Kick & Punt Returns
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Games | Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
1 | Bob Davis | BOS | 30 | QB | 10 | 10 | 22 | 271 | 0 | 32 | 12.3 | 7 | 152 | 0 | 26 | 21.7 | 931 |
2 | Joe Laws | GNB | 33 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 118 | 0 | 23 | 7.9 | 8 | 132 | 0 | 25 | 16.5 | 547 | |
3 | Steve Van Buren+ | PHI | 24 | LH | 9 | 6 | 15 | 230 | 1 | 55 | 15.3 | 8 | 266 | 1 | 97 | 33.3 | 987 |
4 | Al Grygo | CHI | 26 | RH | 9 | 8 | 11 | 100 | 0 | 15 | 9.1 | 7 | 162 | 0 | 52 | 23.1 | 705 |
5 | Frankie Sinkwich+ | DET | 24 | TB | 10 | 9 | 11 | 148 | 0 | 25 | 13.5 | 6 | 144 | 0 | 31 | 24.0 | 883 |
6 | Ernie Steele | PHI | 27 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 181 | 0 | 25 | 16.5 | 5 | 128 | 0 | 51 | 25.6 | 691 | |
7 | Ward Cuff | NYG | 32 | WB | 10 | 9 | 11 | 115 | 0 | 16 | 10.5 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 41 | 31.5 | 769 |
8 | Frank Seno | WAS | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 129 | 0 | 60 | 12.9 | 8 | 193 | 0 | 37 | 24.1 | 635 | |
9 | Johnny Butler | 2TM | 26 | TB | 9 | 6 | 9 | 99 | 0 | 20 | 11.0 | 4 | 92 | 0 | 29 | 23.0 | 410 |
10 | Ray McLean | CHI | 29 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 79 | 0 | 19 | 9.9 | 4 | 102 | 0 | 35 | 25.5 | 662 | |
11 | Andy Farkas | WAS | 28 | LH | 10 | 6 | 7 | 91 | 0 | 22 | 13.0 | 11 | 229 | 0 | 35 | 20.8 | 465 |
12 | Bill Paschal+ | NYG | 23 | FB | 10 | 6 | 7 | 102 | 0 | 20 | 14.6 | 9 | 260 | 0 | 66 | 28.9 | 1099 |
13 | George Magulick | CRD | 25 | LH | 9 | 6 | 7 | 86 | 0 | 28 | 12.3 | 5 | 101 | 0 | 30 | 20.2 | 351 |
14 | Mike Kabealo | RAM | 29 | HB | 10 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 16 | 9.1 | 4 | 126 | 0 | 51 | 31.5 | 371 |
15 | Bob Keene | DET | 25 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 128 | 0 | 25 | 18.3 | 4 | 93 | 0 | 27 | 23.3 | 352 | |
16 | Jack Banta | PHI | 27 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 81 | 0 | 10 | 11.6 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 25 | 18.0 | 375 | |
17 | Cecil Johnson | BKN | 23 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 102 | 0 | 27 | 14.6 | 0 | 143 | |||||
18 | Harvey Jones | RAM | 23 | FB | 10 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 18 | 11.0 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 | 362 |
19 | Hank Soar | NYG | 30 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 14 | 8.7 | 0 | 80 | |||||
20 | John Grigas | CRD | 24 | FB | 9 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 11 | 8.0 | 23 | 471 | 0 | 35 | 20.5 | 1156 |
21 | Bob Margarita | CHI | 24 | LH | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1.8 | 12 | 279 | 0 | 30 | 23.3 | 915 |
22 | Albie Reisz | RAM | 27 | TB | 10 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 21 | 13.6 | 12 | 285 | 0 | 44 | 23.8 | 559 |
23 | Art Van Tone | DET | 26 | WB | 10 | 8 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 20 | 14.0 | 9 | 227 | 1 | 92 | 25.2 | 580 |
24 | Charlie McGibbony | BKN | 29 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 19 | 13.2 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 25 | 20.0 | 193 | |
25 | Tom Colella | RAM | 26 | TB | 10 | 8 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 29 | 16.3 | 10 | 241 | 0 | 41 | 24.1 | 631 |
26 | Jack Hinkle | PHI | 27 | RH | 10 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 8.0 | 6 | 134 | 0 | 30 | 22.3 | 683 |
27 | Howie Livingston | NYG | 22 | FB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 19 | 11.0 | 4 | 114 | 0 | 29 | 28.5 | 655 |
28 | George Cafego | BOS | 29 | FB | 9 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 16 | 12.3 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 23 | 16.0 | 175 |
29 | Lou Zontini | RAM | 27 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 14 | 11.8 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 34 | 22.0 | 320 | |
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
30 | Lou Brock | GNB | 27 | HB | 5 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 22 | 9.0 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 21 | 20.5 | 351 |
31 | Sammy Baugh | WAS | 30 | QB | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 5.8 | 0 | 6 | ||||
32 | Bill Petrilas | NYG | 29 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 24 | 14.5 | 0 | 231 | |||||
33 | Johnny Martin | 2TM | 26 | RH | 9 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 19 | 16.7 | 8 | 265 | 0 | 55 | 33.1 | 410 |
34 | Frank Filchock | WAS | 28 | QB | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1.7 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 27 | 14.0 | 64 |
35 | Leo Stasica | BOS | 28 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 10.0 | 3 | 75 | 0 | 35 | 25.0 | 104 | |
36 | Bob Westfall | DET | 25 | FB | 10 | 10 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 19 | 12.7 | 3 | 79 | 0 | 31 | 26.3 | 642 |
37 | Paul Duhart | GNB | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 18 | 10.7 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 432 | |
38 | Frank Martin | BKN | 25 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 5.3 | 0 | 49 | |||||
39 | Ray Hare | BKN | 27 | HB | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 120 | 0 | 36 | 30.0 | 539 |
40 | Irv Comp | GNB | 25 | TB | 10 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 18 | 16.0 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 17.5 | 271 |
41 | Milt Crain | BOS | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 18 | 16.5 | 137 | |
42 | Bill Brown | BKN | 26 | BB | 10 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 8.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 54 |
43 | Johnny Long | CHI | 30 | QB | 9 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 7.0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 30 |
44 | Chuck Taylor | BKN | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 12.5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 78 | |
45 | Toimi Jarvi | PHI | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 11.0 | 0 | 47 | |||||
46 | Jackie Lowther | DET | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 21 | 14.0 | 0 | 78 | |||||
47 | Roy McKay | GNB | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 9.5 | 0 | 31 | |||||
48 | Bob Thurbon | CRD | 26 | RH | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 12 | 291 | 0 | 55 | 24.3 | 626 |
49 | Wilbur Moore | WAS | 28 | RH | 10 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 8 | 143 | 0 | 32 | 17.9 | 772 |
50 | Ted Williams | BOS | 28 | LH | 10 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 6 | 82 | 0 | 18 | 13.7 | 190 |
51 | Jim Gillette | RAM | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 4 | 115 | 0 | 38 | 28.8 | 291 | |
52 | Scott Gudmundson | BOS | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 32 | 18.3 | 61 | |
53 | Tipp Mooney | CHI | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 46 | 46.0 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 29 | 21.7 | 308 | |
54 | Tony Canadeo | GNB | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 177 | |
55 | Art Macioszczyk | PHI | 24 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 101 | |
56 | Bill Reynolds | BKN | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 101 | |
57 | Frank Sachse | BKN | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 61 | |
58 | Walter West | RAM | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 304 | |
59 | Tony Aiello | 2TM | 23 | / | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 31 | ||||
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
60 | Mel Bleeker | PHI | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 617 | |||||
61 | Victor Carroll | NYG | 32 | RT | 10 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 36 | ||||
62 | Al Kaporch | DET | 31 | RG | 10 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 15 | ||||
63 | Sonny Liles | DET | 25 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 19 | |||||
64 | Sid Luckman+ | CHI | 28 | QB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -54 | ||||
65 | John McCarthy | CRD | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | -40 | |||||
66 | John McMichaels | BKN | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
67 | Bob Seymour | WAS | 28 | FB | 10 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 604 | ||||
68 | Frank Turbert | BOS | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |||||
69 | Bulldog Turner+ | CHI | 25 | C | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 101 | ||||
70 | Rocky Uguccioni | BKN | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 106 | |||||
71 | Ted Fritsch | GNB | 24 | FB | 9 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 288 | 0 | 44 | 26.2 | 730 | ||||
72 | Pug Manders | BKN | 31 | FB | 10 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 227 | 0 | 35 | 20.6 | 739 | ||||
73 | Bill Callihan | DET | 28 | BB | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 20 | 15.3 | 116 | ||||
74 | Steve Marko | BKN | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 0 | 35 | 26.7 | 90 | |||||
75 | John Popovich | CRD | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 0 | 28 | 25.0 | 103 | |||||
76 | Keith Ranspot | BOS | 31 | LE | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 12.3 | 306 | ||||
77 | Ed Rucinski | CRD | 28 | LE | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 28 | 22.3 | 458 | ||||
78 | Larry Weldon | WAS | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 16 | 9.3 | 36 | |||||
79 | Neal Adams | NYG | 25 | LE | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 18 | 14.5 | 371 | ||||
80 | Jim Benton | RAM | 28 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 | 509 | |||||
81 | Jake Fawcett | RAM | 25 | RT | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 11 | ||||
82 | Jim Fordham | CHI | 28 | FB | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 22 | 21.0 | 436 | ||||
83 | Ben Kish | PHI | 27 | FB | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 27 | 18.0 | 257 | ||||
84 | Don Perkins | GNB | 27 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 18 | 17.0 | 365 | |||||
85 | Frank Akins | WAS | 25 | / | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 195 | ||||
86 | Chet Bulger | CRD | 27 | RT | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | ||||
87 | Larry Craig | GNB | 28 | BB | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 54 | ||||
88 | Don Currivan | CRD | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 177 | |||||
89 | Al Fiorentino | WAS | 27 | LG | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | ||||
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
90 | Sam Goldman | BOS | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | |||||
91 | Bruiser Kinard+ | BKN | 30 | LT | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 48 | ||||
92 | Lou Marotti | CRD | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | |||||
93 | Tom Miller | PHI | 26 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 176 | |||||
94 | Andy Natowich | WAS | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | |||||
95 | Norm Olsen | RAM | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | |||||
96 | John Perko | CRD | 30 | RG | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 13 | ||||
97 | John Petchel | RAM | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 96 | |||||
98 | Dick Plasman | CHI | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | 16 | |||||
99 | Frank Santora | BOS | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | |||||
100 | Rudy Smeja | CHI | 24 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 117 | |||||
101 | Ben Starret | GNB | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 40 | |||||
102 | Morgan Tiller | BOS | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | |||||
103 | Doug Turley | WAS | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 124 | |||||
104 | Alex Urban | GNB | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 32 | |||||
105 | Harry Wynne | BOS | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 216 |
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