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NFL 1965 Leaders
Longest Kickoff Return

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Profile photo of Lance Rentzel

Lance Rentzel

Minnesota Vikings

101

2
Profile photo of Mel Renfro

Mel Renfro

Dallas Cowboys

100

3
Profile photo of Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers

Chicago Bears

96

4
Profile photo of Tom Watkins

Tom Watkins

Detroit Lions

94

5
Profile photo of Dave Osborn

Dave Osborn

Minnesota Vikings

92

6
Profile photo of Walter Roberts

Walter Roberts

Cleveland Browns

88

7
Profile photo of Jon Arnett

Jon Arnett

Chicago Bears

77

8
Profile photo of Irv Cross

Irv Cross

Philadelphia Eagles

75

9
Profile photo of Al Nelson

Al Nelson

Philadelphia Eagles

70

10
Profile photo of Bob Hayes

Bob Hayes

Dallas Cowboys

66

11
Profile photo of Jerry Stovall

Jerry Stovall

St. Louis Cardinals

66

12
Profile photo of Abe Woodson

Abe Woodson

St. Louis Cardinals

65

13
Profile photo of Clarence Peaks

Clarence Peaks

Pittsburgh Steelers

58

14
Profile photo of Bobby Smith

Bobby Smith

Two different teams

56

15
Profile photo of Bobby Felts

Bobby Felts

Two different teams

55

16
Profile photo of Alvin Haymond

Alvin Haymond

Baltimore Colts

53

17
Profile photo of Willie Brown

Willie Brown

Los Angeles Rams

52

18
Profile photo of Tom Moore

Tom Moore

Green Bay Packers

52

19
Profile photo of Leroy Kelly

Leroy Kelly

Cleveland Browns

51

20
Profile photo of Clarence Childs

Clarence Childs

New York Giants

51

21
Profile photo of Billy Hunter

Billy Hunter

Washington Redskins

50

22
Profile photo of George Hughley

George Hughley

Washington Redskins

47

23
Profile photo of Kermit Alexander

Kermit Alexander

San Francisco 49ers

46

24
Profile photo of Tom Matte

Tom Matte

Baltimore Colts

46

25
Profile photo of Pat Studstill

Pat Studstill

Detroit Lions

42

26
Profile photo of Andy Livingston

Andy Livingston

Chicago Bears

42

27
Profile photo of Tom Vaughn

Tom Vaughn

Detroit Lions

41

28
Profile photo of Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon

Chicago Bears

41

29
Profile photo of Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis

San Francisco 49ers

39

30
Profile photo of Ernie Koy

Ernie Koy

New York Giants

38

31
Profile photo of Cannonball Butler

Cannonball Butler

Pittsburgh Steelers

36

32
Profile photo of Rickie Harris

Rickie Harris

Washington Redskins

36

33
Profile photo of Willie Williams

Willie Williams

New York Giants

36

34
Profile photo of Bobby Mitchell

Bobby Mitchell

Washington Redskins

35

35
Profile photo of Herb Adderley

Herb Adderley

Green Bay Packers

33

36
Profile photo of Ray Ogden

Ray Ogden

St. Louis Cardinals

31

37
Profile photo of Billy Gambrell

Billy Gambrell

St. Louis Cardinals

31

38
Profile photo of Clancy Williams

Clancy Williams

Los Angeles Rams

31

39
Profile photo of Tony Lorick

Tony Lorick

Baltimore Colts

30

40
Profile photo of Ben Wilson

Ben Wilson

Los Angeles Rams

29

41
Profile photo of Marv Woodson

Marv Woodson

Pittsburgh Steelers

29

42
Profile photo of Tom Hall

Tom Hall

Minnesota Vikings

29

43
Profile photo of Elijah Pitts

Elijah Pitts

Green Bay Packers

29

44
Profile photo of Carl Silvestri

Carl Silvestri

St. Louis Cardinals

28

45
Profile photo of Jim Young

Jim Young

Minnesota Vikings

28

46
Profile photo of Dick James

Dick James

Minnesota Vikings

28

47
Profile photo of Jerry Simmons

Jerry Simmons

Pittsburgh Steelers

28

48
Profile photo of Rudy Johnson

Rudy Johnson

San Francisco 49ers

27

49
Profile photo of Dale Messer

Dale Messer

San Francisco 49ers

27

50
Profile photo of Tommy Mason

Tommy Mason

Minnesota Vikings

26

51
Profile photo of Allan Webb

Allan Webb

New York Giants

25

52
Profile photo of Gary Ballman

Gary Ballman

Pittsburgh Steelers

25

53
Profile photo of Charlie Scales

Charlie Scales

Cleveland Browns

24

54
Profile photo of Dan Reeves

Dan Reeves

Dallas Cowboys

24

55
Profile photo of Theron Sapp

Theron Sapp

Pittsburgh Steelers

23

56
Profile photo of Wayne Swinford

Wayne Swinford

San Francisco 49ers

22

57
Profile photo of Timmy Brown

Timmy Brown

Philadelphia Eagles

22

58
Profile photo of Tommy Crutcher

Tommy Crutcher

Green Bay Packers

21

59
Profile photo of Dave Kopay

Dave Kopay

San Francisco 49ers

21

60
Profile photo of Tom Walters

Tom Walters

Washington Redskins

21

61
Profile photo of Mal Hammack

Mal Hammack

St. Louis Cardinals

20

62
Profile photo of Steve Thurlow

Steve Thurlow

New York Giants

19

63
Profile photo of Billy Ray Barnes

Billy Ray Barnes

Minnesota Vikings

18

64
Profile photo of Ron Smith

Ron Smith

Chicago Bears

17

65
Profile photo of Jim Stiger

Jim Stiger

Two different teams

17

66
Profile photo of Charley Taylor

Charley Taylor

Washington Redskins

15

67
Profile photo of Izzy Lang

Izzy Lang

Philadelphia Eagles

14

68
Profile photo of Carl Kammerer

Carl Kammerer

Washington Redskins

14

69
Profile photo of Phil King

Phil King

Minnesota Vikings

14

70
Profile photo of Ralph Neely

Ralph Neely

Dallas Cowboys

13

71
Profile photo of Willis Crenshaw

Willis Crenshaw

St. Louis Cardinals

12

72
Profile photo of Tom Nowatzke

Tom Nowatzke

Detroit Lions

12

73
Profile photo of Ralph Kurek

Ralph Kurek

Chicago Bears

11

74
Profile photo of Mike Curtis

Mike Curtis

Baltimore Colts

10

75
Profile photo of Junior Coffey

Junior Coffey

Green Bay Packers

9

76
Profile photo of Harold Wells

Harold Wells

Philadelphia Eagles

8

77
Profile photo of Bob Briggs

Bob Briggs

Washington Redskins

6

78
Profile photo of Ernie Green

Ernie Green

Cleveland Browns

4

79
Profile photo of Chuck Mercein

Chuck Mercein

New York Giants

4

80
Profile photo of Jerry Hill

Jerry Hill

Baltimore Colts

3

81
Profile photo of Mike Howell

Mike Howell

Cleveland Browns

3

82
Profile photo of Mike Morgan

Mike Morgan

Philadelphia Eagles

3

83
Profile photo of Bill Koman

Bill Koman

St. Louis Cardinals

0

84
Profile photo of Chris Hanburger

Chris Hanburger

Washington Redskins

0

85
Profile photo of Karl Rubke

Karl Rubke

San Francisco 49ers

0

86
Profile photo of Tom Hutchinson

Tom Hutchinson

Cleveland Browns

0

87
Profile photo of Dan Grimm

Dan Grimm

Green Bay Packers

0

88
Profile photo of Roger LeClerc

Roger LeClerc

Chicago Bears

0

89
Profile photo of Roger Gill

Roger Gill

Philadelphia Eagles

0

90
Profile photo of Rosey Brown

Rosey Brown

New York Giants

0

91
Profile photo of Joe Cerne

Joe Cerne

San Francisco 49ers

0

92
Profile photo of Alex Hawkins

Alex Hawkins

Baltimore Colts

0

93
Profile photo of Mike Lucci

Mike Lucci

Detroit Lions

0

94
Profile photo of Bobby Franklin

Bobby Franklin

Cleveland Browns

0

95
Profile photo of Dale Lindsey

Dale Lindsey

Cleveland Browns

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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