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 | George McAfee | CHI | 30 | RH | 12 | 8 | 30 | 417 | 1 | 60 | 13.9 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 1096 |
2 | Bosh Pritchard | PHI | 29 | RH | 12 | 9 | 24 | 282 | 1 | 55 | 11.8 | 9 | 249 | 0 | 50 | 27.7 | 1318 |
3 | Dan Sandifer | WAS | 21 | RH | 12 | 7 | 20 | 236 | 0 | 35 | 11.8 | 26 | 594 | 1 | 96 | 22.8 | 1340 |
4 | Fred Gehrke | RAM | 30 | LH | 12 | 8 | 19 | 217 | 0 | 48 | 11.4 | 17 | 464 | 1 | 92 | 27.3 | 1129 |
5 | Fred Provo | GNB | 26 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 208 | 0 | 40 | 11.6 | 10 | 205 | 0 | 28 | 20.5 | 494 | |
6 | Pat McHugh | PHI | 29 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 220 | 0 | 55 | 12.2 | 0 | 259 | |||||
7 | Jerry Davis | CRD | 24 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 334 | 2 | 70 | 20.9 | 15 | 437 | 0 | 83 | 29.1 | 895 | |
8 | Frank Seno | BOS | 27 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 99 | 0 | 30 | 7.6 | 8 | 171 | 0 | 52 | 21.4 | 834 | |
9 | Les Horvath | RAM | 27 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 203 | 0 | 27 | 15.6 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 15.5 | 412 | |
10 | Emlen Tunnell | NYG | 23 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 115 | 0 | 25 | 9.6 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 327 | |
11 | Charley Trippi+ | CRD | 27 | LH | 12 | 11 | 11 | 213 | 2 | 67 | 19.4 | 16 | 354 | 0 | 50 | 22.1 | 1485 |
12 | J.R. Boone | CHI | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 137 | 0 | 40 | 12.5 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 17 | 15.5 | 589 | |
13 | Ralph Earhart | GNB | 25 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 137 | 0 | 27 | 12.5 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 27 | 25.5 | 522 | |
14 | Joe Margucci | DET | 27 | RH | 11 | 5 | 10 | 100 | 0 | 22 | 10.0 | 10 | 199 | 0 | 37 | 19.9 | 763 |
15 | Ray Evans | PIT | 26 | TB | 9 | 8 | 10 | 133 | 0 | 22 | 13.3 | 7 | 122 | 0 | 27 | 17.4 | 698 |
16 | Joe Golding | BOS | 27 | RH | 12 | 8 | 10 | 129 | 0 | 35 | 12.9 | 7 | 192 | 0 | 53 | 27.4 | 721 |
17 | Phil Slosburg | BOS | 22 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 141 | 0 | 38 | 14.1 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 | 296 | |
18 | Ed Smith | GNB | 25 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 71 | 0 | 27 | 8.9 | 12 | 287 | 0 | 36 | 23.9 | 564 | |
19 | Joe Watt | DET | 29 | RH | 12 | 5 | 8 | 87 | 0 | 18 | 10.9 | 12 | 180 | 0 | 25 | 15.0 | 389 |
20 | Bill Dudley | DET | 27 | LH | 7 | 4 | 8 | 67 | 0 | 18 | 8.4 | 10 | 204 | 0 | 47 | 20.4 | 609 |
21 | Gonzalo Morales | PIT | 26 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 83 | 0 | 20 | 10.4 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 24 | 20.7 | 227 | |
22 | Red Cochran | CRD | 26 | QB | 12 | 5 | 8 | 122 | 0 | 20 | 15.3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 254 |
23 | Norm Mosley | PIT | 26 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 13 | 7.4 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 | 122 | |
24 | Al Lawler | CHI | 26 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 81 | 0 | 57 | 16.2 | 3 | 85 | 0 | 33 | 28.3 | 250 | |
25 | Tony Canadeo | GNB | 29 | LH | 12 | 9 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 20 | 13.8 | 9 | 166 | 0 | 28 | 18.4 | 917 |
26 | Tom Farmer | WAS | 27 | LH | 9 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 8.5 | 8 | 192 | 0 | 30 | 24.0 | 562 |
27 | Billy deCorrevont | CHI | 30 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 44 | 15.3 | 6 | 160 | 0 | 67 | 26.7 | 319 | |
28 | Joe Corn | RAM | 25 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 22 | 12.3 | 5 | 112 | 0 | 22 | 22.4 | 188 | |
29 | John Atwood | NYG | 25 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 8.0 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 29 | 19.3 | 237 | |
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
30 | Paul Davis | PIT | 23 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 11 | 8.5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 58 | |
31 | Tony Compagno | PIT | 27 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 5.3 | 0 | 305 | |||||
32 | Bill Paschal | BOS | 27 | LH | 12 | 6 | 3 | 79 | 0 | 36 | 26.3 | 24 | 498 | 0 | 37 | 20.8 | 929 |
33 | Joe Scott | NYG | 22 | LH | 10 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | 20 | 569 | 1 | 99 | 28.5 | 1037 |
34 | Skippy Minisi | NYG | 22 | RH | 12 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 8.3 | 4 | 82 | 0 | 28 | 20.5 | 400 |
35 | Dick Todd | WAS | 34 | LH | 12 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 7.0 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 20 | 16.7 | 822 |
36 | Noah Mullins | CHI | 30 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 15 | 11.0 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 | 508 | |
37 | Irv Comp | GNB | 29 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 11.7 | 0 | 129 | |||||
38 | Russ Craft | PHI | 29 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 10.7 | 0 | 246 | |||||
39 | Eddie Saenz | WAS | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 16 | 13.0 | 8 | 173 | 0 | 27 | 21.6 | 282 | |
40 | Howard Hartley | WAS | 24 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 21 | 20.5 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 22 | 16.0 | 235 | |
41 | Frank Nelson | BOS | 25 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 18 | 13.5 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 18 | 11.3 | 159 | |
42 | Andy Dudish | DET | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 30 | 19.0 | 53 | |
43 | Ted Cook | GNB | 26 | LE | 12 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 9.0 | 0 | 255 | ||||
44 | Hal Crisler | WAS | 25 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 10.0 | 0 | 671 | |||||
45 | Jim Gillette | DET | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 38 | |||||
46 | Dick Humbert | PHI | 30 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 44 | |||||
47 | Bob Cifers | PIT | 28 | HB | 12 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 9 | 245 | 0 | 55 | 27.2 | 667 |
48 | Joe Glamp | PIT | 27 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 7 | 158 | 0 | 30 | 22.6 | 478 | |
49 | Gene Roberts | NYG | 25 | FB | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 7 | 160 | 0 | 33 | 22.9 | 883 |
50 | Jack Banta | RAM | 31 | RH | 12 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 6 | 119 | 0 | 28 | 19.8 | 272 |
51 | Jerry Nuzum | PIT | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 6 | 122 | 0 | 32 | 20.3 | 278 | |
52 | George Cheverko | 2TM | 28 | LH | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 3 | 80 | 0 | 35 | 26.7 | 338 |
53 | Dick Hoerner | RAM | 26 | FB | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 20 | 17.5 | 636 |
54 | Bob Nussbaumer | WAS | 24 | 10 | 2 | 1 | -8 | 0 | -8 | -8.0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 20 | 19.0 | 341 | |
55 | Ernie Steele | PHI | 31 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 20 | 15.0 | 232 | |
56 | Kenny Washington | RAM | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 33 | 27.0 | 533 | |
57 | Gerry Cowhig | RAM | 27 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 239 | |
58 | Noble Doss | PHI | 28 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 315 | |
59 | Clyde LeForce | DET | 25 | QB | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 227 |
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
60 | Les Palmer | PHI | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 28 | |
61 | John Poto | BOS | 22 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 152 | |
62 | Jim Canady | CHI | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 | 0 | 45 | |||||
63 | Joe Domnanovich | BOS | 29 | C | 12 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 36 | ||||
64 | Fred Evans | CHI | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 54 | |||||
65 | George Grimes | DET | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 57 | |||||
66 | Jack Jacobs | GNB | 29 | QB | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 73 | ||||
67 | Ben Kish | PHI | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 143 | |||||
68 | Charley Sarratt | DET | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 | |||||
69 | Bruce Smith | 2TM | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 98 | |||||
70 | Steve Van Buren+ | PHI | 28 | LH | 11 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 292 | 0 | 34 | 20.9 | 1365 | ||||
71 | Frank Minini | CHI | 27 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 370 | 1 | 95 | 30.8 | 498 | |||||
72 | Camp Wilson | DET | 26 | FB | 11 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 248 | 0 | 36 | 24.8 | 867 | ||||
73 | Ray Coates | NYG | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 107 | 0 | 26 | 17.8 | 283 | |||||
74 | Babe Dimancheff | CRD | 26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 118 | 0 | 26 | 19.7 | 495 | |||||
75 | Fred Enke | DET | 24 | QB | 12 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 76 | 0 | 48 | 15.2 | 447 | ||||
76 | Paul Sarringhaus | DET | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 95 | 0 | 23 | 19.0 | 132 | |||||
77 | Charlie Conerly | NYG | 27 | QB | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 23 | 18.0 | 212 | ||||
78 | Walt Schlinkman | GNB | 26 | FB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 89 | 0 | 34 | 22.3 | 530 | ||||
79 | Joe Sulaitis | NYG | 27 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 18 | 16.5 | 382 | |||||
80 | Nolan Luhn | GNB | 27 | RE | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 6.0 | 303 | ||||
81 | Dante Magnani | RAM | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 22 | 16.3 | 221 | |||||
82 | Kelley Mote | DET | 25 | LE | 12 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 239 | ||||
83 | Ed Cody | GNB | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 20 | 15.5 | 89 | |||||
84 | Bob Forte | GNB | 26 | RH | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 17 | 15.0 | 179 | ||||
85 | John Green | PHI | 27 | LE | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 12.0 | 24 | ||||
86 | Robert Hazelhurst | BOS | 24 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 19 | 15.5 | 46 | |||||
87 | Bob Hoffman | RAM | 31 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 9.5 | 115 | |||||
88 | Bob McClure | BOS | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 7.0 | 14 | |||||
89 | Joe Osmanski | CHI | 31 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 13.0 | 410 | |||||
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
90 | Steve Pritko | BOS | 28 | RE | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 11.5 | 98 | ||||
91 | Jerry Shipkey | PIT | 23 | FB | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 20 | 17.0 | 337 | ||||
92 | Steve Bagarus | WAS | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 121 | |||||
93 | Gil Bouley | RAM | 27 | RT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 23 | ||||
94 | Ray Bray | CHI | 31 | RG | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | ||||
95 | Jim Castiglia | WAS | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 418 | |||||
96 | George Connor | CHI | 23 | LT | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | ||||
97 | Bob Davis | PIT | 27 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 22 | |||||
98 | Ted Fritsch | GNB | 28 | FB | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 250 | ||||
99 | Bill Garnaas | PIT | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | |||||
100 | Jug Girard | GNB | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 82 | |||||
101 | Clyde Goodnight | GNB | 24 | LE | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 460 | ||||
102 | John Greene | DET | 28 | RE | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 606 | ||||
103 | Ralph Heywood | 2TM | 27 | RE | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 302 | ||||
104 | Elmer Madarik | 2TM | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 27 | |||||
105 | Bob Mann | DET | 24 | LE | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 622 | ||||
106 | Charley Mehelich | PIT | 26 | LE | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | ||||
107 | Frank Muehlheuser | BOS | 22 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 215 | |||||
108 | George Papach | PIT | 23 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 412 | |||||
109 | Jim Parmer | PHI | 21 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 187 | |||||
110 | Pete Pihos | PHI | 25 | RE | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 772 | ||||
111 | Rudy Romboli | BOS | 25 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 189 | |||||
112 | Ken Roskie | 2TM | 28 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 | 71 | |||||
113 | Ed Royston | NYG | 25 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | |||||
114 | Charlie Seabright | PIT | 30 | BB | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 83 | ||||
115 | Jules Siegle | NYG | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 27 | |||||
116 | Al Sparkman | RAM | 22 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
117 | Gil Steinke | PHI | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 34 | |||||
118 | Steve Suhey | PIT | 26 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | |||||
119 | Bill Swiacki | NYG | 26 | LE | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 550 | ||||
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
120 | Jim Tyree | BOS | 26 | LE | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 157 | ||||
121 | Jim White | NYG | 28 | LT | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 |
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