Joe Washington holds the record for most rushing attempts in a season without scoring a rushing touchdown. He did this in 1978 for Baltimore when he had 240 carries.
I always found Al Blozis an interesting story and one of those that you wonder what would he had done if he had lived longer. Al Blozis Date of birth: (1919-01-05)January 5, 1919 Place of birth: Garfield, New Jersey Date of death: January 21, 1945(1945-01-21) (aged 26) Place of death: Vosges Mountains, France † Career information Position(s): Tackle College: Georgetown High school: Jersey City (NJ) Dickinson NFL Draft: 1942 / Round: 5 / Pick: 38 Organizations As player: 1942-1944 New York Giants Career highlights and awards 1× All-Star selection (1942) 1× All-Pro selection (1943) NFL 1940s All-Decade Team New York Giants #32 retired College Football Hall of Fame Hudson County Track 7 Field Hall of Fame Hudson County Athletic Hall of Fame Blozis was born in Garfield, New Jersey to Lithuanian immigrants.[1] He attended William L. Dickinson High School in Jersey City, New Jersey where he became well known for throwing the discus and shot put.[1] At Georgetown University, he was the national indoor and outdoor shotput champion in both 1942 and 1943. He set the world indoor record for the shotput,[2] throwing it 56 feet 4.5 inches in 1941 at a meet in Cleveland. Blozis was drafted in the fifth round of the 1942 NFL Draft and played offensive tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He played for the Giants in 1942 and 1943 before entering the military. He was also able to play three games in 1944 while on furlough. In a 1991 news story, The New York Times wrote, "Curiously, the very size that made him so intimidating on the football field kept him out of the military until late 1943, when, after repeated attempts, Blozis finally persuaded the Army to waive its size limit and accept him. It took further persuading to get from a desk job to the front lines." Blozis was inducted into the Army on December 9, 1943. He was first assigned to duty as a physical instructor at Walter Reed General Hospital and then went through Officers' training at Fort Benning. At Fort Benning, he set the Army's hand grenade throwing record with a toss of 94 yards, 2 feet 6.5 inches. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 28th Infantry Division. In January 1945, his platoon was in the Vosges Mountains of France scouting enemy lines. When two of his men, a Sergeant and a private, failed to return from a patrol, he went in search of them alone. He never returned. Blozis was first listed as missing, but in April of that year his death was confirmed. His remains were buried at the Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in Saint-Avold, Moselle.
