Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||
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Rk | Player | Age | Team | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | PRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | Ret | Yds | KRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | APYd | Awards |
1 | Andy Farkas | 27 | WAS | FB | 10 | 8 | 15 | 168 | 0 | 33 | 11.2 | 9 | 279 | 0 | 84 | 31.0 | 976 | AP-2 |
2 | Johnny Butler | 25 | PHI | LH | 10 | 9 | 13 | 108 | 0 | 15 | 8.3 | 6 | 92 | 0 | 22 | 15.3 | 625 | |
3 | Bob Seymour | 27 | WAS | 10 | 2 | 13 | 173 | 0 | 22 | 13.3 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 26 | 17.0 | 611 | ||
4 | Ernie Steele | 26 | PHI | LH | 10 | 1 | 12 | 152 | 0 | 19 | 12.7 | 11 | 236 | 0 | 28 | 21.5 | 965 | |
5 | Frankie Sinkwich | 23 | DET | TB | 10 | 4 | 11 | 228 | 0 | 77 | 20.7 | 5 | 128 | 0 | 43 | 25.6 | 669 | |
6 | Harry Clarke | 27 | CHI | LH | 10 | 10 | 10 | 158 | 0 | 38 | 15.8 | 13 | 326 | 0 | 50 | 25.1 | 1607 | AP-1 |
7 | Ken Heineman | 25 | BKN | TB | 8 | 6 | 10 | 78 | 0 | 19 | 7.8 | 16 | 444 | 0 | 69 | 27.8 | 651 | |
8 | Joe Laws | 32 | GNB | 10 | 2 | 10 | 84 | 0 | 19 | 8.4 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 24 | 23.5 | 463 | ||
9 | Ward Cuff | 31 | NYG | WB | 10 | 10 | 9 | 120 | 0 | 44 | 13.3 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 24 | 19.7 | 760 | AP-2 |
10 | Johnny Martin | 25 | CRD | WB | 10 | 5 | 9 | 95 | 0 | 25 | 10.6 | 7 | 130 | 0 | 25 | 18.6 | 496 | |
11 | Bill Paschal | 22 | NYG | FB | 9 | 3 | 9 | 92 | 0 | 20 | 10.2 | 7 | 183 | 0 | 31 | 26.1 | 921 | |
12 | Lou Brock | 26 | GNB | HB | 10 | 8 | 8 | 126 | 0 | 32 | 15.8 | 5 | 112 | 0 | 40 | 22.4 | 371 | |
13 | Tony Canadeo | 24 | GNB | TB | 10 | 8 | 8 | 93 | 0 | 22 | 11.6 | 10 | 242 | 0 | 43 | 24.2 | 870 | AP-1 |
14 | Dave Brown | 23 | NYG | FB | 10 | 4 | 7 | 106 | 0 | 30 | 15.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330 | ||
15 | Ray McLean | 28 | CHI | 10 | 0 | 7 | 94 | 0 | 29 | 13.4 | 4 | 105 | 0 | 31 | 26.3 | 781 | ||
16 | Merl Condit | 26 | BKN | HB | 8 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 12 | 7.8 | 6 | 178 | 0 | 45 | 29.7 | 516 | |
17 | Chuck Fenenbock | 25 | DET | TB | 10 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 17 | 9.0 | 11 | 224 | 0 | 37 | 20.4 | 531 | |
18 | George Cafego | 28 | 2TM | 9 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 16 | 8.7 | 9 | 218 | 0 | 35 | 24.2 | 258 | ||
19 | George Cafego | 28 | BKN | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 134 | 0 | 35 | 22.3 | 100 | ||
20 | George Cafego | 28 | WAS | 4 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 16 | 10.0 | 3 | 84 | 0 | 35 | 28.0 | 158 | ||
21 | Frank Martin | 24 | BKN | 10 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 10 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262 | |||
22 | Andy Uram | 28 | GNB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 17 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 353 | |||
23 | Jack Hinkle | 26 | PHI | RH | 10 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 14 | 11.3 | 11 | 217 | 0 | 30 | 19.7 | 934 | AP-2 |
24 | Sid Luckman | 27 | CHI | QB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 14 | 11.5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 98 | AP-1 |
25 | Dante Magnani | 26 | CHI | RH | 10 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 19 | 10.0 | 6 | 171 | 1 | 96 | 28.5 | 632 | |
26 | Ned Mathews | 25 | DET | WB | 10 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 18 | 9.3 | 7 | 246 | 1 | 98 | 35.1 | 644 | |
27 | Dean McAdams | 26 | BKN | TB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 24 | 13.5 | 5 | 102 | 0 | 30 | 20.4 | 158 | |
28 | Emery Nix | 24 | NYG | TB | 10 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 17 | 12.5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 101 | |
29 | Tuffy Leemans | 31 | NYG | TB | 10 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 34 | 22.0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 15 | 14.5 | 154 | |
30 | Art Van Tone | 25 | DET | 10 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 19 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | |||
31 | Sammy Baugh | 29 | WAS | TB | 10 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | AP-1 | |
32 | Bill Callihan | 27 | DET | BB | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | ||
33 | Lloyd Cardwell | 30 | DET | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 10.5 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 28 | 18.7 | 92 | ||
34 | Tom Colella | 25 | DET | 8 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | |||
35 | John Grigas | 23 | CRD | FB | 10 | 7 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 5 | -1.0 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 31 | 24.0 | 670 | |
36 | Wilbur Moore | 27 | WAS | WB | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 834 | |
37 | Ray Nolting | 30 | CHI | 7 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 6.5 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 30 | 20.0 | 357 | ||
38 | Frank Sachse | 26 | BKN | 6 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 26 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | |||
39 | Frank Seno | 22 | WAS | 10 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 20 | 13.5 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 25 | 20.3 | 435 | ||
40 | Hank Soar | 29 | NYG | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||
41 | Bob Thurbon | 25 | PHI | 10 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 9.5 | 6 | 150 | 0 | 35 | 25.0 | 563 | ||
42 | Ronnie Cahill | 28 | CRD | TB | 10 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 21 | 18.7 | 64 | |
43 | Irv Comp | 24 | GNB | TB | 9 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 4 | 81 | 0 | 24 | 20.3 | 432 | |
44 | Bill Geyer | 24 | CHI | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 2 | 71 | 0 | 42 | 35.5 | 238 | ||
45 | Marshall Goldberg | 26 | CRD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 34 | 26.5 | 105 | ||
46 | Elmer Hackney | 27 | DET | 10 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 20 | 18.0 | 308 | ||
47 | Johnny Hall | 27 | CRD | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 30 | 17.5 | 234 | ||
48 | Ray Hare | 26 | WAS | BB | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 159 | |
49 | Harry Hopp | 25 | DET | FB | 10 | 9 | 1 | -7 | 0 | -7 | -7.0 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 30 | 19.0 | 418 | |
50 | Ted Laux | 25 | PHI | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | |||
51 | Walt Masters | 36 | CRD | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 20 | 19.5 | 35 | ||
52 | Cal Purdin | 22 | CRD | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 85 | ||
53 | Joe Setcavage | 25 | BKN | BB | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 46 | |
54 | George Smith | 29 | WAS | C | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | ||
55 | Leo Stasica | 27 | WAS | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
56 | Bob Trocolor | 26 | NYG | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 37 | 32.0 | 77 | ||
57 | Neal Adams | 24 | NYG | LE | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 73 | ||
58 | Joe Aguirre | 25 | WAS | RE | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 7.0 | 462 | ||
59 | Gerry Conlee | 29 | DET | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 17 | |||
60 | Tony Falkenstein | 28 | GNB | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 24 | 23.5 | 284 | |||
61 | Bill Fisk | 27 | DET | LE | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 142 | ||
62 | Ted Fritsch | 23 | GNB | FB | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 99 | 0 | 32 | 24.8 | 323 | ||
63 | Harry Jacunski | 28 | GNB | RE | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 | 568 | ||
64 | Cecil Johnson | 22 | BKN | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 30 | 22.7 | 256 | |||
65 | Lew Jones | 31 | BKN | RG | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 9 | ||
66 | Bull Karcis | 35 | NYG | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 41 | |||
67 | Bob Keene | 24 | DET | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 40 | |||
68 | Carl Kinscherf | 24 | NYG | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 30 | 28.5 | 138 | |||
69 | Jim Logan | 27 | CHI | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | |||
70 | Pug Manders | 30 | BKN | FB | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 353 | ||
71 | Bob Masters | 30 | PHI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 19 | 18.5 | 43 | |||
72 | Bob Masterson | 28 | WAS | LE | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 44 | 33.0 | 266 | AP-2 | |
73 | Jack Matheson | 23 | DET | LG | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 175 | ||
74 | Bob Morrow | 25 | CRD | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 30 | 22.0 | 264 | |||
75 | Alex Piasecky | 26 | WAS | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 34 | |||
76 | Andy Puplis | 28 | CRD | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 28 | |||
77 | Walt Rankin | 24 | CRD | QB | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 27 | 14.3 | 132 | ||
78 | Floyd Rhea | 23 | CRD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | |||
79 | Marshall Robnett | 25 | CRD | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | |||
80 | Vic Sears | 25 | PHI | LT | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | AP-2 | |
81 | Will Walls | 31 | NYG | RE | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 234 | ||
82 | Ray Wehba | 27 | BKN | LE | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 58 | ||
83 | Gordon Wilson | 28 | CRD | RG | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | ||
84 | Alex Wojciechowicz | 28 | DET | C | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 31 | ||
85 | Roy Zimmerman | 25 | PHI | QB | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 20 | 18.3 | 33 | AP-2 | |
League Average | 11.5 | 22.4 |
Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||
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Rk | Player | Age | Team | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | PRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | Ret | Yds | KRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | APYd | Awards |
1 | Andy Farkas | 27 | WAS | FB | 2 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 31 | 11.0 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 22.7 | 225 | |
2 | Dave Brown | 23 | NYG | FB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 25 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||
3 | George Cafego | 28 | WAS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 20 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||
4 | Sid Luckman | 27 | CHI | QB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | ||
5 | Ray Nolting | 30 | CHI | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | |||
6 | Bob Seymour | 27 | WAS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |||
7 | Frank Akins | 24 | WAS | / | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 46 | |
8 | Ward Cuff | 31 | NYG | WB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 94 | |
9 | Ray McLean | 28 | CHI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | |||
10 | Jim Benton | 27 | CHI | LE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 43 | ||
11 | Ray Hare | 26 | WAS | BB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 24 | ||
12 | Dante Magnani | 26 | CHI | RH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 146 | ||
13 | Wilbur Moore | 27 | WAS | WB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 143 | ||
14 | Emery Nix | 24 | NYG | TB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | ||
15 | Bill Paschal | 22 | NYG | FB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 100 | ||
16 | Frank Seno | 22 | WAS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 24.5 | 61 | |||
17 | Bulldog Turner | 24 | CHI | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 14 | ||
League Average | 11.9 | 20.7 |
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