Kick & Punt Returns
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Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
1 | Bill Dudley | PIT | 25 | TB | 11 | 11 | 27 | 385 | 0 | 52 | 14.3 | 14 | 280 | 0 | 34 | 20.0 | 1650 |
2 | Steve Bagarus | WAS | 27 | RH | 11 | 6 | 18 | 192 | 0 | 33 | 10.7 | 13 | 332 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 | 1212 |
3 | Frank Seno | CRD | 25 | RH | 11 | 7 | 17 | 176 | 0 | 21 | 10.4 | 13 | 408 | 1 | 105 | 31.4 | 932 |
4 | Bob Davis | BOS | 32 | LH | 11 | 5 | 13 | 130 | 0 | 23 | 10.0 | 5 | 92 | 0 | 21 | 18.4 | 661 |
5 | Jim Youel | WAS | 24 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 150 | 0 | 20 | 11.5 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 18 | 14.5 | 239 | |
6 | Bosh Pritchard | PHI | 27 | RH | 11 | 5 | 12 | 166 | 0 | 42 | 13.8 | 8 | 164 | 0 | 42 | 20.5 | 864 |
7 | Bob Nussbaumer | GNB | 22 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 98 | 0 | 21 | 8.2 | 6 | 148 | 0 | 44 | 24.7 | 463 | |
8 | Hugh Gallarneau | CHI | 29 | RH | 11 | 5 | 10 | 99 | 0 | 22 | 9.9 | 5 | 115 | 0 | 26 | 23.0 | 875 |
9 | Ernie Steele | PHI | 29 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 82 | 0 | 18 | 9.1 | 8 | 120 | 0 | 51 | 15.0 | 458 | |
10 | Fred Gehrke | RAM | 28 | LH | 10 | 10 | 8 | 59 | 0 | 20 | 7.4 | 8 | 186 | 0 | 28 | 23.3 | 762 |
11 | Bill Paschal | NYG | 25 | FB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 85 | 0 | 26 | 10.6 | 6 | 158 | 0 | 53 | 26.3 | 683 |
12 | Herm Rohrig | GNB | 28 | WB | 8 | 7 | 8 | 98 | 0 | 18 | 12.3 | 5 | 106 | 0 | 27 | 21.2 | 351 |
13 | Gil Steinke | PHI | 27 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 116 | 0 | 27 | 14.5 | 3 | 92 | 0 | 56 | 30.7 | 541 | |
14 | Dave Ryan | DET | 23 | TB | 11 | 6 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 18 | 8.1 | 16 | 332 | 0 | 51 | 20.8 | 570 |
15 | Babe Dimancheff | BOS | 24 | LH | 8 | 6 | 7 | 98 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 | 5 | 86 | 0 | 30 | 17.2 | 550 |
16 | Ray McLean | CHI | 31 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 87 | 0 | 23 | 12.4 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 26 | 17.7 | 543 | |
17 | Billy deCorrevont | DET | 28 | WB | 9 | 5 | 6 | 81 | 0 | 28 | 13.5 | 10 | 183 | 0 | 48 | 18.3 | 510 |
18 | Jim Callahan | DET | 26 | TB | 9 | 7 | 6 | 71 | 0 | 22 | 11.8 | 8 | 174 | 0 | 28 | 21.8 | 302 |
19 | Tony Canadeo | GNB | 27 | TB | 11 | 5 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 22 | 12.7 | 6 | 163 | 0 | 38 | 27.2 | 763 |
20 | Frank Filchock | NYG | 30 | TB | 11 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 17 | 8.3 | 4 | 109 | 0 | 45 | 27.3 | 543 |
21 | Steve Van Buren | PHI | 26 | LH | 9 | 8 | 5 | 89 | 1 | 50 | 17.8 | 11 | 319 | 0 | 63 | 29.0 | 1012 |
22 | Tom Harmon | RAM | 27 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 21 | 11.4 | 6 | 134 | 0 | 31 | 22.3 | 723 | |
23 | Jack Wilson | RAM | 29 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 99 | 0 | 70 | 19.8 | 6 | 145 | 0 | 68 | 24.2 | 426 | |
24 | Elmer Madarik | DET | 24 | WB | 10 | 6 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 21 | 14.2 | 5 | 131 | 0 | 40 | 26.2 | 327 |
25 | Dick Todd | WAS | 32 | LH | 11 | 8 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 30 | 12.8 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 22 | 15.7 | 510 |
26 | Frank Reagan | NYG | 27 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 22 | 9.6 | 2 | 77 | 0 | 41 | 38.5 | 426 | |
27 | George Franck | NYG | 28 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 32 | 14.5 | 6 | 162 | 0 | 35 | 27.0 | 627 | |
28 | Russ Craft | PHI | 27 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 16 | 11.8 | 4 | 86 | 0 | 28 | 21.5 | 394 | |
29 | Tom Farmer | RAM | 25 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 13 | 10.0 | 4 | 129 | 0 | 92 | 32.3 | 276 | |
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
30 | Noah Mullins | CHI | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 21 | 12.5 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 270 | |
31 | Hank Soar | NYG | 32 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 83 | 0 | 38 | 20.8 | 0 | 130 | |||||
32 | Johnny Clement | PIT | 27 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 8.7 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 27 | 22.0 | 174 | |
33 | Merl Condit | PIT | 29 | HB | 9 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 18 | 10.3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 6.3 | 228 |
34 | Bill Dutton | PIT | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 21 | 12.0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 295 | |
35 | Howard Maley | BOS | 25 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 117 | |
36 | John Doolan | NYG | 27 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 33 | 16.3 | 0 | 110 | |||||
37 | Abe Karnofsky | BOS | 24 | QB | 11 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 21 | 19.0 | 21 | 599 | 1 | 97 | 28.5 | 879 |
38 | Jack Banta | RAM | 29 | RH | 10 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 24 | 13.0 | 8 | 142 | 0 | 33 | 17.8 | 508 |
39 | Jimmy Strausbaugh | CRD | 28 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 28 | 17.0 | 6 | 104 | 0 | 28 | 17.3 | 377 | |
40 | Jim Gillette | BOS | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 51 | 31.0 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 20 | 14.3 | 305 | |
41 | Merle Hapes | NYG | 27 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 23 | 21.5 | 249 | |
42 | Mickey Sanzotta | DET | 25 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 28 | 20.5 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 21 | 20.0 | 172 | |
43 | Tom Farris | CHI | 26 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 70 | |
44 | Bruce Smith | GNB | 26 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 6.0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 152 | |
45 | Ward Cuff | CRD | 34 | QB | 10 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 12.0 | 0 | 184 | ||||
46 | Jack Jacobs | WAS | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 11.5 | 0 | 166 | |||||
47 | Jack Jenkins | WAS | 25 | FB | 8 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 7.0 | 0 | 298 | ||||
48 | Duke Abbruzzi | BOS | 29 | / | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 147 | 0 | 34 | 18.4 | 229 |
49 | Bill Osmanski | CHI | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 8 | 203 | 0 | 50 | 25.4 | 606 | |
50 | Marshall Goldberg | CRD | 29 | LH | 10 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 5 | 108 | 0 | 42 | 21.6 | 527 |
51 | Pat Harder | CRD | 24 | FB | 11 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 5 | 92 | 0 | 36 | 18.4 | 788 |
52 | Dick Poillon | WAS | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 5 | 86 | 0 | 27 | 17.2 | 260 | |
53 | George McAfee | CHI | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 3 | 96 | 0 | 46 | 32.0 | 328 | |
54 | Dick Schweidler | CHI | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 25 | 21.0 | 212 | |
55 | Frank Maznicki | CHI | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 2 | 65 | 0 | 48 | 32.5 | 175 | |
56 | Don Currivan | BOS | 26 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 298 | |
57 | Jack Hinkle | PHI | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 99 | |
58 | Joel McCoy | DET | 26 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | -14 | |
59 | Don Perkins | CHI | 29 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 185 | |
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
60 | Dave Brown | NYG | 26 | WB | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
61 | Bob Cifers | DET | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 202 | |||||
62 | Jim Keane | CHI | 22 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 354 | |||||
63 | Wilbur Moore | WAS | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 109 | |||||
64 | Sal Rosato | WAS | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 267 | |||||
65 | Ralph Ruthstrom | RAM | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 | |||||
66 | Andy Tomasic | PIT | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | |||||
67 | Bob Waterfield+ | RAM | 26 | QB | 11 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
68 | Eddie Saenz | WAS | 24 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 264 | 0 | 55 | 24.0 | 719 | |||||
69 | Gene Spangler | DET | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 20 | 15.8 | 64 | |||||
70 | Pat West | RAM | 23 | FB | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 19 | 12.3 | 275 | ||||
71 | Bob Westfall | DET | 27 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 20 | 14.5 | 254 | |||||
72 | Cliff Aberson | GNB | 25 | / | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 26 | 23.0 | 283 | ||||
73 | Ted Fritsch+ | GNB | 26 | FB | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 37 | 22.7 | 531 | ||||
74 | Jim Jones | DET | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 21 | 14.7 | 47 | |||||
75 | Mal Kutner | CRD | 25 | RE | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 28 | 10.0 | 692 | ||||
76 | Dante Magnani | CHI | 29 | LH | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 23 | 16.7 | 515 | ||||
77 | Joe Osmanski | CHI | 29 | FB | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 19 | 18.0 | 269 | ||||
78 | Larry Craig | GNB | 30 | BB | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 9.0 | 18 | ||||
79 | Hal Crisler | BOS | 23 | RE | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 11.0 | 413 | ||||
80 | Ralph Fife | PIT | 26 | LG | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 21 | 15.5 | 31 | ||||
81 | Bill Garnaas | PIT | 25 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 17 | 14.5 | 85 | |||||
82 | Sam Goldman | BOS | 30 | LE | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 22 | 20.5 | 192 | ||||
83 | John Greene | DET | 26 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 18 | 14.5 | 318 | |||||
84 | Jimmy Johnston | CRD | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 11.0 | 60 | |||||
85 | Nolan Luhn | GNB | 25 | RE | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 14.0 | 252 | ||||
86 | Roy McKay | GNB | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 22 | 20.5 | 93 | |||||
87 | Walt Schlinkman | GNB | 24 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 23 | 21.5 | 427 | |||||
88 | Ed Sprinkle | CHI | 23 | RE | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5.5 | 213 | ||||
89 | Kenny Washington | RAM | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 24 | 19.5 | 236 | |||||
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
90 | Elmer Angsman | CRD | 21 | RH | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 385 | ||||
91 | Bill Campbell | CRD | 26 | RT | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | ||||
92 | Victor Carroll | NYG | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | |||||
93 | Jim Castiglia | PHI | 28 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 155 | |||||
94 | Irv Comp | GNB | 27 | TB | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 | 129 | ||||
95 | Tony Compagno | PIT | 25 | FB | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 389 | ||||
96 | Steve Filipowicz | NYG | 25 | BB | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 155 | ||||
97 | Ed Frutig | DET | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 74 | |||||
98 | Jim Gaffney | WAS | 25 | QB | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 205 | ||||
99 | Bill Geyer | CHI | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | |||||
100 | John Grigas | BOS | 26 | FB | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 495 | ||||
101 | Henry Gude | PHI | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
102 | Cece Hare | NYG | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 49 | |||||
103 | Red Hickey | RAM | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 227 | |||||
104 | Mike Holovak | RAM | 27 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 235 | |||||
105 | Dick Humbert | PHI | 28 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 211 | |||||
106 | Ken Keuper | GNB | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 28 | |||||
107 | Gene Lee | BOS | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | |||||
108 | Tony Leon | BOS | 29 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 9 | |||||
109 | Howie Livingston | NYG | 24 | WB | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 | 193 | ||||
110 | Jack Matheson | DET | 26 | RE | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 203 | ||||
111 | Stan Mauldin | CRD | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | |||||
112 | Joe Muha | PHI | 25 | FB | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 72 | ||||
113 | Elliott Ormsbee | PHI | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 17 | |||||
114 | Joe Parker | CRD | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | |||||
115 | Walt Rankin | CRD | 27 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 26 | |||||
116 | Ivan Schottel | DET | 26 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 179 | |||||
117 | Nick Scollard | BOS | 26 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 96 | |||||
118 | Bob Shaw | RAM | 25 | LE | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 129 | ||||
119 | Rudy Smeja | PHI | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 57 | |||||
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
120 | Woody Strode | RAM | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 43 | |||||
121 | Steve Sucic | RAM | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 39 | |||||
122 | George Sutch | CRD | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 8 | |||||
123 | Bulldog Turner+ | CHI | 27 | C | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 17 | ||||
124 | Bill Ward | WAS | 25 | LG | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | ||||
125 | Camp Wilson | DET | 24 | FB | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 281 |
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