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1949 NFL Kick & Punt Returns

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League Champion: Philadelphia Eagles

Passing Leader: Johnny Lujack, 2658 Yds

Rushing Leader: Steve Van Buren, 1146 Yds

Receiving Leader: Bob Mann, 1014 Yds

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Kick & Punt Returns

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1	Vitamin Smith	RAM	26		12	4	27	427	1	85	15.8	13	235	0	31	18.1	842
2	Emlen Tunnell	NYG	24		12	3	26	315	1	67	12.1	2	26	0	23	13.0	599
3	George McAfee	CHI	31	RH	12	6	24	279	0	33	11.6			0			673
4	Frank Reagan	PHI	30		12	0	21	266	1	42	12.7			0			412
5	Wally Triplett	DET	23	RH	11	6	21	281	1	62	13.4			0			596
6	Dan Sandifer	WAS	22		12	0	18	199	0	41	11.1	24	518	0	70	21.6	1161
7	Eddie Saenz	WAS	27		12	4	17	178	0	32	10.5	24	465	0	34	19.4	1076
8	Bob Gage	PIT	22		12	4	16	254	0	50	15.9	1	25	0	25	25.0	593
9	Red Cochran	CRD	27		12	0	15	314	2	71	20.9	20	410	0	32	20.5	944
10	Tommy Kalmanir	RAM	23		12	2	14	164	1	62	11.7	18	403	0	57	22.4	821
11	Ralph Earhart	GNB	26		12	0	14	161	1	57	11.5	11	187	0	30	17.0	511
12	J.R. Boone	CHI	24		12	1	14	170	0	37	12.1			0			638
13	Wally Dreyer	CHI	26		12	1	13	130	0	28	10.0	13	338	0	52	26.0	734
14	Bosh Pritchard	PHI	30	RH	8	7	13	99	0	23	7.6	5	99	0	36	19.8	889
15	Bill Dudley	DET	28	LH	12	10	11	199	1	67	18.1	13	246	0	31	18.9	1035
16	Jug Girard	GNB	22	QB	12	10	11	70	0	11	6.4	2	45	0	24	22.5	372
17	Charley Trippi	CRD	28	LH	12	12	10	160	0	38	16.0	18	427	0	48	23.7	1552
18	Howard Hartley	PIT	25		12	0	9	87	0	21	9.7			0			150
19	Jack Kirby	GNB	27		6	0	8	48	0	13	6.0	14	315	0	34	22.5	369
20	Paul Shoults	NYB	24	LH	12	6	8	27	0	8	3.4	14	271	0	26	19.4	573
21	Clete Fischer	NYG	24		11	1	7	64	0	19	9.1	8	188	0	34	23.5	379
22	Jim Wade	NYB	23		10	1	7	32	0	10	4.6	3	58	0	29	19.3	187
23	Don Samuel	PIT	25		5	1	7	80	0	22	11.4			0			249
24	Ray Coates	NYG	25		12	2	6	78	0	40	13.0			0			296
25	Don Doll	DET	23		12	2	5	52	0	21	10.4	21	536	0	56	25.5	909
26	Joe Golding	NYB	28	RH	11	11	5	27	0	12	5.4	13	289	0	55	22.2	699
27	Ed Smith	2TM	26		11	1	5	31	0	14	6.2	2	36	0	21	18.0	112
28	Clyde Scott	PHI	25		8	2	5	114	1	70	22.8	1	54	0	54	54.0	503
29	Jim Canady	2TM	23		12	1	4	36	0	12	9.0	10	233	0	40	23.3	500
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
30	Phil Slosburg	NYB	23		3	2	4	32	0	12	8.0	4	98	0	27	24.5	262
31	Frank Nelson	NYB	26		4	0	3	14	0	9	4.7	3	52	0	24	17.3	102
32	Russ Craft	PHI	30		10	2	3	50	0	19	16.7			0			138
33	Pat McHugh	PHI	30		12	0	3	26	0	20	8.7			0			120
34	Frank Ziegler	PHI	26		10	4	2	20	0	10	10.0	1	21	0	21	21.0	377
35	Joe Geri	PIT	25	TB	12	1	2	28	0	17	14.0			0			571
36	Clarence Self	CRD	24		12	0	2	20	0	17	10.0			0			36
37	Jerry Williams	RAM	26		12	0	2	33	0	30	16.5			0			280
38	Ed Cody	CHI	26		8	0	1	4	0	4	4.0	8	181	0	32	22.6	260
39	Bob Forte	GNB	27	RH	12	11	1	13	0	13	13.0	7	159	0	36	22.7	412
40	Dean Sensanbaugher	NYB	24		4	2	1	9	0	9	9.0	3	81	0	29	27.0	126
41	Nick Scollard	NYB	29	RE	12	9	1	6	0	6	6.0	2	16	0	14	8.0	113
42	Joe Muha	PHI	28	FB	12	11	1	2	0	2	2.0	1	20	0	20	20.0	82
43	Tom Blake	NYB	22		5	0	1	6	0	6	6.0			0			6
44	Corwin Clatt	CRD	25		12	0	1	22	0	22	22.0			0			61
45	Jerry Davis	CRD	25		9	0	1	14	0	14	14.0			0			115
46	Jack Jacobs	GNB	30		12	1	1	9	0	9	9.0			0			35
47	Bob Nussbaumer	CRD	25		12	0	1	16	0	16	16.0			0			173
48	Frank Minini	PIT	28	BB	12	7			0			16	390	0	44	24.4	395
49	Jack Salscheider	NYG	25		11	1			0			15	474	1	95	31.6	588
50	Steve Van Buren+	PHI	29	LH	12	10			0			12	288	0	35	24.0	1522
51	Bob Hanlon	PIT	25	HB	12	7			0			11	213	0	29	19.4	259
52	John Hoffman	CHI	24	FB	12	6			0			10	249	0	33	24.9	838
53	Joe Scott	NYG	23	RH	8	6			0			7	203	0	70	29.0	554
54	Elmer Angsman	CRD	24	RH	12	12			0			5	66	0	20	13.2	797
55	Dick Flanagan	CHI	23		12	2			0			5	88	0	24	17.6	88
56	Joe Osmanski	2TM	32	FB	10	8			0			4	46	0	16	11.5	496
57	Vic Schwall	CRD	24		11	0			0			4	63	0	23	15.8	118
58	Cloyce Box	DET	26	RH	10	4			0			3	50	0	22	16.7	388
59	Rob Goode	WAS	22	LH	12	7			0			3	50	0	23	16.7	615
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
60	Val Jansante	PIT	29	LE	12	10			0			3	46	0	22	15.3	491
61	Jim Mello	DET	29		10	0			0			3	37	0	20	12.3	123
62	George Papach	PIT	24	FB	12	9			0			3	57	0	22	19.0	482
63	Tony Canadeo	GNB	30	LH	12	12			0			2	20	0	12	10.0	1070
64	Gerry Cowhig	RAM	28		11	1			0			2	20	0	10	10.0	114
65	Babe Dimancheff	CRD	27		10	1			0			2	43	0	25	21.5	324
66	John Green	PHI	28		7	2			0			2	33	0	18	16.5	33
67	Ed Kolman	NYG	34		11	1			0			2	24	0	15	12.0	24
68	Jack Myers	PHI	25		12	3			0			2	27	0	21	13.5	307
69	Don Paul	RAM	24		12	0			0			2	32	0	20	16.0	55
70	Frank Seno	WAS	28		4	1			0			2	39	0	23	19.5	39
71	Bill Blackburn	CRD	26	C	12	7			0			1	4	0	4	4.0	40
72	Bill Chipley	NYB	29	LE	12	9			0			1	7	0	7	7.0	638
73	Ted Cook	GNB	27		11	4			0			1	7	0	7	7.0	503
74	Hal Dean	RAM	27	LG	12	12			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	0
75	Jack Dugger	CHI	26		6	2			0			1	8	0	8	8.0	19
76	Ted Fritsch	GNB	29	FB	12	8			0			1	23	0	23	23.0	331
77	Tommy Mont	WAS	27		12	0			0			1	22	0	22	22.0	247
78	Frank Muehlheuser	NYB	23		8	2			0			1	40	0	40	40.0	76
79	Elbie Nickel	PIT	27	RE	12	10			0			1	20	0	20	20.0	653
80	Jerry Nuzum	PIT	26	HB	12	3			0			1	17	0	17	17.0	709
81	John Panelli	DET	23		11	1			0			1	16	0	16	16.0	68
82	Bob Perina	CHI	28		12	1			0			1	10	0	10	10.0	70
83	Pete Pihos+	PHI	26	RE	11	9			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	484
84	Ray Poole	NYG	28	RE	12	11			0			1	3	0	3	3.0	280
85	Ed Quirk	WAS	24		8	4			0			1	19	0	19	19.0	193
86	Buster Ramsey+	CRD	29	RG	12	11			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	0
87	Gene Roberts	NYG	26	LH	12	10			0			1	16	0	16	16.0	1361
88	Walt Schlinkman	GNB	27		12	2			0			1	23	0	23	23.0	219
89	Charlie Seabright	PIT	31	BB	12	11			0			1	24	0	24	24.0	28
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
90	Cecil Souders	DET	28	LT	12	4			0			1	7	0	7	7.0	7
91	Joe Sulaitis	NYG	28	FB	12	6			0			1	27	0	27	27.0	104
92	Evan Vogds	GNB	26	LG	12	10			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	0
93	Jack Zilly	RAM	28		12	2			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	35

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