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Year-by-Year Kick Returns Leaders

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.

 Year  Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Rt Teams
2009  Darren Sproles (26) 38 SDG
2008  Josh Wilson (23) 69 SEA
2007  Ted Ginn Jr. (22) 63 MIA
Maurice Hicks (29) 63 SFO
2006  Chris Carr (23) 69 OAK
2005  Chris Carr (22) 73 OAK
2004  Dante Hall (26) 68 KAN
2003  Josh Scobey (24) 73 ARI
2002  Michael Lewis (31) 70 NOR
2001  Darrick Vaughn (23) 61 ATL
2000  MarTay Jenkins (25) 82 ARI
1999  Brock Marion (29) 62 MIA
1998  Glyn Milburn (27) 62 CHI
1997  Desmond Howard (27) 61 OAK
1996  Tyrone Hughes (26) 70 NOR
1995  Tyrone Hughes (25) 66 NOR
1994  Tyrone Hughes (24) 63 NOR
1993  Clarence Verdin (30) 50 IND
1992  Mel J. Gray (31) 42 DET
1991  Rod Woodson+ (26) 44 PIT
1990  Eric Metcalf (22) 52 CLE
1989  James Dixon (22) 47 DAL
Ron J. Brown (28) 47 RAM
1988  Joe Cribbs (30) 41 2TM
Tim Brown (22) 41 RAI
1987  Paul Palmer (23) 38 KAN
1986  Herman Hunter (25) 49 DET
1985  Buster Rhymes (23) 53 MIN
1984  Lionel James (22) 43 SDG
1983  Zachary Dixon (27) 51 2TM
1982  James Brooks (24) 33 SDG
1981  Drew Hill (25) 60 RAM
1980  Eddie Payton (29) 53 MIN
1979  Deacon Turner (24) 55 CIN
Bruce Harper (24) 55 NYJ
1978  Bruce Harper (23) 55 NYJ
1977  Bruce Harper (22) 42 NYJ
1976  Lou Piccone (27) 31 NYJ
1975  Larry Jones (24) 47 WAS
1974  Lou Piccone (25) 39 NYJ
1973  Mack Herron (25) 41 NWE
1972  Margene Adkins (25) 43 NOR
1971  Dave Hampton (24) 46 GNB
1970  Mike Battle (24) 40 NYJ
1969  Mercury Morris (22) 43 MIA
Preston Pearson (24) 31 BAL
1968  Chuck Latourette (23) 46 STL
Max Anderson (23) 39 BUF
1967  Noland Smith (24) 41 KAN
Ron Smith (24) 39 ATL
1966  Ron Smith (23) 43 ATL
Bobby Jancik (26) 34 HOU
1965  Abner Haynes (28) 34 DEN
Kermit Alexander (24) 32 SFO
1964  Odell Barry (23) 47 DEN
Mel Renfro+ (23) 40 DAL
1963  Bobby Jancik (23) 45 HOU
Timmy Brown (26) 33 PHI
Bill Butler (26) 33 MIN
1962  Dick Christy (27) 38 NYT
Abe Woodson (28) 37 SFO
1961  Timmy Brown (24) 29 PHI
Jim Steffen (25) 29 2TM
George Fleming (23) 29 OAK
1960  Jack Larscheid (27) 30 OAK
Leon Burton (25) 30 NYT
Ted Dean (22) 26 PHI
Tom Franckhauser (23) 26 DAL
1959  Lenny Lyles (23) 25 SFO
1958  Jimmy Sears (27) 32 CRD
1957  Al Carmichael (29) 31 GNB
1956  Al Carmichael (28) 33 GNB
1955  Sid Watson (23) 27 PIT
1954  Woodley Lewis (29) 34 RAM
1953  Woodley Lewis (28) 32 RAM
1952  Billy Baggett (23) 23 DTX
Buddy Young (26) 23 DTX
1951  George Taliaferro (24) 27 NYY
1950  Don R. Paul (24) 28 CRD
1949  Herm Wedemeyer (25) 30 BCL
Dan Sandifer (22) 24 WAS
Eddie Saenz (27) 24 WAS
1948  Dan Sandifer (21) 26 WAS
Monk Gafford (28) 23 BDA
1947  Eddie Saenz (25) 29 WAS
Spec Sanders (29) 22 NYY
1946  Abe Karnofsky (24) 21 BOS
Steve Juzwik (28) 21 BUF
1945  Frank Seno (24) 19 CRD
1944  John Grigas (24) 23 CRD
1943  Ken Heineman (25) 16 BKN
1942  Marshall Goldberg (25) 15 CRD
1941  Marshall Goldberg (24) 12 CRD