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Rk | Player | Age | Team | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | PRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | Ret | Yds | KRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | APYd | Awards |
1 | Bert Rechichar | 25 | BAL | SS | 12 | 12 | 30 | 121 | 0 | 24 | 4.0 | 9 | 235 | 0 | 59 | 26.1 | 465 | PB,AP-2 |
2 | Woodley Lewis | 30 | RAM | E | 12 | 1 | 29 | 105 | 0 | 22 | 3.6 | 20 | 450 | 0 | 32 | 22.5 | 754 | |
3 | Joe Scudero | 25 | WAS | SS | 12 | 12 | 25 | 241 | 1 | 49 | 9.6 | 25 | 699 | 1 | 94 | 28.0 | 1027 | PB,AP-2 |
4 | Emlen Tunnell | 30 | NYG | SS | 12 | 12 | 25 | 98 | 1 | 66 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | PB,AP-1 | |
5 | Veryl Switzer | 23 | GNB | RH | 12 | 4 | 24 | 158 | 0 | 38 | 6.6 | 17 | 445 | 0 | 57 | 26.2 | 807 | |
6 | Vic Eaton | 22 | PIT | P | 12 | 0 | 23 | 73 | 0 | 20 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | ||
7 | Sid Watson | 23 | PIT | HB | 12 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0.7 | 27 | 716 | 0 | 49 | 26.5 | 985 | |
8 | Joe Arenas | 30 | SFO | RDH/LH | 12 | 11 | 21 | 55 | 0 | 7 | 2.6 | 24 | 594 | 0 | 42 | 24.8 | 1054 | |
9 | Ron Drzewiecki | 22 | CHI | HB | 12 | 2 | 20 | 100 | 0 | 28 | 5.0 | 25 | 591 | 0 | 56 | 23.6 | 754 | |
10 | Jerry Norton | 24 | PHI | LH | 12 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 0 | 13 | 1.7 | 8 | 281 | 1 | 96 | 35.1 | 583 | |
11 | Frank Bernardi | 22 | CRD | FS | 12 | 12 | 19 | 163 | 0 | 39 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 275 | ||
12 | Don Paul | 29 | CLE | RDH | 11 | 11 | 19 | 148 | 1 | 60 | 7.8 | 5 | 109 | 0 | 26 | 21.8 | 323 | AP-2 |
13 | Ken Konz | 27 | CLE | SS | 12 | 12 | 17 | 138 | 0 | 42 | 8.1 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 23 | 22.0 | 236 | PB,AP-2 |
14 | Bibbles Bawel | 25 | PHI | FS | 12 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 2.1 | 8 | 169 | 0 | 41 | 21.1 | 375 | |
15 | Lee Riley | 23 | DET | DB | 12 | 3 | 14 | 107 | 0 | 20 | 7.6 | 5 | 111 | 0 | 30 | 22.2 | 256 | |
16 | Carl Taseff | 27 | BAL | RDH | 11 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 0 | 20 | 3.3 | 7 | 162 | 0 | 38 | 23.1 | 211 | |
17 | Ron Waller | 22 | RAM | LH | 12 | 12 | 14 | 60 | 0 | 21 | 4.3 | 17 | 461 | 0 | 39 | 27.1 | 1465 | PB,AP-2 |
18 | Ollie Matson | 25 | CRD | LH | 12 | 12 | 13 | 245 | 2 | 78 | 18.8 | 15 | 368 | 0 | 37 | 24.5 | 1325 | PB,AP-1 |
19 | Jack Christiansen | 27 | DET | SS | 9 | 9 | 12 | 87 | 0 | 42 | 7.3 | 7 | 169 | 0 | 35 | 24.1 | 341 | PB,AP-1 |
20 | Ray Gene Smith | 27 | CHI | FS | 12 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 0 | 11 | 3.9 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 96 | |
21 | Al Carmichael | 27 | GNB | RH | 10 | 6 | 10 | 89 | 0 | 40 | 8.9 | 14 | 418 | 1 | 100 | 29.9 | 774 | |
22 | Jug Girard | 28 | DET | HB | 12 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 2.8 | 7 | 117 | 0 | 29 | 16.7 | 470 | |
23 | Joe Heap | 24 | NYG | HB | 12 | 0 | 8 | 63 | 0 | 28 | 7.9 | 12 | 230 | 0 | 35 | 19.2 | 322 | |
24 | Dicky Moegle | 21 | SFO | FS/LH | 11 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 21 | 4.5 | 10 | 249 | 0 | 61 | 24.9 | 664 | PB |
25 | Hugh McElhenny | 26 | SFO | RH | 12 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1.4 | 9 | 189 | 0 | 31 | 21.0 | 729 | |
26 | Bert Zagers | 22 | WAS | RH | 11 | 11 | 7 | 125 | 1 | 55 | 17.9 | 11 | 280 | 0 | 35 | 25.5 | 1106 | |
27 | Jim Monachino | 26 | WAS | HB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 16 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 307 | ||
28 | Hal Giancanelli | 26 | PHI | LH | 12 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 15 | 6.0 | 11 | 267 | 0 | 29 | 24.3 | 1061 | |
29 | Henry Ford | 24 | CLE | DB | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
30 | Dick Alban | 26 | WAS | RDH | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
31 | Jimmy Patton | 22 | NYG | FS | 11 | 11 | 3 | 69 | 1 | 69 | 23.0 | 5 | 229 | 1 | 98 | 45.8 | 298 | |
32 | Doak Walker | 28 | DET | LH | 12 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 572 | PB |
33 | Bob White | 26 | 2TM | HB | 11 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 | 14 | 400 | 0 | 42 | 28.6 | 428 | |
33 | Bob White | 26 | CLE | HB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 | 10 | 258 | 0 | 42 | 25.8 | 286 | |
33 | Bob White | 26 | BAL | HB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 35.5 | 142 | ||
34 | Nick Adduci | 26 | WAS | LDH | 12 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
35 | Rex Berry | 31 | SFO | SS | 12 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | ||
36 | Al Carapella | 28 | SFO | MG | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
37 | Jimmy Carr | 22 | CRD | HB | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 93 | 0 | 28 | 23.3 | 369 | |
38 | Jim David | 28 | DET | LDH | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | PB | |
39 | Ralph Felton | 23 | WAS | LLB | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 17 | |
40 | Jimmy Hill | 27 | CRD | DB | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
41 | Bob Hudson | 25 | PHI | SS | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
42 | Joe Johnson | 26 | GNB | HB | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 27 | 23.0 | 332 | |
43 | John Henry Johnson | 26 | SFO | LH | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | ||
44 | Carl Karilivacz | 25 | DET | FS | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | ||
45 | Don Kindt | 30 | CHI | RDH | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
46 | Jack Patera | 22 | BAL | LB | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
47 | Bill Pellington | 28 | BAL | LLB | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 19 | 18.0 | 78 | |
48 | Skeet Quinlan | 27 | RAM | RH | 6 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 370 | ||
49 | Ray Renfro | 26 | CLE | FL | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 696 | ||
50 | Al Romine | 23 | CHI | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
51 | Joe Schmidt | 23 | DET | LLB | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 23 | PB,AP-1 |
52 | Bob Smith | 22 | CLE | HB | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 13 | 320 | 0 | 47 | 24.6 | 479 | |
53 | Bill Stits | 24 | DET | RDH | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | ||
54 | Charlie Sumner | 25 | CHI | RDH | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 288 | 0 | 81 | 28.8 | 450 | |
55 | Len Szafaryn | 27 | GNB | LT | 12 | 12 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||
56 | Buddy Young | 29 | BAL | RH | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 222 | 0 | 43 | 24.7 | 735 | |
57 | Dick Young | 25 | BAL | FB | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 22 | 18.5 | 94 | |
58 | Alan Ameche | 22 | BAL | FB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 19 | 15.0 | 1162 | PB,AP-1 | |
59 | Dale Atkeson | 25 | WAS | FB | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 106 | 0 | 28 | 26.5 | 487 | ||
60 | Roy Barni | 28 | WAS | DB | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | ||
61 | Maurice Bassett | 24 | CLE | FB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 151 | 0 | 31 | 21.6 | 408 | ||
62 | Raymond Berry | 22 | BAL | LE | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 16 | 13.5 | 232 | ||
63 | Rosey Brown | 23 | NYG | LT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | PB | |
64 | Leon Campbell | 28 | PIT | FB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 133 | 0 | 55 | 33.3 | 251 | ||
65 | Lew Carpenter | 23 | DET | FB/RH | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 0 | 24 | 19.5 | 933 | ||
66 | Lynn Chandnois | 30 | PIT | RH | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 223 | 0 | 46 | 24.8 | 961 | ||
67 | Leon Cunningham | 24 | DET | LB | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | ||
68 | Burt Delavan | 26 | CRD | RDT | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
69 | Jack Ellena | 24 | RAM | MG | 12 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |||
70 | Howie Ferguson | 25 | GNB | FB | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 1032 | PB,AP-2 | |
71 | Bill Forester | 23 | GNB | MG | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 20 | 17.3 | 84 | ||
72 | Sonny Gandee | 26 | DET | RLB | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 53 | ||
73 | Bob Gaona | 24 | PIT | LT | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | ||
74 | Frank Gifford | 25 | NYG | LH | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 114 | 0 | 62 | 22.8 | 902 | PB,AP-1 | |
75 | Les Goble | 23 | CRD | DB | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 160 | 0 | 28 | 20.0 | 171 | ||
76 | Rob Goode | 28 | PHI | FB | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 20 | 18.0 | 447 | ||
77 | Mal Hammack | 22 | CRD | FB | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 18 | 16.0 | 205 | ||
78 | Carroll Hardy | 22 | SFO | RHB | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 30 | 21.7 | 440 | ||
79 | Leon Hart | 27 | DET | FB/LDE | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 0 | 25 | 21.5 | 299 | ||
80 | Johnny Hatley | 25 | CRD | LG | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | ||
81 | Art Hauser | 26 | RAM | RDT | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | ||
82 | Matt Hazeltine | 22 | SFO | LLB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | ||
83 | Harry Hugasian | 26 | CHI | DB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
84 | Chick Jagade | 29 | CHI | FB | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 348 | ||
85 | George Kennard | 27 | NYG | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 12.0 | 36 | ||
86 | Bill Lange | 27 | CRD | RG | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
87 | Bud Laughlin | 24 | SFO | FB | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 137 | ||
88 | Toy Ledbetter | 28 | PHI | HB | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 157 | ||
89 | Gene Lipscomb | 24 | RAM | RDT | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 16.0 | 32 | ||
90 | Buford Long | 24 | NYG | E | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 172 | 0 | 31 | 28.7 | 236 | ||
91 | Dave Mann | 23 | CRD | RH | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 136 | 0 | 34 | 22.7 | 609 | ||
92 | Ron Marciniak | 23 | WAS | G | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
93 | Jim Martin | 31 | DET | LB | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | ||
94 | Marv Matuszak | 24 | PIT | LB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | ||
95 | Tom McCormick | 25 | RAM | HB | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 23 | 21.0 | 107 | ||
96 | Walt Michaels | 26 | CLE | RLB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 27 | 15.0 | 70 | PB | |
97 | Dave Middleton | 22 | DET | RH/RE | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 188 | 0 | 25 | 17.1 | 1058 | ||
98 | Henry Mosley | 24 | CHI | HB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 24 | ||
99 | Johnny Olszewski | 25 | CRD | FB | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 19 | 13.0 | 389 | PB | |
100 | Lou Palatella | 22 | SFO | RG | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | ||
101 | Charley Powell | 23 | SFO | RDE | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 9 | ||
102 | Breezy Reid | 28 | GNB | LH | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 10.5 | 462 | ||
103 | Dean Renfro | 23 | BAL | HB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 33 | ||
104 | Fran Rogel | 28 | PIT | FB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 0 | 61 | 81.0 | 891 | ||
105 | Ed Sharkey | 28 | PHI | G | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | ||
106 | Jack Simmons | 31 | CRD | C | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | ||
107 | Lum Snyder | 25 | PHI | RT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 11.3 | 34 | ||
108 | George Taliaferro | 28 | PHI | HB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 35 | ||
109 | Bob Toneff | 25 | SFO | LDT | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | PB,AP-1 | |
110 | Charlie Toogood | 28 | RAM | RT | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | ||
111 | Ted Topor | 25 | DET | LB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | ||
112 | Mel Triplett | 24 | NYG | FB | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 20 | 15.7 | 194 | ||
113 | Bobby Watkins | 23 | CHI | RH | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 145 | 0 | 64 | 29.0 | 777 | ||
114 | Ted Wegert | 23 | PHI | RH | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 0 | 28 | 21.8 | 224 | ||
115 | Stan West | 29 | NYG | MG | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 12 | ||
116 | Richie Woit | 24 | DET | DB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | ||
117 | Walt Yowarsky | 27 | NYG | LDE | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
League Average | 5.6 | 23.1 |
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Rk | Player | Age | Team | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | PRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | Ret | Yds | KRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | APYd | Awards |
1 | Ken Konz | 27 | CLE | SS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 24 | 13.5 | 0 | 39 | |||||
2 | Don Paul | 29 | CLE | RDH | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 65 | |
3 | Woodley Lewis | 30 | RAM | E | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 4 | 127 | 0 | 43 | 31.8 | 136 | |
4 | Ron Waller | 22 | RAM | LH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 88 | 0 | 32 | 29.3 | 154 | |
5 | Bob Smith | 22 | CLE | HB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 21 | 20.5 | 43 | |||||
League Average | 6.0 | 25.6 |
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