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 | Bill Stits | NYG | 29 | DB | 12 | 3 | 18 | 166 | 0 | 38 | 9.2 | 20 | 486 | 0 | 39 | 24.3 | 652 |
2 | Ted Dean | PHI | 22 | FB | 12 | 6 | 16 | 65 | 0 | 15 | 4.1 | 26 | 533 | 0 | 30 | 20.5 | 1120 |
3 | Willie Wood | GNB | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 16 | 106 | 0 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 106 | ||||
4 | Johnny Sample | BAL | 24 | FS | 11 | 11 | 14 | 101 | 0 | 26 | 7.2 | 18 | 519 | 1 | 94 | 28.8 | 654 |
5 | Jim Steffen | DET | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 14 | 83 | 0 | 29 | 5.9 | 8 | 225 | 0 | 55 | 28.1 | 308 |
6 | Billy Stacy | STL | 24 | LCB | 11 | 7 | 14 | 62 | 0 | 24 | 4.4 | 6 | 146 | 0 | 29 | 24.3 | 283 |
7 | Terry Barr | DET | 25 | LHB | 12 | 4 | 14 | 104 | 0 | 39 | 7.4 | 4 | 81 | 0 | 19 | 20.3 | 285 |
8 | Bill Butler | DAL | 23 | FS | 12 | 12 | 13 | 131 | 0 | 46 | 10.1 | 20 | 399 | 0 | 60 | 20.0 | 530 |
9 | Johnny Morris* | CHI | 25 | HB | 12 | 3 | 13 | 75 | 0 | 24 | 5.8 | 19 | 384 | 0 | 32 | 20.2 | 1100 |
10 | Abe Woodson*+ | SFO | 26 | RCB | 12 | 12 | 13 | 174 | 0 | 48 | 13.4 | 17 | 498 | 0 | 64 | 29.3 | 676 |
11 | Preston Carpenter | PIT | 26 | RE | 12 | 11 | 13 | 120 | 0 | 20 | 9.2 | 10 | 255 | 0 | 36 | 25.5 | 906 |
12 | Rex Johnston | PIT | 23 | HB | 12 | 0 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 14 | 3.8 | 18 | 393 | 0 | 38 | 21.8 | 450 |
13 | Dick Bass | RAM | 23 | RHB | 12 | 4 | 11 | 62 | 0 | 22 | 5.6 | 11 | 246 | 0 | 31 | 22.4 | 553 |
14 | Eddie Dove | SFO | 23 | FS | 12 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 7 | 3.9 | 0 | 72 | ||||
15 | Jim Shofner | CLE | 25 | RCB | 12 | 12 | 11 | 105 | 0 | 36 | 9.5 | 0 | 187 | ||||
16 | Jon Arnett* | RAM | 25 | LHB | 12 | 12 | 10 | 60 | 0 | 29 | 6.0 | 17 | 416 | 0 | 43 | 24.5 | 1138 |
17 | Timmy Brown | PHI | 23 | RB | 12 | 0 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 12 | 4.7 | 11 | 295 | 0 | 79 | 26.8 | 624 |
18 | Lee Riley | NYG | 28 | DB | 12 | 1 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 14 | 4.2 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 24 | 22.3 | 111 |
19 | Vic Zucco | CHI | 25 | DB | 12 | 3 | 10 | 83 | 0 | 31 | 8.3 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 152 |
20 | Bobby Mitchell* | CLE | 25 | HB | 12 | 11 | 9 | 101 | 0 | 34 | 11.2 | 17 | 432 | 1 | 90 | 25.4 | 1651 |
21 | Lew Carpenter | GNB | 28 | HB | 12 | 0 | 9 | 59 | 0 | 12 | 6.6 | 12 | 249 | 0 | 29 | 20.8 | 353 |
22 | Bobby Joe Conrad | STL | 25 | RHB | 12 | 4 | 8 | 86 | 0 | 33 | 10.8 | 12 | 338 | 0 | 65 | 28.2 | 618 |
23 | Jim Mooty | DAL | 23 | DB | 7 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 4.6 | 12 | 210 | 0 | 43 | 17.5 | 247 |
24 | Dick James | WAS | 26 | LHB | 12 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 20 | 6.6 | 19 | 458 | 0 | 48 | 24.1 | 946 |
25 | Carl Taseff | BAL | 32 | DB | 12 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 4.2 | 14 | 291 | 0 | 30 | 20.8 | 332 |
26 | Willie West | STL | 22 | DB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 26 | 11.6 | 13 | 370 | 0 | 87 | 28.5 | 473 |
27 | Sam Horner | WAS | 22 | RCB | 10 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 5.3 | 24 | 511 | 0 | 35 | 21.3 | 713 |
28 | Dicky Moegle | PIT | 26 | FS | 12 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 5.0 | 7 | 174 | 0 | 36 | 24.9 | 238 |
29 | Larry Wilson | STL | 22 | FS | 11 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 8.7 | 6 | 115 | 0 | 27 | 19.2 | 152 |
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
30 | Jim Podoley | WAS | 27 | RHB | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 87 | 0 | 29 | 21.8 | 386 |
31 | Andy Nelson* | BAL | 27 | SS | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 48 | ||||
32 | Tom Franckhauser | DAL | 23 | LCB | 12 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3.5 | 26 | 526 | 0 | 46 | 20.2 | 544 |
33 | Angelo Coia | CHI | 22 | LE | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 476 | ||||
34 | Lindon Crow | NYG | 27 | LCB | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 69 | ||||
35 | Richie Petitbon | CHI | 22 | RCB | 12 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 22 | ||||
36 | Joe Scudero | PIT | 30 | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 16 | ||||
37 | Bruce Maher | DET | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 214 | 0 | 35 | 21.4 | 243 |
38 | Ollie Matson | RAM | 30 | FB | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 216 | 0 | 42 | 24.0 | 484 |
39 | Johnny Olszewski | WAS | 30 | FB | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 119 | 0 | 26 | 23.8 | 408 |
40 | Ed Vereb | WAS | 26 | HB | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 119 | 0 | 46 | 23.8 | 276 |
41 | Howard Cassady | DET | 26 | RHB | 12 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 4 | 82 | 0 | 28 | 20.5 | 373 |
42 | Tommy McDonald* | PHI | 26 | RHB | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 26 | 22.5 | 848 |
43 | Bobby Franklin | CLE | 24 | FS | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 156 |
44 | Bill Forester*+ | GNB | 28 | RLB | 12 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 25 | ||||
45 | Bobby Jackson | PHI | 24 | SS | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
46 | Yale Lary* | DET | 30 | FS | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 68 | ||||
47 | John LoVetere | RAM | 24 | RDT | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
48 | Eddie Meador* | RAM | 23 | LCB | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 46 | ||||
49 | Jimmy Patton*+ | NYG | 27 | FS | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 100 | ||||
50 | Will Sherman | RAM | 33 | FS | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
51 | Lenny Lyles | SFO | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 526 | 1 | 97 | 30.9 | 526 | ||||
52 | Charlie Bivins | CHI | 22 | HB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 362 | 0 | 45 | 24.1 | 351 | ||||
53 | Jim Brown*+ | CLE | 24 | FB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 300 | 0 | 33 | 21.4 | 1761 | ||||
54 | Willie Galimore | CHI | 25 | LHB | 12 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 292 | 0 | 60 | 24.3 | 695 | ||||
55 | Tom Moore | GNB | 22 | HB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 397 | 0 | 84 | 33.1 | 674 | ||||
56 | Ed Sutton | NYG | 25 | HB | 12 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 223 | 0 | 26 | 18.6 | 388 | ||||
57 | Dan Lewis | DET | 24 | LHB | 12 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 202 | 0 | 26 | 20.2 | 832 | ||||
58 | Billy Pricer | BAL | 26 | FB | 12 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 88 | 0 | 17 | 14.7 | 296 | ||||
59 | Jamie Caleb | CLE | 24 | FB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 0 | 25 | 18.0 | 132 | ||||
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
60 | Daniel Colchico | SFO | 25 | LDE | 12 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 18 | 13.6 | 68 | ||||
61 | Charlie Scales | PIT | 22 | FB | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 47 | 20.0 | 179 | ||||
62 | Jerry Reichow | PHI | 26 | E | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 7.0 | 28 | ||||
63 | Joe Robb | PHI | 23 | LDE | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 15 | 11.0 | 44 | ||||
64 | John Symank | GNB | 25 | FS | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 103 | 0 | 32 | 25.8 | 121 | ||||
65 | Jim Welch | BAL | 22 | DB | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 0 | 28 | 20.0 | 103 | ||||
66 | Gene Babb | DAL | 26 | FB | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 20 | 15.3 | 301 | ||||
67 | Prentice Gautt | CLE | 22 | HB | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 19 | 15.7 | 216 | ||||
68 | Larry Hickman | GNB | 25 | FB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 27 | 18.0 | 76 | ||||
69 | Frank Mestnik | STL | 22 | FB | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 17 | 13.0 | 492 | ||||
70 | C.R. Roberts | SFO | 24 | FB | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 25 | 20.0 | 322 | ||||
71 | Ken Webb | DET | 25 | HB | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 14 | 12.7 | 272 | ||||
72 | Maxie Baughan* | PHI | 22 | RLB/MLB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 9.0 | 68 | ||||
73 | Mike Dowdle | DAL | 23 | LB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 11.0 | 22 | ||||
74 | L.G. Dupre | DAL | 28 | HB | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 622 | ||||
75 | Mal Hammack | STL | 27 | FB | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 11.5 | 406 | ||||
76 | Phil King | NYG | 24 | RHB | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 55 | 36.5 | 176 | ||||
77 | Dick LeBeau | DET | 23 | RCB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 74 | ||||
78 | Ray Nitschke | GNB | 24 | LB | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 17 | 16.5 | 123 | ||||
79 | Bernie Parrish* | CLE | 24 | LCB | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 238 | ||||
80 | Bill Pellington | BAL | 33 | LLB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 5.5 | 15 | ||||
81 | Nick Pietrosante* | DET | 23 | FB | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 36 | 29.0 | 1071 | ||||
82 | Mel Triplett | NYG | 29 | FB | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 20 | 19.0 | 659 | ||||
83 | Roy Wilkins | WAS | 27 | DE/LB | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 19 | 12.0 | 24 | ||||
84 | Tommy Wilson | RAM | 28 | HB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 27 | 24.0 | 269 | ||||
85 | Ted Bates | STL | 24 | LB | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | ||||
86 | Dick Bielski | DAL | 28 | E | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 42 | ||||
87 | Rosey Brown* | NYG | 28 | LT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
88 | Jimmy Carr | PHI | 27 | LCB | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 42 | ||||
89 | Monte Clark | SFO | 23 | RDT | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | ||||
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
90 | Joe Driskill | STL | 23 | LCB | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
91 | Ross Fichtner | CLE | 22 | DB | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
92 | Don Fleming | CLE | 23 | SS | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 107 | ||||
93 | Rudy Hayes | PIT | 25 | LB | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | ||||
94 | Ed Kovac | BAL | 22 | HB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 36 | ||||
95 | Walt Kowalczyk | DAL | 25 | FB | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 299 | ||||
96 | Don Lawrence | WAS | 23 | LT | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | ||||
97 | Dick Lucas | PHI | 26 | E | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 39 | ||||
98 | Jack McClairen | PIT | 29 | E | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 18 | ||||
99 | Steve Meilinger | GNB | 30 | E | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 43 | ||||
100 | Dale Memmelaar | STL | 23 | T | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | ||||
101 | Lou Michaels | RAM | 25 | LT | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | ||||
102 | Lenny Moore*+ | BAL | 27 | RHB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 1333 | ||||
103 | Fran O'Brien | WAS | 24 | LG/T | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | ||||
104 | Duane Putnam | DAL | 32 | LG | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | ||||
105 | Dave Sherer | DAL | 23 | E | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
106 | Mike Sommer | BAL | 26 | HB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | ||||
107 | Don Stallings | WAS | 22 | DT | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 19.0 | 19 | ||||
108 | Larry Stephens | CLE | 22 | DT | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | ||||
109 | Jim Temp | GNB | 27 | DE | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | ||||
110 | Tom Tracy* | PIT | 26 | HB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 | 1059 | ||||
111 | Frank Varrichione* | PIT | 28 | RT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -7 | ||||
112 | Jerry Wilson | 2TM | 24 | DE | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
113 | Frank Youso | NYG | 24 | RT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 |
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