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Career averages of six great running backs in Super Bowls
(Jim Brown averaged 3.9 yards per carry in NFL championship games):
1. Walter Payton: averaged 2.8 yards
2. Franco Harris: averaged 3.5 yards
3. Tony Dorsett: averaged 5.2 yards
4. Emmitt Smith: averaged 4.1 yards
5. Chuck Foreman: averaged 2.3 yards
6. John Riggins: averaged 3.6 yards
Source: World Features Syndicate
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