1955 NFL Kick & Punt Returns

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League Champion: Cleveland Browns

Passing Leader: Jim Finks, 2270 Yds

Rushing Leader: Alan Ameche, 961 Yds

Receiving Leader: Pete Pihos, 864 Yds

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Kick & Punt Returns

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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	Bert Rechichar*	BAL	25	SS	12	12	30	121	0	24	4.0	9	235	0	59	26.1	465
2	Woodley Lewis	RAM	30	E	12	1	29	105	0	22	3.6	20	450	0	32	22.5	754
3	Joe Scudero*	WAS	25	SS	12	12	25	241	1	49	9.6	25	699	1	94	28.0	1027
4	Emlen Tunnell*+	NYG	30	SS	12	12	25	98	1	66	3.9			0			174
5	Veryl Switzer	GNB	23	RH	12	4	24	158	0	38	6.6	17	445	0	57	26.2	807
6	Sid Watson	PIT	23	HB	12	3	23	15	0	12	0.7	27	716	0	49	26.5	985
7	Vic Eaton	PIT	22	P	12	0	23	73	0	20	3.2			0			73
8	Joe Arenas	SFO	30	RDH/LH	12	11	21	55	0	7	2.6	24	594	0	42	24.8	1054
9	Ron Drzewiecki	CHI	22	HB	12	2	20	100	0	28	5.0	25	591	0	56	23.6	754
10	Jerry Norton	PHI	24	LH	12	4	20	33	0	13	1.7	8	281	1	96	35.1	583
11	Don Paul	CLE	29	RDH	11	11	19	148	1	60	7.8	5	109	0	26	21.8	323
12	Frank Bernardi	CRD	22	FS	12	12	19	163	0	39	8.6			0			275
13	Ken Konz*	CLE	27	SS	12	12	17	138	0	42	8.1	3	66	0	23	22.0	236
14	Bibbles Bawel	PHI	25	FS	12	12	15	32	0	17	2.1	8	169	0	41	21.1	375
15	Ron Waller*	RAM	22	LH	12	12	14	60	0	21	4.3	17	461	0	39	27.1	1465
16	Carl Taseff	BAL	27	RDH	11	10	14	46	0	20	3.3	7	162	0	38	23.1	211
17	Lee Riley	DET	23	DB	12	3	14	107	0	20	7.6	5	111	0	30	22.2	256
18	Ollie Matson*+	CRD	25	LH	12	12	13	245	2	78	18.8	15	368	0	37	24.5	1325
19	Jack Christiansen*+	DET	27	SS	9	9	12	87	0	42	7.3	7	169	0	35	24.1	341
20	Ray Gene Smith	CHI	27	FS	12	12	12	47	0	11	3.9	1	24	0	24	24.0	96
21	Al Carmichael	GNB	27	RH	10	6	10	89	0	40	8.9	14	418	1	100	29.9	774
22	Jug Girard	DET	28	HB	12	6	9	25	0	7	2.8	7	117	0	29	16.7	470
23	Joe Heap	NYG	24	HB	12	0	8	63	0	28	7.9	12	230	0	35	19.2	322
24	Dicky Moegle*	SFO	21	FS/LH	11	10	8	36	0	21	4.5	10	249	0	61	24.9	664
25	Bert Zagers	WAS	22	RH	11	11	7	125	1	55	17.9	11	280	0	35	25.5	1106
26	Hugh McElhenny	SFO	27	RH	12	8	7	10	0	10	1.4	9	189	0	31	21.0	729
27	Jim Monachino	WAS	26	HB	7	1	6	26	0	16	4.3			0			307
28	Hal Giancanelli	PHI	26	LH	12	8	5	30	0	15	6.0	11	267	0	29	24.3	1061
29	Henry Ford	CLE	24	DB	2	0	4	15	0	7	3.8			0			16
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
30	Jimmy Patton	NYG	22	FS	11	11	3	69	1	69	23.0	5	229	1	98	45.8	298
31	Dick Alban	WAS	26	RDH	12	12	3	0	0	0	0.0			0			48
32	Bob White	2TM	26	HB	11	1	2	28	0	28	14.0	14	400	0	42	28.6	428
33	Doak Walker*	DET	28	LH	12	9	2	5	0	5	2.5	1	24	0	24	24.0	572
34	Bob Smith	CLE	22	HB	10	0	1	5	0	5	5.0	13	320	0	47	24.6	479
35	Charlie Sumner	CHI	25	RDH	10	8	1	0	0	0	0.0	10	288	0	81	28.8	450
36	Buddy Young	BAL	29	RH	11	10	1	0	0	0	0.0	9	222	0	43	24.7	735
37	Jimmy Carr	CRD	22	HB	12	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	4	93	0	28	23.3	369
38	Joe Johnson	GNB	26	HB	12	3	1	5	0	5	5.0	2	46	0	27	23.0	332
39	Bill Pellington	BAL	28	LLB	12	12	1	6	0	6	6.0	2	36	0	19	18.0	78
40	Dick Young	BAL	25	FB	11	0	1	3	0	3	3.0	2	37	0	22	18.5	94
41	Ralph Felton	WAS	23	LLB	12	12	1	5	0	5	5.0	1	12	0	12	12.0	17
42	Joe Schmidt*+	DET	23	LLB	12	12	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	6	0	6	6.0	23
43	Nick Adduci	WAS	26	LDH	12	12	1	10	0	10	10.0			0			10
44	Rex Berry	SFO	31	SS	12	12	1	11	0	11	11.0			0			80
45	Al Carapella	SFO	28	MG	12	12	1	0	0	0	0.0			0			0
46	Jim David*	DET	28	LDH	12	12	1	0	0	0	0.0			0			44
47	Jimmy Hill	CRD	27	DB	9	0	1	0	0	0	0.0			0			0
48	Bob Hudson	PHI	25	SS	12	12	1	0	0	0	0.0			0			48
49	John Henry Johnson	SFO	26	LH	7	3	1	6	0	6	6.0			0			110
50	Carl Karilivacz	DET	25	FS	12	12	1	0	0	0	0.0			0			33
51	Don Kindt	CHI	30	RDH	12	4	1	0	0	0	0.0			0			15
52	Jack Patera	BAL	22	LB	12	4	1	2	0	2	2.0			0			10
53	Skeet Quinlan	RAM	27	RH	6	4	1	55	1	55	55.0			0			370
54	Ray Renfro	CLE	26	FL	12	12	1	3	0	3	3.0			0			696
55	Al Romine	2TM	23	DB	5	0	1	0	0	0	0.0			0			0
56	Bill Stits	DET	24	RDH	12	12	1	0	0	0	0.0			0			189
57	Len Szafaryn	GNB	27	LT	12	12	1	28	1	28	28.0			0			28
58	Dave Middleton	DET	22	RH/RE	12	11			0			11	188	0	25	17.1	1058
59	Lynn Chandnois	PIT	30	RH	9	9			0			9	223	0	46	24.8	961
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
60	Les Goble	CRD	23	DB	9	0			0			8	160	0	28	20.0	171
61	Maurice Bassett	CLE	24	FB	12	0			0			7	151	0	31	21.6	408
62	Buford Long	NYG	24	E	4	2			0			6	172	0	31	28.7	236
63	Dave Mann	CRD	23	RH	12	12			0			6	136	0	34	22.7	609
64	Frank Gifford*+	NYG	25	LH	11	11			0			5	114	0	62	22.8	902
65	Bobby Watkins	CHI	23	RH	12	8			0			5	145	0	64	29.0	777
66	Alan Ameche*+	BAL	22	FB	12	12			0			4	60	0	19	15.0	1162
67	Dale Atkeson	WAS	25	FB	11	8			0			4	106	0	28	26.5	487
68	Leon Campbell	PIT	28	FB	12	0			0			4	133	0	55	33.3	251
69	Lew Carpenter	DET	23	FB/RH	12	12			0			4	78	0	24	19.5	933
70	Leon Hart	DET	27	FB/LDE	11	8			0			4	86	0	25	21.5	299
71	Ted Wegert	PHI	23	RH	7	4			0			4	87	0	28	21.8	224
72	Bill Forester	GNB	23	MG	12	12			0			3	52	0	20	17.3	84
73	Carroll Hardy	SFO	22	RHB	10	6			0			3	65	0	30	21.7	440
74	George Kennard	NYG	27	G	12	0			0			3	36	0	14	12.0	36
75	Walt Michaels*	CLE	26	RLB	12	12			0			3	45	0	27	15.0	70
76	Lum Snyder	PHI	25	RT	12	12			0			3	34	0	14	11.3	34
77	Mel Triplett	NYG	24	FB	12	3			0			3	47	0	20	15.7	194
78	Walt Yowarsky	2TM	27	DE-LDE	12	11			0			3	0	0	0	0.0	0
79	Raymond Berry	BAL	22	LE	12	7			0			2	27	0	16	13.5	232
80	Burt Delavan	CRD	26	RDT	12	10			0			2	0	0	0	0.0	0
81	Bob Gaona	PIT	24	LT	12	11			0			2	4	0	4	2.0	4
82	Rob Goode	2TM	28	B-FB	11	6			0			2	36	0	20	18.0	485
83	Mal Hammack	CRD	22	FB	9	3			0			2	32	0	18	16.0	205
84	Johnny Hatley	CRD	25	LG	12	11			0			2	13	0	13	6.5	13
85	Art Hauser	RAM	26	RDT	12	6			0			2	17	0	17	8.5	17
86	Bill Lange	CRD	27	RG	12	12			0			2	0	0	0	0.0	0
87	Gene Lipscomb	RAM	24	RDT	12	6			0			2	32	0	17	16.0	32
88	Tom McCormick	RAM	25	HB	6	2			0			2	42	0	23	21.0	107
89	Johnny Olszewski*	CRD	25	FB	11	9			0			2	26	0	19	13.0	389
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
90	Breezy Reid	GNB	28	LH	12	11			0			2	21	0	17	10.5	462
91	Roy Barni	2TM	28	DB	12	0			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	17
92	Rosey Brown*	NYG	23	LT	12	12			0			1	14	0	14	14.0	14
93	Leon Cunningham	DET	24	LB	8	3			0			1	13	0	13	13.0	13
94	Howie Ferguson*	GNB	25	FB	12	11			0			1	20	0	20	20.0	1032
95	Sonny Gandee	DET	26	RLB	12	9			0			1	7	0	7	7.0	53
96	Matt Hazeltine	SFO	22	LLB	12	12			0			1	9	0	9	9.0	9
97	Harry Hugasian	2TM	26	DB	6	1			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	66
98	Chick Jagade	CHI	29	FB	12	11			0			1	23	0	23	23.0	348
99	Bud Laughlin	SFO	24	FB	10	1			0			1	25	0	25	25.0	137
100	Toy Ledbetter	PHI	28	HB	8	4			0			1	21	0	21	21.0	157
101	Ron Marciniak	WAS	23	G	12	2			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	0
102	Jim Martin	DET	31	LB	9	4			0			1	14	0	14	14.0	14
103	Marv Matuszak	PIT	24	LB	4	2			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	7
104	Henry Mosley	CHI	24	HB	1	0			0			1	14	0	14	14.0	24
105	Lou Palatella	SFO	22	RG	9	8			0			1	1	0	1	1.0	1
106	Charley Powell	SFO	23	RDE	12	7			0			1	2	0	2	2.0	9
107	Dean Renfro	BAL	23	HB	7	1			0			1	20	0	20	20.0	33
108	Fran Rogel	PIT	28	FB	12	12			0			1	81	0	61	81.0	891
109	Ed Sharkey	2TM	28	G	12	5			0			1	11	0	11	11.0	11
110	Jack Simmons	CRD	31	C	12	12			0			1	7	0	7	7.0	7
111	George Taliaferro	PHI	28	HB	3	0			0			1	16	0	16	16.0	35
112	Bob Toneff*+	SFO	25	LDT	11	9			0			1	13	0	13	13.0	13
113	Charlie Toogood	RAM	28	RT	12	8			0			1	11	0	11	11.0	11
114	Ted Topor	DET	25	LB	6	0			0			1	13	0	13	13.0	13
115	Stan West	NYG	29	MG	11	10			0			1	6	0	6	6.0	12
116	Richie Woit	DET	24	DB	1	0			0			1	13	0	13	13.0	13

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