1991 Event San Diego State's Marshall Faulk is 1st freshman to capture national rushing and scoring titles 1991 Event SD State freshman Marshall Faulk sets NCAA rushing record of 386 yards 1988 Event NCAA record rushing yardage (768 yards-Oklahoma) 1987 Event Walter Payton scores NFL record 107th rushing touchdown 1984 Event Washington State's Rueben Mayes sets col football rec of 357 yards rushing 1984 Event Walter Payton passes Jim Brown as NFL's career rushing leader 1983 Event New York Giants Butch Woolfolk ties NFL record of 43 attempts rushing 1975 Event 1st New York Jet to gain 1,000 yards rushing (John Riggins) 1973 Event Ohio State's Archie Griffith begins record 31 cons 100 yd rushing 1972 Death Jimmy Rushing, U.S. blues singer, dies at 68 1969 Birthday Emmitt Smith, running back, Dallas Cowboys, 3-time NFL rushing leader 1966 Birthday Karissa Rushing, Benton Arkansas, Miss Arkansas-America 1991 1963 Event Jim Brown sets NFL single-season rushing record, 8,390 yards 1959 Event Cleveland Browns' Jim Brown makes club record 37 rushing attempts 1957 Event Cleveland Browns' fullback Jim Brown sets club record of 237 yards rushing 1951 Event Philadelphia sets NFL record of 25 1st-downs rushing 1950 Event Gene Roberts sets NFL New York Giant rushing record (218 yards) vs Chicago Cards 1903 Birthday Jimmy Rushing, U.S. blues singer
