Kick & Punt Returns
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Games | Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
1 | Alvin Haymond | BAL | 23 | DB | 14 | 3 | 41 | 403 | 0 | 55 | 9.8 | 20 | 614 | 0 | 53 | 30.7 | 1064 |
2 | Kermit Alexander | SFO | 24 | FS/RCB | 14 | 12 | 35 | 262 | 0 | 40 | 7.5 | 32 | 741 | 0 | 46 | 23.2 | 1028 |
3 | Rickie Harris | WAS | 22 | DB | 14 | 2 | 31 | 377 | 1 | 57 | 12.2 | 5 | 96 | 0 | 36 | 19.2 | 507 |
4 | Mel Renfro* | DAL | 24 | FS | 14 | 14 | 24 | 145 | 0 | 35 | 6.0 | 21 | 630 | 1 | 100 | 30.0 | 868 |
5 | Tom Watkins | DET | 28 | HB | 11 | 1 | 23 | 234 | 0 | 41 | 10.2 | 17 | 584 | 0 | 94 | 34.4 | 979 |
6 | Abe Woodson | STL | 31 | CB | 13 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0.4 | 27 | 665 | 0 | 65 | 24.6 | 672 |
7 | Walter Roberts | CLE | 23 | LE | 14 | 14 | 18 | 162 | 0 | 51 | 9.0 | 18 | 493 | 0 | 88 | 27.4 | 999 |
8 | Willie Williams | NYG | 23 | DB | 14 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 1.6 | 5 | 113 | 0 | 36 | 22.6 | 141 |
9 | Leroy Kelly | CLE | 23 | RB | 13 | 1 | 17 | 265 | 2 | 67 | 15.6 | 24 | 621 | 0 | 51 | 25.9 | 1147 |
10 | Gale Sayers*+ | CHI | 22 | HB | 14 | 12 | 16 | 238 | 1 | 85 | 14.9 | 21 | 660 | 1 | 96 | 31.4 | 2272 |
11 | Jim Stiger | 2TM | 24 | HB | 11 | 0 | 16 | 120 | 0 | 35 | 7.5 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 14.0 | 219 |
12 | Irv Cross* | PHI | 26 | RCB | 14 | 12 | 14 | 79 | 0 | 16 | 5.6 | 25 | 662 | 0 | 75 | 26.5 | 742 |
13 | Roy Jefferson | PIT | 22 | LE | 10 | 4 | 13 | 100 | 0 | 67 | 7.7 | 0 | 386 | ||||
14 | Willie Wood*+ | GNB | 29 | SS | 14 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 0 | 14 | 2.9 | 0 | 103 | ||||
15 | Bob Hayes* | DAL | 23 | LE | 13 | 13 | 12 | 153 | 0 | 47 | 12.8 | 17 | 450 | 0 | 66 | 26.5 | 1598 |
16 | Jon Arnett | CHI | 30 | HB | 14 | 2 | 11 | 52 | 0 | 22 | 4.7 | 5 | 150 | 0 | 77 | 30.0 | 679 |
17 | Bobby Smith | 2TM | 27 | DB | 13 | 5 | 10 | 56 | 0 | 19 | 5.6 | 18 | 475 | 0 | 56 | 26.4 | 531 |
18 | Brady Keys | PIT | 29 | RCB/LCB | 14 | 14 | 10 | 77 | 0 | 41 | 7.7 | 0 | 97 | ||||
19 | Willie Brown | RAM | 23 | HB | 14 | 4 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 15 | 7.0 | 24 | 615 | 0 | 52 | 25.6 | 902 |
20 | Tommy Mason | MIN | 26 | HB | 10 | 9 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 17 | 7.0 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 26 | 22.0 | 1047 |
21 | Elijah Pitts | GNB | 27 | HB | 14 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 3.4 | 20 | 396 | 0 | 29 | 19.8 | 727 |
22 | Pat Studstill* | DET | 27 | FL/LE | 14 | 12 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 17 | 9.4 | 10 | 257 | 0 | 42 | 25.7 | 689 |
23 | Jim Bradshaw | PIT | 26 | FS | 12 | 12 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 43 | 14.6 | 0 | 190 | ||||
24 | Clendon Thomas | PIT | 30 | TE/LE/SS | 14 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 1.8 | 0 | 440 | ||||
25 | Lance Rentzel | MIN | 22 | SE | 11 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2.3 | 23 | 602 | 1 | 101 | 26.2 | 610 |
26 | Jim Young | MIN | 22 | HB | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1.8 | 4 | 78 | 0 | 28 | 19.5 | 89 |
27 | Timmy Brown* | PHI | 28 | HB | 13 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 3.3 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 22 | 15.3 | 1602 |
28 | Alex Hawkins | BAL | 28 | WR | 14 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 50 |
29 | Henry Carr | NYG | 23 | SS | 14 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 3.3 | 0 | 24 | ||||
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
30 | Bobby Felts | 2TM | 23 | HB | 14 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 9.0 | 18 | 422 | 0 | 55 | 23.4 | 535 |
31 | Tom Hall | MIN | 25 | FL | 14 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 7.0 | 4 | 93 | 0 | 29 | 23.3 | 401 |
32 | Carl Silvestri | STL | 22 | FS | 14 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 7.0 | 4 | 96 | 0 | 28 | 24.0 | 117 |
33 | George Hughley | WAS | 28 | FB | 14 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 6.0 | 13 | 295 | 0 | 47 | 22.7 | 576 |
34 | Tom Vaughn | DET | 22 | FS | 14 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 42 | 25.0 | 13 | 316 | 0 | 41 | 24.3 | 366 |
35 | Wayne Swinford | SFO | 22 | DB | 14 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 22 | 15.3 | 79 |
36 | Roger Gill | PHI | 25 | SE | 13 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 55 |
37 | Spider Lockhart | NYG | 22 | LCB | 14 | 13 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 1 | -3.0 | 0 | 111 | ||||
38 | Gary Lewis | SFO | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 15 | 355 | 0 | 39 | 23.7 | 639 |
39 | Dick Gordon | CHI | 21 | LE | 14 | 4 | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 | -3.0 | 14 | 242 | 0 | 41 | 17.3 | 528 |
40 | Dick James | MIN | 31 | DB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 11 | 212 | 0 | 28 | 19.3 | 217 |
41 | Herb Adderley*+ | GNB | 26 | LCB | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 221 | 0 | 33 | 22.1 | 398 |
42 | Billy Gambrell | STL | 24 | SE | 10 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | 9 | 216 | 0 | 31 | 24.0 | 401 |
43 | Bobby Mitchell | WAS | 30 | FL | 14 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 5 | 106 | 0 | 35 | 21.2 | 988 |
44 | Charlie Scales | CLE | 27 | HB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 88 | 0 | 24 | 22.0 | 154 |
45 | Ron Smith | CHI | 22 | CB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 19 |
46 | Dick Bass | RAM | 28 | FB | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 779 | ||||
47 | Jimmy Burson | STL | 25 | RCB | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 113 | ||||
48 | Fred Mazurek | WAS | 22 | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
49 | Bob Pellegrini | WAS | 31 | LB | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 31 | ||||
50 | Bob Shann | PHI | 22 | DB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 63 | 63.0 | 0 | 63 | ||||
51 | Lonnie Warwick | MIN | 23 | LLB | 14 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
52 | Clarence Childs | NYG | 27 | DB | 14 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 718 | 0 | 51 | 24.8 | 725 | ||||
53 | Al Nelson | PHI | 22 | LCB/SS | 14 | 12 | 0 | 26 | 683 | 0 | 70 | 26.3 | 706 | ||||
54 | Cannonball Butler | PIT | 22 | RB | 14 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 509 | 0 | 36 | 20.4 | 734 | ||||
55 | Ernie Koy | NYG | 23 | FL | 13 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 401 | 0 | 38 | 19.1 | 597 | ||||
56 | Clarence Peaks | PIT | 30 | FB | 10 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 429 | 0 | 58 | 21.5 | 688 | ||||
57 | Billy Hunter | WAS | 23 | B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 432 | 0 | 50 | 24.0 | 461 | ||||
58 | Dave Osborn | MIN | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 422 | 0 | 92 | 23.4 | 532 | ||||
59 | Tom Moore | GNB | 27 | HB | 13 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 361 | 0 | 52 | 24.1 | 572 | ||||
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
60 | Tony Lorick | BAL | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 211 | 0 | 30 | 23.4 | 691 | ||||
61 | Clancy Williams | RAM | 23 | LCB/RCB | 12 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 213 | 0 | 31 | 23.7 | 216 | ||||
62 | Gary Ballman* | PIT | 25 | FL | 14 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 150 | 0 | 25 | 18.8 | 1055 | ||||
63 | Tom Matte | BAL | 26 | RB | 14 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 211 | 0 | 46 | 26.4 | 577 | ||||
64 | Jerry Stovall | STL | 24 | SS | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 198 | 0 | 66 | 28.3 | 228 | ||||
65 | Theron Sapp | PIT | 30 | HB | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 23 | 15.4 | 141 | ||||
66 | Rudy Johnson | SFO | 24 | HB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 0 | 27 | 17.8 | 129 | ||||
67 | Billy Ray Barnes | MIN | 30 | HB | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 18 | 12.3 | 200 | ||||
68 | Tommy Crutcher | GNB | 24 | RLB | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 21 | 17.7 | 57 | ||||
69 | Mal Hammack | STL | 32 | TE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 20 | 11.3 | 34 | ||||
70 | Izzy Lang | PHI | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 12.0 | 91 | ||||
71 | Ben Wilson | RAM | 26 | FB | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 29 | 22.0 | 365 | ||||
72 | Bob Briggs | WAS | 24 | FB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 4.0 | 58 | ||||
73 | Willis Crenshaw | STL | 24 | FB | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 11.5 | 692 | ||||
74 | Mike Curtis | BAL | 22 | FB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 16 | ||||
75 | Mike Howell | CLE | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | ||||
76 | Tom Hutchinson | CLE | 24 | TE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 113 | ||||
77 | Andy Livingston | CHI | 21 | RB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 42 | 33.0 | 563 | ||||
78 | Ralph Neely | DAL | 22 | RT | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | ||||
79 | Tom Nowatzke | DET | 23 | FB | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 130 | ||||
80 | Ray Ogden | STL | 23 | TE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 31 | 27.5 | 55 | ||||
81 | Dan Reeves | DAL | 21 | HB | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 24 | 22.5 | 357 | ||||
82 | Tom Walters | WAS | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 21 | 15.0 | 93 | ||||
83 | Allan Webb | NYG | 32 | S | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 25 | 24.0 | 48 | ||||
84 | Marv Woodson | PIT | 24 | SS | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 29 | 22.5 | 132 | ||||
85 | Rosey Brown* | NYG | 33 | LT | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
86 | Joe Cerne | SFO | 23 | C | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
87 | Junior Coffey | GNB | 23 | RB | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 21 | ||||
88 | Bobby Franklin | CLE | 29 | DB | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -11 | ||||
89 | Ernie Green | CLE | 27 | HB | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 733 | ||||
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
90 | Dan Grimm | GNB | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
91 | Chris Hanburger | WAS | 24 | RLB | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | ||||
92 | Jerry Hill | BAL | 26 | FB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 631 | ||||
93 | Carl Kammerer | WAS | 28 | RDE | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | ||||
94 | Phil King | MIN | 29 | HB | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 466 | ||||
95 | Bill Koman | STL | 31 | RLB | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | ||||
96 | Dave Kopay | SFO | 23 | RB | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 249 | ||||
97 | Ralph Kurek | CHI | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | ||||
98 | Roger LeClerc | CHI | 29 | LB | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
99 | Dale Lindsey | CLE | 22 | LB | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | ||||
100 | Mike Lucci | DET | 26 | LB | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
101 | Chuck Mercein | NYG | 22 | RB | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 73 | ||||
102 | Dale Messer | SFO | 28 | DB | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 68 | ||||
103 | Mike Morgan | PHI | 23 | LLB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 14 | ||||
104 | Karl Rubke | SFO | 30 | LDE | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
105 | Jerry Simmons | PIT | 23 | FL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 | 44 | ||||
106 | Charley Taylor* | WAS | 24 | HB | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 994 | ||||
107 | Steve Thurlow | NYG | 23 | HB | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 513 | ||||
108 | Harold Wells | PHI | 27 | LB | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 |
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