1969 AFL Kick & Punt Returns

Previous Season

League Champion: Kansas City Chiefs

AP MVP: Roman Gabriel

AP Offensive Rookie of the Year: Calvin Hill

AP Defensive Rookie of the Year: Joe Greene

Passing Leader: Daryle Lamonica, 3302 Yds

Rushing Leader: Dickie Post, 873 Yds

Receiving Leader: Warren Wells, 1260 Yds

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Kick & Punt Returns

Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Rk		Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1	Jerry LeVias*	HOU	23	KR/PR	14		35	292	0	46	8.3	38	940	0	87	24.7	1946
2	Mercury Morris	MIA	22	KR/PR	14		25	172	0	38	6.9	43	1136	1	105	26.4	1483
3	Mike Battle	NYJ	23	KR/PR	14		34	235	0	22	6.9	31	750	0	45	24.2	1010
4	Speedy Duncan	SDG	27	KR/PR/RCB	14		27	280	0	38	10.4	21	587	0	52	28.0	985
5	Bill Thompson	DEN	23	PR/RCB	14	14	25	288	0	40	11.5	18	513	0	63	28.5	893
6	George Atkinson*	OAK	22	KR/LS/PR	14	12	25	153	0	30	6.1	16	382	0	39	23.9	573
7	Carl Garrett*	BOS	22	HB/KR/PR	14	6	12	159	0	45	13.3	28	792	0	63	28.3	1909
8	Essex Johnson	CIN	23	KR/PR	12		17	85	0	17	5.0	16	362	0	51	22.6	504
9	Bubba Thornton	BUF	22	KR	14							30	749	0	58	25.0	883
10	Max Anderson	BUF	24	PR	11		19	142	0	30	7.5	4	86	0	28	21.5	367
11	Wandy Williams	DEN	23	KR	11	2						23	574	0	38	25.0	648
12	Rod Sherman	OAK	25		14		9	46	0	14	5.1	12	300	0	31	25.0	346
13	O.J. Simpson*	BUF	22	HB	13							21	529	0	73	25.2	1569
14	Willie Mitchell	KAN	29	PR	14		13	101	0	35	7.8	7	178	0	36	25.4	307
15	Ken Riley	CIN	22	RCB	14							14	334	0	40	23.9	415
16	Warren McVea	KAN	23	KR	11							13	318	0	40	24.5	889
17	Dick Anderson	MIA	23	RS	14	14	12	82	0	29	6.8						196
18	Sid Blanks	BOS	29		14		5	10	0	12	2.0	6	131	0	25	21.8	187
19	George Burrell	DEN	21	RS	14	7	5	56	0	42	11.2	6	108	0	30	18.0	229
20	Charlie Smith	OAK	23	HB	14	14						10	247	0	41	24.7	1169
21	Tom Beier	MIA	24	LS	14	7	5	8	0	9	1.6	4	58	0	17	14.5	73
22	John Guillory	CIN	24		11		1	0	0	0	0.0	8	170	0	28	21.3	170
23	Floyd Little*+	DEN	27	HB	9	9	6	70	0	52	11.7	3	81	0	30	27.0	1098
24	Gene Milton	MIA	25		14		1	4	0	4	4.0	8	166	0	37	20.8	412
25	Mike Garrett	KAN	25	HB	14		8	28	0	10	3.5						1192
26	Cecil Leonard	NYJ	23		8		1	0	0	0	0.0	7	120	0	23	17.1	133
27	Butch Byrd*+	BUF	28	RCB	14		7	37	0	32	5.3						158
28	Ed Podolak	KAN	22		4							7	165	0	28	23.6	165
29	Mike Richardson	HOU	23		14		7	93	0	27	13.3						144
Rk		Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
30	Russ Smith	SDG	25		14		1	5	0	5	5.0	6	138	0	27	23.0	498
31	Ode Burrell	HOU	30		13		1	6	0	6	6.0	5	101	0	32	20.2	282
32	Larry Carwell	BOS	25	LCB	13	13	5	43	0	13	8.6	1	28	0	28	28.0	185
33	Aaron Marsh	BOS	24	wr	14	4						6	136	0	41	22.7	244
34	Clarence Scott	BOS	25		14							6	43	0	14	7.2	43
35	Ron Lamb	CIN	26		14							5	64	0	19	12.8	106
36	Paul Lowe	KAN	33		7							5	116	0	30	23.2	149
37	Paul Robinson*	CIN	25	HB	14							5	168	0	74	33.6	761
38	Jackie Allen	OAK	22		5		1	-2	0	-2	-2.0	3	67	0	38	22.3	65
39	Bill Baird	NYJ	30	RS	14		4	21	0	7	5.3						31
40	Bob Gladieux	BOS	22		10							4	61	0	20	15.3	61
41	Dave Grayson*+	OAK	30	RS	14	14	4	28	0	12	7.0						175
42	Dickie Post*	SDG	24	HB	14							4	74	0	27	18.5	1182
43	Speedy Thomas	CIN	22	FL	14		4	15	0	12	3.8						512
44	Hilton Crawford	BUF	24		7							3	74	0	31	24.7	81
45	Ken Criter	DEN	22		14							3	31	0	14	10.3	31
46	Jim Fetherston	SDG	24		14							3	0	0	0	0.0	0
47	Kenny Graham*	SDG	28	LS	14		3	15	0	9	5.0						129
48	Charlie Joiner	HOU	22		7							3	73	0	28	24.3	150
49	Jess Phillips	CIN	22	FB	14							3	52	0	29	17.3	758
50	Alvin Reed*	HOU	25	TE	14							3	0	0	0	0.0	664
51	Bake Turner	NYJ	29		14							3	74	0	28	24.7	291
52	Clem Turner	CIN	24		14							3	15	0	13	5.0	134
53	Jerald Collins	BUF	22		9							2	14	0	14	7.0	14
54	Wendell Hayes	KAN	29		14							2	81	0	45	40.5	353
55	Robert Holmes*	KAN	24	FB	14							2	54	0	36	27.0	932
56	Jim Mertens	MIA	22		14							2	1	0	1	0.5	27
57	Roy Reeves	BUF	23		2		2	3	0	3	1.5						3
58	Jim Richards	NYJ	23	LS	14							2	36	0	20	18.0	84
59	Ron Sayers	SDG	22		8							2	42	0	21	21.0	95
Rk		Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
60	Goldie Sellers	KAN	27		14		2	15	0	8	7.5						34
61	Walt Barnes	DEN	25		9							1	16	0	16	16.0	16
62	Bobby Bell*+	KAN	29	LLB	14							1	53	1	53	53.0	53
63	Duane Benson	OAK	24		14							1	0	0	0	0.0	0
64	Ron Berger	BOS	26	dt	7	1						1	20	0	20	20.0	20
65	Bob Briggs	SDG	24	LDE	14							1	0	0	0	0.0	0
66	Jim Carroll	NYJ	26		6							1	0	0	0	0.0	0
67	Al Coleman	CIN	25	LS	14		1	0	0	0	0.0						0
68	Bill Enyart	BUF	22		14							1	12	0	12	12.0	389
69	Gene Foster	SDG	27		13							1	1	0	1	1.0	320
70	R.C. Gamble	BOS	23	hb	13	5						1	23	0	23	23.0	132
71	Charlie Greer	DEN	23	LS	12	9	1	36	0	36	36.0						49
72	Harry Gunner	CIN	25		14							1	0	0	0	0.0	70
73	Waddey Harvey	BUF	22		14							1	11	0	11	11.0	11
74	Jimmy Hines	MIA	23		9							1	22	0	22	22.0	52
75	Gus Hollomon	DEN	24	ls/P	14	5						1	0	0	0	0.0	6
76	Gene Huey	SDG	22		4							1	0	0	0	0.0	0
77	Robert James	BUF	22		14		1	2	0	2	2.0						21
78	Tom Janik	BOS	29	P	14	1	1	0	0	0	0.0						8
79	Dale McCullers	MIA	22		14		1	0	0	0	0.0						0
80	Lloyd Mumphord	MIA	23	RCB	11	7						1	0	0	0	0.0	102
81	Chip Myrtle	DEN	24	RLB	12	9						1	0	0	0	0.0	0
82	Pete Richardson	BUF	23	rs	14	5	1	0	0	0	0.0						17
83	Preston Ridlehuber	BUF	26		9		1	3	0	3	3.0						28
84	George Sauer*	NYJ	26	SE	14							1	0	0	0	0.0	750
85	Marty Schottenheimer	BOS	26	lb	11	1						1	13	0	13	13.0	16
86	Howard Twilley	MIA	26		4		1	0	0	0	0.0						158
87	Jimmy Warren	MIA	30	LCB	13	13						1	0	0	0	0.0	0
88	Lee White	NYJ	23		14							1	5	0	5	5.0	91

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