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Dallas Cowboys in the 1960s: Rushing Statistics

By Matt Cordon (kh). Filed in 1960s, Remembering Those Glory Days, Trivia and Stats  |  
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This is part of a series of posts that provides an in-depth look at the Cowboys of the 1960s. Several will provide comprehensive statistics.

Don PerkinsBy today’s standards, the Cowboys’ rushing statistics in the 1960s are hardly impressive. But for that era, the Cowboys were consistently one of the best running teams in the league, even though Dallas was in its first decade of existence. As you can see from the first table below, the Cowboys’ ranking in rushing yards climbed steadily, and the team finished first or second in the league in rushing yards during three of its four most competitive years between 1966 through 1969.

Don Perkins currently ranks 62nd on the all-time rushing list, with 6,217 yards on 1500 carries. At the time of his retirement following the 1968 season, however, Perkins ranked fifth on the all-time list, even though he had only played eight years. The other players ahead of him included Jim Brown (12,312 in 9 years); Jim Taylor (8,597 yards in 10 years); Joe Perry (8,378 in 14 years); and John Henry Johnson (6,803 in 13 years). So if anyone should want to question why Perkins is in the Ring of Honor, that gives a pretty good reason for it.

Team Rushing Totals: 1960s
Year Att. Yards Ave. TD Yds. Per Game NFL Rank
1960 312 1049 3.4 6 87.42 13/13
1961 427 1837 4.3 7 131.21 10/14
1962 434 2040 4.7 16 145.71 3/14
1963 420 1795 4.3 18 128.21 6/14
1964 421 1691 4.0 15 120.79 8/14
1965 405 1558 3.8 8 111.29 8/14
1966 471 2122 4.5 24 151.57 2/15
1967 477 1900 4.0 13 135.71 5/16
1968 480 2091 4.4 22 149.36 2/16
1969 532 2276 4.3 17 162.57 1/16
Total Combined Rushing Yards, 1960s
Name Att. Yards Ave. TD
Perkins, Don 1500 6217 4.1 42
Marsh, Amos 427 2065 4.8 14
Reeves, Dan 480 1813 3.8 23
Garrison, Walt 261 1297 5.0 8
Meredith, Don 242 1216 5.0 15
Hill, Calvin 204 942 4.6 8
Bullocks, Amos 129 537 4.2 4
Shy, Les 140 510 3.6 3
Baynham, Craig 109 442 4.1 6
Dupre, L.G. 120 422 3.5 3
Stiger, Jim 99 420 4.2 2
Lockett, J.W. 85 322 3.8 2
McIlhenny, Don 98 325 3.3 1
Smith, J.D. 93 302 3.2 3
Dunn, Perry Lee 80 274 3.4 3
Clarke, Frank 32 231 7.2 1
Morton, Craig 45 174 3.9 3
LeBaron, Eddie 45 170 3.8 1
Norman, Pettis 18 162 9.0 0
Kowalczyk, Walt 50 156 3.1 1
Babb, Gene 39 115 2.9 0
Staubach, Roger 15 60 4.0 1
Renfro, Mel 8 52 6.5 0
Rhome, Jerry 13 37 2.8 0
Douglas, Merrill 5 24 4.8 0
Welch, Claxton 6 21 3.5 0
Baker, Sam 1 15 15.0 0
Rentzel, Lance 2 11 5.5 0
Hayes, Bob 13 10 0.8 1
Folkins, Lee 1 9 9.0 0
Howton, Billy 1 9 9.0 0
Roach, John 8 9 1.1 0
Villanueva, Danny 2 8 4.0 0
Heinrich, Don 2 3 1.5 0
Whitfield, A.D. 1 0 0.0 0
Gent, Pete 2 -5 -2.5 0
Lothridge, Billy 2 -6 -3.0 1
Wright, Rayfield 1 -10 -10.0 0
Top Annual Rushing Totals
Year Name Att. Yards Ave. TD
1962 Perkins, Don 222 945 4.3 7
1969 Hill, Calvin 204 942 4.6 8
1968 Perkins, Don 191 836 4.4 4
1967 Perkins, Don 201 823 4.1 6
1969 Garrison, Walt 176 818 4.6 2
1961 Perkins, Don 200 815 4.1 4
1962 Marsh, Amos 144 802 5.6 6
1964 Perkins, Don 174 768 4.4 6
1966 Reeves, Dan 175 757 4.3 8
1966 Perkins, Don 186 726 3.9 8
1965 Perkins, Don 177 690 3.9 0
1963 Perkins, Don 149 614 4.1 7
1967 Reeves, Dan 173 603 3.5 5
1963 Marsh, Amos 99 483 4.9 5
1968 Baynham, Craig 103 438 4.3 5
1964 Marsh, Amos 100 401 4.0 2
1961 Marsh, Amos 84 379 4.5 1
1960 Dupre, L.G. 104 362 3.5 3
1963 Bullocks, Amos 96 341 3.6 2
1960 McIlhenny, Don 96 321 3.3 1
1961 Lockett, J.W. 77 298 3.9 1
1965 Smith, J.D. 86 295 3.4 2
1964 Stiger, Jim 68 280 4.1 1
1968 Garrison, Walt 45 271 6.0 5
1965 Meredith, Don 35 247 7.1 1
1966 Meredith, Don 38 242 6.4 5
1962 Bullocks, Amos 33 196 5.9 2
1963 Meredith, Don 41 185 4.5 3
1968 Shy, Les 64 179 2.8 1
1968 Reeves, Dan 40 178 4.5 4
1961 Meredith, Don 22 176 8.0 1
1969 Reeves, Dan 59 173 2.9 4
1965 Dunn, Perry Lee 54 171 3.2 2
1960 Kowalczyk, Walt 50 156 3.1 1
1969 Shy, Les 42 154 3.7 1
1967 Garrison, Walt 24 146 6.1 0
1963 Stiger, Jim 31 140 4.5 1
1968 Meredith, Don 22 123 5.6 1
1966 Shy, Les 17 118 6.9 1
1960 Babb, Gene 39 115 2.9 0
1964 Dunn, Perry Lee 26 103 4.0 1
1965 Reeves, Dan 33 102 3.1 2
1960 LeBaron, Eddie 17 94 5.5 1
1967 Norman, Pettis 9 91 10.1 0
1967 Meredith, Don 28 84 3.0 0
1964 Meredith, Don 32 81 2.5 4
1962 Meredith, Don 21 74 3.5 0
1961 LeBaron, Eddie 20 72 3.6 0
1967 Clarke, Frank 4 72 18.0 1
1966 Garrison, Walt 16 62 3.9 1
1969 Morton, Craig 16 62 3.9 1
1961 Dupre, L.G. 16 60 3.8 0
1969 Staubach, Roger 15 60 4.0 1
1967 Shy, Les 17 59 3.5 0
1965 Clarke, Frank 8 58 7.3 0
1966 Renfro, Mel 8 52 6.5 0
1968 Norman, Pettis 4 51 12.8 0
1966 Morton, Craig 7 50 7.1 0
1966 Clarke, Frank 8 49 6.1 0
1964 Clarke, Frank 10 46 4.6 0
1967 Morton, Craig 15 42 2.8 0
1966 Rhome, Jerry 7 37 5.3 0
1968 Morton, Craig 4 28 7.0 2
1961 Douglas, Merrill 5 24 4.8 0
1962 Lockett, J.W. 8 24 3.0 1
1966 Villanueva, Danny 1 23 23.0 0
1969 Welch, Claxton 6 21 3.5 0
1969 Norman, Pettis 5 20 4.0 0
1969 Hayes, Bob 4 17 4.3 0
1963 Baker, Sam 1 15 15.0 0
1963 Clarke, Frank 1 12 12.0 0
1965 Rhome, Jerry 4 11 2.8 0
1969 Rentzel, Lance 2 11 5.5 0
1961 Howton, Billy 1 9 9.0 0
1964 Roach, John 8 9 1.1 0
1964 Folkins, Lee 1 9 9.0 0
1966 Smith, J.D. 7 7 1.0 1
1967 Baynham, Craig 3 6 2.0 1
1963 LeBaron, Eddie 2 5 2.5 0
1960 Meredith, Don 3 4 1.3 0
1960 Heinrich, Don 2 3 1.5 0
1968 Hayes, Bob 4 2 0.5 0
1965 Whitfield, A.D. 1 0 0.0 0
1962 LeBaron, Eddie 6 -1 -0.2 0
1966 Hayes, Bob 1 -1 -1.0 0
1969 Baynham, Craig 3 -2 -0.7 0
1968 Gent, Pete 2 -5 -2.5 0
1960 Clarke, Frank 1 -6 -6.0 0
1964 Lothridge, Billy 2 -6 -3.0 1
1965 Hayes, Bob 4 -8 -2.0 1
1965 Morton, Craig 3 -8 -2.7 0
1968 Wright, Rayfield 1 -10 -10.0 0
1967 Rhome, Jerry 2 -11 -5.5 0
1967 Villanueva, Danny 1 -15 -15.0 0
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3 comments to “Dallas Cowboys in the 1960s: Rushing Statistics”

  1. Comment by Marty Ogelvie:
    Thursday, February 21st 2008 at 10:22 am

    Don Perkins was a legitimate star in the NFL. I think he was the Cowboys first player. The Cowboys signed him to a personal Services contract (similar to Don Meredith) before the 1960 NFL draft. It turned out to be a brilliant move because Perkins was the best player on the Cowboys team for most of the decade. I think Don still resides in New Mexico. 2007 was the first year since 1969 that Don Perkins appeared on any main stream football cards. He made a splashing return to the card schene in Donruss, Leaf and Playoff brands.

  2. Comment by kickholder:
    Thursday, February 21st 2008 at 11:52 am

    Thanks, Marty. Your site, by the way, is an invaluable source. I was more involved with collecting baseball cards than with football cards, but now I wish I had focused more on the latter.

  3. Comment by martyogelvie:
    Thursday, February 21st 2008 at 7:35 pm

    When ever you want to start back up collecting Cowboy cards, let me know! :)

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