1969 AFL Kick & Punt Returns

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League Champion: Kansas City Chiefs

AP MVP: Daryle Lamonica

Passing Leader: Daryle Lamonica, 3302 Yds

Rushing Leader: Dickie Post, 873 Yds

Receiving Leader: Warren Wells, 1260 Yds

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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	Jerry LeVias*	HOU	23	WR	14	7	35	292	0	46	8.3	38	940	0	87	24.7	1946
2	Mike Battle	NYJ	23	DB	14	0	34	235	0	22	6.9	31	750	0	45	24.2	1010
3	Speedy Duncan	SDG	27	RCB	14	10	27	280	0	38	10.4	21	587	0	52	28.0	985
4	Mercury Morris	MIA	22	RB	14	0	25	172	0	38	6.9	43	1136	1	105	26.4	1483
5	Bill Thompson	DEN	23	RCB	14	14	25	288	0	40	11.5	18	513	0	63	28.5	893
6	George Atkinson*	OAK	22	SS	14	12	25	153	0	30	6.1	16	382	0	39	23.9	573
7	Max Anderson	BUF	24	RB	11	1	19	142	0	30	7.5	4	86	0	28	21.5	367
8	Essex Johnson	CIN	23	RB	12	0	17	85	0	17	5.0	16	362	0	51	22.6	504
9	Willie Mitchell	KAN	29	DB	14	0	13	101	0	35	7.8	7	178	0	36	25.4	307
10	Carl Garrett*	BOS	22	RB	14	9	12	159	0	45	13.3	28	792	0	63	28.3	1909
11	Dick Anderson	MIA	23	FS	14	14	12	82	0	29	6.8			0			196
12	Rod Sherman	OAK	25	WR	14	0	9	46	0	14	5.1	12	300	0	31	25.0	346
13	Mike Garrett	KAN	25	RB	14	14	8	28	0	10	3.5			0			1192
14	Butch Byrd*+	BUF	28	RCB	14	14	7	37	0	32	5.3			0			158
15	Mike Richardson	HOU	23	RB	14	0	7	93	0	27	13.3			0			144
16	Floyd Little*+	DEN	27	RB	9	9	6	70	0	52	11.7	3	81	0	30	27.0	1098
17	Sid Blanks	BOS	29	RB	14	0	5	10	0	12	2.0	6	131	0	25	21.8	187
18	George Burrell	DEN	21	FS	14	7	5	56	0	42	11.2	6	108	0	30	18.0	229
19	Tom Beier	MIA	24	SS	14	7	5	8	0	9	1.6	4	58	0	17	14.5	73
20	Larry Carwell	BOS	25	LCB	13	13	5	43	0	13	8.6	1	28	0	28	28.0	185
21	Bill Baird	NYJ	30	FS	14	14	4	21	0	7	5.3			0			31
22	Dave Grayson*+	OAK	30	FS	14	14	4	28	0	12	7.0			0			175
23	Speedy Thomas	CIN	22	WR	14	12	4	15	0	12	3.8			0			512
24	Kenny Graham*	SDG	28	SS	14	14	3	15	0	9	5.0			0			129
25	Roy Reeves	BUF	23	WR	2	0	2	3	0	3	1.5			0			3
26	Goldie Sellers	KAN	27	DB	14	0	2	15	0	8	7.5			0			34
27	John Guillory	CIN	24	RCB	11	5	1	0	0	0	0.0	8	170	0	28	21.3	170
28	Gene Milton	MIA	25	WR	14	6	1	4	0	4	4.0	8	166	0	37	20.8	412
29	Cecil Leonard	NYJ	23	DB	8	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	7	120	0	23	17.1	133
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
30	Russ Smith	SDG	25	RB	14	4	1	5	0	5	5.0	6	138	0	27	23.0	498
31	Ode Burrell	HOU	30	RB	13	2	1	6	0	6	6.0	5	101	0	32	20.2	282
32	Jackie Allen	OAK	22	DB	5	0	1	-2	0	-2	-2.0	3	67	0	38	22.3	65
33	Al Coleman	CIN	25	SS	14	13	1	0	0	0	0.0			0			0
34	Charlie Greer	DEN	23	SS	12	9	1	36	0	36	36.0			0			49
35	Robert James	BUF	22	DB	14	0	1	2	0	2	2.0			0			21
36	Tom Janik	BOS	29	DB	14	1	1	0	0	0	0.0			0			8
37	Dale McCullers	MIA	22	LB	14	0	1	0	0	0	0.0			0			0
38	Pete Richardson	BUF	23	FS	14	6	1	0	0	0	0.0			0			17
39	Preston Ridlehuber	BUF	26	RB	9	0	1	3	0	3	3.0			0			28
40	Howard Twilley	MIA	26	WR	4	1	1	0	0	0	0.0			0			158
41	Bubba Thornton	BUF	22	WR	14	6			0			30	749	0	58	25.0	883
42	Wandy Williams	DEN	23	RB	11	2			0			23	574	0	38	25.0	648
43	O.J. Simpson*	BUF	22	RB	13	13			0			21	529	0	73	25.2	1569
44	Ken Riley	CIN	22	RCB	14	9			0			14	334	0	40	23.9	415
45	Warren McVea	KAN	23	RB	11	0			0			13	318	0	40	24.5	889
46	Charlie Smith	OAK	23	RB	14	14			0			10	247	0	41	24.7	1169
47	Ed Podolak	KAN	22	RB	4	0			0			7	165	0	28	23.6	165
48	Aaron Marsh	BOS	24	WR	14	4			0			6	136	0	41	22.7	244
49	Clarence Scott	BOS	25	DB	14	0			0			6	43	0	14	7.2	43
50	Ron Lamb	CIN	26	RB	14	0			0			5	64	0	19	12.8	106
51	Paul Lowe	KAN	33	HB	7	0			0			5	116	0	30	23.2	149
52	Paul Robinson*	CIN	25	RB	14	14			0			5	168	0	74	33.6	761
53	Bob Gladieux	BOS	22	RB	10	0			0			4	61	0	20	15.3	61
54	Dickie Post*	SDG	24	RB	14	11			0			4	74	0	27	18.5	1182
55	Hilton Crawford	BUF	24	DB	7	0			0			3	74	0	31	24.7	81
56	Ken Criter	DEN	22	LB	14	0			0			3	31	0	14	10.3	31
57	Jim Fetherston	SDG	24	LB	14	1			0			3	0	0	0	0.0	0
58	Charlie Joiner	HOU	22	WR	7	0			0			3	73	0	28	24.3	150
59	Jess Phillips	CIN	22	RB	14	12			0			3	52	0	29	17.3	758
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
60	Alvin Reed*	HOU	25	TE	14	14			0			3	0	0	0	0.0	664
61	Bake Turner	NYJ	29	WR	14	3			0			3	74	0	28	24.7	291
62	Clem Turner	CIN	24	RB	14	2			0			3	15	0	13	5.0	134
63	Jerald Collins	BUF	22	LB	9	0			0			2	14	0	14	7.0	14
64	Wendell Hayes	KAN	29	RB	14	0			0			2	81	0	45	40.5	353
65	Robert Holmes*	KAN	24	RB	14	14			0			2	54	0	36	27.0	932
66	Jim Mertens	MIA	22	TE	14	1			0			2	1	0	1	0.5	27
67	Jim Richards	NYJ	23	SS	14	9			0			2	36	0	20	18.0	84
68	Ron Sayers	SDG	22	RB	8	0			0			2	42	0	21	21.0	95
69	Walt Barnes	DEN	25	DT	9	0			0			1	16	0	16	16.0	16
70	Bobby Bell*+	KAN	29	LLB	14	14			0			1	53	1	53	53.0	53
71	Duane Benson	OAK	24	LB	14	0			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	0
72	Ron Berger	BOS	26	DE	7	1			0			1	20	0	20	20.0	20
73	Bob Briggs	SDG	24	LDE	14	13			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	0
74	Jim Carroll	NYJ	26	LB	6	0			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	0
75	Bill Enyart	BUF	22	RB	14	4			0			1	12	0	12	12.0	389
76	Gene Foster	SDG	27	RB	13	5			0			1	1	0	1	1.0	320
77	R.C. Gamble	BOS	23	RB	13	5			0			1	23	0	23	23.0	132
78	Harry Gunner	CIN	25	DE	14	3			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	70
79	Waddey Harvey	BUF	22	DT	14	0			0			1	11	0	11	11.0	11
80	Jimmy Hines	MIA	23	WR	9	1			0			1	22	0	22	22.0	52
81	Gus Hollomon	DEN	24	SS	14	5			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	6
82	Gene Huey	SDG	22	DB	4	0			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	0
83	Lloyd Mumphord	MIA	23	RCB	11	9			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	102
84	Chip Myrtle	DEN	24	RLB	12	9			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	0
85	George Sauer*	NYJ	26	WR	14	14			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	750
86	Marty Schottenheimer	BOS	26	LB	11	1			0			1	13	0	13	13.0	16
87	Jimmy Warren	MIA	30	LCB	13	13			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	0
88	Lee White	NYJ	23	RB	14	0			0			1	5	0	5	5.0	91

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