2012 Finalists comparative stats: Running Backs - Honors 01/17/2012 See All News Stats | Honors Running Back Finalists for 2012 Election Championship Teams Player Yrs. All Pro All Conf Pro Bowls Div. Conf League Jerome Bettis 13 2 3 6 5 1 1 Curtis Martin 11 2 3 5 4 1 0 Running Backs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Championship Teams Player Yrs. All Pro All Conf Pro Bowls Div. Conf League Marcus Allen 16 2 4 6 7 1 1 Jim Brown 9 8 9 9 3 0 1 Earl Campbell 8 3 3 5 0 0 0 Larry Csonka 11 3 4 5 5 3 2 Eric Dickerson 11 5 5 6 2 0 0 Tony Dorsett 12 1 3 4 5 2 1 Marshall Faulk 12 3 5 7 3 2 1 Frank Gifford 12 4 4 7 5 0 1 Franco Harris 13 1 4 9 8 4 4 Paul Hornung 9 2 2 2 5 1 4 John Henry Johnson 13 0 0 4 1 0 1 Leroy Kelly 10 5 3 6 6 0 1 Floyd Little 9 1 3 5 0 0 0 Ollie Matson 14 5# 5 6 0 0 0 Hugh McElhenny 13 3 1 6 1 0 0 Lenny Moore 12 5 6 7 3 0 2 Marion Motley* 9 5 0 1 8 0 5 Walter Payton 13 7 7 9 4 1 1 Joe Perry* 16 3 1 3 0 0 0 John Riggins 14 1 1 1 3 2 1 Barry Sanders 10 8 8 10 2 0 0 Gale Sayers 7 5 5 4 0 0 0 O.J. Simpson 11 5 5 6 0 0 0 Emmitt Smith 15 4 5 8 6 3 3 Jim Taylor 10 2 6 5 5 1 4 Thurman Thomas 13 3 5 5 7 4 0 Charley Trippi 9 1 0 2 2 0 1 Doak Walker 6 5 0 5 3 0 2 *Includes honors from the All-America Football Conference (1946-1949) ^All honors earned as kick returner #Includes one year earned as defensive back and one year as both running back and DB Back to news