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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 | Al Carmichael | 32 | DEN | RHB | 10 | 9 | 15 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 22 | 581 | 0 | 68 | 26.4 | 1509 | |
2 | Abner Haynes | 23 | DTX | LHB | 14 | 11 | 14 | 215 | 0 | 46 | 15.4 | 19 | 434 | 0 | 82 | 22.8 | 2100 | AP-1 |
3 | Johnny Robinson | 22 | DTX | RHB | 14 | 14 | 14 | 207 | 1 | 62 | 14.8 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 25 | 18.0 | 1330 | |
4 | Dick Harris | 23 | LAC | RCB | 14 | 11 | 13 | 105 | 0 | 35 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | AP-1 | |
5 | Leon Burton | 25 | NYT | HB | 14 | 0 | 12 | 93 | 0 | 21 | 7.8 | 30 | 862 | 2 | 101 | 28.7 | 1082 | |
6 | Joe Kulbacki | 22 | BUF | HB | 14 | 0 | 12 | 100 | 0 | 33 | 8.3 | 13 | 226 | 0 | 25 | 17.4 | 443 | |
7 | Jack Larscheid | 27 | OAK | LHB | 14 | 8 | 12 | 106 | 0 | 41 | 8.8 | 30 | 852 | 0 | 78 | 28.4 | 1542 | |
8 | Billy Wells | 29 | BOS | RHB | 12 | 4 | 12 | 66 | 0 | 16 | 5.5 | 11 | 275 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 606 | |
9 | Bob McNamara | 29 | DEN | LCB | 14 | 12 | 11 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 9 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 21.3 | 499 | |
10 | Jimmy Sears | 29 | LAC | SS | 10 | 6 | 9 | 101 | 0 | 37 | 11.2 | 8 | 155 | 0 | 24 | 19.4 | 329 | |
11 | Dick Christy | 25 | BOS | LHB | 13 | 8 | 8 | 73 | 0 | 29 | 9.1 | 24 | 617 | 0 | 46 | 25.7 | 1321 | |
12 | Billy Reynolds | 29 | OAK | HB | 6 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | ||
13 | Bob Garner | 26 | LAC | LCB | 13 | 13 | 6 | 85 | 0 | 36 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | ||
14 | Ken Hall | 25 | HOU | HB | 11 | 0 | 6 | 72 | 0 | 26 | 12.0 | 19 | 594 | 1 | 104 | 31.3 | 784 | |
15 | Tony Teresa | 27 | OAK | LHB | 14 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 22 | 15.3 | 1074 | |
16 | Charley Tolar | 23 | HOU | FB | 14 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 15 | 8.0 | 13 | 249 | 0 | 35 | 19.2 | 539 | |
17 | Fred Bruney | 29 | BOS | SS | 12 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 19 | 7.8 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 20 | 19.5 | 105 | |
18 | Billy Cannon | 23 | HOU | LHB | 14 | 14 | 4 | 96 | 0 | 51 | 24.0 | 8 | 266 | 1 | 88 | 33.3 | 1193 | |
19 | Richie Lucas | 22 | BUF | LHB | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | ||
20 | Ted Wegert | 28 | 2TM | HB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 10 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 25.2 | 314 | |
20 | Ted Wegert | 28 | DEN | HB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 23.8 | 180 | ||
20 | Ted Wegert | 28 | BUF | HB | 2 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 4 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 27.3 | 134 | |
21 | Clem Daniels | 23 | DTX | RCB | 14 | 6 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 40 | 23.0 | 9 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 239 | |
22 | Gene Mingo | 22 | DEN | LHB | 14 | 7 | 3 | 92 | 1 | 76 | 30.7 | 9 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 23.2 | 780 | |
23 | Bill Shockley | 23 | NYT | LHB | 14 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 4.0 | 17 | 411 | 0 | 56 | 24.2 | 648 | |
24 | Elbert Dubenion | 27 | BUF | FL | 14 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 920 | |
25 | Fred Ford | 22 | 2TM | HB | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 18 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 605 | |
25 | Fred Ford | 22 | BUF | HB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 151 | ||
25 | Fred Ford | 22 | LAC | HB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 13 | 294 | 0 | 0 | 22.6 | 454 | |
26 | Walter Beach | 25 | BOS | HB | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 7 | 146 | 0 | 33 | 20.9 | 295 | |
27 | Ron Burton | 24 | BOS | LHB | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 161 | 0 | 59 | 40.3 | 637 | |
28 | Joe Cannavino | 25 | OAK | SS | 14 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | ||
29 | Gino Cappelletti | 26 | BOS | SS | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 37 | 25.0 | 199 | |
30 | Monte Crockett | 22 | BUF | LE | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | ||
31 | Jimmy Harris | 26 | DTX | DB | 14 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 117 | 0 | 31 | 23.4 | 151 | |
32 | Bob Keyes | 24 | OAK | HB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | ||
33 | Hal Lewis | 25 | BUF | HB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 4 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 24.3 | 99 | |
34 | Paul Lowe | 24 | LAC | HB | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 611 | 0 | 37 | 21.8 | 1843 | AP-1 |
35 | Archie Matsos | 26 | BUF | MLB | 14 | 14 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | AP-1 | |
36 | Paul Rochester | 22 | DTX | DT | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
37 | Corky Tharp | 29 | NYT | FS | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||
38 | Don Allen | 21 | DEN | FB | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 14.4 | 124 | ||
39 | Doug Asad | 22 | OAK | TE | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 28 | 22.0 | 263 | ||
40 | Larry Baker | 23 | NYT | T | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | ||
41 | Henry Bell | DEN | LHB | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 311 | |||
42 | J.W. Brodnax | 24 | DEN | FB | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 117 | 0 | 34 | 23.4 | 174 | ||
43 | Dan Chamberlain | 23 | BUF | RE | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 303 | ||
44 | Doug Cline | 22 | HOU | FB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 16 | 14.0 | 162 | ||
45 | Thurlow Cooper | 27 | NYT | RE | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 161 | ||
46 | Jake Crouthamel | 22 | BOS | HB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 15 | 13.5 | 43 | ||
47 | Sam DeLuca | 24 | LAC | T | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
48 | Jerry DeLucca | 24 | BOS | RT | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | ||
49 | Don Deskins | 28 | OAK | RDT | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | ||
50 | Bo Dickinson | 26 | DTX | FB | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 21 | 14.5 | 210 | ||
51 | Mike Dukes | 24 | HOU | RLB | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 20 | 14.5 | 92 | ||
52 | Willmer Fowler | 23 | BUF | HB | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 16.8 | 670 | ||
53 | Larry Garron | 23 | BOS | HB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 56 | ||
54 | Tom Greene | BOS | QB | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 47 | |||
55 | Jim Greer | 29 | DEN | E | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 295 | ||
56 | John Harris | 27 | OAK | RCB | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 18 | 12.7 | 38 | ||
57 | Don Herndon | 24 | NYT | HB | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 22.8 | 171 | ||
58 | Al Hoisington | 27 | OAK | E | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 12.5 | 121 | ||
59 | Jim Lee Hunt | 22 | BOS | DT | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | ||
60 | Al Jamison | 23 | HOU | LT | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | AP-1 | |
61 | Curley Johnson | 25 | DTX | HB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 230 | ||
62 | Billy Kinard | 27 | BUF | FS | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 39.0 | 68 | ||
63 | Jack Klotz | 28 | NYT | LT | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 13 | ||
64 | Walt Livingston | 26 | BOS | HB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 19 | ||
65 | Don Maynard | 25 | NYT | RHB | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 | 1324 | ||
66 | Nyle McFarlane | 25 | OAK | HB | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | 212 | ||
67 | Riley Morris | 26 | OAK | RLB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | ||
68 | Don Norton | 22 | LAC | LE | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 569 | ||
69 | Art Powell | 23 | NYT | LE | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 39 | 31.5 | 1230 | AP-1 | |
70 | Bob Reifsnyder | 23 | NYT | LDE | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | ||
71 | Joe Ryan | 26 | NYT | DE | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | ||
72 | Tom Rychlec | 26 | BUF | LE/RE | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 593 | ||
73 | Carl Smith | 28 | BUF | FB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 0 | 55 | 36.0 | 260 | ||
74 | Hal Smith | 25 | BOS | RDT | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | ||
75 | J.D. Smith | 24 | OAK | FB | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 373 | 1 | 98 | 26.6 | 781 | ||
76 | Bob Stransky | 24 | DEN | LHB | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 21.9 | 242 | ||
77 | Dave Strickland | 29 | DEN | G | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | ||
78 | Jim Swink | 24 | DTX | HB | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 36.0 | 88 | ||
79 | John White | 25 | HOU | TE | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 29 | |||
League Average | 9.3 | 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 | Dick Harris | 23 | LAC | RCB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||
2 | Jimmy Sears | 29 | LAC | SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
3 | Billy Cannon | 23 | HOU | LHB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 0 | 42 | 27.0 | 259 | ||
4 | Fred Ford | 22 | LAC | HB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 17 | ||
5 | Ken Hall | 25 | HOU | HB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 24 | 23.5 | 52 | ||
6 | Paul Lowe | 24 | LAC | HB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 101 | 0 | 34 | 25.3 | 271 | ||
League Average | 21.0 | 25.1 |
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