NFL Career Punting Yards Leaders Through 1980
These are the NFL career record holders through the 1980 season. See current punting yards leaders or select another stat or year:
Leaders through 1980
| Rank | Current | Player (age) | Yds | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Jerrel Wilson | 46139 | 2TM |
| 2 | 32 | Bobby Joe Green | 41317 | 2TM |
| 3 | 35 | Bobby Walden | 40529 | 2TM |
| 4 | 40 | Mike Bragg | 38949 | 2TM |
| 5 | 53 | David Lee | 34019 | clt |
| 6 | 59 | Paul Maguire | 33137 | 2TM |
| 7 | 55 | Tom Blanchard | 32895 | 3TM |
| 8 | 25 | John James | 32090 | atl |
| 9 | 68 | Sam Baker | 29938 | 4TM |
| 10 | 73 | Don Chandler | 28678 | 2TM |
| 11 | 75 | Herman Weaver | 27897 | 2TM |
| 12 | 81 | Don Cockroft | 26262 | cle |
| 13 | 16 | Dave Jennings | 25514 | nyg |
| 14 | 84 | Larry Seiple | 25347 | mia |
| 15 | 50 | Bob Parsons | 24339 | chi |
| 16 | 24 | Ray Guy | 24067 | rai |
| 17 | 89 | Billy Van Heusen | 23936 | den |
| 18 | 91 | Curley Johnson | 23651 | 3TM |
| 19 | 94 | Mike Eischeid | 23296 | 2TM |
| 20 | 95 | Spike Jones | 23244 | 3TM |
| 21 | 96 | Tommy Davis | 22833 | sfo |
| 22 | 98 | Pat Studstill | 22764 | 3TM |
| 23 | 101 | David Beverly | 22344 | 2TM |
| 24 | 102 | Norm Van Brocklin | 22313 | 2TM |
| 25 | 103 | Yale Lary | 22279 | det |
| 26 | 106 | Jim Norton | 21961 | oti |
| 27 | 107 | Billy Lothridge | 21792 | 4TM |
| 28 | 113 | Dennis Partee | 21417 | sdg |
| 29 | 114 | Horace Gillom | 21206 | cle |
| 30 | 115 | Danny Villanueva | 20862 | 2TM |
| 31 | 123 | Ed Brown | 19994 | 3TM |
| 32 | 127 | Adrian Burk | 19365 | 2TM |
| 33 | 130 | Dave Green | 17883 | 3TM |
| 34 | 71 | Pat McInally | 16788 | cin |
| 35 | 142 | Marv Bateman | 16394 | 2TM |
| 36 | 146 | Jug Girard | 15927 | 3TM |
| 37 | 148 | Tom Landry | 15900 | 2TM |
| 38 | 152 | Jerry Norton | 15671 | 4TM |
| 39 | 154 | Tom Wittum | 15494 | sfo |
| 40 | 155 | Ron Widby | 15448 | 2TM |
| 41 | 156 | Donny Anderson | 15326 | 2TM |
| 42 | 157 | Sammy Baugh | 15245 | was |
| 43 | 158 | King Hill | 15181 | 3TM |
| 44 | 87 | Danny White | 15008 | dal |
| 45 | 166 | Tom Yewcic | 14553 | nwe |
| 46 | 167 | Pat Richter | 14183 | was |
| 47 | 170 | Gary Collins | 13764 | cle |
| 48 | 173 | Steve O'Neal | 13725 | 2TM |
| 49 | 176 | Bob Waterfield | 13367 | ram |
| 50 | 138 | Cliff Parsley | 13073 | oti |
| 51 | 179 | Tom McNeill | 13038 | 3TM |
| 52 | 180 | Frankie Albert | 12866 | sfo |
| 53 | 182 | Dan Pastorini | 12530 | 2TM |
| 54 | 183 | Mike Mercer | 12473 | 6TM |
| 55 | 184 | Dave Lewis | 12447 | cin |
| 56 | 186 | Bob Scarpitto | 12408 | 3TM |
| 57 | 92 | Jeff West | 12123 | 2TM |
| 58 | 188 | Julian Fagan | 12100 | 2TM |
| 59 | 189 | Jim Fraser | 11737 | 4TM |
| 60 | 190 | Fred Morrison | 11731 | 2TM |
| 61 | 105 | Chuck Ramsey | 11337 | nyj |
| 62 | 58 | Greg Coleman | 11070 | 2TM |
| 63 | 195 | Roy Zimmerman | 11065 | 4TM |
| 64 | 197 | Glenn Dobbs | 10721 | 2TM |
| 65 | 198 | Cotton Davidson | 10679 | 3TM |
| 66 | 199 | Bucky Dilts | 10676 | 2TM |
| 67 | 201 | Max McGee | 10647 | gnb |
| 68 | 205 | Rusty Jackson | 10050 | 2TM |
| 69 | 206 | Chuck Latourette | 10049 | crd |
| 70 | 207 | Duane Carrell | 9997 | 4TM |
| 71 | 209 | Pat Brady | 9932 | pit |
| 72 | 210 | Tom Janik | 9890 | 3TM |
| 73 | 212 | Dick Deschaine | 9777 | 2TM |
| 74 | 215 | Tom Gilburg | 9606 | clt |
| 75 | 216 | Jon Kilgore | 9590 | 3TM |
| 76 | 181 | George Roberts | 9314 | mia |
| 77 | 219 | Frank Reagan | 9288 | 2TM |
| 78 | 220 | Billy Atkins | 9203 | 4TM |
| 79 | 223 | Neil Clabo | 8977 | min |
| 80 | 224 | Wayne Crow | 8941 | 2TM |

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