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NFL 1947 Leaders
Punt Return Yards

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Profile photo of Walt Slater

Walt Slater

Pittsburgh Steelers

435

2
Profile photo of Tom Harmon

Tom Harmon

Los Angeles Rams

392

3
Profile photo of Eddie Saenz

Eddie Saenz

Washington Redskins

308

4
Profile photo of Bosh Pritchard

Bosh Pritchard

Philadelphia Eagles

271

5
Profile photo of George McAfee

George McAfee

Chicago Bears

261

6
Profile photo of Frank Seno

Frank Seno

Boston Yanks

213

7
Profile photo of Herm Rohrig

Herm Rohrig

Green Bay Packers

213

8
Profile photo of Ernie Steele

Ernie Steele

Philadelphia Eagles

183

9
Profile photo of Frank Reagan

Frank Reagan

New York Giants

182

10
Profile photo of Bill Dudley

Bill Dudley

Detroit Lions

182

11
Profile photo of Jim Gillette

Jim Gillette

Green Bay Packers

168

12
Profile photo of Pat McHugh

Pat McHugh

Philadelphia Eagles

156

13
Profile photo of Noah Mullins

Noah Mullins

Chicago Bears

153

14
Profile photo of Red Cochran

Red Cochran

Chicago Cardinals

147

15
Profile photo of Joe Watt

Joe Watt

Two different teams

143

16
Profile photo of Charley Trippi

Charley Trippi

Chicago Cardinals

141

17
Profile photo of Fred Gehrke

Fred Gehrke

Los Angeles Rams

112

18
Profile photo of Tony Canadeo

Tony Canadeo

Green Bay Packers

111

19
Profile photo of Gonzalo Morales

Gonzalo Morales

Pittsburgh Steelers

88

20
Profile photo of George Cheverko

George Cheverko

New York Giants

88

21
Profile photo of Clyde LeForce

Clyde LeForce

Detroit Lions

78

22
Profile photo of Gil Steinke

Gil Steinke

Philadelphia Eagles

69

23
Profile photo of Joe Golding

Joe Golding

Boston Yanks

63

24
Profile photo of Billy deCorrevont

Billy deCorrevont

Chicago Cardinals

61

25
Profile photo of George Franck

George Franck

New York Giants

60

26
Profile photo of Ray McLean

Ray McLean

Chicago Bears

58

27
Profile photo of Paul White

Paul White

Pittsburgh Steelers

50

28
Profile photo of Dick Todd

Dick Todd

Washington Redskins

48

29
Profile photo of Frank Maznicki

Frank Maznicki

Boston Yanks

48

30
Profile photo of Kenny Washington

Kenny Washington

Los Angeles Rams

44

31
Profile photo of Dick Poillon

Dick Poillon

Washington Redskins

37

32
Profile photo of Tommy Mont

Tommy Mont

Washington Redskins

37

33
Profile photo of Ed Cody

Ed Cody

Green Bay Packers

30

34
Profile photo of Les Horvath

Les Horvath

Los Angeles Rams

29

35
Profile photo of Pete Pihos

Pete Pihos

Philadelphia Eagles

26

36
Profile photo of Pete Kmetovic

Pete Kmetovic

Detroit Lions

26

37
Profile photo of Gil Bouley

Gil Bouley

Los Angeles Rams

24

38
Profile photo of Joe Margucci

Joe Margucci

Detroit Lions

23

39
Profile photo of Dave Brown

Dave Brown

New York Giants

22

40
Profile photo of Bruce Smith

Bruce Smith

Green Bay Packers

22

41
Profile photo of Marshall Goldberg

Marshall Goldberg

Chicago Cardinals

21

42
Profile photo of Jack Banta

Jack Banta

Los Angeles Rams

19

43
Profile photo of Steve Bagarus

Steve Bagarus

Los Angeles Rams

18

44
Profile photo of Bob Fenimore

Bob Fenimore

Chicago Bears

16

45
Profile photo of Bob Forte

Bob Forte

Green Bay Packers

15

46
Profile photo of Bob Nussbaumer

Bob Nussbaumer

Washington Redskins

15

47
Profile photo of Walt Williams

Walt Williams

Boston Yanks

14

48
Profile photo of John Poto

John Poto

Boston Yanks

12

49
Profile photo of Bill Paschal

Bill Paschal

Two different teams

11

50
Profile photo of Bob Sullivan

Bob Sullivan

Pittsburgh Steelers

10

51
Profile photo of Ted Cook

Ted Cook

Detroit Lions

10

52
Profile photo of Merv Pregulman

Merv Pregulman

Detroit Lions

9

53
Profile photo of Jim Blumenstock

Jim Blumenstock

New York Giants

8

54
Profile photo of Elmer Madarik

Elmer Madarik

Detroit Lions

7

55
Profile photo of George Gulyanics

George Gulyanics

Chicago Bears

7

56
Profile photo of Vic Sears

Vic Sears

Philadelphia Eagles

6

57
Profile photo of Russ Craft

Russ Craft

Philadelphia Eagles

5

58
Profile photo of Jack Jacobs

Jack Jacobs

Green Bay Packers

4

59
Profile photo of Tommy James

Tommy James

Detroit Lions

2

60
Profile photo of Bob Waterfield

Bob Waterfield

Los Angeles Rams

2

61
Profile photo of Irv Comp

Irv Comp

Green Bay Packers

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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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