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NFL
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AFL 1966 Leaders
Kickoff Return Yards

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Profile photo of Bobby Jancik

Bobby Jancik

Houston Oilers

875

2
Profile photo of Charley Warner

Charley Warner

Buffalo Bills

846

3
Profile photo of Joe Auer

Joe Auer

Miami Dolphins

698

4
Profile photo of Emmitt Thomas

Emmitt Thomas

Kansas City Chiefs

673

5
Profile photo of Emerson Boozer

Emerson Boozer

New York Jets

659

6
Profile photo of Speedy Duncan

Speedy Duncan

San Diego Chargers

642

7
Profile photo of Pervis Atkins

Pervis Atkins

Oakland Raiders

608

8
Profile photo of Goldie Sellers

Goldie Sellers

Denver Broncos

541

9
Profile photo of Sid Blanks

Sid Blanks

Houston Oilers

487

10
Profile photo of Joe Bellino

Joe Bellino

Boston Patriots

410

11
Profile photo of Rodger Bird

Rodger Bird

Oakland Raiders

390

12
Profile photo of Bob Neff

Bob Neff

Miami Dolphins

376

13
Profile photo of Jay Cunningham

Jay Cunningham

Boston Patriots

371

14
Profile photo of Dave Plump

Dave Plump

San Diego Chargers

345

15
Profile photo of Mike Garrett

Mike Garrett

Kansas City Chiefs

323

16
Profile photo of Nemiah Wilson

Nemiah Wilson

Denver Broncos

309

17
Profile photo of Lew Scott

Lew Scott

Denver Broncos

282

18
Profile photo of Abner Haynes

Abner Haynes

Denver Broncos

229

19
Profile photo of Earl Christy

Earl Christy

New York Jets

203

20
Profile photo of Vic Purvis

Vic Purvis

Boston Patriots

185

21
Profile photo of Paul Lowe

Paul Lowe

San Diego Chargers

167

22
Profile photo of Eric Crabtree

Eric Crabtree

Denver Broncos

129

23
Profile photo of Dave Grayson

Dave Grayson

Oakland Raiders

128

24
Profile photo of Ed Rutkowski

Ed Rutkowski

Buffalo Bills

121

25
Profile photo of Sherman Lewis

Sherman Lewis

New York Jets

121

26
Profile photo of Sammy Weir

Sammy Weir

New York Jets

121

27
Profile photo of Wes Matthews

Wes Matthews

Miami Dolphins

109

28
Profile photo of Frank Jackson

Frank Jackson

Miami Dolphins

105

29
Profile photo of Billy Hunter

Billy Hunter

Miami Dolphins

84

30
Profile photo of Jim Gray

Jim Gray

New York Jets

77

31
Profile photo of Pete Jaquess

Pete Jaquess

Miami Dolphins

77

32
Profile photo of Pete Mills

Pete Mills

Buffalo Bills

76

33
Profile photo of Joe Beauchamp

Joe Beauchamp

San Diego Chargers

64

34
Profile photo of Allen Trammel

Allen Trammel

Houston Oilers

63

35
Profile photo of Gene Thomas

Gene Thomas

Kansas City Chiefs

62

36
Profile photo of Mark Smolinski

Mark Smolinski

New York Jets

59

37
Profile photo of Charley Mitchell

Charley Mitchell

Denver Broncos

55

38
Profile photo of Miller Farr

Miller Farr

San Diego Chargers

54

39
Profile photo of Willie Williams

Willie Williams

Oakland Raiders

52

40
Profile photo of Bake Turner

Bake Turner

New York Jets

50

41
Profile photo of Larry Garron

Larry Garron

Boston Patriots

49

42
Profile photo of Bob Cappadona

Bob Cappadona

Boston Patriots

46

43
Profile photo of Ellis Johnson

Ellis Johnson

Boston Patriots

45

44
Profile photo of Garland Boyette

Garland Boyette

Houston Oilers

42

45
Profile photo of Jim Hayes

Jim Hayes

Houston Oilers

31

46
Profile photo of Karl Singer

Karl Singer

Boston Patriots

27

47
Profile photo of Solomon Brannan

Solomon Brannan

Kansas City Chiefs

24

48
Profile photo of Bert Coan

Bert Coan

Kansas City Chiefs

22

49
Profile photo of John Roderick

John Roderick

Miami Dolphins

17

50
Profile photo of Ode Burrell

Ode Burrell

Houston Oilers

16

51
Profile photo of Remi Prudhomme

Remi Prudhomme

Buffalo Bills

16

52
Profile photo of Mel Branch

Mel Branch

Miami Dolphins

15

53
Profile photo of Roger Hagberg

Roger Hagberg

Oakland Raiders

13

54
Profile photo of Darrell Lester

Darrell Lester

Denver Broncos

11

55
Profile photo of Nat Whitmyer

Nat Whitmyer

San Diego Chargers

10

56
Profile photo of John Mangum

John Mangum

Boston Patriots

8

57
Profile photo of Bert Wilder

Bert Wilder

New York Jets

6

58
Profile photo of Aaron Brown

Aaron Brown

Kansas City Chiefs

6

59
Profile photo of Curley Johnson

Curley Johnson

New York Jets

4

60
Profile photo of Bob Bruggers

Bob Bruggers

Miami Dolphins

3

61
Profile photo of Billy Johnson

Billy Johnson

Boston Patriots

2

62
Profile photo of Jim Colclough

Jim Colclough

Boston Patriots

2

63
Profile photo of Bob Schmidt

Bob Schmidt

Buffalo Bills

2

64
Profile photo of Jerry Sturm

Jerry Sturm

Denver Broncos

2

65
Profile photo of Jerry Inman

Jerry Inman

Denver Broncos

0

66
Profile photo of Warren Powers

Warren Powers

Oakland Raiders

0

67
Profile photo of Charley Ferguson

Charley Ferguson

Buffalo Bills

0

68
Profile photo of Wayne DeSutter

Wayne DeSutter

Buffalo Bills

0

69
Profile photo of Dave Costa

Dave Costa

Buffalo Bills

0

70
Profile photo of Sam Gruneisen

Sam Gruneisen

San Diego Chargers

0

71
Profile photo of Otis Taylor

Otis Taylor

Kansas City Chiefs

0

72
Profile photo of Paul Maguire

Paul Maguire

Buffalo Bills

0

73
Profile photo of Smokey Stover

Smokey Stover

Kansas City Chiefs

0

74
Profile photo of Rex Mirich

Rex Mirich

Oakland Raiders

0

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