused the vid to give this very comment. Nice to see someone (many someones), seeing the same thing. Gawd, I love football!
@@xkmmx2132 Then by that standard Gayle Sayers, Bo Jackson, Eric Dickerson, Terry Metcalf, et. al. were not impact players since their teams were not championship caliber. There, I fixed it for you.
There’s no one like Barry. Payton and Bo are tremendous and will always be known as the greats, but there is no one like Barry.
while a great runner, there's no comparison of Sanders to Gale Sayers.....greatest open field runner in football history
Derrick Henry.
@@shared-value Gale's career was cut short due to injuries, unfortunately. Not enough kids know about him. Really, it's just like Bo, a what could have been but the legend of Bo and his mystic lives on
@@ronaldharrison819 Henry is, absolutely, amazing. Barry, Gale, Walter or Bo he is not
Barry Sanders ran for 5 negative runs for every 1 he busted open.
One particular run that should have been included was from a 1979 Houston/Oakland game in which Earl Campbell is running towards the goal line, takes an absolutely vicious hit from Jack Tatum that staggers him backward, then regains his balance just enough to stagger forward and over the goal line for the touchdown. Incredible!
Never seen it, but would love to.
You look at this and see all the marshawn lynch runs and say to yourself “Why didn’t the Seahawks run the ball”
😂😂😂
Because they knew they'd have to pay him more if he was the SB MVP and that's why they didn't want to let him score his 3rd TD. For the fans it has to be about the biggest betray by a braintrust that makes next years personnel moves during the SB. For me who was sore from the beating the last time it was a great thing to see happen.
Paul Michel you really think that was it?😭 I think they would’ve rather taken a super bowl than paying som1 more
@@paulmicheldenverco1 Idiot conspiracy theory bullshit. The Hawks had a balanced offence that relied on Wilson's arm as much as Lynch's legs. They didn't give him the ball more because they didn't think it would win games. Sometimes things are actually what they seem.
Low blow bro
RIP Steve McNair I miss watching you play football
Watching the snap as the qb hands off to the back and the whole team blocks. Its a beautiful thing.
Barry Sanders should have many more on this list he by far is the greatest running back of all time. 🐐
Yeah, but at least they snuck a Billy Sims play in there, which is good if you're a Lions fan.
Not taking anything away from the best backs but Barry Sanders was GOAT!!!
Barry had something like 5 in there. I think he might have the most of anybody.
Barry Sanders was truly one of the greats, but to claim he was "by far the greatest running back of all time", is a real stretch. Barry had 3,062 carries for 15,269 yards, with an average of 5 yards per carry. His longest run was 85 yards. He had 352 catches for 2,921 yards and scored 109 touchdowns.' Walter Payton rushed for 16,726 yards, (1,457 more than Sanders), which broke the record for most rushing yards by any NFL player in history. He caught 492 passes (140 more than Barry) for 4,538 yards and 125 touchdowns (26 more than Barry). The ONLY place that Barry Sanders stats are better than Walter Payton is the yards per carry average, where Barry had 5 and Walter averaged 4.4.
@@buckbuchanan4902 Walter Payton was an amazing back who played on a championship team with a great offensive line and Walter played 3 more seasons than Barry. Barry played on a shit team with a crappy offensive line but still put up the numbers,picture Barry behind Walters or Emmits offensive line Barry would hold most records. So it’s not a stretch my friend Barry set records on a mediocre team.
Hearing John Madden brings back memories of the greatest games I have watched. It's not measurable what he brought to televised sports. Who ever would have thought an announcer could bring so much to a game. RIP John.
Anyone who remembers Howard Cosell would have known how much an announcer can bring to a game!
Same with Vin Scully!
Barry Sanders had an almost supernatural sense of balance and sometimes he was nearly parallel to the turf.
That’s cuz it was unnatural you don’t see the rope tied around his waist? Lol
he had the perfect build , super stocky, short, and legs as thick as tree trunks. the GOAT
Still the best RB I’ve ever seen n I’m 52 yo.
Barry had more moves than a box of Ex-Lax
He was food at karate too, apparently. 😆
Absolute disrespect to not have my boy Terrell Davis on here at least once. He was one of 8 RBs to have a 2,000 yard season, and scored the most TDs out of all 2,000 yard rushers for their respective seasons. He churned up the field and found the endzone often in 1998.
The RBs who are able to run through faces and shrug people off will always be my favorites to watch. Beast mode🔛🔝
Man, Earl Campbell was a BEAST!!!
Had to wait all the way to #10 to see "the run."
Earl Campbell had so many better runs than what they showed, he used to regularly catch defensive backs on his shoulder and throw them out of bounds while still running down the sideline. I've only seen 1 highlight of that, but he did that a lot.
He worked for that shit. His shirt was a RAG at the end of that run.
Earl Campbell was the most powerful running back I ever saw play the game. And it's not even close. I'm a Seahawks fan, and I am a huge fan of Marshawn Lynch. And as great as Beastmode was, he still doesn't hold a candle to Campbell.
@@nikolatesla5553 As a life long Oiler fan, it's hard to argue with you. But I'll put Campbell at #2 most powerful all time. #1 was Jim Brown.
27:28 #75 still doesn’t know where Barry went.
That's my favorite part of that run. That one is still #1 in my book.
That run embarrasses Tony Casillas to this day.
Hilarious!
That juke on the linebacker or safety 😱😱😱😱😱
😂😂😂
Not trying to take away anything from Tony Dorsett's greatness, but seeing his and Henry's 99 yard runs back-to-back put into perspective how impressive Henry's was. Tony was understandably gassed by the end but Henry took on 3 players and looked like he could keep going 🤯
Honestly, the best run is when Barry Sanders gets into a pile of 8 opposing players and just comes out 3 seconds later and scored a touchdown
The camera angle doesn’t let us see how Barry survived that, he’s just still on his feet when everyone else goes down. My favorite Madden quote from that play “Barry keeps his feet moving, that’s how Barry runs.” Something like that
When Bo Jackson was number 100 I knew this was gonna be good
Waaaay high you know that. At least 70 or 80.
But then you saw a qb sneak and the pitch from brady to white and realized how fucking horrible this list was
I never saw much of Bo Jackson. When we lost the Colts, didn't watch much football until the Raven's playoff run to their first Superbowl. Co-workers were raving about Jackson back then. From all the film I've seen of him, he was everything they said.
when bo was 100 i knew it was gunna be bad
A good list having a couple of Herschel Walker knockout runs would have made it a great list
I just always admired Walter Payton. He played so many years on bad teams and never asked to be traded. stayed around long enough for the Bears to finally get good.
The way Barry saw the field was unparalleled. That man saw every single inch and there are almost 7,800,000 of them! The man had eyes in the back of this head!
Good thing were not a metric country, right?
Bo Jackson run was the purest combination of speed and power. #100 is top 5 in my book. He can’t help it no one could touch him.
Only a fool would disagree. Ive got Barry, Bo, Peterson, Emmitt Smith, Jim Brown and Trent Dilfer as the top six of all time.
Marion Barber’s 2 yard run is the greatest 2 yard run I’ve ever seen.
I agree
breaks 10 tackles
Marion Barber was a monster
It looks like the video has been taken down but there was 5-6 minute video and every play was just Barry Sanders having amazing backward runs. He also has the most total negative yards ever with over 1000+ over his 10 year career. It might be included in one of the longer football docs.
Mike Alstott had a run as good against the redskins
I'm surprised that nothing from Eric Dickerson made this list.
ED is in the top 5 all time and M. Lynch doesn't even crack top 10.
NO SHIT !! The man ran for almost 4,000 yds in his 1st 2 seasons !! { That classic run vs NY Jets in the record year of 1984 should be Top 3 !!
"In some regards, I don't think [ED] ever gets the credit he really deserves." --Marcus Allen on ED.
Why is that?
One of the best to ever do it, and such an iconic look as well
Are we ever gonna discuss how criminally underrated Fred Taylor was, and still is? In my opinion he is unquestionably top 10 HB all time.
Bo was my childhood hero! I had a poster of him in my room I'll never forget, it was labeled "Black and Blue"... it was divided down the middle and he was half dressed for the Raiders and half dressed for the Royals! I played both sports and he was my biggest inspiration... I was still a kid and to me everything was possible! Little did I know, how truly special it was to not only go pro in two sports... but to play them both at an elite level! He may be the most talented player in this whole list and this list is MASSIVE! He not only proved it on two fields, but there a legends that are still told about that man today!
Barry Sanders could have 50 of these easy. Bo Jackson was a monster
I would say the same thing
I don't think I remembered how unbelievably fast he was - open field and he gone!
Br. Yeah he was fast! He Just didn’t look like it
they only had one of Gale Sayers, he to could easily have 50, Campbell had only one, Not one Dickerson run in 100 runs wtf were the quarterbacks in there for ??? I don't think they had a Franco Harris, it goes on and on Whoever put this together was a major Brain Fart
You're starting a team and can pick one player. I pick Barry.
Earl Campbell was my favorite running back growing up one of the best powerbacks to ever play
Unfortunately, he is crippled from all the beating he dished out.
Makes a damn good sausage, too.
Love Houston Oilers fight song, love earl Campbell, in unstoppable running in the NFL and college
Yep, me too. Greatest "power back" of all time....
This is awesome & what makes it awesome for me is hearing the different play by play guys from different generations. My favorite Dick Enberg RIP
Oh my
There really wasn't enough of him on this list. #97 and I'm not sure where else.
RIP Marion Barber! Gone too soon! We all miss you at Wayzata!
Marion Barber passed?? Oh man, that hurts. God rest his soul.
Marshawn lynch in his prime was something else man.
the Beast Quake run was mind blowing. I watched that game in a bar and we nearly blew the roof off that place it was so loud in there as Lynch ran down the field and over everyone on the Saints D
Notice he grabs his junk in the last clip!
He had one good run. But hes overrated
@@Maradala no he’s not lol that was the greatest run ever
so was lt (landanian tomlinson)
I love the old time announcers, they’re so complimentary of the players.
That and they seem like they have more than 1 brain cell
Barry Sanders. The best Runner in NFL history. Sad the way the NFL, Detroit did him. The curse of Barry is still going strong. The Lions haven't done anything since.
I miss these eras of the NFL. So much more fun to watch than the pass-happy quarterback-obsessed NFL of today.
My favorite is the one where Barry Sanders ran right by Tony Casillas who was standing still because he thought the play was over. LOL!
Marshawn Lynch came through! Very memorable plays during his time in Seattle. Proud to rock his jersey! #24 💙💚
One of the best runs people seem to forget is his run against Philly where he disappeared into the middle of the pike then somehow just emerges. Unbelievable strength.
@@Dedjester-to9uk I know which run you're referring to also! That was awesome. I believe that was his second season with the Seahawks.
Did they play Beast Mode 2 here against the Cards ?
@@Dedjester-to9uk Funny....when Marshawn was drafted, I argued with a bunch of Bills fans about Marshawn's best traits...I argued it was his strength that everyone will remember. Bills fans said it was his quickness. Sure, he was quick, but his strength was off the charts.
@@Dedjester-to9uk this is the one you're talking about, right? kzhead.info/sun/esajhrClpHuhZI0/bejne.html
Excellent job! Very thorough and kudos for the old footage of Brown, Gallimore, Ameche, McIlhenny (sp?), etc. Most videos forget about the history of the game.
Sweetness Walter Payton the Greatest runner ever in my opinion loved watching him run he was magical.
I agree. If I had to pick one running back from them all, it would be Walter Payton.
Barry Sanders. Good God. Shame on the Detroit Lions forever for never giving him the team he deserved.
More to the point, shame on the Lions for never giving him the coach he deserved. Lions had great Personnel on both sides of the ball, and the best they could do was give him a coach with a hidden cocaine habit and could not coach his way out of a wet paper bag.
Shame on him for being dumb enough to resign with that dumpster fire. Larry FItzgerald decided that he would commit career suicide too so shame on them. You watch a franchise be that inept year after year and keep signing contracts its on you when you retire with no gold
@@xkmmx2132 I believe dumb is too harsh of a judgment. After all, they both retired still able to move and function. They're both financially set for life. They are both first-ballot hall-of-famers. You don't achieve any of those being dumb.
They did the same thing to Calvin Johnson. The lions organization is terrible, I feel bad for their fans.
Big Barry Barry was the truth 🙌
I'm so happy to see Alstott on here one of the most underrated backs ever
Still got my a train jersey. Hell yeah, Dunn and Alstott, the ultimate speed and power combo
@Randall Kildare Mike Alstott is not a Hall of Famer.
@@bbigjohnson069 he will as a fullback, hes number 9 on the all time best fullbacks.
That pairing made me a Bucs fan. Shame fullbacks are a dying breed in Football these days, because Alstott was magnificent.
@@scottw2157 i doubt it.
Bo Jackson's speed and acceleration are still spellbinding. I definitely needed to see more from my man Walter Payton Sweetness deserved better.
NFL Please pay these guys. Heart and soul of any team.
Marcus Allen's run still gives me the chills
Facts
Rey K facts
I swear...
Walter Payton and Barry Sanders should have dominated this list
Walter Payton had 125 career tds
Whitley Lyle and? Not every great run has to go for a touchdown
Add Gayle Sayers to Barry and Walter and there's your top 100.
Brad Miller also with Jim Brown
Glad they didn't take your advice
As spectacular as those long runs for over 60 yards are, so many great runs are under 20 yards...glad to see them included!
Good to see this! Still get goose bumps from some of these runs. Running game is making a comeback too! Go Falcons!
You can see why I think Barry Sanders was the best running back of all time.
As a Vikings fan, yes he was!
@@louisstiles6861 Not sure that was Barry Sanders... I remember Billy Sims doing the Kick, not Sanders.
Gotta agree, IMHO he shares the #1 spot with Payton. But it would be crazy what he could have done with a good team around him.
You spelled Walter Payton wrong buddy
As a die hard SEATTLE fan. I agree with you. Detroits barry sanders was incredible to watch. Just imagine if he played with the lions another year or 2. He would be the all time leader in yards and rushing tds
That Steve Young run was crazy he was ahead of his time
And there were 2 Steve Young runs on this top 100 video!
There will NEVER be another running back like Barry Sanders. Not once in a generation, not even once in a lifetime. A running back of his caliber is a once in existence type of player.
I’m surprised the Earl Campbell run from MNF in 1978 against the Dolphins where Howard Cosell said, “He’s gone!” isn’t in the top 5 either. Earl Campbell, Walter Payton, and Bo Jackson are my top 3 running backs of all-time.
I still can't believe THURMAN THOMAS and BARRY SANDERS were In the back field at Oklahoma State University at the same time and never won a national championship.
it's not like they craig james and eric dickerson in college. thurman was the starter and got the lion share of the work.
Poor coaching.
@@StCros Do coaches run the ball🤔
Oh and Mike Gundy was the starting QB
@@vin9277 i forgot about that
Most of these runs remind me of what Walter Payton once said: “Never die easy. Always die hard.” Most of these guys fought for every inch of the field. For them each yard was a battle of will and a test of courage.
Walter Payton was the real Bruce Willis.
I'm proud to say that I saw an easy 80% of these runs on tv, about 60% of them live as they were happening, 1% of them in person, and alive for about 85% of them. Good film, guys.
How old are you??
Glad to see CJ2K up here
Barry Sanders spent his whole career posterizing defenders and ending their careers.
Watching all these clips of old football makes me realize how much football I've watched over the yrs especially of Barry Sanders. And Payton, Allen, Bo Jackson amazing
You obviously missed out on Marshawn Lynch.
8:38 OJ killing it!🤣
Dorsett's 99 yard run from scrimmage is the #1 GOAT!
Walter Payton used to run dat thang lol
Disco feet!? sweetness is the man
@staceypayton8 your uncle is possibly my favorite player, without a doubt my favorite runningback. The man is a major role model to me as well as countless other people. A legend for eternity
Especially when he ran over the entire Kansas City Chiefs defense.
Tony Dorsett's run (99 yards) was great on more then one level. Yes, that record can never be broken but the fact that Dallas only had 10 men on the field makes it almost impossible to duplicate.
It did get tied tho. Ahman Green
@Ryan Anderson I know it was tied. But did they do it with only 10 men on the field?
@Ryan Anderson Even though I hare the Titans (Ravens fan here) and I remember watching the Tony Dorsett run on MNF, the Derrick Henry run was more impressive because of the players he had to stiff arm to score!
The ball was literally an inch from the goal line. On paper it was tied, but in reality it will never be
@@seanswinton6242 on Dorsett's run, the Cowboys only had 10 men on the field. That ALONE makes Dorsett's run more impressive, because they were a man down. 10 to 11...also, Dorsett is not near the size as Henry, so I don't give Henry points for being able to stiffarm smaller men than him.
Love seeing the old games with the players covered in mud.
It was nice to see they included him regardless of history: 8:28 OJ and others like him .. Jim Brown, Gale Sayers! etc were just powerful! Graceful Runners. But love how they ended it with the Run of Marshawn Lynch!
the juice is loose! took on a whole darker meaning in 1990s but he was my dad's favorite player in the 70s
Could’ve put 100 runs by Barry Sanders and the video would still be great.
Billy Simms Karate Kick #87 was legendary when I was a kid
Sims
And after the commentator says “ Billy came to play some football today!” I guess! Such a shame his career was so short.
I just saw that for the first time. The best football move ever
I saw many of those runs when i lived in the US in the 70's and 80's. Thanks for the memories.
Thanks for posting this. So many great names you hear reference to but never actually seen run, like Jim Brown for example. Being a Bears fan, I would have liked to see Neal Anderson, who gets overlooked because Payton was so great, and Devon Hester filled the stands with his kick off returns. Even one in the beginning of the SuperBowl.
Barry Sanders, the best ever.
Barry Sanders should be number 1
Nah Walter was the best
Imagine Barry vs Walter twice a year (Det-Chi)
But that’s just my opinion
I think Jim brown is the best of all time. Got 12,000 yards in shorter seasons.
Walter Payton was the epitome of the never-say-die attitude. I am very grateful to have been around to see him play his entire career. Truly the greatest IMHO.
My favorite too.
I hope you don't get another like since it's at 34.
Peyton was amazing, one of my favorite running backs, but #1 will always be Barry Sanders.
Payton was exciting to watch... he has power,speed and grace
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The most underrated back was O.J. Simpson 2000 yards in 14 games, 1973
@Donald Ray Pine he really sliced up that defense on his runs, really knew how to Kill the other team
Walter Payton and Barry Sanders are the two greatest running backs of all time. They both played on trouble teams.
Wouldn't be mad if this was all Barry Sanders, Bo Jackson and Earl Campbell runs.
Barry Switzer has a room for Earl at all times. TX/OU is an event. The State Fair of Texas is a Holy event in football lore...Get a Turkey leg and ride the bumper cars. Funnel cakes, Lemonade, the chicken that beats you at tic tac toe...
Amen bo knows and as they say at auburn war eagle!
Barry Earl of course , bo isn't anywhere near the top tier .
Beast Mode too
Earl got robbed. The run against the Rams is the best run ever imo
I knew throughout the entire video that Beast Quake would be #1. Too memorable.
it's like, i remember his epic runs, the physicality, agility , cutting , trucking bulldozing, stiff arming. but seeing them again is just WOW
You know it's good when multiple other plays have the commentators referencing it
Seriously. I'll never forget where I was when that play happened. It's honestly one of the two or three most firmly-imprinted memories in my life along with Flacco-to-Jacoby in Denver 2012 & maybe Lucas scoring for Tottenham vs. Ajax in last season's CL Semifinal, though that one is still too recent to know I suppose. Regardless, that's still more so than: Ravens '00 SB, Ravens '12 SB, UMD Men's Basketball '02, UMD Women's Basketball '06, Caps Stanley Cup '18, my 1st kiss or 1st time having sex, getting married, getting divorced, meeting Royce da 5'9" @ Rock The Bells '09, getting blazed with Mustard Plug's drummer @ Warped Tour '07, 9/11, the DC/MD sniper, Hurricanes Floyd + Isabel, the '08 & '16 elections...you get the idea.
That's the day Seattle gained half thier current fan base.
Few things bring me more joy than watching these sorts of lists and finding BeastQuake at #1. - A Falcons fan
Great video. I think these guys deserve more (or at least one in some cases) clips: Eric Dickerson, Christian Okoye, Gale Sayers, Sam "Bam" Cunningham, Donny Anderson, Paul Hornung, Chuck Foreman, Leroy Kelly, LaDanian Tomlinson.
at the end of the day, Sanders in a class of his own
love these videos where you can hear the fans and commentators reactions
the fans definitely give it that umph
Agreed. Giving the actual audio instead of some BS music track is superior. So much of the feeling is lost without the real-time reactions.
Good old days. Playing in a Rain and snow storms. Freezing weather. Miss it. Now Playing indoors. 😢.
Charlie Garner's run against the Steelers deserved at least a top 20 spot.
I am in complete agreement that the "Beast Mode Run' is the greatest of all time. I also love when Earl Campbell destroys Isaiah Roberts of the Rams.
Beastquake babyyyy
I was watching that game in 1978 when Earl Campbell ran over Isiah Robertson. My friends and I were all talking about that run the following Monday at school 😃. Good times.
@@derricklowe2823 ditto!!!
Although my opinion will always be that Sanders was better than Lynch, there's little room to argue that Lynch deserved the top spot. Sanders was more like a magician with how elusive he was, Lynch was like a freight train you have no chance of derailing!
I could watch that run every dam day. Man I miss Lynch
They forgot OJ's most infamous run...
😂😂😂😂😂😂well done
That run was so good it killed someone
That bronco run baby
Would you say it was a killer run?
Was that the run against the broncos?
Well done. Some legendary players on this list. Always loved watching Walter Payton run back in the day. Never realized how fast Bo Jackson was until watching these clips. Same with Larry Csonka (Miami Dolphins). Plus, Barry Sanders & Billy Sims. Epic!
Only one clip of Csonka, one of OJ, none of Dickerson, Nagurski, Hirsh, or so many others. I guess if you've got the channel you can load it up with your few favorites, but... Same with QB runs, BTW. His few favorites.
Thank you! Great work!! Walter Payton is my all-time favorite, but Barry Sanders was an absolute beast! He seemed to dominate these highlights and deservedly so. Absolute class act.