Kick & Punt Returns
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Games | Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
1 | Rodger Bird | OAK | 23 | FS | 14 | 7 | 37 | 323 | 0 | 42 | 8.7 | 19 | 390 | 0 | 32 | 20.5 | 761 |
2 | Butch Byrd*+ | BUF | 25 | RCB | 14 | 14 | 23 | 186 | 1 | 72 | 8.1 | 0 | 296 | ||||
3 | Speedy Duncan* | SDG | 24 | RCB | 14 | 13 | 18 | 238 | 1 | 81 | 13.2 | 25 | 642 | 0 | 50 | 25.7 | 947 |
4 | Ed Rutkowski | BUF | 25 | SE | 14 | 0 | 18 | 209 | 1 | 73 | 11.6 | 6 | 121 | 0 | 32 | 20.2 | 490 |
5 | Mike Garrett* | KAN | 22 | HB | 14 | 4 | 17 | 139 | 1 | 79 | 8.2 | 14 | 323 | 0 | 62 | 23.1 | 1438 |
6 | Bobby Jancik | HOU | 26 | DB | 14 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 0 | 28 | 6.2 | 34 | 875 | 0 | 53 | 25.7 | 973 |
7 | Bob Neff | MIA | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 10 | 60 | 0 | 15 | 6.0 | 15 | 376 | 0 | 90 | 25.1 | 458 |
8 | Abner Haynes | DEN | 29 | HB | 14 | 10 | 10 | 119 | 0 | 42 | 11.9 | 9 | 229 | 0 | 43 | 25.4 | 1132 |
9 | Bake Turner | NYJ | 26 | SE | 14 | 0 | 10 | 60 | 0 | 16 | 6.0 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 26 | 25.0 | 225 |
10 | Emmitt Thomas | KAN | 23 | DB | 14 | 3 | 9 | 56 | 0 | 19 | 6.2 | 29 | 673 | 0 | 63 | 23.2 | 729 |
11 | Sammy Weir | NYJ | 25 | WR | 11 | 0 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 24 | 6.0 | 6 | 121 | 0 | 25 | 20.2 | 173 |
12 | Ode Burrell | HOU | 27 | HB | 14 | 9 | 8 | 78 | 0 | 29 | 9.8 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 900 |
13 | Lew Scott | DEN | 23 | DB | 13 | 1 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 21 | 8.0 | 9 | 282 | 0 | 77 | 31.3 | 338 |
14 | Sherman Lewis | NYJ | 24 | DB | 5 | 0 | 7 | 76 | 0 | 40 | 10.9 | 5 | 121 | 0 | 46 | 24.2 | 197 |
15 | Billy Johnson | BOS | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 5.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 39 |
16 | Tom Hennessey | BOS | 24 | LCB | 14 | 14 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 11 | 5.6 | 0 | 138 | ||||
17 | Goldie Sellers | DEN | 24 | SS | 14 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 17 | 8.2 | 19 | 541 | 2 | 100 | 28.5 | 614 |
18 | Joe Auer | MIA | 25 | LHB | 14 | 14 | 5 | 99 | 0 | 56 | 19.8 | 28 | 698 | 1 | 95 | 24.9 | 1476 |
19 | Earl Christy | NYJ | 23 | DB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 4.6 | 10 | 203 | 0 | 30 | 20.3 | 226 |
20 | Vic Purvis | BOS | 23 | DB | 14 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 18 | 8.6 | 8 | 185 | 0 | 34 | 23.1 | 228 |
21 | Allen Trammel | HOU | 24 | DB | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 3.8 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 26 | 21.0 | 82 |
22 | Bill Baird | NYJ | 27 | RCB/FS | 14 | 12 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 7.0 | 0 | 111 | ||||
23 | Joe Bellino | BOS | 28 | HB | 11 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 4.8 | 18 | 410 | 0 | 43 | 22.8 | 506 |
24 | Wes Matthews | MIA | 23 | WR | 4 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 19 | 9.5 | 5 | 109 | 0 | 29 | 21.8 | 167 |
25 | Nemiah Wilson | DEN | 23 | RCB | 14 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 309 | 1 | 100 | 30.9 | 321 |
26 | Frank Jackson | MIA | 27 | LE | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 105 | 0 | 34 | 26.3 | 451 |
27 | Hagood Clarke | BUF | 24 | SS | 14 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 6.0 | 0 | 130 | ||||
28 | Kenny Graham+ | SDG | 25 | SS | 13 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 7.5 | 0 | 85 | ||||
29 | Joe Krakoski | OAK | 29 | DB | 11 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 9.5 | 0 | 19 | ||||
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
30 | Pervis Atkins | OAK | 31 | HB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 29 | 608 | 0 | 35 | 21.0 | 631 |
31 | Dave Plump | SDG | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 15 | 345 | 0 | 35 | 23.0 | 349 |
32 | Aaron Brown | KAN | 23 | DE | 14 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 43.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 49 |
33 | Darrell Lester | DEN | 26 | FB | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 122 |
34 | Billy Cannon | OAK | 29 | TE | 14 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 448 | ||||
35 | White Graves | BOS | 24 | FS | 14 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
36 | Jim Hudson | NYJ | 23 | FS | 14 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 57 | ||||
37 | Willie Mitchell | KAN | 26 | RCB | 14 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 104 | ||||
38 | Bobby Ply | KAN | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
39 | Fred Williamson | KAN | 29 | LCB | 12 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
40 | Charley Warner | BUF | 26 | DB | 14 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 846 | 1 | 95 | 25.6 | 846 | ||||
41 | Emerson Boozer* | NYJ | 23 | HB | 14 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 659 | 1 | 96 | 25.3 | 1247 | ||||
42 | Sid Blanks | HOU | 26 | RB | 14 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 487 | 0 | 37 | 23.2 | 956 | ||||
43 | Jay Cunningham | BOS | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 371 | 0 | 39 | 21.8 | 371 | ||||
44 | Paul Lowe | SDG | 30 | HB | 14 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 167 | 0 | 54 | 23.9 | 851 | ||||
45 | Dave Grayson* | OAK | 27 | RCB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 128 | 0 | 29 | 21.3 | 192 | ||||
46 | Mark Smolinski | NYJ | 27 | FB | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 15 | 9.8 | 202 | ||||
47 | Eric Crabtree | DEN | 22 | SE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 129 | 0 | 32 | 25.8 | 167 | ||||
48 | Jim Gray | NYJ | 25 | DB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 22 | 15.4 | 77 | ||||
49 | Billy Hunter | MIA | 24 | B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 84 | 0 | 29 | 16.8 | 84 | ||||
50 | Pete Jaquess | MIA | 26 | FS | 14 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 23 | 15.4 | 104 | ||||
51 | Joe Beauchamp | SDG | 22 | DB | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 25 | 16.0 | 88 | ||||
52 | Pete Mills | BUF | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 0 | 26 | 19.0 | 76 | ||||
53 | Garland Boyette | HOU | 26 | LB | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 18 | 14.0 | 42 | ||||
54 | Bob Cappadona | BOS | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 17 | 15.3 | 134 | ||||
55 | Charley Mitchell | DEN | 26 | HB | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 26 | 18.3 | 493 | ||||
56 | Smokey Stover | KAN | 28 | LB | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | ||||
57 | Gene Thomas | KAN | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 27 | 20.7 | 115 | ||||
58 | Wayne DeSutter | BUF | 22 | T | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
59 | Miller Farr | SDG | 23 | LCB | 14 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 35 | 27.0 | 122 | ||||
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
60 | Charley Ferguson | BUF | 27 | TE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 293 | ||||
61 | Larry Garron | BOS | 29 | HB | 14 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 29 | 24.5 | 784 | ||||
62 | Jim Hayes | HOU | 26 | RDE | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 15.5 | 31 | ||||
63 | Ellis Johnson | BOS | 23 | HB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 23 | 22.5 | 45 | ||||
64 | Rex Mirich | OAK | 25 | T | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
65 | Otis Taylor*+ | KAN | 24 | FL | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1330 | ||||
66 | Willie Williams | OAK | 24 | DB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 52 | ||||
67 | Mel Branch | MIA | 29 | DE | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | ||||
68 | Solomon Brannan | KAN | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | ||||
69 | Bob Bruggers | MIA | 22 | RLB | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | ||||
70 | Bert Coan | KAN | 26 | HB | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 674 | ||||
71 | Jim Colclough | BOS | 30 | E | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 286 | ||||
72 | Dave Costa | BUF | 25 | DT | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
73 | Sam Gruneisen | SDG | 25 | C | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
74 | Roger Hagberg | OAK | 27 | HB | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 543 | ||||
75 | Jerry Inman | DEN | 26 | DT | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
76 | Curley Johnson | NYJ | 31 | TE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 46 | ||||
77 | Paul Maguire | BUF | 28 | P | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
78 | John Mangum | BOS | 24 | DT | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | ||||
79 | Warren Powers | OAK | 25 | SS | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 88 | ||||
80 | Remi Prudhomme | BUF | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | ||||
81 | John Roderick | MIA | 22 | WR | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 173 | ||||
82 | Bob Schmidt | BUF | 30 | C | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | ||||
83 | Karl Singer | BOS | 23 | T | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | ||||
84 | Jerry Sturm* | DEN | 30 | RG | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | ||||
85 | Nat Whitmyer | SDG | 26 | DB | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | ||||
86 | Bert Wilder | NYJ | 27 | DE | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 |
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