Professional Football Researchers Association Forum

Name the first three RBs to gain 1000+ yards in a season after turning 30 years old.

John Henry Johnson
John Riggins
Franco Harris

SixtiesFan wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:42 am John Henry Johnson
John Riggins
Franco Harris

John Henry Johnson is one of the three, but Harris and Riggins are incorrect

John Henry Johnson
Paul Lowe
Rocky Bleier

PA Wingman wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:42 am John Henry Johnson
Paul Lowe
Rocky Bleier

I have Lowe as being 29 at the start of the 1965 season, so I don't have him on my list. But perhaps that's a technicality. Bleier is on the list of "First Three", so there is one more remaining RB.

Bryan wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:15 pm I have Lowe as being 29 at the start of the 1965 season, so I don't have him on my list. But perhaps that's a technicality.

According to pro-football-reference, Lowe turned 30 in September 1966, so calling him 29 in 1965 doesn't seem like a technicality.

I thought of Dick Bass and Floyd Little, but they were both 29 too. Bleier never would've occurred to me. Then I thought of Mike Garrett, but he was only 28!

Tony Canadeo

Walter Payton?

RichardBak wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 3:12 pm Tony Canadeo

Correct!

First three were Canadeo, JH Johnson, and Rocky Bleier.

The kielbasa prizes are piling up.