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running back

position in American and Canadian football
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running back

Summary

running back is an American football position[1]. It draws 1,623 Wikipedia views per month (american_football_position category, ranking #5 of 30).[2]

Key Facts

  • running back's instance of is recorded as American football position[3].
  • running back is part of backfield[4].
  • running back's Commons category is recorded as American football running backs[5].
  • running back's sport is recorded as American football[6].
  • running back's sport is recorded as gridiron football[7].
  • running back's topic's main category is recorded as Category:American football running backs[8].
  • running back's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'corredora'}[9].
  • running back's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'corredor'}[10].

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Definition and Type

running back's instance of is recorded as American football position[3].

Use and Application

running back is part of backfield[4].

Why It Matters

running back draws 1,623 Wikipedia views per month (american_football_position category, ranking #5 of 30).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . termcat.cat. termcat.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . termcat.cat. termcat.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Sport → American football, gridiron football
    Part of → backfield
    Instance of → American football position
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007548662705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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