| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Age | Team | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | PRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | Ret | Yds | KRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | APYd | Awards |
| 1 | Bob Davis | 30 | BOS | QB | 10 | 10 | 22 | 271 | 0 | 32 | 12.3 | 7 | 152 | 0 | 26 | 21.7 | 931 | |
| 2 | Joe Laws | 33 | GNB | 10 | 4 | 15 | 118 | 0 | 23 | 7.9 | 8 | 132 | 0 | 25 | 16.5 | 547 | ||
| 3 | Steve Van Buren | 24 | PHI | LH | 9 | 6 | 15 | 230 | 1 | 55 | 15.3 | 8 | 266 | 1 | 97 | 33.3 | 987 | AP-1 |
| 4 | Ward Cuff | 32 | NYG | WB | 10 | 9 | 11 | 115 | 0 | 16 | 10.5 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 41 | 31.5 | 769 | |
| 5 | Al Grygo | 26 | CHI | RH | 9 | 8 | 11 | 100 | 0 | 15 | 9.1 | 7 | 162 | 0 | 52 | 23.1 | 705 | |
| 6 | Frankie Sinkwich | 24 | DET | TB | 10 | 9 | 11 | 148 | 0 | 25 | 13.5 | 6 | 144 | 0 | 31 | 24.0 | 883 | AP-1 |
| 7 | Ernie Steele | 27 | PHI | 9 | 2 | 11 | 181 | 0 | 25 | 16.5 | 5 | 128 | 0 | 51 | 25.6 | 691 | ||
| 8 | Frank Seno | 23 | WAS | 10 | 3 | 10 | 129 | 0 | 60 | 12.9 | 8 | 193 | 0 | 37 | 24.1 | 635 | ||
| 9 | Johnny Butler | 26 | 2TM | TB | 9 | 6 | 9 | 99 | 0 | 20 | 11.0 | 4 | 92 | 0 | 29 | 23.0 | 410 | |
| 9 | Johnny Butler | 26 | CRD | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 4 | 92 | 0 | 29 | 23.0 | 287 | ||
| 9 | Johnny Butler | 26 | BKN | TB | 6 | 3 | 6 | 77 | 0 | 20 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | ||
| 10 | Ray McLean | 29 | CHI | 8 | 1 | 8 | 79 | 0 | 19 | 9.9 | 4 | 102 | 0 | 35 | 25.5 | 662 | ||
| 11 | Jack Banta | 27 | PHI | 7 | 2 | 7 | 81 | 0 | 10 | 11.6 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 25 | 18.0 | 375 | ||
| 12 | Andy Farkas | 28 | WAS | LH | 10 | 6 | 7 | 91 | 0 | 22 | 13.0 | 11 | 229 | 0 | 35 | 20.8 | 465 | |
| 13 | Cecil Johnson | 23 | BKN | 7 | 3 | 7 | 102 | 0 | 27 | 14.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | |||
| 14 | Mike Kabealo | 29 | RAM | HB | 10 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 16 | 9.1 | 4 | 126 | 0 | 51 | 31.5 | 371 | |
| 15 | Bob Keene | 25 | DET | 10 | 2 | 7 | 128 | 0 | 25 | 18.3 | 4 | 93 | 0 | 27 | 23.3 | 352 | ||
| 16 | George Magulick | 25 | CRD | LH | 9 | 6 | 7 | 86 | 0 | 28 | 12.3 | 5 | 101 | 0 | 30 | 20.2 | 351 | |
| 17 | Bill Paschal | 23 | NYG | FB | 10 | 8 | 7 | 102 | 0 | 20 | 14.6 | 9 | 260 | 0 | 66 | 28.9 | 1099 | AP-1 |
| 18 | Harvey Jones | 23 | RAM | FB | 10 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 18 | 11.0 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 | 362 | |
| 19 | Hank Soar | 30 | NYG | 3 | 1 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 14 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | |||
| 20 | John Grigas | 24 | CRD | FB | 9 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 11 | 8.0 | 23 | 471 | 0 | 35 | 20.5 | 1156 | |
| 21 | Bob Margarita | 24 | CHI | LH | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1.8 | 12 | 279 | 0 | 30 | 23.3 | 915 | |
| 22 | Charlie McGibbony | 29 | BKN | 7 | 2 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 19 | 13.2 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 25 | 20.0 | 193 | ||
| 23 | Albie Reisz | 27 | RAM | TB | 10 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 21 | 13.6 | 12 | 285 | 0 | 44 | 23.8 | 559 | |
| 24 | Art Van Tone | 26 | DET | WB | 10 | 8 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 20 | 14.0 | 9 | 227 | 1 | 92 | 25.2 | 580 | |
| 25 | Sammy Baugh | 30 | WAS | QB | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 26 | Lou Brock | 27 | GNB | HB | 5 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 22 | 9.0 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 21 | 20.5 | 351 | |
| 27 | George Cafego | 29 | BOS | FB | 9 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 16 | 12.3 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 23 | 16.0 | 175 | |
| 28 | Tom Colella | 26 | RAM | TB | 10 | 8 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 29 | 16.3 | 10 | 241 | 0 | 41 | 24.1 | 631 | |
| 29 | Jack Hinkle | 27 | PHI | RH | 10 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 8.0 | 6 | 134 | 0 | 30 | 22.3 | 683 | |
| 30 | Howie Livingston | 22 | NYG | FB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 19 | 11.0 | 4 | 114 | 0 | 29 | 28.5 | 655 | |
| 31 | Bill Petrilas | 29 | NYG | 9 | 2 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 24 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 231 | |||
| 32 | Lou Zontini | 27 | RAM | 10 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 14 | 11.8 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 34 | 22.0 | 320 | ||
| 33 | Paul Duhart | 24 | GNB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 18 | 10.7 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 432 | ||
| 34 | Frank Filchock | 28 | WAS | QB | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1.7 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 27 | 14.0 | 64 | |
| 35 | Frank Martin | 25 | BKN | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | |||
| 36 | Johnny Martin | 26 | BOS | RH | 8 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 19 | 16.7 | 8 | 265 | 0 | 55 | 33.1 | 410 | |
| 37 | Leo Stasica | 28 | BOS | 7 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 10.0 | 3 | 75 | 0 | 35 | 25.0 | 104 | ||
| 38 | Bob Westfall | 25 | DET | FB | 10 | 10 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 19 | 12.7 | 3 | 79 | 0 | 31 | 26.3 | 642 | |
| 39 | Bill Brown | 26 | BKN | BB | 10 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 8.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 54 | |
| 40 | Irv Comp | 25 | GNB | TB | 10 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 18 | 16.0 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 17.5 | 271 | |
| 41 | Milt Crain | 23 | BOS | 10 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 18 | 16.5 | 137 | ||
| 42 | Ray Hare | 27 | BKN | HB | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 120 | 0 | 36 | 30.0 | 539 | |
| 43 | Toimi Jarvi | 24 | PHI | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | |||
| 44 | Johnny Long | 30 | CHI | QB | 9 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 7.0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 30 | |
| 45 | Jackie Lowther | 22 | DET | 8 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 21 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |||
| 46 | Roy McKay | 24 | GNB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | |||
| 47 | Chuck Taylor | 24 | BKN | 10 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 12.5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 78 | ||
| 48 | Tony Aiello | 23 | DET | / | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | ||
| 49 | Mel Bleeker | 24 | PHI | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 617 | |||
| 50 | Tony Canadeo | 25 | GNB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 177 | ||
| 51 | Victor Carroll | 32 | NYG | RT | 10 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| 52 | Jim Gillette | 27 | RAM | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 4 | 115 | 0 | 38 | 28.8 | 291 | ||
| 53 | Scott Gudmundson | 23 | BOS | 7 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 32 | 18.3 | 61 | ||
| 54 | Al Kaporch | 31 | DET | RG | 10 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 55 | Sonny Liles | 25 | DET | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |||
| 56 | Sid Luckman | 28 | CHI | QB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -54 | AP-1 | |
| 57 | Art Macioszczyk | 24 | PHI | 10 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 101 | ||
| 58 | John McCarthy | 28 | CRD | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -40 | |||
| 59 | John McMichaels | 27 | BKN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 60 | Tipp Mooney | 26 | CHI | 10 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 46 | 46.0 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 29 | 21.7 | 308 | ||
| 61 | Wilbur Moore | 28 | WAS | RH | 10 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 8 | 143 | 0 | 32 | 17.9 | 772 | |
| 62 | Bill Reynolds | 27 | BKN | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 101 | ||
| 63 | Frank Sachse | 27 | BKN | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 61 | ||
| 64 | Bob Seymour | 28 | WAS | FB | 10 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 604 | ||
| 65 | Bob Thurbon | 26 | CRD | RH | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 12 | 291 | 0 | 55 | 24.3 | 626 | |
| 66 | Frank Turbert | 26 | BOS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 67 | Bulldog Turner | 25 | CHI | C | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | AP-1 | |
| 68 | Rocky Uguccioni | 26 | BKN | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | |||
| 69 | Walter West | 27 | RAM | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 304 | ||
| 70 | Ted Williams | 28 | BOS | LH | 10 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 6 | 82 | 0 | 18 | 13.7 | 190 | |
| 71 | Neal Adams | 25 | NYG | LE | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 18 | 14.5 | 371 | ||
| 72 | Frank Akins | 25 | WAS | / | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 195 | ||
| 73 | Jim Benton | 28 | RAM | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 | 509 | |||
| 74 | Chet Bulger | 27 | CRD | RT | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | ||
| 75 | Bill Callihan | 28 | DET | BB | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 20 | 15.3 | 116 | ||
| 76 | Larry Craig | 28 | GNB | BB | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 54 | ||
| 77 | Don Currivan | 24 | CRD | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 177 | |||
| 78 | Jake Fawcett | 25 | RAM | RT | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 11 | ||
| 79 | Al Fiorentino | 27 | WAS | LG | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | ||
| 80 | Jim Fordham | 28 | CHI | FB | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 22 | 21.0 | 436 | ||
| 81 | Ted Fritsch | 24 | GNB | FB | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 288 | 0 | 44 | 26.2 | 730 | ||
| 82 | Sam Goldman | 28 | BOS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | |||
| 83 | Bruiser Kinard | 30 | BKN | LT | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 48 | AP-1 | |
| 84 | Ben Kish | 27 | PHI | FB | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 27 | 18.0 | 257 | ||
| 85 | Pug Manders | 31 | BKN | FB | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 227 | 0 | 35 | 20.6 | 739 | ||
| 86 | Steve Marko | 20 | BKN | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 0 | 35 | 26.7 | 90 | |||
| 87 | Lou Marotti | 29 | CRD | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | |||
| 88 | Tom Miller | 26 | PHI | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 176 | |||
| 89 | Andy Natowich | 26 | WAS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | |||
| 90 | Norm Olsen | 30 | RAM | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | |||
| 91 | Don Perkins | 27 | GNB | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 18 | 17.0 | 365 | |||
| 92 | John Perko | 30 | CRD | RG | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 13 | ||
| 93 | John Petchel | 25 | RAM | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 96 | |||
| 94 | Dick Plasman | 30 | CHI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | 16 | |||
| 95 | John Popovich | 26 | CRD | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 0 | 28 | 25.0 | 103 | |||
| 96 | Keith Ranspot | 31 | BOS | LE | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 12.3 | 306 | ||
| 97 | Ed Rucinski | 28 | CRD | LE | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 28 | 22.3 | 458 | ||
| 98 | Frank Santora | 18 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | |||
| 99 | Rudy Smeja | 24 | CHI | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 117 | |||
| 100 | Ben Starret | 27 | GNB | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 40 | |||
| 101 | Morgan Tiller | 26 | BOS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | |||
| 102 | Doug Turley | 26 | WAS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 124 | |||
| 103 | Alex Urban | 27 | GNB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 32 | |||
| 104 | Larry Weldon | 29 | WAS | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 16 | 9.3 | 36 | |||
| 105 | Harry Wynne | 24 | BOS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 216 | |||
| League Average | 11.6 | 21.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Age | Team | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | PRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | Ret | Yds | KRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | APYd | Awards |
| 1 | Irv Comp | 25 | GNB | TB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 16 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | ||
| 2 | Joe Laws | 33 | GNB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 12.3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 142 | ||
| 3 | Ward Cuff | 32 | NYG | WB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 12.5 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 126 | |
| 4 | Paul Duhart | 24 | GNB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |||
| 5 | Howie Livingston | 22 | NYG | FB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 81 | |
| 6 | Arnie Herber | 34 | NYG | TB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 2 | ||
| 7 | Joe Sulaitis | 23 | NYG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 18 | |||
| League Average | 11.8 | 17.4 | ||||||||||||||||
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