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NFL 1947 Leaders
Longest Kickoff Return

1
Profile photo of Steve Van Buren

Steve Van Buren

Philadelphia Eagles

95

2
Profile photo of Eddie Saenz

Eddie Saenz

Washington Redskins

94

3
Profile photo of Frank Seno

Frank Seno

Boston Yanks

79

4
Profile photo of Bill Dudley

Bill Dudley

Detroit Lions

78

5
Profile photo of Dante Magnani

Dante Magnani

Los Angeles Rams

75

6
Profile photo of Dick Todd

Dick Todd

Washington Redskins

48

7
Profile photo of Don Kindt

Don Kindt

Chicago Bears

45

8
Profile photo of Jim Blumenstock

Jim Blumenstock

New York Giants

42

9
Profile photo of George Franck

George Franck

New York Giants

40

10
Profile photo of George Gulyanics

George Gulyanics

Chicago Bears

40

11
Profile photo of John Poto

John Poto

Boston Yanks

40

12
Profile photo of Ed Cody

Ed Cody

Green Bay Packers

39

13
Profile photo of Walt Slater

Walt Slater

Pittsburgh Steelers

39

14
Profile photo of Art Faircloth

Art Faircloth

New York Giants

37

15
Profile photo of Clyde LeForce

Clyde LeForce

Detroit Lions

36

16
Profile photo of Tom Farmer

Tom Farmer

Washington Redskins

36

17
Profile photo of Frank Minini

Frank Minini

Chicago Bears

35

18
Profile photo of Tony Canadeo

Tony Canadeo

Green Bay Packers

35

19
Profile photo of Jack Ferrante

Jack Ferrante

Philadelphia Eagles

34

20
Profile photo of Howie Livingston

Howie Livingston

New York Giants

34

21
Profile photo of Tom Harmon

Tom Harmon

Los Angeles Rams

34

22
Profile photo of Charley Trippi

Charley Trippi

Chicago Cardinals

33

23
Profile photo of Billy deCorrevont

Billy deCorrevont

Chicago Cardinals

32

24
Profile photo of Jack Banta

Jack Banta

Los Angeles Rams

31

25
Profile photo of Hugh Gallarneau

Hugh Gallarneau

Chicago Bears

30

26
Profile photo of Dave Brown

Dave Brown

New York Giants

30

27
Profile photo of Bill Paschal

Bill Paschal

Two different teams

30

28
Profile photo of Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones

Washington Redskins

30

29
Profile photo of Pat McHugh

Pat McHugh

Philadelphia Eagles

30

30
Profile photo of Jim Gillette

Jim Gillette

Green Bay Packers

29

31
Profile photo of Joe Golding

Joe Golding

Boston Yanks

29

32
Profile photo of Pete Kmetovic

Pete Kmetovic

Detroit Lions

29

33
Profile photo of George Cheverko

George Cheverko

New York Giants

28

34
Profile photo of Bill Osmanski

Bill Osmanski

Chicago Bears

28

35
Profile photo of Ernie Williamson

Ernie Williamson

Washington Redskins

28

36
Profile photo of Babe Dimancheff

Babe Dimancheff

Chicago Cardinals

28

37
Profile photo of Bosh Pritchard

Bosh Pritchard

Philadelphia Eagles

27

38
Profile photo of Kenny Washington

Kenny Washington

Los Angeles Rams

27

39
Profile photo of Gonzalo Morales

Gonzalo Morales

Pittsburgh Steelers

27

40
Profile photo of Bob Sullivan

Bob Sullivan

Pittsburgh Steelers

26

41
Profile photo of Steve Lach

Steve Lach

Pittsburgh Steelers

26

42
Profile photo of Paul White

Paul White

Pittsburgh Steelers

26

43
Profile photo of Rudy Romboli

Rudy Romboli

Boston Yanks

25

44
Profile photo of Les Horvath

Les Horvath

Los Angeles Rams

25

45
Profile photo of Ken Reese

Ken Reese

Detroit Lions

25

46
Profile photo of Ted Fritsch

Ted Fritsch

Green Bay Packers

25

47
Profile photo of Bob Nussbaumer

Bob Nussbaumer

Washington Redskins

25

48
Profile photo of Joe Watt

Joe Watt

Two different teams

24

49
Profile photo of Mike Holovak

Mike Holovak

Chicago Bears

24

50
Profile photo of Joe Muha

Joe Muha

Philadelphia Eagles

24

51
Profile photo of Johnny Clement

Johnny Clement

Pittsburgh Steelers

24

52
Profile photo of Gene Roberts

Gene Roberts

New York Giants

23

53
Profile photo of George McAfee

George McAfee

Chicago Bears

23

54
Profile photo of Bruce Smith

Bruce Smith

Green Bay Packers

23

55
Profile photo of Bob Forte

Bob Forte

Green Bay Packers

23

56
Profile photo of Howard Maley

Howard Maley

Boston Yanks

23

57
Profile photo of Joe Margucci

Joe Margucci

Detroit Lions

23

58
Profile photo of Val Jansante

Val Jansante

Pittsburgh Steelers

21

59
Profile photo of Bob Westfall

Bob Westfall

Detroit Lions

21

60
Profile photo of Pat West

Pat West

Los Angeles Rams

21

61
Profile photo of Fred Gehrke

Fred Gehrke

Los Angeles Rams

21

62
Profile photo of Ray McLean

Ray McLean

Chicago Bears

20

63
Profile photo of Frank Reagan

Frank Reagan

New York Giants

20

64
Profile photo of Mel Bleeker

Mel Bleeker

Los Angeles Rams

20

65
Profile photo of Sal Rosato

Sal Rosato

Washington Redskins

20

66
Profile photo of Vic Schwall

Vic Schwall

Chicago Cardinals

20

67
Profile photo of Gordon Paschka

Gordon Paschka

New York Giants

20

68
Profile photo of Elmer Madarik

Elmer Madarik

Detroit Lions

19

69
Profile photo of George Wilde

George Wilde

Washington Redskins

19

70
Profile photo of John Grigas

John Grigas

Boston Yanks

19

71
Profile photo of Nolan Luhn

Nolan Luhn

Green Bay Packers

18

72
Profile photo of Ed Cifers

Ed Cifers

Chicago Bears

18

73
Profile photo of Steve Sucic

Steve Sucic

Two different teams

18

74
Profile photo of Art Macioszczyk

Art Macioszczyk

Philadelphia Eagles

18

75
Profile photo of Camp Wilson

Camp Wilson

Detroit Lions

18

76
Profile photo of Red Cochran

Red Cochran

Chicago Cardinals

17

77
Profile photo of Kelley Mote

Kelley Mote

Detroit Lions

17

78
Profile photo of Pete Pihos

Pete Pihos

Philadelphia Eagles

17

79
Profile photo of Bill Garnaas

Bill Garnaas

Pittsburgh Steelers

17

80
Profile photo of Don Avery

Don Avery

Washington Redskins

17

81
Profile photo of Tony Compagno

Tony Compagno

Pittsburgh Steelers

17

82
Profile photo of Gerry Cowhig

Gerry Cowhig

Los Angeles Rams

16

83
Profile photo of Tony Bova

Tony Bova

Pittsburgh Steelers

16

84
Profile photo of Bob Cifers

Bob Cifers

Pittsburgh Steelers

16

85
Profile photo of Duke Iverson

Duke Iverson

New York Giants

16

86
Profile photo of Neill Armstrong

Neill Armstrong

Philadelphia Eagles

15

87
Profile photo of Bill Hillman

Bill Hillman

Detroit Lions

15

88
Profile photo of Allen Smith

Allen Smith

Chicago Bears

15

89
Profile photo of Ernie Steele

Ernie Steele

Philadelphia Eagles

14

90
Profile photo of Charles Smith

Charles Smith

Chicago Cardinals

14

91
Profile photo of Joe Sulaitis

Joe Sulaitis

New York Giants

14

92
Profile photo of Jim Peebles

Jim Peebles

Washington Redskins

13

93
Profile photo of Bob McClure

Bob McClure

Boston Yanks

12

94
Profile photo of Frank Liebel

Frank Liebel

New York Giants

12

95
Profile photo of Dick Poillon

Dick Poillon

Washington Redskins

12

96
Profile photo of Jerry Niles

Jerry Niles

New York Giants

12

97
Profile photo of Tex Coulter

Tex Coulter

New York Giants

12

98
Profile photo of Bob Hoffman

Bob Hoffman

Los Angeles Rams

12

99
Profile photo of Charlie Seabright

Charlie Seabright

Pittsburgh Steelers

11

100
Profile photo of Steve Bagarus

Steve Bagarus

Los Angeles Rams

11

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  1. I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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