1958 NFL Kick & Punt Returns

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League Champion: Baltimore Colts

AP MVP: Jim Brown

AP Rookie of the Year: Jimmy Orr

Passing Leader: Billy Wade, 2875 Yds

Rushing Leader: Jim Brown, 1527 Yds

Receiving Leader: Del Shofner, 1097 Yds

Kick & Punt Returns

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	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	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	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	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	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	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	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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