Entering his 12th NFL season, Indianapolis Colts running back Frank Gore is attempting to do what very few running backs have done before him including no one in recent memory.
Having fell just short at 967 rushing yards last season, Gore is attempting to eclipse the 1,000 yard mark at the age of 33 years old, a dinosaur for today’s running back position where players typically only have an average shelf-life of 2.57 seasons.
If Gore can defy father time, he’d be the only running back to break the 1,000 yard barrier at the age of 33 years old or older since Washington Redskins running back John Riggins accomplished the feat in 1984 per the Indy Star’s Stephen Holder:
“No running back has eclipsed 1,000 yards in a season at 33 or older since Redskins great John Riggins in 1984 (Riggins was 35),” writes Holder.