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NFL 1949 Leaders
Kickoff Return Yards

1
Profile photo of Don Doll

Don Doll

Detroit Lions

536

2
Profile photo of Dan Sandifer

Dan Sandifer

Washington Redskins

518

3
Profile photo of Jack Salscheider

Jack Salscheider

New York Giants

474

4
Profile photo of Eddie Saenz

Eddie Saenz

Washington Redskins

465

5
Profile photo of Charley Trippi

Charley Trippi

Chicago Cardinals

427

6
Profile photo of Red Cochran

Red Cochran

Chicago Cardinals

410

7
Profile photo of Tommy Kalmanir

Tommy Kalmanir

Los Angeles Rams

403

8
Profile photo of Frank Minini

Frank Minini

Pittsburgh Steelers

390

9
Profile photo of Wally Dreyer

Wally Dreyer

Chicago Bears

338

10
Profile photo of Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby

Green Bay Packers

315

11
Profile photo of Joe Golding

Joe Golding

New York Bulldogs

289

12
Profile photo of Steve Van Buren

Steve Van Buren

Philadelphia Eagles

288

13
Profile photo of Paul Shoults

Paul Shoults

New York Bulldogs

271

14
Profile photo of John Hoffman

John Hoffman

Chicago Bears

249

15
Profile photo of Bill Dudley

Bill Dudley

Detroit Lions

246

16
Profile photo of Vitamin Smith

Vitamin Smith

Los Angeles Rams

235

17
Profile photo of Jim Canady

Jim Canady

Two different teams

233

18
Profile photo of Bob Hanlon

Bob Hanlon

Pittsburgh Steelers

213

19
Profile photo of Joe Scott

Joe Scott

New York Giants

203

20
Profile photo of Clete Fischer

Clete Fischer

New York Giants

188

21
Profile photo of Ralph Earhart

Ralph Earhart

Green Bay Packers

187

22
Profile photo of Ed Cody

Ed Cody

Chicago Bears

181

23
Profile photo of Bob Forte

Bob Forte

Green Bay Packers

159

24
Profile photo of Bosh Pritchard

Bosh Pritchard

Philadelphia Eagles

99

25
Profile photo of Phil Slosburg

Phil Slosburg

New York Bulldogs

98

26
Profile photo of Dick Flanagan

Dick Flanagan

Chicago Bears

88

27
Profile photo of Dean Sensanbaugher

Dean Sensanbaugher

New York Bulldogs

81

28
Profile photo of Elmer Angsman

Elmer Angsman

Chicago Cardinals

66

29
Profile photo of Vic Schwall

Vic Schwall

Chicago Cardinals

63

30
Profile photo of Jim Wade

Jim Wade

New York Bulldogs

58

31
Profile photo of George Papach

George Papach

Pittsburgh Steelers

57

32
Profile photo of Clyde Scott

Clyde Scott

Philadelphia Eagles

54

33
Profile photo of Frank Nelson

Frank Nelson

New York Bulldogs

52

34
Profile photo of Cloyce Box

Cloyce Box

Detroit Lions

50

35
Profile photo of Rob Goode

Rob Goode

Washington Redskins

50

36
Profile photo of Val Jansante

Val Jansante

Pittsburgh Steelers

46

37
Profile photo of Joe Osmanski

Joe Osmanski

Two different teams

46

38
Profile photo of Jug Girard

Jug Girard

Green Bay Packers

45

39
Profile photo of Babe Dimancheff

Babe Dimancheff

Chicago Cardinals

43

40
Profile photo of Frank Muehlheuser

Frank Muehlheuser

New York Bulldogs

40

41
Profile photo of Frank Seno

Frank Seno

Washington Redskins

39

42
Profile photo of Jim Mello

Jim Mello

Detroit Lions

37

43
Profile photo of Ed Smith

Ed Smith

Two different teams

36

44
Profile photo of John Green

John Green

Philadelphia Eagles

33

45
Profile photo of Don Paul

Don Paul

Los Angeles Rams

32

46
Profile photo of Joe Sulaitis

Joe Sulaitis

New York Giants

27

47
Profile photo of Jack Myers

Jack Myers

Philadelphia Eagles

27

48
Profile photo of Emlen Tunnell

Emlen Tunnell

New York Giants

26

49
Profile photo of Bob Gage

Bob Gage

Pittsburgh Steelers

25

50
Profile photo of Ed Kolman

Ed Kolman

New York Giants

24

51
Profile photo of Charlie Seabright

Charlie Seabright

Pittsburgh Steelers

24

52
Profile photo of Walt Schlinkman

Walt Schlinkman

Green Bay Packers

23

53
Profile photo of Ted Fritsch

Ted Fritsch

Green Bay Packers

23

54
Profile photo of Tommy Mont

Tommy Mont

Washington Redskins

22

55
Profile photo of Frank Ziegler

Frank Ziegler

Philadelphia Eagles

21

56
Profile photo of Tony Canadeo

Tony Canadeo

Green Bay Packers

20

57
Profile photo of Gerry Cowhig

Gerry Cowhig

Los Angeles Rams

20

58
Profile photo of Elbie Nickel

Elbie Nickel

Pittsburgh Steelers

20

59
Profile photo of Joe Muha

Joe Muha

Philadelphia Eagles

20

60
Profile photo of Ed Quirk

Ed Quirk

Washington Redskins

19

61
Profile photo of Jerry Nuzum

Jerry Nuzum

Pittsburgh Steelers

17

62
Profile photo of Gene Roberts

Gene Roberts

New York Giants

16

63
Profile photo of John Panelli

John Panelli

Detroit Lions

16

64
Profile photo of Nick Scollard

Nick Scollard

New York Bulldogs

16

65
Profile photo of Bob Perina

Bob Perina

Chicago Bears

10

66
Profile photo of Jack Dugger

Jack Dugger

Chicago Bears

8

67
Profile photo of Ted Cook

Ted Cook

Green Bay Packers

7

68
Profile photo of Bill Chipley

Bill Chipley

New York Bulldogs

7

69
Profile photo of Cecil Souders

Cecil Souders

Detroit Lions

7

70
Profile photo of Bill Blackburn

Bill Blackburn

Chicago Cardinals

4

71
Profile photo of Ray Poole

Ray Poole

New York Giants

3

72
Profile photo of Jack Zilly

Jack Zilly

Los Angeles Rams

0

73
Profile photo of Evan Vogds

Evan Vogds

Green Bay Packers

0

74
Profile photo of Pete Pihos

Pete Pihos

Philadelphia Eagles

0

75
Profile photo of Buster Ramsey

Buster Ramsey

Chicago Cardinals

0

76
Profile photo of Hal Dean

Hal Dean

Los Angeles Rams

0

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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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