Who Was the Greatest Running Back in NFL History Barry Sanders or Walter Payton? According to Mark Kram of Newsmakers, Barry Sanders is one of the premier running backs in the National Football League (NFL) if not the very best in the game today. While Encyclopedia of World Biography claims, American football legend, Walter Payton, earned a place in history with his career rushing record of 16,726 yards, an all-time high in the NFL. However, both sources agree that Sanders and Payton alike were amazing athletes on and off the field; they differ when it comes to the caliber of teams they pl...
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