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 | Tommy McDonald | PHI | 23 | WR | 12 | 3 | 26 | 127 | 0 | 28 | 4.9 | 11 | 304 | 0 | 50 | 27.6 | 695 |
2 | Al Carmichael | GNB | 29 | HB | 12 | 4 | 25 | 190 | 0 | 48 | 7.6 | 31 | 690 | 0 | 33 | 22.3 | 1182 |
3 | Joe Arenas | SFO | 32 | HB | 12 | 1 | 25 | 80 | 0 | 26 | 3.2 | 24 | 657 | 0 | 64 | 27.4 | 761 |
4 | Yale Lary* | DET | 27 | FS | 12 | 12 | 25 | 139 | 0 | 36 | 5.6 | 0 | 235 | ||||
5 | Woodley Lewis | CRD | 32 | LE | 12 | 12 | 24 | 175 | 0 | 31 | 7.3 | 26 | 682 | 0 | 52 | 26.2 | 1315 |
6 | Billy Reynolds | CLE | 26 | HB | 12 | 0 | 24 | 114 | 0 | 23 | 4.8 | 7 | 152 | 0 | 29 | 21.7 | 335 |
7 | Ron Drzewiecki | CHI | 24 | HB | 8 | 0 | 22 | 64 | 0 | 11 | 2.9 | 13 | 315 | 0 | 53 | 24.2 | 397 |
8 | Bert Rechichar* | BAL | 27 | FS | 12 | 12 | 22 | 71 | 0 | 22 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 104 |
9 | Billy Wells | 2TM | 26 | HB-RH | 11 | 8 | 21 | 143 | 0 | 30 | 6.8 | 12 | 325 | 1 | 96 | 27.1 | 1089 |
10 | Gene Filipski | NYG | 26 | HB | 12 | 1 | 20 | 91 | 0 | 17 | 4.6 | 26 | 613 | 0 | 34 | 23.6 | 800 |
11 | Fred Bruney | PIT | 26 | SS | 12 | 11 | 17 | 86 | 0 | 15 | 5.1 | 5 | 101 | 0 | 31 | 20.2 | 187 |
12 | Ron Waller | RAM | 24 | HB | 11 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 24 | 2.1 | 13 | 289 | 0 | 46 | 22.2 | 654 |
13 | Jon Arnett* | RAM | 22 | LH | 12 | 9 | 14 | 85 | 0 | 22 | 6.1 | 18 | 504 | 1 | 98 | 28.0 | 1258 |
14 | Bert Zagers | WAS | 24 | LDH | 11 | 10 | 14 | 217 | 2 | 76 | 15.5 | 15 | 348 | 0 | 35 | 23.2 | 594 |
15 | Emlen Tunnell* | NYG | 32 | SS | 12 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 0 | 23 | 5.0 | 0 | 147 | ||||
16 | Dick James | WAS | 23 | DB | 11 | 5 | 11 | 83 | 0 | 27 | 7.5 | 12 | 259 | 0 | 38 | 21.6 | 364 |
17 | Jimmy Patton | NYG | 24 | FS | 12 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 2.6 | 10 | 223 | 0 | 33 | 22.3 | 302 |
18 | Vic Zucco | CHI | 22 | LDH | 12 | 12 | 11 | 58 | 0 | 25 | 5.3 | 8 | 224 | 0 | 73 | 28.0 | 345 |
19 | Chet Hanulak | CLE | 24 | LH | 12 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 2.6 | 0 | 442 | ||||
20 | Ollie Matson*+ | CRD | 27 | LH | 12 | 11 | 10 | 54 | 0 | 28 | 5.4 | 7 | 154 | 0 | 32 | 22.0 | 1236 |
21 | Tommy Runnels | WAS | 23 | HB | 10 | 3 | 10 | 76 | 0 | 16 | 7.6 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 38 | 33.0 | 198 |
22 | Hugh McElhenny* | SFO | 29 | LH | 12 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 13 | 4.1 | 0 | 977 | ||||
23 | Ken Keller | PHI | 23 | HB | 12 | 1 | 9 | 59 | 0 | 38 | 6.6 | 15 | 320 | 0 | 37 | 21.3 | 605 |
24 | Terry Barr | DET | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 18 | 3.7 | 9 | 153 | 0 | 27 | 17.0 | 186 |
25 | Dean Derby | PIT | 22 | DB | 11 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 3.6 | 6 | 137 | 0 | 30 | 22.8 | 297 |
26 | Joe Scudero | WAS | 27 | FS/LDH | 10 | 10 | 9 | 84 | 0 | 21 | 9.3 | 3 | 95 | 0 | 45 | 31.7 | 269 |
27 | Don Paul* | CLE | 31 | RDH | 12 | 12 | 9 | 75 | 0 | 32 | 8.3 | 0 | 192 | ||||
28 | Carl Taseff | BAL | 29 | DB | 4 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 40 | 8.6 | 0 | 67 | ||||
29 | J.C. Caroline | CHI | 24 | SS | 12 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 3.3 | 4 | 77 | 0 | 23 | 19.3 | 153 |
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
30 | Joe Johnson | GNB | 28 | HB | 12 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 13 | 9.8 | 0 | 120 | ||||
31 | Marv Brown | DET | 27 | HB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 5.3 | 6 | 106 | 0 | 23 | 17.7 | 128 |
32 | Jack Christiansen*+ | DET | 29 | SS | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 80 | 0 | 22 | 20.0 | 229 |
33 | Corky Taylor | RAM | 24 | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 28 | 13.7 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 76 |
34 | Billy Kinard | GNB | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 22 | ||||
35 | Ken Konz | CLE | 29 | SS | 12 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 4.3 | 0 | 33 | ||||
36 | John Symank | GNB | 22 | SS | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 198 | ||||
37 | Perry Jeter | CHI | 26 | HB | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 28 | 20.7 | 85 |
38 | Frank Bernardi | CRD | 24 | SS | 12 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 6.0 | 0 | 69 | ||||
39 | Lenny Moore | BAL | 24 | RH | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 92 | 1 | 92 | 1267 | |
40 | Ray Gene Smith | CHI | 29 | RDH | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 68 | ||||
41 | Tommy Wilson* | RAM | 25 | LH | 11 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 | 11 | 290 | 0 | 35 | 26.4 | 1029 |
42 | Jimmy Sears | CRD | 26 | HB | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 220 | 0 | 33 | 27.5 | 354 |
43 | Jerry Norton* | PHI | 26 | SS | 12 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 18 | 16.5 | 278 |
44 | Matt Hazeltine | SFO | 24 | LLB | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 46 |
45 | Dave Mann | CRD | 25 | RH | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 252 |
46 | Don Burroughs | RAM | 26 | SS | 12 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 40 | ||||
47 | Jack Butler*+ | PIT | 30 | FS | 12 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 95 | ||||
48 | Milt Davis+ | BAL | 28 | RDH | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 219 | ||||
49 | Bobby Dillon*+ | GNB | 27 | FS | 12 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 188 | ||||
50 | Gary Glick | PIT | 27 | LDH | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 36 | ||||
51 | Jimmy Harris | PHI | 23 | FS | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 101 | ||||
52 | Jimmy Hill | CRD | 29 | RDH | 10 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 62 | ||||
53 | Dick Hughes | PIT | 25 | HB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
54 | Carl Karilivacz | DET | 27 | RDH | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 70 | ||||
55 | Night Train Lane | CRD | 29 | LDH | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 60 | ||||
56 | Dicky Moegle | SFO | 23 | FS | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 155 | ||||
57 | Fred Robinson | CLE | 27 | RG | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
58 | Aubrey Rozzell | PIT | 25 | LLB | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
59 | Will Sherman | RAM | 30 | FS | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 51 | ||||
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
60 | Don Shinnick | BAL | 22 | LLB | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 33 | ||||
61 | Dick Nyers | BAL | 23 | HB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 350 | 0 | 46 | 20.6 | 346 | ||||
62 | Jack Call | BAL | 22 | HB | 12 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 329 | 0 | 45 | 23.5 | 492 | ||||
63 | Don McIlhenny | GNB | 23 | LH | 12 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 362 | 0 | 53 | 25.9 | 956 | ||||
64 | J.D. Smith | SFO | 25 | LDH | 12 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 368 | 0 | 38 | 26.3 | 385 | ||||
65 | Milt Campbell | CLE | 24 | HB | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 263 | 0 | 36 | 23.9 | 311 | ||||
66 | Howard Cassady | DET | 23 | RH | 12 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 232 | 0 | 37 | 23.2 | 807 | ||||
67 | Jim Brown*+ | CLE | 21 | FB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 136 | 0 | 29 | 22.7 | 1133 | ||||
68 | Gene Gedman | DET | 25 | LH | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 158 | 0 | 45 | 26.3 | 573 | ||||
69 | Fred Cone | GNB | 31 | FB | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 83 | 0 | 25 | 16.6 | 248 | ||||
70 | Cotton Davidson | BAL | 26 | QB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 0 | 21 | 15.8 | 79 | ||||
71 | Willie Galimore | CHI | 22 | LH | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 140 | 0 | 47 | 28.0 | 879 | ||||
72 | Ed Modzelewski | CLE | 28 | FB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 0 | 18 | 14.8 | 95 | ||||
73 | Clarence Peaks | PHI | 22 | FB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 98 | 0 | 27 | 19.6 | 692 | ||||
74 | Johnny Bookman | NYG | 23 | LDH | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 102 | 0 | 33 | 25.5 | 156 | ||||
75 | Bill Forester | GNB | 25 | RLB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 27 | 14.3 | 181 | ||||
76 | Max McGee | GNB | 25 | LE | 12 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 69 | 0 | 32 | 17.3 | 382 | ||||
77 | Neil Worden | PHI | 26 | FB | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 19 | 15.8 | 199 | ||||
78 | M.L. Brackett | CHI | 24 | DT | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1.7 | 5 | ||||
79 | Jack Pardee | RAM | 21 | RLB | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 7.0 | 21 | ||||
80 | Jim Podoley* | WAS | 24 | RH | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 24 | 18.7 | 1052 | ||||
81 | Dick Alban | PIT | 28 | RDH | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 22 | 16.5 | 68 | ||||
82 | Dick Bielski | PHI | 25 | FL | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 5.5 | 92 | ||||
83 | Jimmy Carr | CRD | 24 | DB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 21 | 19.5 | 39 | ||||
84 | Frank Clarke | CLE | 23 | E | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 11.0 | 99 | ||||
85 | Ed Crawford | NYG | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 25 | 19.0 | 81 | ||||
86 | Mal Hammack | CRD | 24 | FB | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 17 | 16.5 | 205 | ||||
87 | Billy Pricer | BAL | 23 | FB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 23 | 20.0 | 58 | ||||
88 | Duane Putnam*+ | RAM | 29 | LG | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | ||||
89 | Gene Babb | SFO | 23 | FB | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 471 | ||||
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
90 | Eddie Bell | PHI | 26 | LDH | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 45 | ||||
91 | Lew Carpenter | CLE | 25 | LH | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 404 | ||||
92 | Paul Carr | SFO | 26 | DB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | ||||
93 | Rick Casares* | CHI | 26 | FB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 925 | ||||
94 | Gene Cronin | DET | 24 | RDE | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
95 | John Damore | CHI | 24 | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | ||||
96 | Bobby Freeman | CLE | 25 | DB | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 61 | ||||
97 | Bill Jessup | SFO | 28 | E | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 37 | ||||
98 | Ed Khayat | WAS | 22 | DT | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | ||||
99 | Lamar Lundy | RAM | 22 | FL | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 114 | ||||
100 | Henry Moore | BAL | 23 | DB | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | ||||
101 | Steve Myhra | BAL | 23 | K | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 20 | ||||
102 | Luke Owens | BAL | 24 | DT | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | ||||
103 | Gerry Perry | DET | 27 | G | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | ||||
104 | Fran Rogel | PIT | 30 | FB | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 364 | ||||
105 | Pat Summerall | CRD | 27 | RDE | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | ||||
106 | Ed Sutton | WAS | 22 | LH | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 469 | ||||
107 | Fred Williams | CHI | 28 | LDT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | ||||
108 | Frank Wydo | PHI | 33 | T | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 27 |
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