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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 | Ron Burton | 26 | BOS | HB | 14 | 13 | 21 | 122 | 0 | 22 | 5.8 | 13 | 238 | 0 | 42 | 18.3 | 1369 | |
2 | Bob Garner | 28 | OAK | RCB | 14 | 12 | 20 | 162 | 0 | 25 | 8.1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 201 | |
3 | Dick Christy | 27 | NYT | HB | 14 | 14 | 15 | 250 | 2 | 73 | 16.7 | 38 | 824 | 0 | 43 | 21.7 | 2147 | PB |
4 | Abner Haynes | 25 | DTX | HB | 14 | 14 | 15 | 119 | 0 | 30 | 7.9 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 1768 | PB,AP-1 |
5 | Willie West | 24 | BUF | LCB | 12 | 7 | 15 | 124 | 0 | 45 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | ||
6 | Bobby Jancik | 22 | HOU | DB | 14 | 2 | 14 | 116 | 0 | 21 | 8.3 | 24 | 726 | 0 | 61 | 30.3 | 875 | |
7 | Fred Glick | 25 | HOU | SS | 14 | 14 | 12 | 79 | 0 | 17 | 6.6 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 154 | PB |
8 | Frank Jackson | 23 | DTX | HB | 14 | 1 | 11 | 117 | 0 | 39 | 10.6 | 10 | 254 | 0 | 41 | 25.4 | 799 | |
9 | Keith Lincoln | 23 | SDG | HB | 14 | 10 | 11 | 94 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 398 | 1 | 103 | 28.4 | 1280 | PB |
10 | Claude Gibson | 23 | SDG | LCB | 14 | 13 | 10 | 89 | 0 | 27 | 8.9 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 39 | 27.5 | 229 | |
11 | Hal Lewis | 27 | OAK | FB | 11 | 2 | 9 | 65 | 0 | 22 | 7.2 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 34 | 21.7 | 201 | |
12 | Jim Tiller | 27 | NYT | HB | 11 | 0 | 9 | 47 | 0 | 20 | 5.2 | 22 | 462 | 0 | 40 | 21.0 | 660 | |
13 | Dick Harris | 25 | SDG | RCB | 14 | 12 | 7 | 95 | 0 | 34 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | AP-2 | |
14 | Gene Mingo | 24 | DEN | HB | 14 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 12 | 5.1 | 6 | 99 | 0 | 31 | 16.5 | 529 | PB,AP-2 |
15 | Al Frazier | 27 | DEN | HB | 14 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 16 | 6.4 | 19 | 388 | 0 | 35 | 20.4 | 799 | |
16 | Bob Zeman | 25 | DEN | SS | 14 | 14 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | PB,AP-2 | |
17 | Carl Taseff | 34 | BUF | SS | 11 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | ||
18 | Ray Abruzzese | 25 | BUF | FS | 12 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 5.7 | 10 | 194 | 0 | 39 | 19.4 | 255 | |
19 | Fred Bruney | 31 | BOS | SS | 14 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | PB | |
20 | Tom Minter | 23 | DEN | DB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 10 | 227 | 0 | 50 | 22.7 | 228 | |
21 | Tommy Morrow | 24 | OAK | FS | 14 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | ||
22 | Vern Valdez | 27 | OAK | SS | 10 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | ||
23 | Hezekiah Braxton | 28 | SDG | FB | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | ||
24 | Nick Buoniconti | 22 | BOS | MLB | 14 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
25 | Joe Cannavino | 27 | BUF | FS | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||
26 | Booker Edgerson | 23 | BUF | RCB/FS | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | ||
27 | Dave Grayson | 23 | DTX | RCB | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 535 | 0 | 59 | 29.7 | 541 | PB |
28 | Ron Hall | 25 | BOS | DB | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | ||
29 | Tom Rychlec | 28 | BUF | E | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||
30 | Mel West | 23 | NYT | HB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 131 | 0 | 68 | 43.7 | 148 | |
31 | Fred Williamson | 25 | OAK | LCB | 14 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | PB,AP-1 | |
32 | Art Baker | 24 | BUF | FB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 220 | 1 | 100 | 31.4 | 241 | ||
33 | Bobby Bethune | 24 | SDG | FS | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 251 | 0 | 27 | 20.9 | 257 | ||
34 | Billy Cannon | 25 | HOU | HB | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 442 | 0 | 38 | 24.6 | 1367 | ||
35 | Bert Coan | 22 | SDG | HB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 28 | 15.5 | 93 | ||
36 | Thurlow Cooper | 29 | NYT | TE | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 125 | ||
37 | Jim Crawford | 27 | BOS | FB | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 12.0 | 707 | ||
38 | Eldon Danenhauer | 27 | DEN | RT | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | PB,AP-2 | |
39 | Clem Daniels | 25 | OAK | HB | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 530 | 0 | 34 | 22.1 | 1614 | ||
40 | Bob Dee | 29 | BOS | LDE | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | AP-2 | |
41 | Jerry DeLucca | 26 | BUF | T | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
42 | Bo Dickinson | 28 | DEN | FB | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 13.0 | 827 | ||
43 | Bob Dougherty | 30 | OAK | LLB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | ||
44 | Elbert Dubenion | 29 | BUF | FL | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 231 | 1 | 93 | 33.0 | 842 | ||
45 | George Flint | 23 | BUF | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | ||
46 | Sid Fournet | 30 | NYT | LG/RG | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
47 | Larry Garron | 25 | BOS | FB | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 686 | 1 | 95 | 28.6 | 1314 | ||
48 | Cookie Gilchrist | 27 | BUF | FB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 150 | 0 | 34 | 21.4 | 1565 | PB,AP-1 | |
49 | Carey Henley | 26 | BUF | HB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 0 | 27 | 18.0 | 92 | ||
50 | Bobby Jackson | 22 | SDG | FB | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 563 | ||
51 | Harry Jacobs | 25 | BOS | LB | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
52 | Curley Johnson | 27 | NYT | RB | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 190 | ||
53 | Willie Jones | 23 | BUF | FB | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 287 | 0 | 27 | 20.5 | 304 | ||
54 | Claude King | 24 | BOS | HB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 177 | 0 | 28 | 19.7 | 363 | ||
55 | Jack Klotz | 30 | SDG | T | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | ||
56 | Ed Kovac | 24 | NYT | HB | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 23 | 18.0 | 101 | ||
57 | Rommie Loudd | 29 | BOS | LB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | ||
58 | Curtis McClinton | 23 | DTX | FB | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 18 | 16.0 | 969 | PB | |
59 | Gerry McDougall | 27 | SDG | FB | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 28 | 23.7 | 295 | ||
60 | John McGeever | 23 | DEN | LCB | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 143 | 0 | 52 | 28.6 | 206 | ||
61 | Bob McLeod | 24 | HOU | TE | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 578 | ||
62 | Jim McMillin | 23 | DEN | RCB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 123 | ||
63 | Alan Miller | 25 | OAK | FB | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 16 | 7.5 | 486 | ||
64 | Jim Norris | 23 | OAK | DT | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | ||
65 | Joe Novsek | 23 | OAK | DE | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
66 | Johnny Olszewski | 32 | DEN | FB | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 24 | 22.0 | 330 | ||
67 | Bo Roberson | 27 | OAK | HB | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 748 | 1 | 87 | 27.7 | 1601 | ||
68 | Jerry Robinson | 23 | SDG | FL | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 748 | 0 | 57 | 23.4 | 1149 | ||
69 | Jimmy Saxton | 22 | DTX | HB | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 0 | 32 | 19.3 | 142 | ||
70 | Bill Shockley | 25 | NYT | DB | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 0 | 32 | 24.3 | 73 | ||
71 | Willie Simpson | 24 | OAK | FB | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 39 | ||
72 | Dave Smith | 25 | HOU | FB | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 23 | 18.5 | 403 | ||
73 | Jack Spikes | 25 | DTX | FB | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 17 | 15.0 | 394 | ||
74 | Thomas Stephens | 27 | BOS | QB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 31 | 23.0 | 46 | ||
75 | James Stinnette | 24 | DEN | FB | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 21 | 13.5 | 223 | ||
76 | Jerry Tarr | 23 | DEN | WR | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 217 | 0 | 50 | 27.1 | 428 | ||
77 | Charley Tolar | 25 | HOU | FB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 1281 | PB,AP-2 | |
League Average | 8.1 | 23.0 |
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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 | Frank Jackson | 23 | DTX | HB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2 | Bobby Jancik | 22 | HOU | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 139 | 0 | 48 | 27.8 | 139 | |
3 | Dave Grayson | 23 | DTX | RCB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 21.3 | 84 | ||
4 | Abner Haynes | 25 | DTX | HB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 93 | ||
League Average | 0.0 | 25.0 |
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