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 | Carl Taseff | BAL | 30 | LDH | 12 | 12 | 29 | 196 | 0 | 33 | 6.8 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 50.0 | 298 |
2 | Yale Lary*+ | DET | 28 | SS | 12 | 12 | 27 | 196 | 1 | 71 | 7.3 | 0 | 268 | ||||
3 | Billy Reynolds | PIT | 27 | HB | 12 | 1 | 25 | 143 | 0 | 22 | 5.7 | 15 | 346 | 0 | 38 | 23.1 | 519 |
4 | Don Maynard | NYG | 23 | HB | 12 | 0 | 24 | 117 | 0 | 22 | 4.9 | 11 | 284 | 0 | 44 | 25.8 | 530 |
5 | Hugh McElhenny* | SFO | 30 | LH | 12 | 12 | 24 | 93 | 0 | 49 | 3.9 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 18 | 15.5 | 941 |
6 | Billy Wells | PHI | 27 | HB | 12 | 3 | 19 | 158 | 0 | 65 | 8.3 | 14 | 336 | 0 | 44 | 24.0 | 635 |
7 | Bobby Joe Conrad | CRD | 23 | RDH | 12 | 8 | 19 | 129 | 0 | 16 | 6.8 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 | 242 |
8 | Jon Arnett*+ | RAM | 23 | LH | 12 | 12 | 18 | 223 | 0 | 58 | 12.4 | 16 | 331 | 0 | 32 | 20.7 | 1731 |
9 | Tommy McDonald* | PHI | 24 | FL | 10 | 3 | 18 | 135 | 0 | 35 | 7.5 | 14 | 262 | 0 | 32 | 18.7 | 996 |
10 | Ken Konz | CLE | 30 | SS | 12 | 12 | 18 | 143 | 0 | 38 | 7.9 | 0 | 298 | ||||
11 | Dick Christy | PIT | 23 | HB | 12 | 4 | 17 | 153 | 0 | 43 | 9.0 | 16 | 384 | 0 | 41 | 24.0 | 711 |
12 | Al Carmichael | GNB | 30 | LH | 12 | 4 | 15 | 67 | 0 | 51 | 4.5 | 29 | 700 | 0 | 60 | 24.1 | 814 |
13 | Vic Zucco | CHI | 23 | LDH | 12 | 12 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 28 | 2.3 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 30 | 21.0 | 111 |
14 | Jimmy Sears | CRD | 27 | HB | 12 | 4 | 14 | 94 | 0 | 27 | 6.7 | 32 | 756 | 0 | 50 | 23.6 | 1088 |
15 | Bobby Mitchell | CLE | 23 | LH | 12 | 7 | 14 | 165 | 1 | 68 | 11.8 | 18 | 454 | 1 | 98 | 25.2 | 1250 |
16 | Johnny Morris | CHI | 23 | HB | 12 | 3 | 14 | 96 | 0 | 33 | 6.9 | 16 | 399 | 0 | 45 | 24.9 | 904 |
17 | Jim Shanley | GNB | 22 | HB | 12 | 0 | 14 | 105 | 0 | 26 | 7.5 | 0 | 148 | ||||
18 | Ron Waller | RAM | 25 | HB | 10 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0.5 | 7 | 120 | 0 | 23 | 17.1 | 215 |
19 | Terry Barr | DET | 23 | RDH | 12 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 22 | 2.1 | 4 | 197 | 1 | 86 | 49.3 | 287 |
20 | Lindon Crow | NYG | 25 | LDH | 12 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 0 | 34 | 4.2 | 0 | 86 | ||||
21 | Charlie Sumner | CHI | 28 | FS | 12 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 2.8 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 212 |
22 | Joe Scudero | WAS | 28 | SS | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 3.4 | 4 | 122 | 0 | 39 | 30.5 | 219 |
23 | Jack Morris | RAM | 27 | RDH | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1.1 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 23 | 18.5 | 198 |
24 | Abe Woodson | SFO | 24 | DB | 9 | 3 | 7 | 53 | 0 | 38 | 7.6 | 11 | 239 | 0 | 34 | 21.7 | 348 |
25 | Lee Riley | PHI | 26 | FS | 12 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 3.9 | 9 | 205 | 0 | 35 | 22.8 | 240 |
26 | Bert Rechichar | BAL | 28 | LB | 12 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 4.1 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 22 | 16.7 | 113 |
27 | Bert Zagers | WAS | 25 | SS | 10 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 23 | 5.9 | 0 | 232 | ||||
28 | Dick James | WAS | 24 | FS | 12 | 12 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 21 | 6.2 | 9 | 212 | 0 | 39 | 23.6 | 413 |
29 | Emlen Tunnell | NYG | 33 | SS | 12 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
30 | Sid Watson | WAS | 26 | HB | 10 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 5.3 | 19 | 443 | 0 | 47 | 23.3 | 668 |
31 | Jim Shofner | CLE | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 10 | ||||
32 | Howard Cassady | DET | 24 | RH | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 6 | 126 | 0 | 39 | 21.0 | 734 |
33 | Mike Sommer | WAS | 24 | HB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 77 | 0 | 21 | 19.3 | 80 |
34 | James Pace | SFO | 22 | HB | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 134 | 0 | 36 | 16.8 | 354 |
35 | Lenny Moore*+ | BAL | 25 | RH | 12 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 4 | 91 | 0 | 25 | 22.8 | 1638 |
36 | Woodley Lewis | CRD | 33 | LE | 12 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 6.0 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 25 | 23.0 | 748 |
37 | Johnny Olszewski | WAS | 28 | FB | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 609 |
38 | Don Paul* | CLE | 32 | RDH | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 80 |
39 | Gary Glick | PIT | 28 | LDH | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 97 | ||||
40 | Charlie Jackson | CRD | 22 | FS | 11 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 23 | ||||
41 | Bill Jessup | SFO | 29 | HB | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 66 | ||||
42 | Al Romine | GNB | 26 | DB | 12 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 | ||||
43 | Don McIlhenny | GNB | 24 | LH | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 146 | 0 | 45 | 20.9 | 539 |
44 | Jackie Simpson | BAL | 24 | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 24 | 19.7 | 60 |
45 | Bill Koman | PHI | 24 | RLB | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 17 |
46 | Don Bosseler | WAS | 22 | FB | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 578 | ||||
47 | Dale Dodrill | PIT | 32 | MLB | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
48 | Bobby Gordon | CRD | 23 | SS | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 51 | ||||
49 | Doyle Nix | WAS | 25 | LDH | 11 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 17 | ||||
50 | Dick Nolan | CRD | 26 | FS/RDH | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 32 | ||||
51 | Jerry Norton* | PHI | 27 | SS | 9 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
52 | Jimmy Patton*+ | NYG | 25 | FS | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 188 | ||||
53 | Rocky Ryan | 2TM | 26 | E | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 104 | ||||
54 | Will Sherman* | RAM | 31 | FS | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 171 | ||||
55 | John Symank | GNB | 23 | SS | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 60 | ||||
56 | Roy Wilkins | RAM | 25 | DE/LB | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
57 | Junior Wren | CLE | 29 | FS | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 100 | ||||
58 | Tommy Wilson | RAM | 26 | FB | 12 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 324 | 0 | 30 | 20.3 | 900 | ||||
59 | J.D. Smith | SFO | 26 | FB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 356 | 0 | 39 | 23.7 | 624 | ||||
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
60 | Leroy Bolden | CLE | 26 | HB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 362 | 1 | 102 | 25.9 | 417 | ||||
61 | Ollie Matson* | CRD | 28 | LH/FB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 497 | 2 | 101 | 35.5 | 1467 | ||||
62 | Phil King | NYG | 22 | RH | 12 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 279 | 0 | 31 | 21.5 | 727 | ||||
63 | Lenny Lyles | BAL | 22 | HB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 398 | 2 | 103 | 36.2 | 463 | ||||
64 | Paul Hornung | GNB | 23 | FB | 12 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 248 | 0 | 39 | 24.8 | 695 | ||||
65 | Willie Galimore* | CHI | 23 | LH | 12 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 338 | 1 | 99 | 37.6 | 1108 | ||||
66 | Billy Pricer | BAL | 24 | FB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 168 | 0 | 28 | 18.7 | 208 | ||||
67 | Gene Gedman | DET | 26 | FB | 11 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 131 | 0 | 27 | 18.7 | 446 | ||||
68 | Jim Taylor | GNB | 23 | FB | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 185 | 0 | 47 | 26.4 | 504 | ||||
69 | Ken Webb | DET | 23 | LH | 12 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 154 | 0 | 29 | 22.0 | 411 | ||||
70 | J.C. Caroline | CHI | 25 | LH | 12 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 123 | 0 | 27 | 20.5 | 322 | ||||
71 | John David Crow | CRD | 23 | RH | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 145 | 0 | 54 | 24.2 | 730 | ||||
72 | Dan Lewis | DET | 22 | HB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 110 | 0 | 28 | 18.3 | 253 | ||||
73 | Dick Bielski | PHI | 26 | RE | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 18 | 13.2 | 300 | ||||
74 | Billy Lott | NYG | 24 | FB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 78 | 0 | 24 | 15.6 | 108 | ||||
75 | Mel Triplett | NYG | 27 | FB | 12 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 20 | 14.8 | 635 | ||||
76 | Jim Brown*+ | CLE | 22 | FB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 35 | 24.7 | 1739 | ||||
77 | Dean Philpott | CRD | 23 | FB | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 6.0 | 92 | ||||
78 | Frank Varrichione* | PIT | 26 | RT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 16 | 12.7 | 38 | ||||
79 | Dave Whitsell | DET | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 23 | 21.0 | 92 | ||||
80 | Gene Babb | SFO | 24 | FB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 19 | 15.0 | 39 | ||||
81 | Jack Call | BAL | 23 | HB | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 26 | 24.0 | 230 | ||||
82 | Lou Creekmur | DET | 31 | LT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 11.5 | 23 | ||||
83 | Dan Currie | GNB | 23 | MLB | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 14 | ||||
84 | Bob Fry | RAM | 28 | LT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 11.5 | 23 | ||||
85 | Proverb Jacobs | PHI | 23 | RT/LT | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 12.0 | 27 | ||||
86 | Erich Barnes | CHI | 23 | RDH | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 90 | ||||
87 | Tom Braatz | 2TM | 25 | LB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | ||||
88 | Rosey Brown*+ | NYG | 26 | LT | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
89 | Lew Carpenter | CLE | 26 | LH | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 373 | ||||
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
90 | Ted Connolly | SFO | 27 | RG | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
91 | Art DeCarlo | BAL | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | ||||
92 | Bill Forester | GNB | 26 | RLB | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | ||||
93 | Jim Gibbons | DET | 22 | RE | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 371 | ||||
94 | Abe Gibron | CHI | 33 | LG | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | ||||
95 | Alex Karras | DET | 23 | LDT | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 26 | ||||
96 | Ted Karras | PIT | 24 | LT | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | ||||
97 | Jerry Kramer | GNB | 22 | G | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
98 | Carlton Massey | GNB | 28 | DE | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | ||||
99 | Jack McClairen | PIT | 27 | RE | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 504 | ||||
100 | Willie McClung | CLE | 28 | T | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
101 | Dave Middleton | DET | 25 | LE/RE | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 522 | ||||
102 | Johnny Miller | WAS | 24 | T | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | ||||
103 | Ray Nitschke | GNB | 22 | MLB/LLB | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | ||||
104 | Will Renfro | WAS | 26 | RDT | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | ||||
105 | Tom Rychlec | DET | 24 | E | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | ||||
106 | Jim Temp | GNB | 25 | LDE | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
107 | Jerry Tubbs | 2TM | 23 | LB | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | ||||
108 | Bobby Watkins | CRD | 26 | HB | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 103 | ||||
109 | Chuck Weber | CRD | 28 | MG | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 |
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