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