1980 NFL Kick & Punt Returns

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	Eddie Payton	MIN	29		16	0	34	251	0	19	7.4	53	1184	0	59	22.3	1450
2	James Jones	DAL	22		16	0	54	548	0	52	10.1	32	720	0	41	22.5	1442
3	Mike Nelms*	WAS	25		16	0	48	487	0	64	10.1	38	810	0	51	21.3	1297
4	Carl Roaches	HOU	27		16	0	47	384	0	68	8.2	37	746	0	46	20.2	1130
5	Bruce Harper	NYJ	25		15	1	28	242	0	24	8.6	49	1070	0	35	21.8	2072
6	Ira Matthews	OAK	23		16	0	48	421	0	34	8.8	29	585	0	45	20.2	1050
7	Cleo Montgomery	CIN	24		14	0	31	223	0	42	7.2	44	843	0	40	19.2	1078
8	Will Lewis	SEA	22		16	0	41	349	1	75	8.5	25	585	0	54	23.4	934
9	Danny Reece	TAM	25		16	1	57	313	0	19	5.5	7	128	0	23	18.3	441
10	Alvin Garrett	NYG	24		15	0	35	287	0	66	8.2	28	527	0	41	18.8	914
11	Nesby Glasgow	BAL	23	FS	16	16	23	187	0	20	8.1	33	743	0	44	22.5	995
12	Keith Wright	CLE	24		12	0	29	129	0	15	4.4	25	576	0	50	23.0	767
13	Reggie Smith	ATL	24		8	0	27	262	0	25	9.7	25	512	0	35	20.5	774
14	Roy Green	STL	23	fs	15	6	16	168	1	57	10.5	32	745	0	37	23.3	923
15	Mike Fuller	SDG	27		16	5	30	298	0	31	9.9	15	289	0	30	19.3	587
16	Gary Davis	TAM	26		15	2						44	951	0	54	21.6	1051
17	Drew Hill	RAM	24		16	0						43	880	1	98	20.5	1300
18	LeRoy Irvin	RAM	23		16	2	42	296	0	26	7.0	1	5	0	5	5.0	381
19	Larry Brunson	DEN	31		13	0	2	12	0	12	6.0	40	923	0	53	23.1	950
20	Rich Mauti	NOR	26		9	0	11	111	0	18	10.1	31	798	0	52	25.7	921
21	Don Bessillieu	MIA	24	FS	16	13	1	0	0	0	0.0	40	890	0	87	22.3	947
22	Jimmy Rogers	NOR	25	RB	16	9						41	930	0	88	22.7	1563
23	Carlos Carson	KAN	22		16	1						40	917	0	47	22.9	1026
24	J.T. Smith*+	KAN	25	WR	16	16	40	581	2	75	14.5						1236
25	Dino Hall	CLE	25		16	0	6	41	0	14	6.8	32	691	0	40	21.6	758
26	John Arnold	DET	25		10	0	28	204	0	19	7.3	9	145	0	33	16.1	349
27	Theo Bell	PIT	27	wr	14	9	34	339	0	27	10.0	3	50	0	21	16.7	1137
28	Rick Upchurch	DEN	28	WR	16	14	37	353	0	34	9.5						1007
29	Horace Ivory	NWE	26		14	0						36	992	1	98	27.6	1198
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
30	John Sciarra	PHI	26		16	0	36	330	0	32	9.2						341
31	Ray Williams	DET	22		6	1	27	259	0	53	9.6	9	228	1	91	25.3	650
32	Mark Lee	GNB	22		15	1	5	32	0	17	6.4	30	589	0	35	19.6	621
33	Len Walterscheid	CHI	26		15	2	33	239	0	25	7.2	1	12	0	12	12.0	335
34	Wally Henry	PHI	26		7	0	26	222	0	30	8.5	7	154	0	39	22.0	444
35	Roland James	NWE	22	SS	16	10	33	331	1	75	10.0						363
36	Joe Cribbs*	BUF	22	RB	16	16	29	154	0	16	5.3	2	39	0	20	19.5	1786
37	James Owens	SFO	25	wr	14	6						31	726	1	101	23.4	859
38	Freddie Solomon	SFO	27	WR	16	13	27	298	2	57	11.0	4	61	0	32	15.3	1073
39	Willard Harrell	STL	28		16	0	11	31	0	15	2.8	19	348	0	33	18.3	601
40	Tony Nathan	MIA	24	rb	16	6	23	178	0	30	7.7	5	102	0	31	20.4	1195
41	Dave Williams	CHI	26		16	3						27	666	1	95	24.7	855
42	Billy Campfield	PHI	24		15	0						26	540	0	33	20.8	935
43	Beasley Reece	NYG	26	SS	16	14	2	15	0	15	7.5	24	471	0	35	19.6	524
44	Kim Anderson	BAL	23		16	0	3	1	0	1	0.3	20	386	0	35	19.3	422
45	Kenny Johnson	ATL	22	RCB	16	16	23	281	0	56	12.2						337
46	Rick Kane	DET	26		16	0						23	495	0	62	21.5	646
47	Frank Pollard	PIT	23		16	0	1	5	0	5	5.0	22	494	0	34	22.5	515
48	Mark Bell	STL	23		11	0	21	195	0	54	9.3						318
49	Cornell Webster	SEA	26	lcb	8	5						21	406	0	34	19.3	406
50	Arthur Whittington	OAK	25		15	2						21	392	1	90	18.7	887
51	Matt Suhey	CHI	22		16	1	1	4	0	4	4.0	19	406	0	31	21.4	515
52	Preston Brown	NWE	22		5	0	10	42	0	14	4.2	9	156	0	26	17.3	198
53	Lenvil Elliott	SFO	29		15	3						18	321	0	32	17.8	947
54	Ken Callicutt	DET	25		13	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	16	301	0	31	18.8	320
55	Ron Cassidy	GNB	23		15	1	17	139	0	20	8.2						248
56	Mike Haynes*	NWE	27	RCB	13	12	17	140	0	35	8.2						177
57	Fred Nixon	GNB	22		15	0	11	85	0	16	7.7	6	160	0	54	26.7	323
58	Nick Giaquinto	MIA	25		16	0	7	35	0	15	5.0	9	146	0	22	16.2	389
59	Terry Miller	BUF	24		15	0						16	303	0	43	18.9	363
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
60	Chuck Muncie	2TM	27		15	8						16	344	0	44	21.5	1430
61	Jessie Green	SEA	26		11	0						15	274	0	30	18.3	321
62	Roland Hooks	BUF	27		16	0	8	90	0	17	11.3	7	109	0	35	15.6	496
63	Aundra Thompson	GNB	27	WR	15	15						15	283	0	57	18.9	902
64	Larry Anderson	PIT	24		4	0						14	379	0	63	27.1	379
65	Mike Harden	DEN	21		16	0	2	36	0	23	18.0	12	214	0	35	17.8	250
66	Mike McCoy	GNB	27	RCB	16	16						14	261	0	32	18.6	261
67	Jeff Groth	HOU	23		16	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	12	216	0	27	18.0	263
68	Dwight Hicks	SFO	24	FS	16	16	12	58	0	10	4.8						131
69	Timmy Newsome	DAL	22		16	1						12	293	0	36	24.4	415
70	Al Hunter	SEA	25		9	0						11	213	0	40	19.4	267
71	Curtis Brown	BUF	26	FB	16	16						10	181	0	25	18.1	877
72	Ron Smith	SDG	24		15	0						10	186	0	27	18.6	234
73	Ray Strong	ATL	24		16	0						10	168	0	31	16.8	210
74	Russell Davis	PIT	24		14	2						9	160	0	24	17.8	292
75	Johnnie Gray	GNB	27	FS	16	16	4	41	0	16	10.3	5	63	0	18	12.6	188
76	Greg Hawthorne	PIT	24	rb	15	6						9	169	0	36	18.8	553
77	Jo Heath	CIN	23		10	0	6	29	0	11	4.8	3	51	0	21	17.0	80
78	Bernard Jackson	2TM	30		8	4						9	149	0	32	16.6	160
79	Deacon Turner	CIN	25		12	1						9	173	0	31	19.2	376
80	Wayne Wilson	NOR	23	FB	15	7						9	159	0	27	17.7	588
81	Wes Chandler	NOR	24	WR	16	16	8	36	0	11	4.5						1020
82	Louie Giammona	PHI	27		16	4	1	8	0	8	8.0	7	82	0	16	11.7	618
83	Wilbur Jackson	WAS	29	RB	16	14						8	204	0	35	25.5	1191
84	Keith Moody	OAK	27		5	0						8	150	0	39	18.8	150
85	Artie Owens	2TM	27		7	0						8	157	0	29	19.6	157
86	Anthony Anderson	ATL	24		16	0						7	97	0	23	13.9	102
87	Paul Darby	NYJ	24		8	0						7	139	0	30	19.9	202
88	Jim Smith	PIT	25	WR	12	10	7	28	0	11	4.0						738
89	Steve Wilson	DAL	23	LCB	16	11						7	139	0	34	19.9	221
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
90	Terry Anderson	SFO	25		4	0						6	104	0	22	17.3	104
91	Horace Belton	KAN	25		14	4						6	110	0	35	18.3	477
92	Woody Bennett	2TM	25		14	3						6	88	0	26	14.7	314
93	Bill Currier	NWE	25		16	0						6	98	0	26	16.3	98
94	Tony Galbreath	NOR	26		16	4						6	86	0	20	14.3	864
95	Perry Harrington	PHI	22		14	1						6	104	0	30	17.3	294
96	Dave Preston	DEN	25	RB	12	10	1	7	0	7	7.0	5	106	0	26	21.2	799
97	Frank Duncan	SDG	24		15	1						5	85	0	22	17.0	85
98	Phil Francis	SFO	23		5	1						5	60	0	32	12.0	119
99	Duriel Harris	MIA	26		12	3						5	89	0	22	17.8	672
100	Larry Heater	NYG	22		14	5						5	103	0	29	20.6	602
101	Bryan Hicks	CIN	23	fs	16	6						5	87	0	21	17.4	95
102	Nate Johnson	NYG	23		16	0						5	89	0	23	17.8	89
103	Jim Obradovich	TAM	27		16	1						5	46	0	15	9.2	198
104	Ken Schroy	NYJ	28	SS	14	10	4	27	0	15	6.8	1	17	0	17	17.0	135
105	Pete Shaw	SDG	26	SS	12	12	5	20	0	6	4.0						70
106	Marvin Cobb	2TM	27		8	0	3	19	0	13	6.3	1	19	0	19	19.0	38
107	Tony Davis	TAM	27		15	2						4	58	0	16	14.5	197
108	Curtis Dickey	BAL	24	rb	15	5						4	86	0	28	21.5	1090
109	Glen Edwards	SDG	33	FS	16	15	4	17	0	8	4.3						139
110	Ike Forte	WAS	26		12	0						4	114	0	53	28.5	339
111	Mike Guman	RAM	22		16	0	2	6	0	3	3.0	2	25	0	13	12.5	572
112	Isaac Hagins	TAM	26	WR	16	14						4	82	0	23	20.5	470
113	Eric Hurt	DAL	23		4	0						4	71	0	24	17.8	71
114	Lam Jones	NYJ	22	WR	16	13						4	67	0	19	16.8	554
115	Vaughn Lusby	CHI	24		2	0	4	14	0	4	3.5						14
116	Doug Paschal	MIN	22		16	0						4	66	0	22	16.5	137
117	Ricky Patton	SFO	26		9	0						4	43	0	19	10.8	44
118	Ivory Sully	RAM	23		16	0						4	36	0	20	9.0	36
119	Mike Williams	KAN	23	TE	16	11						4	79	0	28	19.8	88
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
120	Ed Beckman	KAN	25		16	0						3	38	0	18	12.7	38
121	Brad Budde	KAN	22		16	3						3	28	0	15	9.3	28
122	Allan Clark	NWE	23		11	0						3	21	0	13	7.0	92
123	Bob Fisher	CHI	22		16	2						3	32	0	15	10.7	235
124	Earl Gant	KAN	23		4	0						3	44	0	23	14.7	144
125	Ben Garry	BAL	24		3	0						3	55	0	24	18.3	64
126	Harlan Huckleby	GNB	23		16	0						3	59	0	21	19.7	81
127	Alfred Jackson	ATL	25		16	0						3	70	0	36	23.3	473
128	Bobby Jones	NYJ	25	wr	15	5	1	0	0	0	0.0	2	50	0	29	25.0	243
129	Chris Keating	BUF	23		15	0						3	38	0	16	12.7	38
130	Rolland Lawrence	ATL	29	LCB	16	16	3	-7	0	6	-2.3						30
131	Randy Love	STL	24		16	0						3	46	0	27	15.3	49
132	Tom Pridemore	ATL	24	FS	16	16						3	39	0	20	13.0	41
133	Jim Robinson	SFO	27		5	0	3	36	0	21	12.0						36
134	Ron Simpkins	CIN	22		16	2						3	8	0	8	2.7	8
135	Mike Smith	ATL	22		5	0						3	58	0	26	19.3	58
136	Ken Stone	STL	30	FS	16	9						3	34	0	13	11.3	102
137	Calvin Sweeney	PIT	25		15	0						3	42	0	25	14.0	324
138	Rickey Watts	CHI	23		15	2	2	20	0	11	10.0	1	12	0	12	12.0	460
139	Dave Waymer	NOR	22	RCB	16	10	3	29	0	14	9.7						29
140	Hank Bauer	SDG	26		16	0						2	37	0	23	18.5	71
141	Lyle Blackwood	BAL	29		11	1						2	41	0	25	20.5	41
142	Theotis Brown	STL	23		16	0						2	26	0	16	13.0	502
143	Jim Browner	CIN	25		2	0						2	10	0	10	5.0	10
144	Bob Bruer	2TM	27		13	0						2	20	0	11	10.0	20
145	Ricky Churchman	SFO	22	SS	16	15	2	16	0	13	8.0						23
146	Rickey Claitt	WAS	23		15	1						2	18	0	11	9.0	267
147	Randy Clark	STL	23		8	0						2	14	0	11	7.0	14
148	Zachary Dixon	2TM	24		6	0						2	30	0	15	15.0	43
149	Mark Haynes	NYG	22	LCB	15	11						2	40	0	22	20.0	46
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
150	Charles Johnson	SFO	24	RCB	16	14						2	10	0	22	5.0	25
151	Jim Laslavic	SDG	29		16	3						2	26	0	21	13.0	37
152	Zion McKinney	WAS	22		10	0						2	48	0	31	24.0	48
153	Joe McLaughlin	NYG	23	rilb	8	6						2	27	0	15	13.5	27
154	Cleo Miller	CLE	28		16	0						2	22	0	13	11.0	169
155	Arnold Morgado	KAN	28		11	0						2	33	0	22	16.5	180
156	Lee Nelson	STL	26	SS	16	10	1	5	0	5	5.0	1	29	0	29	29.0	34
157	Rod Phillips	STL	28		16	0						2	28	0	14	14.0	34
158	Lou Piccone	BUF	31		9	0	2	15	0	8	7.5						97
159	Danny Pittman	NYG	22	WR	11	6						2	41	0	18	20.5	342
160	Mickey Shuler	NYJ	24	TE	16	9						2	25	0	25	12.5	251
161	Jewerl Thomas	RAM	23		16	2						2	21	0	15	10.5	478
162	Billy Waddy	RAM	26	WR	15	15	2	10	0	10	5.0						679
163	Carl Allen	STL	25	LCB	16	10	1	0	0	0	0.0						109
164	Jeff Allen	MIA	23		16	0						1	0	0	0	0.0	0
165	Gary Anderson	WAS	25		5	1						1	0	0	0	0.0	0
166	Ron Baker	PHI	26		16	1						1	6	0	6	6.0	6
167	Mike Barber	HOU	27	TE	16	16						1	12	0	12	12.0	725
168	Bill Barnett	MIA	24		16	0						1	7	0	7	7.0	7
169	Rick Berns	TAM	24		16	2						1	19	0	19	19.0	156
170	Gregg Bingham	HOU	29	RILB	16	16						1	0	0	0	0.0	9
171	Guy Bingham	NYJ	22		16	3						1	19	0	19	19.0	19
172	Glenn Blackwood	MIA	23	SS	16	15	1	0	0	0	0.0						0
173	Mel Blount	PIT	32	RCB	16	16						1	9	0	9	9.0	69
174	Luther Blue	PHI	26		3	0						1	16	0	16	16.0	16
175	Brent Boyd	MIN	23	lg	16	9						1	20	0	20	20.0	20
176	Greg Bright	CIN	23	SS	16	16	1	0	0	0	0.0						5
177	John Cappelletti	SDG	28	FB	10	8						1	0	0	0	0.0	476
178	Rob Carpenter	HOU	25		15	1						1	7	0	7	7.0	712
179	Gerald Carter	NYJ	23		3	0						1	12	0	12	12.0	12
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
180	Todd Christensen	OAK	24		16	0						1	10	0	10	10.0	10
181	Ken Clarke	PHI	24		16	0						1	0	0	0	0.0	0
182	George Collins	STL	25	LT	16	9						1	0	0	0	0.0	0
183	Doug Cosbie	DAL	24		16	0						1	13	0	13	13.0	24
184	Thom Darden	CLE	30	FS	16	16						1	-1	0	-1	-1.0	41
185	Tony Daykin	ATL	25		16	0						1	3	0	3	3.0	3
186	Al Dixon	KAN	26		12	0						1	0	0	0	0.0	115
187	Robin Earl	CHI	25	TE	16	13						1	11	0	11	11.0	234
188	Bob Ferrell	SFO	28		12	0	1	1	0	1	1.0						1
189	Edgar Fields	ATL	26		14	1						1	11	0	11	11.0	11
190	Judson Flint	CLE	23		13	0						1	0	0	0	0.0	4
191	John Floyd	SDG	24		15	0	1	0	0	0	0.0						31
192	Chris Foote	BAL	24		16	0						1	9	0	9	9.0	9
193	Kris Haines	CHI	23		16	1						1	0	0	0	0.0	83
194	Jeff Hart	BAL	27	RT	16	10						1	17	0	17	17.0	17
195	Lester Hayes*+	OAK	25	LCB	16	16						1	0	0	0	0.0	273
196	Bruce Herron	CHI	26		15	0						1	5	0	5	5.0	5
197	Paul Hofer	SFO	28	RB	6	6						1	2	0	2	2.0	762
198	Stan Holloway	NOR	23		11	2						1	0	0	0	0.0	0
199	Bob Horn	SDG	26	MLB	16	16	1	0	0	0	0.0						0
200	Ernie Hughes	SFO	25		3	0						1	10	0	10	10.0	10
201	Robert Jackson	CLE	27		14	4						1	0	0	0	0.0	0
202	John Jefferson*+	SDG	24	WR	16	16						1	0	0	0	0.0	1356
203	Derrick Jensen	OAK	24		16	1						1	33	1	33	33.0	150
204	Jim Jensen	DEN	27	FB	14	13						1	5	0	5	5.0	858
205	Johnnie Johnson	RAM	24	SS	16	16	1	3	0	3	3.0						121
206	Curtis Jordan	TAM	26	LCB	16	16						1	0	0	0	0.0	0
207	Steve Kreider	CIN	22		16	0						1	19	0	19	19.0	291
208	Scott Laidlaw	NYG	27		7	1						1	18	0	18	18.0	44
209	Myron Lapka	NYG	24		10	0						1	3	0	3	3.0	3
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
210	Ron LaPointe	BAL	23		2	0						1	18	0	18	18.0	18
211	Rob Lytle	DEN	26		16	0						1	19	0	19	19.0	419
212	Don McCauley	BAL	31		16	0						1	18	0	18	18.0	464
213	Willie McClendon	CHI	23		16	0						1	11	0	11	11.0	99
214	Odis McKinney	OAK	23		16	0	1	0	0	0	0.0						26
215	Robert Miller	MIN	27		16	0						1	23	0	23	23.0	140
216	Art Monk	WAS	23	WR	16	11						1	10	0	10	10.0	807
217	Wilbert Montgomery	PHI	26	RB	12	12						1	23	0	23	23.0	1208
218	Jeff Moore	SEA	24		14	2						1	11	0	11	11.0	444
219	Emery Moorehead	DEN	26		16	0						1	18	0	18	18.0	25
220	Keith Nord	MIN	23		16	0						1	70	1	70	70.0	70
221	Carlos Pennywell	NWE	24		11	0						1	0	0	0	0.0	31
222	Doug Plank	CHI	27	FS	15	15	1	0	0	0	0.0						37
223	Nathan Poole	CIN	24		16	0						1	8	0	8	8.0	10
224	Derrick Ramsey	OAK	24		16	0						1	10	0	10	10.0	127
225	Eason Ramson	SFO	24		16	3						1	18	0	18	18.0	195
226	Booker Russell	SDG	24		15	0						1	19	0	19	19.0	60
227	Jim Ryan	DEN	23		16	0						1	0	0	0	0.0	21
228	Jay Saldi	DAL	26		16	3						1	23	0	23	23.0	342
229	Tony Samuels	2TM	26		10	7						1	10	0	10	10.0	120
230	Marvin Sims	BAL	23		16	3						1	10	0	10	10.0	260
231	Tim Smith	HOU	23		16	0						1	0	0	0	0.0	21
232	Roland Solomon	2TM	24		11	0	1	8	0	8	8.0						8
233	John Spagnola	PHI	23	te	16	5						1	0	0	0	0.0	193
234	Terry Tautolo	SFO	26		14	4						1	16	0	16	16.0	22
235	Pat Thomas*+	RAM	26	LCB	14	14						1	12	0	12	12.0	32
236	Ricky Thompson	WAS	26	WR	16	15						1	0	0	0	0.0	313
237	Sidney Thornton	PIT	26	rb	12	5						1	15	0	15	15.0	471
238	Mike Ulmer	CHI	26		3	0						1	-2	0	-2	-2.0	-2
239	Zack Valentine	PIT	23		16	0						1	0	0	0	0.0	0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
240	Tim Vogler	BUF	24		10	0						1	0	0	0	0.0	0
241	Charlie Waters	DAL	32	SS	16	16						1	0	0	0	0.0	78
242	Steve Watson	DEN	23		16	1						1	5	0	5	5.0	151
243	Don Westbrook	NWE	27		14	0						1	14	0	14	14.0	74
244	Charles White	CLE	22	rb	14	7						1	20	0	20	20.0	452
245	Reggie Williams	CIN	26	ROLB	14	13	1	0	0	0	0.0						8
246	Bob Winkel	NYJ	25		16	0						1	4	0	4	4.0	4
247	Dirt Winston	PIT	25		14	3						1	13	0	13	13.0	13
248	Kervin Wyatt	NYG	23		4	3						1	0	0	0	0.0	0
249	Ron Yary	MIN	34	RT	14	14						1	3	0	3	3.0	8
250	Charle Young	SFO	29	TE	16	15						1	14	0	14	14.0	339

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