Fullback (gridiron football) Fullback (gridiron football) A fullback (FB) is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback. Typically, fullbacks are larger than halfbacks and in most offensive schemes their duties are split between power running, pass catching, and blocking for both the quarterback and the other running back. Many great runners in the history of American football have been fullbacks, including Jim Brown, Marion Motley, Jim Taylor, Franco Harris, Larry Csonka, John Riggins, Christian Okoye, and Levi Jackson. However, many of these runners would retroactively be
Jim Brown in yards from scrimmage (6), highest average yards from scrimmage per game in a career (125.52), and most seasons leading the league in combined net yards (5). In 2002, "The Sporting News" selected him as the greatest football player of all time, as did the "New York Daily News" in 2014. On November 4, 2010, Brown was chosen by NFL Network's NFL Films production "" as the second-greatest player in NFL history, behind only Jerry Rice. "Source": Jim Brown James Nathaniel Brown (born February 17, 1936) is a former professional American football player and actor. He was a running back