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 | Emlen Tunnell* | NYG | 28 | LS | 12 | 12 | 38 | 223 | 0 | 37 | 5.9 | 17 | 479 | 0 | 86 | 28.2 | 819 |
2 | Woodley Lewis | RAM | 28 | RS | 12 | 8 | 35 | 267 | 1 | 78 | 7.6 | 32 | 830 | 0 | 69 | 25.9 | 1186 |
3 | Lynn Chandnois* | PIT | 28 | RH | 12 | 11 | 26 | 101 | 0 | 15 | 3.9 | 21 | 610 | 1 | 93 | 29.0 | 1593 |
4 | Charley Trippi* | CRD | 32 | LH | 12 | 11 | 21 | 239 | 0 | 38 | 11.4 | 8 | 199 | 0 | 33 | 24.9 | 958 |
5 | Al Carmichael | GNB | 25 | RH | 12 | 11 | 20 | 199 | 0 | 52 | 10.0 | 26 | 641 | 0 | 43 | 24.7 | 1170 |
6 | Al Pollard | PHI | 25 | FB | 12 | 9 | 20 | 106 | 0 | 20 | 5.3 | 13 | 301 | 0 | 49 | 23.2 | 496 |
7 | Johnny Williams | WAS | 26 | RS | 12 | 12 | 18 | 172 | 0 | 62 | 9.6 | 9 | 224 | 0 | 33 | 24.9 | 422 |
8 | Don Paul* | CRD | 27 | RDH | 12 | 12 | 18 | 85 | 0 | 22 | 4.7 | 4 | 106 | 0 | 35 | 26.5 | 534 |
9 | Billy Reynolds | CLE | 22 | rh | 12 | 6 | 18 | 111 | 0 | 28 | 6.2 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 21 | 18.5 | 618 |
10 | Eddie Macon | CHI | 26 | ldh | 12 | 11 | 17 | 68 | 0 | 15 | 4.0 | 13 | 373 | 0 | 70 | 28.7 | 595 |
11 | Ray Renfro* | CLE | 24 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 53 | 0 | 16 | 3.1 | 1127 | ||||||
12 | Frank Gifford* | NYG | 23 | RS | 12 | 9 | 16 | 106 | 0 | 40 | 6.6 | 13 | 327 | 0 | 55 | 25.2 | 948 |
13 | Ray Mathews | PIT | 24 | LH | 12 | 12 | 16 | 128 | 0 | 54 | 8.0 | 10 | 261 | 0 | 44 | 26.1 | 1013 |
14 | Hugh McElhenny*+ | SFO | 25 | RH | 12 | 12 | 15 | 104 | 0 | 25 | 6.9 | 15 | 368 | 0 | 55 | 24.5 | 1449 |
15 | Jerry Williams | PHI | 30 | lh | 12 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 1.7 | 14 | 343 | 0 | 62 | 24.5 | 1151 |
16 | Lloyd Lowe | CHI | 25 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 51 | 0 | 28 | 3.4 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 117 | |
17 | Yale Lary* | DET | 23 | RS | 11 | 10 | 13 | 115 | 1 | 74 | 8.8 | 6 | 116 | 0 | 33 | 19.3 | 350 |
18 | Vitamin Smith | RAM | 30 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 21 | 2.5 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 26 | 22.0 | 251 | |
19 | George Taliaferro* | BAL | 26 | LH | 11 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 3.1 | 16 | 331 | 0 | 39 | 20.7 | 1187 |
20 | Jug Girard | DET | 26 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 86 | 0 | 41 | 9.6 | 9 | 252 | 0 | 85 | 28.0 | 435 | |
21 | Joe Arenas | SFO | 28 | LH | 12 | 12 | 8 | 93 | 0 | 50 | 11.6 | 16 | 551 | 0 | 82 | 34.4 | 1166 |
22 | Jack Christiansen*+ | DET | 25 | LS | 12 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 2.8 | 10 | 183 | 0 | 34 | 18.3 | 438 |
23 | Bill Dudley | WAS | 32 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 16 | 4.3 | 49 | ||||||
24 | Gib Dawson | GNB | 23 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 72 | 1 | 60 | 10.3 | 4 | 102 | 0 | 33 | 25.5 | 192 | |
25 | Rex Berry | SFO | 29 | LDH | 12 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 17 | 6.0 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 | 221 |
26 | Ken Carpenter | CLE | 27 | LH | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 367 | 0 | 40 | 22.9 | 671 |
27 | Billy Cross | CRD | 24 | RH | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.8 | 12 | 257 | 0 | 39 | 21.4 | 743 |
28 | Buddy Young | BAL | 27 | RH | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1.5 | 11 | 378 | 1 | 104 | 34.4 | 723 |
29 | Jim Brandt | PIT | 24 | S | 12 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 18 | 5.7 | 6 | 135 | 0 | 44 | 22.5 | 290 |
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
30 | Larry Coutre | 2TM | 25 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 25 | 8.6 | 12 | 318 | 0 | 78 | 26.5 | 396 | |
31 | Hall Haynes | WAS | 25 | ldh | 8 | 5 | 5 | 92 | 0 | 43 | 18.4 | 7 | 123 | 0 | 24 | 17.6 | 215 |
32 | Don Johnson | PHI | 22 | lh | 12 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 2.8 | 4 | 69 | 0 | 26 | 17.3 | 749 |
33 | Bob Boyd | RAM | 25 | RE | 12 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 5.2 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 21 | 14.0 | 659 |
34 | J.R. Boone | GNB | 28 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 4.8 | 103 | ||||||
35 | Willie Carter | CRD | 22 | rs | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 5.0 | 8 | 178 | 0 | 32 | 22.3 | 195 |
36 | Gene Gedman | DET | 21 | rh | 12 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 25 | 23.5 | 433 |
37 | Hal Giancanelli | PHI | 24 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2.8 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 38 | 22.5 | 534 | |
38 | Charlie Justice | WAS | 29 | LH | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 1076 |
39 | Ed Mioduszewski | BAL | 22 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 3.3 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 71 | |
40 | Billy Stone | CHI | 28 | LH | 12 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 3.0 | 563 | |||||
41 | Dan Sandifer | 2TM | 26 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 23 | 11.7 | 35 | ||||||
42 | Tom McCormick | RAM | 23 | RH | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 134 | 0 | 44 | 26.8 | 237 |
43 | Tommy Kalmanir | BAL | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 9.5 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 25 | 17.0 | 154 | |
44 | Pete Schabarum | SFO | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 27 | 25.0 | 250 | |
45 | Don Barton | GNB | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 6.5 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 118 | |
46 | Bob Hudson | PHI | 23 | LS | 12 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 84 |
47 | Billy Anderson | CHI | 24 | RDH | 12 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 5 | 127 | 0 | 28 | 25.4 | 167 |
48 | Carl Taseff | BAL | 25 | LS | 9 | 9 | 1 | 71 | 1 | 71 | 71.0 | 4 | 87 | 0 | 35 | 21.8 | 195 |
49 | Fred Bruney | SFO | 22 | S | 12 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 25 | 23.0 | 116 |
50 | Tom Landry | NYG | 29 | LDH | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 23 | 19.0 | 98 |
51 | Johnny Olszewski* | CRD | 23 | FB | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 613 |
52 | Bert Rechichar | BAL | 23 | LDH | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 | 243 |
53 | Bennie Aldridge | GNB | 27 | ldh | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 85 | |||||
54 | Jack Butler | PIT | 26 | RDH | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 195 | |||||
55 | Art DeCarlo | PIT | 22 | LDH | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 84 | |||||
56 | Frank Dempsey | CHI | 28 | LLB | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 15 | |||||
57 | Don Doll* | WAS | 27 | LS | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 104 | |||||
58 | Dub Jones | CLE | 29 | RH | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 408 | |||||
59 | Tom Keane*+ | BAL | 27 | RS | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 194 | |||||
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
60 | Ken Konz | CLE | 25 | RS | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 19 | |||||
61 | Brad Myers | RAM | 24 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 138 | ||||||
62 | Joe Schmidt | DET | 21 | LLB | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 51 | |||||
63 | Leon Campbell | CHI | 26 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 455 | 0 | 41 | 23.9 | 659 | ||||||
64 | Wally Triplett | CRD | 27 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 253 | 0 | 48 | 25.3 | 276 | ||||||
65 | Sam Baker | WAS | 24 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 186 | 0 | 40 | 20.7 | 279 | ||||||
66 | Lew Carpenter | DET | 21 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 172 | 0 | 30 | 21.5 | 269 | ||||||
67 | Howie Ferguson | GNB | 23 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 123 | 0 | 30 | 17.6 | 343 | ||||||
68 | Buford Long | NYG | 22 | RDH | 10 | 10 | 7 | 198 | 0 | 36 | 28.3 | 535 | |||||
69 | Paul Barry | WAS | 27 | fb | 12 | 5 | 6 | 112 | 0 | 36 | 18.7 | 404 | |||||
70 | Jack Cloud | WAS | 28 | LLB | 12 | 10 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 22 | 17.0 | 114 | |||||
71 | Fred Morrison | CHI | 27 | FB | 12 | 8 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 14 | 10.8 | 564 | |||||
72 | Breezy Reid | GNB | 26 | LH | 12 | 12 | 4 | 82 | 0 | 23 | 20.5 | 676 | |||||
73 | Doak Walker*+ | DET | 26 | LH | 12 | 12 | 4 | 139 | 0 | 54 | 34.8 | 978 | |||||
74 | Al Campana | CRD | 27 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 27 | 18.7 | 51 | ||||||
75 | Ken Jackson | BAL | 24 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 19 | 12.3 | 37 | ||||||
76 | Marion Motley | CLE | 33 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 22 | 20.0 | 268 | ||||||
77 | Lou Tepe | PIT | 23 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 18 | 15.7 | 47 | ||||||
78 | Harry Babcock | SFO | 23 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 62 | ||||||
79 | Byron Bailey | GNB | 23 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 21 | 17.0 | 182 | ||||||
80 | Joe Campanella | BAL | 23 | RT | 12 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | |||||
81 | John Hoffman* | CHI | 28 | RH | 12 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 16.0 | 495 | |||||
82 | John Martinkovic* | GNB | 26 | LDE | 12 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 6.0 | 15 | |||||
83 | Walt Michaels | CLE | 24 | LLB | 12 | 12 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 22 | 20.0 | 74 | |||||
84 | Johnny Papit | 2TM | 25 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 21 | 19.0 | 149 | ||||||
85 | Joe Perry*+ | SFO | 26 | FB | 12 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 10.5 | 1230 | |||||
86 | Barney Poole | BAL | 30 | RDE | 12 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 12.0 | 41 | |||||
87 | Skeets Quinlan | RAM | 25 | LH | 12 | 11 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 22 | 19.0 | 1003 | |||||
88 | Julie Rykovich | WAS | 30 | RH | 12 | 12 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 26 | 19.5 | 363 | |||||
89 | Deral Teteak | GNB | 24 | LLB | 7 | 7 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 47 | 31.0 | 62 | |||||
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
90 | Ken Bahnsen | SFO | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 22 | ||||||
91 | Les Bingaman*+ | DET | 27 | MG | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 4 | |||||
92 | Don Boll | WAS | 26 | LT | 12 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | |||||
93 | Gene Brito* | WAS | 28 | LDE | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 57 | |||||
94 | Hardy Brown | SFO | 29 | MLB | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 10 | |||||
95 | Randy Clay | NYG | 25 | RH | 12 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 119 | |||||
96 | Ollie Cline | DET | 28 | FB | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 295 | |||||
97 | George Connor*+ | CHI | 28 | LT | 12 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 38 | |||||
98 | Tony Curcillo | CRD | 22 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 62 | ||||||
99 | Gene Donaldson | CLE | 23 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | ||||||
100 | Leo Elter | PIT | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 133 | ||||||
101 | Tom Finnin | BAL | 26 | RDT | 11 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 23 | |||||
102 | Bill Forester | GNB | 21 | MG | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | |||||
103 | Bob Gaona | PIT | 22 | LT | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
104 | John Helwig | CHI | 26 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | ||||||
105 | Bob Hoernschemeyer | DET | 28 | RH | 12 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 774 | |||||
106 | Sherman Howard | CLE | 29 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 51 | ||||||
107 | George Hughes* | PIT | 28 | RT | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
108 | Jack Jennings | CRD | 27 | RT | 12 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | |||||
109 | Don Joyce | CRD | 24 | rdt | 10 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | |||||
110 | Paul Lipscomb* | WAS | 30 | RDT | 12 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | |||||
111 | Ace Loomis | GNB | 25 | RDH | 10 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 58 | |||||
112 | Ted Marchibroda | PIT | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 40 | ||||||
113 | Bud McFadin | RAM | 25 | mg | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | |||||
114 | Chuck Noll | CLE | 21 | RG | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | |||||
115 | Leo Nomellini*+ | SFO | 29 | RDT | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | |||||
116 | Jim Parmer | PHI | 26 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 265 | ||||||
117 | Tom Scott | PHI | 23 | LDE | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
118 | Ed Sprinkle | CHI | 30 | RDE | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
119 | Dick Stanfel*+ | DET | 26 | RG | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | |||||
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
120 | Don Steinbrunner | CLE | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | ||||||
121 | Bob Stringer | PHI | 24 | RS | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 23 | |||||
122 | Joe Sulaitis | NYG | 32 | RDE | 12 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 21 | |||||
123 | Bill Svoboda* | CRD | 25 | LLB | 12 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | |||||
124 | Harry Thompson | RAM | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||
125 | Charlie Toogood | RAM | 26 | LDT | 12 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 40 | |||||
126 | Bill Wightkin | CHI | 26 | LDE | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | |||||
127 | Dick Wildung | GNB | 32 | LDT | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | |||||
128 | George Young | CLE | 29 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||
129 | Tank Younger* | RAM | 25 | fb | 12 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 633 |
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