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NFL 1961 Leaders
Longest Punt Return

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Profile photo of Dick Bass

Dick Bass

Los Angeles Rams

90

2
Profile photo of Hugh McElhenny

Hugh McElhenny

Minnesota Vikings

81

3
Profile photo of Abe Woodson

Abe Woodson

San Francisco 49ers

80

4
Profile photo of Bobby Joe Conrad

Bobby Joe Conrad

St. Louis Cardinals

73

5
Profile photo of Willie Wood

Willie Wood

Green Bay Packers

72

6
Profile photo of Timmy Brown

Timmy Brown

Philadelphia Eagles

66

7
Profile photo of Brady Keys

Brady Keys

Pittsburgh Steelers

66

8
Profile photo of Bobby Mitchell

Bobby Mitchell

Cleveland Browns

64

9
Profile photo of Johnny Sample

Johnny Sample

Pittsburgh Steelers

55

10
Profile photo of Lew Carpenter

Lew Carpenter

Green Bay Packers

48

11
Profile photo of Bobby Boyd

Bobby Boyd

Baltimore Colts

46

12
Profile photo of Jim Steffen

Jim Steffen

Two different teams

45

13
Profile photo of Allan Webb

Allan Webb

New York Giants

30

14
Profile photo of Ted Dean

Ted Dean

Philadelphia Eagles

28

15
Profile photo of Willie West

Willie West

St. Louis Cardinals

28

16
Profile photo of Pat Studstill

Pat Studstill

Detroit Lions

26

17
Profile photo of Tommy Mason

Tommy Mason

Minnesota Vikings

23

18
Profile photo of Carl Taseff

Carl Taseff

Two different teams

23

19
Profile photo of Howard Cassady

Howard Cassady

Detroit Lions

21

20
Profile photo of Irv Cross

Irv Cross

Philadelphia Eagles

21

21
Profile photo of Jim Shofner

Jim Shofner

Cleveland Browns

21

22
Profile photo of Bill Stits

Bill Stits

New York Giants

20

23
Profile photo of Eddie Dove

Eddie Dove

San Francisco 49ers

20

24
Profile photo of Amos Marsh

Amos Marsh

Dallas Cowboys

19

25
Profile photo of Dick James

Dick James

Washington Redskins

18

26
Profile photo of Joel Wells

Joel Wells

New York Giants

18

27
Profile photo of Jon Arnett

Jon Arnett

Los Angeles Rams

17

28
Profile photo of Johnny Morris

Johnny Morris

Chicago Bears

16

29
Profile photo of Bob Harrison

Bob Harrison

Baltimore Colts

16

30
Profile photo of Jim Gibbons

Jim Gibbons

Detroit Lions

14

31
Profile photo of Jim Kerr

Jim Kerr

Washington Redskins

14

32
Profile photo of Pat Fischer

Pat Fischer

St. Louis Cardinals

13

33
Profile photo of Mike Sommer

Mike Sommer

Two different teams

13

34
Profile photo of Andy Nelson

Andy Nelson

Baltimore Colts

12

35
Profile photo of Warren Livingston

Warren Livingston

Dallas Cowboys

12

36
Profile photo of Maxie Baughan

Maxie Baughan

Philadelphia Eagles

11

37
Profile photo of Preston Carpenter

Preston Carpenter

Pittsburgh Steelers

10

38
Profile photo of Alex Hawkins

Alex Hawkins

Baltimore Colts

9

39
Profile photo of Bill Butler

Bill Butler

Pittsburgh Steelers

9

40
Profile photo of Don Perkins

Don Perkins

Dallas Cowboys

8

41
Profile photo of Jamie Caleb

Jamie Caleb

Minnesota Vikings

8

42
Profile photo of Yale Lary

Yale Lary

Detroit Lions

8

43
Profile photo of Joe Driskill

Joe Driskill

St. Louis Cardinals

8

44
Profile photo of Richie Petitbon

Richie Petitbon

Chicago Bears

7

45
Profile photo of Billy Stacy

Billy Stacy

St. Louis Cardinals

7

46
Profile photo of Dale Messer

Dale Messer

San Francisco 49ers

6

47
Profile photo of Night Train Lane

Night Train Lane

Detroit Lions

6

48
Profile photo of Joe Morrison

Joe Morrison

New York Giants

5

49
Profile photo of Rosey Taylor

Rosey Taylor

Chicago Bears

4

50
Profile photo of L.G. Dupre

L.G. Dupre

Dallas Cowboys

4

51
Profile photo of Mark Smolinski

Mark Smolinski

Baltimore Colts

2

52
Profile photo of Larry Morris

Larry Morris

Chicago Bears

2

53
Profile photo of Lew Luce

Lew Luce

Washington Redskins

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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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