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NFL 1961 Leaders
Kickoff Return Yards

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Profile photo of Timmy Brown

Timmy Brown

Philadelphia Eagles

811

2
Profile photo of Abe Woodson

Abe Woodson

San Francisco 49ers

782

3
Profile photo of Dick Bass

Dick Bass

Los Angeles Rams

698

4
Profile photo of Jim Steffen

Jim Steffen

Two different teams

691

5
Profile photo of Lenny Lyles

Lenny Lyles

Baltimore Colts

672

6
Profile photo of Charlie Bivins

Charlie Bivins

Chicago Bears

668

7
Profile photo of Amos Marsh

Amos Marsh

Dallas Cowboys

667

8
Profile photo of Jon Arnett

Jon Arnett

Los Angeles Rams

653

9
Profile photo of Dick James

Dick James

Washington Redskins

617

10
Profile photo of Tommy Mason

Tommy Mason

Minnesota Vikings

603

11
Profile photo of Johnny Sample

Johnny Sample

Pittsburgh Steelers

532

12
Profile photo of Jamie Caleb

Jamie Caleb

Minnesota Vikings

504

13
Profile photo of Herb Adderley

Herb Adderley

Green Bay Packers

478

14
Profile photo of Ted Dean

Ted Dean

Philadelphia Eagles

462

15
Profile photo of Pat Studstill

Pat Studstill

Detroit Lions

448

16
Profile photo of Don Perkins

Don Perkins

Dallas Cowboys

443

17
Profile photo of Bobby Mitchell

Bobby Mitchell

Cleveland Browns

428

18
Profile photo of Pat Fischer

Pat Fischer

St. Louis Cardinals

426

19
Profile photo of Tom Moore

Tom Moore

Green Bay Packers

409

20
Profile photo of Jim Kerr

Jim Kerr

Washington Redskins

385

21
Profile photo of Rosey Taylor

Rosey Taylor

Chicago Bears

379

22
Profile photo of Willie West

Willie West

St. Louis Cardinals

340

23
Profile photo of Preston Powell

Preston Powell

Cleveland Browns

321

24
Profile photo of Bob Gaiters

Bob Gaiters

New York Giants

288

25
Profile photo of Dick Haley

Dick Haley

Two different teams

278

26
Profile photo of Joel Wells

Joel Wells

New York Giants

273

27
Profile photo of Bob Harrison

Bob Harrison

Baltimore Colts

250

28
Profile photo of Tom Watkins

Tom Watkins

Cleveland Browns

226

29
Profile photo of Don McIlhenny

Don McIlhenny

Two different teams

189

30
Profile photo of Justin Rowland

Justin Rowland

Minnesota Vikings

175

31
Profile photo of J.D. Smith

J.D. Smith

San Francisco 49ers

158

32
Profile photo of Allan Webb

Allan Webb

New York Giants

156

33
Profile photo of Jim Welch

Jim Welch

Baltimore Colts

146

34
Profile photo of Dick Pesonen

Dick Pesonen

Minnesota Vikings

136

35
Profile photo of Howard Cassady

Howard Cassady

Detroit Lions

127

36
Profile photo of John Symank

John Symank

Green Bay Packers

121

37
Profile photo of Bill Butler

Bill Butler

Pittsburgh Steelers

117

38
Profile photo of L.G. Dupre

L.G. Dupre

Dallas Cowboys

110

39
Profile photo of Mike Sommer

Mike Sommer

Two different teams

98

40
Profile photo of Bill Stits

Bill Stits

New York Giants

87

41
Profile photo of Larry Wilson

Larry Wilson

St. Louis Cardinals

83

42
Profile photo of Willie Galimore

Willie Galimore

Chicago Bears

82

43
Profile photo of Jim Cunningham

Jim Cunningham

Washington Redskins

80

44
Profile photo of Lew Luce

Lew Luce

Washington Redskins

77

45
Profile photo of Pervis Atkins

Pervis Atkins

Los Angeles Rams

77

46
Profile photo of Sam Horner

Sam Horner

Washington Redskins

75

47
Profile photo of Andy Stynchula

Andy Stynchula

Washington Redskins

73

48
Profile photo of J.W. Lockett

J.W. Lockett

Two different teams

61

49
Profile photo of Billy Stacy

Billy Stacy

St. Louis Cardinals

60

50
Profile photo of Ray Norton

Ray Norton

San Francisco 49ers

60

51
Profile photo of Johnny Olszewski

Johnny Olszewski

Detroit Lions

59

52
Profile photo of Hugh McElhenny

Hugh McElhenny

Minnesota Vikings

59

53
Profile photo of Sam Baker

Sam Baker

Cleveland Browns

57

54
Profile photo of Bill Forester

Bill Forester

Green Bay Packers

55

55
Profile photo of Bill Brown

Bill Brown

Chicago Bears

54

56
Profile photo of Jim Brown

Jim Brown

Cleveland Browns

50

57
Profile photo of Tom Matte

Tom Matte

Baltimore Colts

50

58
Profile photo of Johnny Morris

Johnny Morris

Chicago Bears

46

59
Profile photo of Bill Cooper

Bill Cooper

San Francisco 49ers

44

60
Profile photo of Charlie Scales

Charlie Scales

Pittsburgh Steelers

41

61
Profile photo of Billy Gault

Billy Gault

Minnesota Vikings

41

62
Profile photo of Mel Triplett

Mel Triplett

Minnesota Vikings

41

63
Profile photo of Brady Keys

Brady Keys

Pittsburgh Steelers

41

64
Profile photo of Dale Messer

Dale Messer

San Francisco 49ers

36

65
Profile photo of Gene Babb

Gene Babb

Dallas Cowboys

34

66
Profile photo of Mike Dowdle

Mike Dowdle

Dallas Cowboys

33

67
Profile photo of Joe Morrison

Joe Morrison

New York Giants

32

68
Profile photo of Clarence Peaks

Clarence Peaks

Philadelphia Eagles

29

69
Profile photo of Bobby Joe Conrad

Bobby Joe Conrad

St. Louis Cardinals

28

70
Profile photo of Frank Mestnik

Frank Mestnik

St. Louis Cardinals

27

71
Profile photo of Mark Smolinski

Mark Smolinski

Baltimore Colts

27

72
Profile photo of Frank Varrichione

Frank Varrichione

Los Angeles Rams

23

73
Profile photo of Bruce Maher

Bruce Maher

Detroit Lions

19

74
Profile photo of J.D. Smith

J.D. Smith

Chicago Bears

18

75
Profile photo of Carl Kammerer

Carl Kammerer

San Francisco 49ers

18

76
Profile photo of Larry Stephens

Larry Stephens

Cleveland Browns

15

77
Profile photo of Elijah Pitts

Elijah Pitts

Green Bay Packers

14

78
Profile photo of Marv Matuszak

Marv Matuszak

Baltimore Colts

14

79
Profile photo of Joe Lewis

Joe Lewis

Baltimore Colts

14

80
Profile photo of Bob Simms

Bob Simms

New York Giants

14

81
Profile photo of Deacon Jones

Deacon Jones

Los Angeles Rams

12

82
Profile photo of Merrill Douglas

Merrill Douglas

Dallas Cowboys

12

83
Profile photo of Monte Lee

Monte Lee

St. Louis Cardinals

12

84
Profile photo of John Henry Johnson

John Henry Johnson

Pittsburgh Steelers

11

85
Profile photo of Irv Cross

Irv Cross

Philadelphia Eagles

11

86
Profile photo of Ross Fichtner

Ross Fichtner

Cleveland Browns

11

87
Profile photo of Jim Leo

Jim Leo

Minnesota Vikings

9

88
Profile photo of Joe Driskill

Joe Driskill

St. Louis Cardinals

8

89
Profile photo of Mal Hammack

Mal Hammack

St. Louis Cardinals

8

90
Profile photo of Dee Mackey

Dee Mackey

Baltimore Colts

6

91
Profile photo of Errol Linden

Errol Linden

Cleveland Browns

5

92
Profile photo of Sam Williams

Sam Williams

Detroit Lions

4

93
Profile photo of Ken Gregory

Ken Gregory

Baltimore Colts

3

94
Profile photo of Johnny Brewer

Johnny Brewer

Cleveland Browns

2

95
Profile photo of Ray Hayes

Ray Hayes

Minnesota Vikings

0

96
Profile photo of Jim Doran

Jim Doran

Dallas Cowboys

0

97
Profile photo of Bob Schmitz

Bob Schmitz

Pittsburgh Steelers

0

98
Profile photo of Steve Junker

Steve Junker

Washington Redskins

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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