Kick & Punt Returns
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Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
1 | Emlen Tunnell*+ | NYG | 26 | LDH | 12 | 12 | 34 | 489 | 3 | 81 | 14.4 | 6 | 227 | 1 | 100 | 37.8 | 797 |
2 | Bill Dudley* | WAS | 30 | LH | 12 | 12 | 22 | 172 | 0 | 27 | 7.8 | 11 | 248 | 0 | 37 | 22.5 | 1125 |
3 | Joe Arenas | SFO | 26 | HB | 12 | 0 | 21 | 272 | 0 | 51 | 13.0 | 21 | 542 | 0 | 49 | 25.8 | 1009 |
4 | Don Paul | CRD | 25 | LH/RDH | 12 | 12 | 19 | 143 | 0 | 23 | 7.5 | 15 | 424 | 0 | 57 | 28.3 | 1264 |
5 | Al Pollard | 2TM | 23 | HB | 12 | 1 | 18 | 148 | 0 | 23 | 8.2 | 19 | 464 | 0 | 45 | 24.4 | 781 |
6 | Jack Christiansen | DET | 23 | FS | 12 | 12 | 18 | 343 | 4 | 89 | 19.1 | 11 | 270 | 0 | 45 | 24.5 | 718 |
7 | Howard Hartley | PIT | 27 | RDH | 12 | 12 | 18 | 156 | 0 | 35 | 8.7 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 239 |
8 | Billy Grimes* | GNB | 24 | RH | 12 | 11 | 16 | 100 | 0 | 26 | 6.3 | 23 | 582 | 0 | 47 | 25.3 | 975 |
9 | Ray Mathews | PIT | 22 | WB | 12 | 4 | 15 | 231 | 1 | 68 | 15.4 | 13 | 327 | 0 | 40 | 25.2 | 595 |
10 | Glenn Davis | RAM | 27 | LHB | 11 | 4 | 15 | 85 | 0 | 31 | 5.7 | 9 | 179 | 0 | 33 | 19.9 | 566 |
11 | Ken Carpenter* | CLE | 25 | LH | 11 | 11 | 14 | 173 | 0 | 49 | 12.4 | 9 | 196 | 0 | 48 | 21.8 | 954 |
12 | Dan Sandifer | PHI | 24 | DB | 12 | 1 | 14 | 137 | 0 | 26 | 9.8 | 8 | 147 | 0 | 40 | 18.4 | 461 |
13 | Billy Stone | CHI | 26 | SS | 12 | 12 | 14 | 120 | 0 | 58 | 8.6 | 5 | 108 | 0 | 30 | 21.6 | 691 |
14 | J.R. Boone | CHI | 26 | HB | 10 | 0 | 14 | 113 | 0 | 23 | 8.1 | 0 | 239 | ||||
15 | Cliff Lewis | CLE | 28 | S | 12 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 0 | 11 | 3.4 | 0 | 84 | ||||
16 | Wilford White | CHI | 23 | HB | 6 | 2 | 14 | 131 | 0 | 29 | 9.4 | 0 | 262 | ||||
17 | Jim Cason* | SFO | 24 | SS | 12 | 12 | 13 | 115 | 0 | 20 | 8.8 | 10 | 196 | 0 | 41 | 19.6 | 471 |
18 | Vitamin Smith | RAM | 28 | RH | 12 | 9 | 12 | 139 | 0 | 37 | 11.6 | 15 | 274 | 0 | 36 | 18.3 | 834 |
19 | Buddy Young | NYY | 25 | LH | 12 | 9 | 12 | 231 | 1 | 79 | 19.3 | 14 | 427 | 1 | 90 | 30.5 | 1331 |
20 | Lynn Chandnois | PIT | 26 | WB | 12 | 8 | 12 | 55 | 0 | 20 | 4.6 | 12 | 390 | 0 | 55 | 32.5 | 1217 |
21 | Bosh Pritchard | 2TM | 32 | HB | 11 | 3 | 11 | 147 | 1 | 81 | 13.4 | 7 | 120 | 0 | 21 | 17.1 | 399 |
22 | George Taliaferro* | NYY | 24 | LH | 12 | 5 | 9 | 68 | 0 | 23 | 7.6 | 27 | 622 | 0 | 47 | 23.0 | 1324 |
23 | Dom Moselle | GNB | 25 | DB | 12 | 1 | 9 | 80 | 0 | 17 | 8.9 | 20 | 547 | 0 | 44 | 27.4 | 883 |
24 | Doak Walker*+ | DET | 24 | LH | 12 | 12 | 7 | 85 | 0 | 19 | 12.1 | 15 | 408 | 0 | 63 | 27.2 | 1270 |
25 | Jack Dwyer | WAS | 24 | LDH | 12 | 12 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 3.1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 56 |
26 | Billy Cross | CRD | 22 | HB | 12 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 14 | 5.6 | 0 | 644 | ||||
27 | Otto Schnellbacher*+ | NYG | 28 | FS | 12 | 12 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 4.6 | 0 | 236 | ||||
28 | Harry Gilmer | WAS | 25 | QB | 10 | 3 | 6 | 132 | 0 | 37 | 22.0 | 0 | 356 | ||||
29 | Don Doll* | DET | 25 | SS | 12 | 12 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 14 | 7.8 | 9 | 220 | 0 | 35 | 24.4 | 259 |
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
30 | Tommy Kalmanir | RAM | 25 | HB | 12 | 0 | 5 | 86 | 1 | 67 | 17.2 | 6 | 120 | 0 | 32 | 20.0 | 368 |
31 | Clyde Scott | PHI | 27 | LHB | 12 | 5 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 30 | 18.0 | 8 | 171 | 0 | 30 | 21.4 | 616 |
32 | Jerry Williams | RAM | 28 | LH/LDH | 10 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 133 | 0 | 28 | 22.2 | 363 |
33 | Jerry Davis | CRD | 27 | DB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2.5 | 0 | 63 | ||||
34 | Bobbie Griffin | NYY | 23 | DB | 12 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 27 | 11.5 | 0 | 73 | ||||
35 | Eddie Saenz | WAS | 29 | HB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 9 | 145 | 0 | 24 | 16.1 | 168 |
36 | Bob Hoernschemeyer* | DET | 26 | RH | 11 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 8.0 | 3 | 78 | 0 | 41 | 26.0 | 1035 |
37 | Russ Craft* | PHI | 32 | LDH | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 38 | 26.5 | 114 |
38 | Jim Ostendarp | NYG | 28 | HB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 45 | 28.5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 87 |
39 | Harper Davis | GNB | 26 | S | 12 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 10.5 | 0 | 73 | ||||
40 | Neil Ferris | WAS | 24 | RDH | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | ||||
41 | George Buksar | WAS | 25 | LB | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 18 | 14.0 | 76 |
42 | Chuck Hunsinger | CHI | 26 | HB | 12 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 35 | 16.5 | 501 |
43 | Woodley Lewis | RAM | 26 | RDH | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 24 | 16.8 | 119 |
44 | Don Phelps | CLE | 27 | HB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 25 | 22.0 | 134 |
45 | Carl Taseff | CLE | 23 | HB | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 20 | 18.7 | 129 |
46 | Leo Nomellini*+ | SFO | 27 | RT/LDT | 12 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 16 | 13.5 | 47 |
47 | Tom Landry | NYG | 27 | SS | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 130 |
48 | Bennie Aldridge | NYY | 25 | LDH | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 57 | ||||
49 | Jack Butler | PIT | 24 | FS | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 144 | ||||
50 | Jim Finks | PIT | 24 | SS | 12 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 20.0 | 0 | 93 | ||||
51 | Jug Girard | GNB | 24 | P | 12 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 274 | ||||
52 | Bud Grant | PHI | 24 | LDE | 12 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
53 | Bob Nussbaumer | GNB | 27 | HB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
54 | Bill Wightkin | CHI | 24 | LDE | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 50 | ||||
55 | Emil Sitko | CRD | 28 | HB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 429 | 0 | 41 | 25.2 | 640 | ||||
56 | Brad Rowland | CHI | 23 | RDH | 12 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 350 | 0 | 48 | 23.3 | 398 | ||||
57 | Harry Dowda | WAS | 29 | HB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 341 | 0 | 39 | 26.2 | 506 | ||||
58 | Fred Morrison | CHI | 25 | FB | 12 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 353 | 0 | 86 | 27.2 | 446 | ||||
59 | Kyle Rote | NYG | 23 | HB | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 185 | 0 | 39 | 30.8 | 361 | ||||
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
60 | Joe Scott | NYG | 25 | RH | 12 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 154 | 0 | 36 | 25.7 | 877 | ||||
61 | Walt Michaels | GNB | 22 | MLB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 86 | 0 | 26 | 17.2 | 86 | ||||
62 | Bobby Walston | PHI | 23 | LE | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 17 | 11.4 | 569 | ||||
63 | Gene Brito | WAS | 26 | RE | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 14 | 9.8 | 352 | ||||
64 | Tony Canadeo | GNB | 32 | LH | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 101 | 0 | 48 | 25.3 | 458 | ||||
65 | Sisto Averno | NYY | 26 | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 16 | 9.3 | 32 | ||||
66 | Rex Bumgardner | CLE | 28 | HB | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 0 | 33 | 25.0 | 262 | ||||
67 | Ollie Cline | DET | 26 | FB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 22 | 16.0 | 63 | ||||
68 | Fred Davis | CHI | 32 | LDT | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 16 | 8.7 | 26 | ||||
69 | Bill McPeak | PIT | 25 | RDE | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 3.3 | 10 | ||||
70 | Pete Pihos* | PHI | 28 | RE/RDE | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 13.3 | 606 | ||||
71 | Elmer Angsman | CRD | 26 | RH | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 29 | 25.5 | 626 | ||||
72 | Tom Bienemann | CRD | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 18 | 17.0 | 47 | ||||
73 | George Blanda | CHI | 24 | QB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 9.5 | 32 | ||||
74 | Emerson Cole | CLE | 24 | FB | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 20 | 14.0 | 310 | ||||
75 | Joe Geri* | PIT | 27 | TB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 0 | 86 | 54.0 | 421 | ||||
76 | Horace Gillom | CLE | 30 | P | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 12.5 | 227 | ||||
77 | Forrest Griffith | NYG | 23 | LH | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 27 | 14.0 | 159 | ||||
78 | Bob Hendren | WAS | 28 | RDE | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 10.5 | 21 | ||||
79 | Chick Jagade | CLE | 25 | FB | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 19 | 18.0 | 66 | ||||
80 | Paul Lipscomb* | WAS | 28 | RT/RDT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 13.5 | 27 | ||||
81 | John Martinkovic | GNB | 24 | DE | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 31 | 17.0 | 44 | ||||
82 | John Panelli | CRD | 25 | LLB | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 37 | 28.5 | 100 | ||||
83 | Fran Rogel | PIT | 24 | FB | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 453 | ||||
84 | Ab Wimberly | GNB | 25 | RDE | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | ||||
85 | Bruno Banducci | SFO | 30 | RG | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | ||||
86 | Walt Barnes | PHI | 33 | LG/RG | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | ||||
87 | Bobby Collier | RAM | 22 | T | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | ||||
88 | Ray Collins* | SFO | 24 | LT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | ||||
89 | Rip Collins | GNB | 25 | DB | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 40.0 | 49 | ||||
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
90 | Fred Cone | GNB | 25 | FB | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 525 | ||||
91 | George Connor*+ | CHI | 26 | LT/LLB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 30 | ||||
92 | Tex Coulter* | NYG | 27 | LT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | ||||
93 | Gerry Cowhig | PHI | 30 | RLB | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 37 | ||||
94 | Carl Elliott | GNB | 24 | RE | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 331 | ||||
95 | Bill Fischer* | CRD | 24 | LT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
96 | Barry French | DET | 29 | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | ||||
97 | Bob Gaudio | CLE | 26 | RG | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | ||||
98 | Abe Gibron | CLE | 26 | LG | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | ||||
99 | Wayne Hansen | CHI | 23 | RDT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | ||||
100 | Pat Harder | DET | 29 | FB | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 587 | ||||
101 | Jerry Hennessy | CRD | 25 | DE | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | ||||
102 | Dick Hoerner | RAM | 29 | FB | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 693 | ||||
103 | Duke Iverson | NYY | 31 | LLB | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | ||||
104 | Bob Jackson | NYG | 30 | FB | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 36 | ||||
105 | Jack Jennings | CRD | 25 | RT | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | ||||
106 | Harvey Johnson | NYY | 32 | LLB | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | ||||
107 | Bucko Kilroy | PHI | 30 | RT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 19 | ||||
108 | Mike McCormack* | NYY | 21 | RT | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
109 | Paul Mitchell | NYY | 31 | LT | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | ||||
110 | Art Murakowski | DET | 26 | DB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
111 | Bill Murray | NYG | 25 | RG | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -4 | ||||
112 | Bill O'Connor | NYY | 25 | E | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 202 | ||||
113 | Joe Perry | SFO | 24 | FB | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 | 876 | ||||
114 | John Prchlik | DET | 26 | RDT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | ||||
115 | Knox Ramsey | CRD | 25 | RG | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
116 | Gene Schroeder | CHI | 22 | RE/FS | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 545 | ||||
117 | Wash Serini | CHI | 29 | RG | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | ||||
118 | Don Shula | CLE | 21 | RDH | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 29 | ||||
119 | Herb Siegert | WAS | 27 | LG | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
120 | Wayne Siegert | NYY | 22 | T | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | ||||
121 | Don Simensen | RAM | 25 | LT | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | ||||
122 | Bishop Strickland | SFO | 24 | FB | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 179 | ||||
123 | Joe Sulaitis | NYG | 30 | LG | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 | 62 | ||||
124 | Bob Summerhays | GNB | 24 | RLB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 133 | ||||
125 | Bill Svoboda | CRD | 23 | FS | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 | 35 | ||||
126 | Dan Towler* | RAM | 23 | FB | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 1121 | ||||
127 | Billy Wilson | SFO | 24 | RE | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 268 | ||||
128 | Frank Wydo | PIT | 27 | RT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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