Top 10 HBs in Colts History

[Caleb3502]

Passing time until the game tomorrow with these lists.  Here's mine:

 

1. Lenny Moore

2. Edgerrin James

3. Marshall Faulk

4. Eric Dickerson

5. Lydell Mitchell

6. Tom Matte

7. Joseph Addai

8. Randy McMillan

9. Curtis Dickey

10. Dominic Rhodes  

[Smonroe]

Passing time until the game tomorrow with these lists.  Here's mine:

 

1. Lenny Moore

2. Edgerrin James

3. Marshall Faulk

4. Eric Dickerson

5. Lydell Mitchell

6. Tom Matte

7. Joseph Addai

8. Randy McMillan

9. Curtis Dickey

10. Dominic Rhodes

Good list. Joe Washington may be number 11.

[John Dee]

Passing time until the game tomorrow with these lists.  Here's mine:

 

1. Lenny Moore

2. Edgerrin James

3. Marshall Faulk

4. Eric Dickerson

5. Lydell Mitchell

6. Tom Matte

7. Joseph Addai

8. Randy McMillan

9. Curtis Dickey

10. Dominic Rhodes  

I would put Joe Washington and Al Bentley in there before Addai, Randy Mc, and Dickey.

 

Had Bentley not blew his knee up he would have been an All Time great Colt. 

[BloodyChamp]

Addai will be forever underrated as an all time great blocker and team player. I still remember him standing linebackers up in that 2011 Steelers game.

[The Old Crow]

Norm Bulach

[Horse Shoe Heaven]

Passing time until the game tomorrow with these lists.  Here's mine:

 

1. Lenny Moore

2. Edgerrin James

3. Marshall Faulk

4. Eric Dickerson

5. Lydell Mitchell

6. Tom Matte

7. Joseph Addai

8. Randy McMillan

9. Curtis Dickey

10. Dominic Rhodes  

Albert Bentley, Roosevelt Potts, Don McCulley, The kid from the KC playoff game can't remember his name, Don Nottingham,

[Horse Shoe Heaven]

Albert Bentley, Roosevelt Potts, Don McCulley, The kid from the KC playoff game can't remember his name, Don Nottingham,

None of these guys are top 10 but I do think Joe Washington was! I loved Lydell Mitchell!!

[akcolt]

I would put Joe Washington and Al Bentley in there before Addai, Randy Mc, and Dickey.

 

Had Bentley not blew his knee up he would have been an All Time great Colt.

 

I think Bentley deserves to be on the list regardless of the knee injury. He is 15th all time in rushing yards and 25th in receiving yards and 5th all time in KO return yards. That was playing in Dickerson shadow for a good part. 

 

If you are going strictly off of rushing the ball it is Edge hands down. He is the all time leading rusher over 3700 yards ahead of his closest teammate Lydell Mitchell.

[C0LT5]

I think Bentley deserves to be on the list regardless of the knee injury. He is 15th all time in rushing yards and 25th in receiving yards and 5th all time in KO return yards. That was playing in Dickerson shadow for a good part. 

 

If you are going strictly off of rushing the ball it is Edge hands down. He is the all time leading rusher over 3700 yards ahead of his closest teammate Lydell Mitchell.

 

Bentley definitely belongs on there in front of at least Dominic Rhodes. 

[ruksak]

First person to say James Mungro will well earn my horrific wrath. 

[jvan1973]

Albert Bentley, Roosevelt Potts, Don McCulley, The kid from the KC playoff game can't remember his name, Don Nottingham,

Zach Crockett had a big game against the chargers that year in the playoffs. The cheifs game was a defensive game for the most part

[ruksak]

Zach Crockett had a big game against the chargers that year in the playoffs. The cheifs game was a defensive game for the most part

I was thinking it was Crockett that had a big game against the Chiefs? 

[jvan1973]

I was thinking it was Crockett that had a big game against the Chiefs?

Lamont Warren had a pretty good game that day. But offense was difficult for both teams that day. Crockett was awesome in that chargers game though

[ruksak]

Lamont Warren had a pretty good game that day. But offense was difficult for both teams that day. Crockett was awesome in that chargers game though

Yeah, it's starting to come back to me now. I only remember the AFCCG clearly from 1996. Our first taste of relevance, and a heartsick ending. 

[OffensivelyPC]

If we're talking just players who have been on the Colts roster, top 3 is Dickerson, Faulk, and then James.  Lenny Moore is a classic and was great, but all 3 of those guys were better RBs IMO.  If we're ranking them based on their time here, Dickerson would drop to 4, Faulk and James would move up 1 spot each, and Lenny Moore would be in 3rd.

[texascolt]

I would say the Edge but Lenny Moore was good too.  It's been so long ago (Lenny Moore) it's really hard compare any more.

[oldunclemark]

1. Eric Dickerson

[The Old Crow]

Lenny Moore.

[PrincetonTiger]

No Ivy Joe Hunter

In all seriousness very good list

[steveeoaktree33]

Not exactly sure of the bottom half of the order, but James, Faulk, Moore, Dickerson,Washington , Addai, McMillan, Dickey, Bentley,  ..? The duo of Dickey and McMillan was beastly although the rest of the team wasn't... ha ha. a'la Mike Pagel?

[jvan1973]

1. Eric Dickerson

Dickerson is not the best back the colts have ever had. He was great in LA. But he wasn't here long enough to be number one

[jvan1973]

Lenny Moore.

maybe you missed it, but he is on the op's list

[steveeoaktree33]

Yeah, it's starting to come back to me now. I only remember the AFCCG clearly from 1996. Our first taste of relevance, and a heartsick ending. 

That Chiefs' game was a freezing slugfest as well... Didn't Floyd Turner make a few great catches that playoff run?

[The Old Crow]

maybe you missed it, but he is on the op's list

I saw it and endorse it.

[luvdacolts67]

Norm Bulach

OMG,  I havnt heard that name in years

[Gavin]

OMG,  I havnt heard that name in years

Currently works for a waste management company in Haltom City Texas

[Fx Stryker]

The great Alan Ameche. Not only the greatest FB in Colts history, but helped establish a rookie #19 in '56.

No way Marshall and Dickerson are better than Matte. Maybe as RBs overall, but not to the franchise. Matte would have won the first Super Bowl, before any QB, had it not been for an incorrectly called Field Goal.

[SOMDColtsfan]

I got to meet Tom Matte once and honestly, sadly, embarrassingly, I didn't know who he was. He played when I was born ('69) and a toddler. My sisters, friends Dad (I swear its true lol) was good friends with Tom Matte and he knew I was a big Colts fan and brought him over with him while picking my sis`s friend up from our house. This was back in the mid-80`s or so. But yeah after I was able to get NFL films on tv and watch games from way back when I realized he was awesome. I just wish I could have seen it BEFORE I met him and told him so!

[The Old Crow]

OMG, I havnt heard that name in years

I remember when he rumbled for over 200 yards against the Jets.

[The Old Crow]

The great Alan Ameche. Not only the greatest FB in Colts history, but helped establish a rookie #19 in '56.

No way Marshall and Dickerson are better than Matte. Maybe as RBs overall, but not to the franchise. Matte would have won the first Super Bowl, before any QB, had it not been for an incorrectly called Field Goal.

Yes, we got jobbed in that 1965 game against the Packers. They raised the height of the goal posts as a result of that. You can still go on Youtube and watch the Packers miss, that was called good. Great points about Ameche.

[The Old Crow]

I got to meet Tom Matte once and honestly, sadly, embarrassingly, I didn't know who he was. He played when I was born ('69) and a toddler. My sisters, friends Dad (I swear its true lol) was good friends with Tom Matte and he knew I was a big Colts fan and brought him over with him while picking my sis`s friend up from our house. This was back in the mid-80`s or so. But yeah after I was able to get NFL films on tv and watch games from way back when I realized he was awesome. I just wish I could have seen it BEFORE I met him and told him so!

Tom is at the Ed Block Courage awards in Baltimore every year , and always greets fans and signs autographs. He still owns the Super Bowl record for average yards per carry in a Super Bowl at 10.3 against the Jets.

[SOMDColtsfan]

Tom is at the Ed Block Courage awards in Baltimore every year , and always greets fans and signs autographs. He still owns the Super Bowl record for average yards per carry in a Super Bowl at 10.3 against the Jets.

Awsome info, thank you.. I`ll never forget his words at that time "its good to meet a Colts fan and knows its very tough to be a Colts fan at this time(again mid 1980ish)".. and the latter was very true.

[The Old Crow]

Awsome info, thank you.. I`ll never forget his words at that time "its good to meet a Colts fan and knows its very tough to be a Colts fan at this time(again mid 1980ish)".. and the latter was very true.

This year he was with Ordell Braase at the awards show. Lenny Moore shows up at this show, but I always seem to miss him. I met and got RG 3's autograph , among others, but I'm more thrilled meeting those old Colts I idolized as a kid. By the way, I got to talk briefly to Cory Redding, who is a great guy .