1944 NFL Kick & Punt Returns

Passing Leader: Irv Comp, 1159 Yds

Rushing Leader: Bill Paschal, 737 Yds

Receiving Leader: Don Hutson, 866 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	Bob Davis	BOS	30	QB	10	10	22	271	0	32	12.3	7	152	0	26	21.7	931
2	Joe Laws	GNB	33		10	4	15	118	0	23	7.9	8	132	0	25	16.5	547
3	Steve Van Buren+	PHI	24	LH	9	6	15	230	1	55	15.3	8	266	1	97	33.3	987
4	Al Grygo	CHI	26	RH	9	8	11	100	0	15	9.1	7	162	0	52	23.1	705
5	Frankie Sinkwich+	DET	24	TB	10	9	11	148	0	25	13.5	6	144	0	31	24.0	883
6	Ernie Steele	PHI	27		9	2	11	181	0	25	16.5	5	128	0	51	25.6	691
7	Ward Cuff	NYG	32	WB	10	9	11	115	0	16	10.5	2	63	0	41	31.5	769
8	Frank Seno	WAS	23		10	3	10	129	0	60	12.9	8	193	0	37	24.1	635
9	Johnny Butler	2TM	26	TB	9	6	9	99	0	20	11.0	4	92	0	29	23.0	410
10	Ray McLean	CHI	29		8	1	8	79	0	19	9.9	4	102	0	35	25.5	662
11	Andy Farkas	WAS	28	LH	10	6	7	91	0	22	13.0	11	229	0	35	20.8	465
12	Bill Paschal+	NYG	23	FB	10	6	7	102	0	20	14.6	9	260	0	66	28.9	1099
13	George Magulick	CRD	25	LH	9	6	7	86	0	28	12.3	5	101	0	30	20.2	351
14	Mike Kabealo	RAM	29	HB	10	7	7	64	0	16	9.1	4	126	0	51	31.5	371
15	Bob Keene	DET	25		10	2	7	128	0	25	18.3	4	93	0	27	23.3	352
16	Jack Banta	PHI	27		7	2	7	81	0	10	11.6	3	54	0	25	18.0	375
17	Cecil Johnson	BKN	23		7	3	7	102	0	27	14.6			0			143
18	Harvey Jones	RAM	23	FB	10	8	6	66	0	18	11.0	1	33	0	33	33.0	362
19	Hank Soar	NYG	30		3	1	6	52	0	14	8.7			0			80
20	John Grigas	CRD	24	FB	9	9	5	40	0	11	8.0	23	471	0	35	20.5	1156
21	Bob Margarita	CHI	24	LH	10	8	5	9	0	7	1.8	12	279	0	30	23.3	915
22	Albie Reisz	RAM	27	TB	10	2	5	68	0	21	13.6	12	285	0	44	23.8	559
23	Art Van Tone	DET	26	WB	10	8	5	70	0	20	14.0	9	227	1	92	25.2	580
24	Charlie McGibbony	BKN	29		7	2	5	66	0	19	13.2	2	40	0	25	20.0	193
25	Tom Colella	RAM	26	TB	10	8	4	65	0	29	16.3	10	241	0	41	24.1	631
26	Jack Hinkle	PHI	27	RH	10	7	4	32	0	14	8.0	6	134	0	30	22.3	683
27	Howie Livingston	NYG	22	FB	10	3	4	44	0	19	11.0	4	114	0	29	28.5	655
28	George Cafego	BOS	29	FB	9	5	4	49	0	16	12.3	3	48	0	23	16.0	175
29	Lou Zontini	RAM	27		10	0	4	47	0	14	11.8	3	66	0	34	22.0	320
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
30	Lou Brock	GNB	27	HB	5	5	4	36	0	22	9.0	2	41	0	21	20.5	351
31	Sammy Baugh	WAS	30	QB	8	4	4	23	0	11	5.8			0			6
32	Bill Petrilas	NYG	29		9	1	4	58	0	24	14.5			0			231
33	Johnny Martin	2TM	26	RH	9	6	3	50	0	19	16.7	8	265	0	55	33.1	410
34	Frank Filchock	WAS	28	QB	10	6	3	5	0	8	1.7	3	42	0	27	14.0	64
35	Leo Stasica	BOS	28		7	0	3	30	0	13	10.0	3	75	0	35	25.0	104
36	Bob Westfall	DET	25	FB	10	10	3	38	0	19	12.7	3	79	0	31	26.3	642
37	Paul Duhart	GNB	24		8	2	3	32	0	18	10.7	1	18	0	18	18.0	432
38	Frank Martin	BKN	25		6	0	3	16	0	15	5.3			0			49
39	Ray Hare	BKN	27	HB	10	9	2	5	0	5	2.5	4	120	0	36	30.0	539
40	Irv Comp	GNB	25	TB	10	8	2	32	0	18	16.0	2	35	0	18	17.5	271
41	Milt Crain	BOS	23		10	4	2	10	0	10	5.0	2	33	0	18	16.5	137
42	Bill Brown	BKN	26	BB	10	6	2	16	0	9	8.0	1	12	0	12	12.0	54
43	Johnny Long	CHI	30	QB	9	6	2	14	0	9	7.0	1	14	0	14	14.0	30
44	Chuck Taylor	BKN	24		10	3	2	25	0	18	12.5	1	12	0	12	12.0	78
45	Toimi Jarvi	PHI	24		5	0	2	22	0	15	11.0			0			47
46	Jackie Lowther	DET	22		8	0	2	28	0	21	14.0			0			78
47	Roy McKay	GNB	24		3	1	2	19	0	17	9.5			0			31
48	Bob Thurbon	CRD	26	RH	10	7	1	2	0	2	2.0	12	291	0	55	24.3	626
49	Wilbur Moore	WAS	28	RH	10	10	1	12	0	12	12.0	8	143	0	32	17.9	772
50	Ted Williams	BOS	28	LH	10	6	1	13	0	13	13.0	6	82	0	18	13.7	190
51	Jim Gillette	RAM	27		7	2	1	16	0	16	16.0	4	115	0	38	28.8	291
52	Scott Gudmundson	BOS	23		7	4	1	27	0	27	27.0	3	55	0	32	18.3	61
53	Tipp Mooney	CHI	26		10	1	1	46	0	46	46.0	3	65	0	29	21.7	308
54	Tony Canadeo	GNB	25		3	0	1	4	0	4	4.0	1	12	0	12	12.0	177
55	Art Macioszczyk	PHI	24		10	0	1	14	0	14	14.0	1	4	0	4	4.0	101
56	Bill Reynolds	BKN	27		5	1	1	12	0	12	12.0	1	18	0	18	18.0	101
57	Frank Sachse	BKN	27		6	0	1	23	0	23	23.0	1	25	0	25	25.0	61
58	Walter West	RAM	27		9	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	15	0	15	15.0	304
59	Tony Aiello	2TM	23	/	5	0	1	9	0	9	9.0			0			31
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
60	Mel Bleeker	PHI	24		9	3	1	3	0	3	3.0			0			617
61	Victor Carroll	NYG	32	RT	10	9	1	28	1	28	28.0			0			36
62	Al Kaporch	DET	31	RG	10	10	1	14	0	14	14.0			0			15
63	Sonny Liles	DET	25		9	0	1	5	0	5	5.0			0			19
64	Sid Luckman+	CHI	28	QB	7	0	1	6	0	6	6.0			0			-54
65	John McCarthy	CRD	28		7	2	1	9	0	9	9.0			0			-40
66	John McMichaels	BKN	27		1	0	1	5	0	5	5.0			0			6
67	Bob Seymour	WAS	28	FB	10	7	1	6	0	6	6.0			0			604
68	Frank Turbert	BOS	26		5	1	1	7	0	7	7.0			0			7
69	Bulldog Turner+	CHI	25	C	10	9	1	9	0	9	9.0			0			101
70	Rocky Uguccioni	BKN	26		10	1	1	12	1	12	12.0			0			106
71	Ted Fritsch	GNB	24	FB	9	7			0			11	288	0	44	26.2	730
72	Pug Manders	BKN	31	FB	10	9			0			11	227	0	35	20.6	739
73	Bill Callihan	DET	28	BB	10	10			0			3	46	0	20	15.3	116
74	Steve Marko	BKN	20		4	1			0			3	80	0	35	26.7	90
75	John Popovich	CRD	26		6	1			0			3	75	0	28	25.0	103
76	Keith Ranspot	BOS	31	LE	10	10			0			3	37	0	16	12.3	306
77	Ed Rucinski	CRD	28	LE	10	6			0			3	67	0	28	22.3	458
78	Larry Weldon	WAS	29		8	0			0			3	28	0	16	9.3	36
79	Neal Adams	NYG	25	LE	10	10			0			2	29	0	18	14.5	371
80	Jim Benton	RAM	28		10	4			0			2	4	0	3	2.0	509
81	Jake Fawcett	RAM	25	RT	10	10			0			2	2	0	2	1.0	11
82	Jim Fordham	CHI	28	FB	10	8			0			2	42	0	22	21.0	436
83	Ben Kish	PHI	27	FB	10	10			0			2	36	0	27	18.0	257
84	Don Perkins	GNB	27		10	2			0			2	34	0	18	17.0	365
85	Frank Akins	WAS	25	/	6	1			0			1	14	0	14	14.0	195
86	Chet Bulger	CRD	27	RT	10	7			0			1	5	0	5	5.0	5
87	Larry Craig	GNB	28	BB	10	8			0			1	17	0	17	17.0	54
88	Don Currivan	CRD	24		10	0			0			1	14	0	14	14.0	177
89	Al Fiorentino	WAS	27	LG	10	10			0			1	5	0	5	5.0	5
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
90	Sam Goldman	BOS	28		4	0			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	21
91	Bruiser Kinard+	BKN	30	LT	10	10			0			1	22	0	22	22.0	48
92	Lou Marotti	CRD	29		8	0			0			1	2	0	2	2.0	2
93	Tom Miller	PHI	26		10	3			0			1	8	0	8	8.0	176
94	Andy Natowich	WAS	26		1	0			0			1	16	0	16	16.0	16
95	Norm Olsen	RAM	30		10	0			0			1	19	0	19	19.0	19
96	John Perko	CRD	30	RG	10	8			0			1	3	0	3	3.0	13
97	John Petchel	RAM	25		10	2			0			1	17	0	17	17.0	96
98	Dick Plasman	CHI	30		3	0			0			1	-1	0	-1	-1.0	16
99	Frank Santora	BOS	18		1	0			0			1	27	0	27	27.0	27
100	Rudy Smeja	CHI	24		10	3			0			1	7	0	7	7.0	117
101	Ben Starret	GNB	27		7	3			0			1	13	0	13	13.0	40
102	Morgan Tiller	BOS	26		4	0			0			1	12	0	12	12.0	12
103	Doug Turley	WAS	26		7	0			0			1	12	0	12	12.0	124
104	Alex Urban	GNB	27		3	1			0			1	20	0	20	20.0	32
105	Harry Wynne	BOS	24		10	0			0			1	11	0	11	11.0	216

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