| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Tm | Age | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | |||
| 1 | Jimmy Sears | CRD | 27 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 94 | 0 | 27 | 6.7 | 32 | 756 | 0 | 50 | 23.6 | 1088 |
| 2 | Al Carmichael | GNB | 30 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 67 | 0 | 51 | 4.5 | 29 | 700 | 0 | 60 | 24.1 | 814 |
| 3 | Billy Reynolds | PIT | 27 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 143 | 0 | 22 | 5.7 | 15 | 346 | 0 | 38 | 23.1 | 519 |
| 4 | Don Maynard | NYG | 23 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 117 | 0 | 22 | 4.9 | 11 | 284 | 0 | 44 | 25.8 | 530 |
| 5 | Jon Arnett*+ | RAM | 23 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 223 | 0 | 58 | 12.4 | 16 | 331 | 0 | 32 | 20.7 | 1731 |
| 6 | Dick Christy | PIT | 23 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 153 | 0 | 43 | 9.0 | 16 | 384 | 0 | 41 | 24.0 | 711 |
| 7 | Billy Wells | PHI | 27 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 158 | 0 | 65 | 8.3 | 14 | 336 | 0 | 44 | 24.0 | 635 |
| 8 | Tommy McDonald* | PHI | 24 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 135 | 0 | 35 | 7.5 | 14 | 262 | 0 | 32 | 18.7 | 996 |
| 9 | Bobby Mitchell | CLE | 23 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 165 | 1 | 68 | 11.8 | 18 | 454 | 1 | 98 | 25.2 | 1250 |
| 10 | Johnny Morris | CHI | 23 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 96 | 0 | 33 | 6.9 | 16 | 399 | 0 | 45 | 24.9 | 904 |
| 11 | Carl Taseff | BAL | 30 | 12 | 0 | 29 | 196 | 0 | 33 | 6.8 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 50.0 | 246 |
| 12 | Yale Lary*+ | DET | 28 | 12 | 0 | 27 | 196 | 1 | 71 | 7.3 | 198 | |||||
| 13 | Hugh McElhenny* | SFO | 30 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 93 | 0 | 49 | 3.9 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 18 | 15.5 | 941 |
| 14 | Sid Watson | WAS | 26 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 5.3 | 19 | 443 | 0 | 47 | 23.3 | 668 |
| 15 | Bobby Joe Conrad | CRD | 23 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 129 | 0 | 16 | 6.8 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 | 162 |
| 16 | Ron Waller | RAM | 25 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0.5 | 7 | 120 | 0 | 23 | 17.1 | 215 |
| 17 | Ken Konz | CLE | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 143 | 0 | 38 | 7.9 | 143 | |||||
| 18 | Abe Woodson | SFO | 24 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 53 | 0 | 38 | 7.6 | 11 | 239 | 0 | 34 | 21.7 | 304 |
| 19 | Vic Zucco | CHI | 23 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 28 | 2.3 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 30 | 21.0 | 98 |
| 20 | Lee Riley | PHI | 26 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 3.9 | 9 | 205 | 0 | 35 | 22.8 | 232 |
| 21 | Tommy Wilson | RAM | 26 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 324 | 0 | 30 | 20.3 | 900 | |||||
| 22 | Terry Barr | DET | 23 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 22 | 2.1 | 4 | 197 | 1 | 86 | 49.3 | 220 |
| 23 | Dick James | WAS | 24 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 21 | 6.2 | 9 | 212 | 0 | 39 | 23.6 | 370 |
| 24 | J.D. Smith | SFO | 26 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 356 | 0 | 39 | 23.7 | 624 | |||||
| 25 | Leroy Bolden | CLE | 26 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 362 | 1 | 102 | 25.9 | 417 | |||||
| 26 | Ollie Matson* | CRD | 28 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 497 | 2 | 101 | 35.5 | 1467 | |||||
| 27 | Jim Shanley | GNB | 22 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 105 | 0 | 26 | 7.5 | 148 | |||||
| 28 | Phil King | NYG | 22 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 279 | 0 | 31 | 21.5 | 727 | |||||
| 29 | Joe Scudero | WAS | 28 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 3.4 | 4 | 122 | 0 | 39 | 30.5 | 179 |
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| Rk | Tm | Age | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | |||
| 30 | Lindon Crow | NYG | 25 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 46 | 0 | 34 | 4.2 | 46 | |||||
| 31 | Lenny Lyles | BAL | 22 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 398 | 2 | 103 | 36.2 | 463 | |||||
| 32 | Paul Hornung | GNB | 23 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 248 | 0 | 39 | 24.8 | 695 | |||||
| 33 | Jack Morris | RAM | 27 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1.1 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 23 | 18.5 | 46 |
| 34 | James Pace | SFO | 22 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 134 | 0 | 36 | 16.8 | 354 |
| 35 | Bert Rechichar | BAL | 28 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 4.1 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 22 | 16.7 | 113 |
| 36 | Charlie Sumner | CHI | 28 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 2.8 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 44 |
| 37 | Howard Cassady | DET | 24 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 6 | 126 | 0 | 39 | 21.0 | 734 |
| 38 | Willie Galimore* | CHI | 23 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 338 | 1 | 99 | 37.6 | 1108 | |||||
| 39 | Billy Pricer | BAL | 24 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 168 | 0 | 28 | 18.7 | 208 | |||||
| 40 | Don McIlhenny | GNB | 24 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 146 | 0 | 45 | 20.9 | 539 |
| 41 | Gene Gedman | DET | 26 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 131 | 0 | 27 | 18.7 | 446 | |||||
| 42 | Mike Sommer | WAS | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 77 | 0 | 21 | 19.3 | 80 |
| 43 | Jim Taylor | GNB | 23 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 185 | 0 | 47 | 26.4 | 504 | |||||
| 44 | Ken Webb | DET | 23 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 154 | 0 | 29 | 22.0 | 411 | |||||
| 45 | Bert Zagers | WAS | 25 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 23 | 5.9 | 173 | |||||
| 46 | J.C. Caroline | CHI | 25 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 123 | 0 | 27 | 20.5 | 322 | |||||
| 47 | John David Crow | CRD | 23 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 145 | 0 | 54 | 24.2 | 728 | |||||
| 48 | Dan Lewis | DET | 22 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 110 | 0 | 28 | 18.3 | 253 | |||||
| 49 | Lenny Moore*+ | BAL | 25 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 4 | 91 | 0 | 25 | 22.8 | 1638 |
| 50 | Emlen Tunnell | NYG | 33 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 51 | Dick Bielski | PHI | 26 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 18 | 13.2 | 300 | |||||
| 52 | Billy Lott | NYG | 24 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 78 | 0 | 24 | 15.6 | 108 | |||||
| 53 | Woodley Lewis | CRD | 33 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 6.0 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 25 | 23.0 | 748 |
| 54 | Jim Shofner | CLE | 23 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2.5 | 10 | |||||
| 55 | Jackie M. Simpson | BAL | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 24 | 19.7 | 60 |
| 56 | Mel Triplett | NYG | 27 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 20 | 14.8 | 635 | |||||
| 57 | Jim Brown*+ | CLE | 22 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 35 | 24.7 | 1739 | |||||
| 58 | Johnny Olszewski | WAS | 28 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 609 |
| 59 | Don R. Paul* | CLE | 32 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
| Rk | Tm | Age | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | |||
| 60 | Dean Philpott | CRD | 23 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 6.0 | 92 | |||||
| 61 | Frank Varrichione* | PIT | 26 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 16 | 12.7 | 38 | |||||
| 62 | Dave Whitsell | DET | 22 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 23 | 21.0 | 63 | |||||
| 63 | Gene Babb | SFO | 24 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 19 | 15.0 | 39 | |||||
| 64 | Jack Call | BAL | 23 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 26 | 24.0 | 230 | |||||
| 65 | Lou Creekmur | DET | 31 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 11.5 | 23 | |||||
| 66 | Dan Currie | GNB | 23 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 14 | |||||
| 67 | Bob Fry | RAM | 28 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 11.5 | 23 | |||||
| 68 | Gary Glick | PIT | 28 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 69 | Charlie Jackson | CRD | 22 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 10 | |||||
| 70 | Proverb Jacobs | PHI | 23 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 12.0 | 24 | |||||
| 71 | Bill Jessup | SFO | 29 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 66 | |||||
| 72 | Bill Koman | PHI | 24 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 12 |
| 73 | Al Romine | GNB | 26 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | |||||
| 74 | Erich Barnes | CHI | 23 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 75 | Don Bosseler | WAS | 22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 578 | |||||
| 76 | Tom Braatz | 2TM | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | |||||
| 77 | Rosey Brown*+ | NYG | 26 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 78 | Lew Carpenter | CLE | 26 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 373 | |||||
| 79 | Ted Connolly | SFO | 27 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 80 | Art DeCarlo | BAL | 27 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | |||||
| 81 | Dale Dodrill | PIT | 32 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | |||||
| 82 | Bill Forester | GNB | 26 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | |||||
| 83 | Jim Gibbons | DET | 22 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 371 | |||||
| 84 | Abe Gibron | CHI | 33 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | |||||
| 85 | Bobby Gordon | CRD | 23 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 22 | |||||
| 86 | Alex Karras | DET | 23 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | |||||
| 87 | Ted Karras | PIT | 24 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | |||||
| 88 | Jerry Kramer | GNB | 22 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 89 | Carlton Massey | GNB | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | |||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
| Rk | Tm | Age | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | |||
| 90 | Jack McClairen | PIT | 27 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 491 | |||||
| 91 | Willie McClung | CLE | 28 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 92 | Dave Middleton | DET | 25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 522 | |||||
| 93 | Johnny Miller | WAS | 24 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | |||||
| 94 | Ray Nitschke | GNB | 22 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 95 | Doyle Nix | WAS | 25 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | |||||
| 96 | Dick Nolan | CRD | 26 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | |||||
| 97 | Jerry Norton* | PHI | 27 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | |||||
| 98 | Jimmy Patton*+ | NYG | 25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | |||||
| 99 | Will Renfro | WAS | 26 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | |||||
| 100 | Rocky Ryan | 2TM | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 66 | |||||
| 101 | Tom Rychlec | DET | 24 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | |||||
| 102 | Will Sherman* | RAM | 31 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 103 | John Symank | GNB | 23 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 104 | Jim Temp | GNB | 25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 105 | Jerry Tubbs | 2TM | 23 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | |||||
| 106 | Bobby Watkins | CRD | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 103 | |||||
| 107 | Chuck Weber | CRD | 28 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | |||||
| 108 | Roy Wilkins | RAM | 24 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 109 | Junior Wren | CLE | 29 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||