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Over the years, the San Diego Chargers have had some very good seasons.? This hasn't resulted in Super Bowl titles, but it has made them one of the more formidable teams from time to time. ?

The Chargers have primarily been known as a passing team, thanks in large part to the great quarterbacks that have gone through there, including Dan Fouts, Drew Brees, John Hadl, and Philip Rivers.? Who though have been the best running backs the team has ever had?

With two and a half times as many rushing yards and more than three times as many rushing touchdowns as the second highest Chargers running back in those categories, it goes without saying that LaDainian Tomlinson ranks at the top of the list of all time great Chargers running backs.? Here is a little bit about him and the rest of the top five.

#1 - LaDainian Tomlinson

LaDainian Tomlinson is by far the best running back that the Chargers have ever had.? During his career he set the team record for most games, attempts, yards, and touchdowns.? By the time his time with the team was done, it was obvious that he had put together a career worthy of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.? He finished his time there with 2,880 attempts for 12,490 yards, and 138 touchdowns.? He also finished with seven of the top eight individual rushing seasons in team history too.

#2 - Natrone Means

Natrone Means came to the Chargers as a highly rated running back out of the University of North Carolina.? In 1994, his second season in the league, he set the team record for carries and total yards when he carried the ball 343 times for 1,350 yards.? That is still the third best season ever by a Chargers running back.? He would eventually put up 3,885 yards and 34 touchdowns for San Diego during his career.

#3 - Paul Lowe

Paul Loe was the first main running back the team had, debuting for the Chargers in their first season ever, 1960.? He would play until 1968, putting up a total of 4,972 yards in his career.? That total would stand as a team record until it was eclipsed by Tomlinson more than 35 years later.? His 38 career rushing touchdowns would also stand as a record until Tomlinson came along too.

#4 - Marion Butts

He wasn't flashy, but he was very effective, and Marion Butts was a fan favorite during his five seasons in San Diego.? When he rushed for 1,225 yards during his rookie season in 1990, it set a team record for rushing yards in one season.? He finished his career with San Diego with 1,031 attempts, the most in team history at that point, for 4,297 yards and 31 touchdowns.

#5 - Chuck Muncie

Chuck Muncie came to San Diego from the New Orleans Saints during the famed "Air Coryell" years.? He was not only a very good runner, but he had decent pass catching skills too.? He played for the team from 1980 to 1984 and by the time he was done he had set the team record for career rushing touchdowns with 43, a record that stood until eclipsed by LaDainian Tomlinson in the early 2000s.

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