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Running is instinct, it is something a football player is born with. You can't teach it. The speed, the cuts, fakes and changing direction are all part of a running backs natural talent. Running Backs have a flashy swagger but these guys take too much of a beating to care about style points. Yet they still make it look easy. In as much as any give Sunday a running back runs away from like 15 car crashes a game, and as a result of that sort of punishment, they tend to have shorter careers that other positions. In order to play this position you need to be determined, fearless and durable.The Fullback in the NFLThere are fullbacks who lead the way for the half back sometimes called tailbacks. Fullbacks are kind of like an offensive lineman as they throw blocks and act as a decoy. They are generally bigger and heavier then his backfield running mate the halfback. The halfbacks are quicker and more explosive.This topic was very hard to discuss, trying to narrow the greatest down to only ten. Well, here it is. The top ten running backs ever to play the game. Hope most of you agree : )."The Jackie Robinson of Football"Most football fans remember Marion Motley for bringing power football to Cleveland, which was later carried on by Jim Brown. He was the top NFL rusher in 1950. He caught 85 passes, scored 234 pointsin nine years. He was one of the National Football League's first black players of the modern era and one of its best fullbacks everAs told by the great Sean Lahman in The Pro Football Historical Abstract, Motley's NFL numbers simply don't tell the story. There are two good reasons for that. Navy, costing him most of his prime football years. The second problem is that when he did turn pro, he started his careerin the AAFC, a league that didn't have much competitive balance. Motleydefenses. He was already thirty by this time, andinjuries were beginning [url=http://www.hockeyblackhawksshop.com/brent_seabrook_jersey.html]www.hockeybl... to take their toll."In 1948, he led the Browns to a perfect 15 0 record andrushed 14 times for 133 yards and 3 scores in [url=http://www.hockeyblackhawksshop.com/brent_seabrook_jersey.html]Cheap Brent Seabrook Jersey the championship game. Motley would balst from the inside yet he had the speed to go outside. Hemade most of his yardage on trap plays, on which a defensive linemanwas allowed to penetrate the line of scrimmage, then was trapped, this allowed Motley to run through the vacated area. Motley was quotes as saying ''The trap was a fantastic play, but I was seldom sentoutside. There's no telling how much yardage I might have made if I ranas much as some backs do now.''Before the 1954 season due to suffering many injuries Motley retired. But after a year off he returned and played in 1955 with the Steelers, but had to retire again after a few games due to more injuries. After retiring he scouted players for the Browns, and he wanted to coach.At the time, racism frequently prevented minorities from obtainingcoaching jobs and he was turned down on most offers.In his nine professional seasons, he amassed 4,720yards on 828 carries for an amazing 5.7 yards per carry average. In 1968 he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. The previous year, former safety Emlen Tunnell of the New York Giants was the first black player to achieve the honor, making Motley the second. He died June 27, 1999 in Cleveland, Ohio at the age of 79.Houston Oilers Earl Campbell, flashes a hook 'em horns hand sign during a 35 30 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Nov 20,1978, at the Houston Astrodome. He rushed for 199 yds from scrimmage on 28 carries, scoring 4 touchdowns. He was the 1977 HeismCareer HighlightsEarl Campbell5 Pro Bowl selection (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983)3 All Pro selection (1978, 1979, 1980)1978 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year1979 AP NFL MVP2 PFWA NFL MVP 3 NEA NFL MVP 3 NFL Offensive Player of the Year 1978 UPI AFL AFC Player of the Year1979 Bert Bell Award2 All American1977 Heisman Trophy1977 UPI Player of the YearHOF 1991