1963 AFL Kick & Punt Returns

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League Champion: San Diego Chargers

AP MVP: Tobin Rote

Passing Leader: George Blanda, 3003 Yds

Rushing Leader: Clem Daniels, 1099 Yds

Receiving Leader: Art Powell, 1304 Yds

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	Claude Gibson	OAK	24	DB	14	5	26	307	2	85	11.8	2	10	0	5	5.0	335
2	Bob Suci	BOS	24	FS	14	5	25	233	0	22	9.3	17	360	0	35	21.2	870
3	Fred Glick*+	HOU	26	FS	14	14	19	171	0	22	9.0	20	451	0	43	22.6	802
4	Ray Abruzzese	BUF	26	SS	14	12	17	152	0	32	8.9	6	118	0	25	19.7	270
5	Thomas Stephens	BOS	28	DB	14	1	14	117	0	26	8.4			0			139
6	Bobby Jancik	HOU	23	RCB	14	11	13	145	0	56	11.2	45	1317	0	53	29.3	1493
7	Charley Mitchell	DEN	23	RCB	14	11	12	141	0	28	11.8	37	954	1	90	25.8	1207
8	Lance Alworth*+	SDG	23	FL	14	14	11	120	0	61	10.9	10	216	0	34	21.6	1555
9	Willie West*	BUF	25	LCB	14	14	11	86	0	24	7.8	6	146	0	32	24.3	289
10	Frank Jackson	KAN	24	FL	14	14	11	95	0	39	8.6	1	20	0	20	20.0	952
11	Dick Christy	NYJ	28	HB	11	4	9	46	0	13	5.1	24	585	0	71	24.4	792
12	Ed Rutkowski	BUF	22	HB	14	7	8	67	0	29	8.4	13	396	0	65	30.5	871
13	Keith Lincoln*+	SDG	24	FB	14	14	7	98	0	47	14.0	17	439	0	44	25.8	1688
14	Gene Mingo	DEN	25	HB	14	3	7	85	0	45	12.1	7	151	0	31	21.6	337
15	Abner Haynes	KAN	26	HB	14	7	6	57	0	20	9.5	12	317	0	45	26.4	1196
16	Charley Warner	KAN	23	CB	14	1	4	25	0	13	6.3	9	215	0	33	23.9	252
17	Mike Sommer	OAK	29	HB	4	1	4	44	0	25	11.0	5	102	0	24	20.4	191
18	Dick Harris	SDG	26	RCB	14	8	4	43	0	23	10.8	2	34	0	27	17.0	160
19	Bill Baird	NYJ	24	SS	14	10	4	143	1	93	35.8			0			174
20	Joe Krakoski	OAK	26	RCB/SS	14	14	4	10	0	4	2.5			0			49
21	Marshall Starks	NYJ	24	LCB	14	11	3	7	0	3	2.3	19	336	0	30	17.7	362
22	Hewritt Dixon	DEN	23	RB	5	2	3	58	0	47	19.3	9	195	0	37	21.7	488
23	Al Frazier	DEN	28	FL	3	0	3	42	0	19	14.0	7	185	0	49	26.4	227
24	Willie Brown	DEN	23	LCB	8	6	3	29	0	17	9.7	3	70	0	54	23.3	99
25	Bo Roberson	OAK	28	FL	14	8	2	34	0	22	17.0	38	809	0	58	21.3	1297
26	Larry Garron*	BOS	26	FB	14	12	1	23	0	23	23.0	28	693	0	58	24.8	1884
27	Dave Grayson*	KAN	24	RCB	14	13	1	2	0	2	2.0	20	564	1	99	28.2	583
28	Roger Kochman	BUF	22	HB	5	3	1	11	0	11	11.0			0			391
29	Don Maynard	NYJ	28	FL	12	12	1	6	0	6	6.0			0			792
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
30	Johnny Robinson*	KAN	25	FS	14	12	1	16	0	16	16.0			0			57
31	Bake Turner*	NYJ	23	LE	14	14			0			14	299	0	49	21.4	1308
32	Elbert Dubenion	BUF	30	FL	14	14			0			13	333	0	39	25.6	1292
33	Bob Gaiters	DEN	25	HB	6	0			0			11	225	0	29	20.5	319
34	Dick Westmoreland	SDG	22	RCB	14	10			0			10	204	0	26	20.4	204
35	George Saimes	BUF	22	FS	14	11			0			7	140	0	31	20.0	233
36	Curley Johnson	NYJ	28	P	14	0			0			6	77	0	17	12.8	83
37	Paul Lowe*	SDG	27	HB	14	12			0			5	132	0	41	26.4	1333
38	Bill Perkins	NYJ	22	HB	4	0			0			4	55	0	18	13.8	63
39	Tony Stricker	NYJ	23	LCB	12	9			0			4	90	0	31	22.5	96
40	Harry Crump	BOS	23	FB	14	2			0			3	33	0	14	11.0	199
41	Gerry McDougall	SDG	28	FB	14	0			0			3	77	0	26	25.7	391
42	Fred Brown	BUF	25	HB	4	1			0			2	40	0	20	20.0	65
43	Billy Cannon	HOU	26	HB	6	2			0			2	39	0	20	19.5	123
44	Harold Olson	DEN	25	LT	14	7			0			2	0	0	0	0.0	0
45	Jerry Robinson	SDG	24	LE	14	8			0			2	27	0	20	13.5	342
46	Glenn Shaw	OAK	25	FB	12	0			0			2	19	0	10	9.5	129
47	Jack Spikes	KAN	26	FB	14	6			0			2	12	0	10	6.0	394
48	Smokey Stover	KAN	25	LB	14	3			0			2	18	0	18	9.0	18
49	Stew Barber*+	BUF	24	LT	14	14			0			1	9	0	9	9.0	9
50	Dan Birdwell	OAK	23	LB	10	0			0			1	7	0	7	7.0	7
51	Jim Fraser*	DEN	27	RLB	14	14			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	0
52	Ken Herock	OAK	22	TE	14	8			0			1	3	0	3	3.0	272
53	Bobby Jackson	SDG	23	FB	12	2			0			1	16	0	16	16.0	165
54	Dick Klein	OAK	29	RT	14	10			0			1	7	0	7	7.0	7
55	Dee Mackey	NYJ	29	TE	14	7			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	263
56	Paul Maguire	SDG	25	RLB	14	10			0			1	5	0	5	5.0	52
57	Bill Mathis*	NYJ	25	HB	14	12			0			1	11	0	11	11.0	456
58	Marv Matuszak	BUF	32	LB	14	4			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	0
59	Jim McMillin	OAK	24	FS	14	9			0			1	23	0	23	23.0	85
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
60	Rich Michael*	HOU	25	RT	14	14			0			1	3	0	3	3.0	3
61	Jesse Murdock	2TM	24	HB	7	0			0			1	17	0	17	17.0	17
62	Herb Paterra	BUF	23	LB	10	1			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	0
63	Hank Rivera	BUF	25	DB	3	1			0			1	20	0	20	20.0	20
64	Bob Scarpitto	DEN	24	FL	11	8			0			1	8	0	8	8.0	471
65	Jackie Simpson	OAK	27	LLB	14	10			0			1	11	0	11	11.0	30
66	Mark Smolinski	NYJ	24	FB	14	12			0			1	10	0	10	10.0	849
67	Walt Sweeney	SDG	22	G	14	0			0			1	18	0	18	18.0	18
68	Bill Tobin	HOU	22	HB	10	8			0			1	10	0	10	10.0	454
69	Charley Tolar	HOU	26	FB	14	14			0			1	4	0	4	4.0	938
70	John Tracey	BUF	30	LLB	14	14			0			1	21	0	21	21.0	43
71	Dave Watson	BOS	22	G	14	1			0			1	9	0	9	9.0	9
72	Jerrel Wilson	KAN	22	P	14	0			0			1	20	0	20	20.0	82
73	Bob Yates	BOS	25	RT	14	6			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	0

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