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NFL 1965 Leaders
Kickoff Return Yards

1
Profile photo of Kermit Alexander

Kermit Alexander

San Francisco 49ers

741

2
Profile photo of Clarence Childs

Clarence Childs

New York Giants

718

3
Profile photo of Al Nelson

Al Nelson

Philadelphia Eagles

683

4
Profile photo of Abe Woodson

Abe Woodson

St. Louis Cardinals

665

5
Profile photo of Irv Cross

Irv Cross

Philadelphia Eagles

662

6
Profile photo of Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers

Chicago Bears

660

7
Profile photo of Mel Renfro

Mel Renfro

Dallas Cowboys

630

8
Profile photo of Leroy Kelly

Leroy Kelly

Cleveland Browns

621

9
Profile photo of Willie Brown

Willie Brown

Los Angeles Rams

615

10
Profile photo of Alvin Haymond

Alvin Haymond

Baltimore Colts

614

11
Profile photo of Lance Rentzel

Lance Rentzel

Minnesota Vikings

602

12
Profile photo of Tom Watkins

Tom Watkins

Detroit Lions

584

13
Profile photo of Cannonball Butler

Cannonball Butler

Pittsburgh Steelers

509

14
Profile photo of Walter Roberts

Walter Roberts

Cleveland Browns

493

15
Profile photo of Bobby Smith

Bobby Smith

Two different teams

475

16
Profile photo of Bob Hayes

Bob Hayes

Dallas Cowboys

450

17
Profile photo of Billy Hunter

Billy Hunter

Washington Redskins

432

18
Profile photo of Clarence Peaks

Clarence Peaks

Pittsburgh Steelers

429

19
Profile photo of Dave Osborn

Dave Osborn

Minnesota Vikings

422

20
Profile photo of Bobby Felts

Bobby Felts

Two different teams

422

21
Profile photo of Ernie Koy

Ernie Koy

New York Giants

401

22
Profile photo of Elijah Pitts

Elijah Pitts

Green Bay Packers

396

23
Profile photo of Tom Moore

Tom Moore

Green Bay Packers

361

24
Profile photo of Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis

San Francisco 49ers

355

25
Profile photo of Tom Vaughn

Tom Vaughn

Detroit Lions

316

26
Profile photo of George Hughley

George Hughley

Washington Redskins

295

27
Profile photo of Pat Studstill

Pat Studstill

Detroit Lions

257

28
Profile photo of Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon

Chicago Bears

242

29
Profile photo of Herb Adderley

Herb Adderley

Green Bay Packers

221

30
Profile photo of Billy Gambrell

Billy Gambrell

St. Louis Cardinals

216

31
Profile photo of Clancy Williams

Clancy Williams

Los Angeles Rams

213

32
Profile photo of Dick James

Dick James

Minnesota Vikings

212

33
Profile photo of Tom Matte

Tom Matte

Baltimore Colts

211

34
Profile photo of Tony Lorick

Tony Lorick

Baltimore Colts

211

35
Profile photo of Jerry Stovall

Jerry Stovall

St. Louis Cardinals

198

36
Profile photo of Jon Arnett

Jon Arnett

Chicago Bears

150

37
Profile photo of Gary Ballman

Gary Ballman

Pittsburgh Steelers

150

38
Profile photo of Willie Williams

Willie Williams

New York Giants

113

39
Profile photo of Bobby Mitchell

Bobby Mitchell

Washington Redskins

106

40
Profile photo of Rickie Harris

Rickie Harris

Washington Redskins

96

41
Profile photo of Carl Silvestri

Carl Silvestri

St. Louis Cardinals

96

42
Profile photo of Tom Hall

Tom Hall

Minnesota Vikings

93

43
Profile photo of Charlie Scales

Charlie Scales

Cleveland Browns

88

44
Profile photo of Jim Young

Jim Young

Minnesota Vikings

78

45
Profile photo of Theron Sapp

Theron Sapp

Pittsburgh Steelers

77

46
Profile photo of Rudy Johnson

Rudy Johnson

San Francisco 49ers

71

47
Profile photo of Ben Wilson

Ben Wilson

Los Angeles Rams

66

48
Profile photo of Tommy Mason

Tommy Mason

Minnesota Vikings

66

49
Profile photo of Andy Livingston

Andy Livingston

Chicago Bears

66

50
Profile photo of Wayne Swinford

Wayne Swinford

San Francisco 49ers

61

51
Profile photo of Ray Ogden

Ray Ogden

St. Louis Cardinals

55

52
Profile photo of Tommy Crutcher

Tommy Crutcher

Green Bay Packers

53

53
Profile photo of Allan Webb

Allan Webb

New York Giants

48

54
Profile photo of Timmy Brown

Timmy Brown

Philadelphia Eagles

46

55
Profile photo of Dan Reeves

Dan Reeves

Dallas Cowboys

45

56
Profile photo of Marv Woodson

Marv Woodson

Pittsburgh Steelers

45

57
Profile photo of Billy Ray Barnes

Billy Ray Barnes

Minnesota Vikings

37

58
Profile photo of Izzy Lang

Izzy Lang

Philadelphia Eagles

36

59
Profile photo of Mal Hammack

Mal Hammack

St. Louis Cardinals

34

60
Profile photo of Tom Walters

Tom Walters

Washington Redskins

30

61
Profile photo of Jim Stiger

Jim Stiger

Two different teams

28

62
Profile photo of Jerry Simmons

Jerry Simmons

Pittsburgh Steelers

28

63
Profile photo of Dale Messer

Dale Messer

San Francisco 49ers

27

64
Profile photo of Willis Crenshaw

Willis Crenshaw

St. Louis Cardinals

23

65
Profile photo of Dave Kopay

Dave Kopay

San Francisco 49ers

21

66
Profile photo of Steve Thurlow

Steve Thurlow

New York Giants

19

67
Profile photo of Ron Smith

Ron Smith

Chicago Bears

17

68
Profile photo of Charley Taylor

Charley Taylor

Washington Redskins

15

69
Profile photo of Carl Kammerer

Carl Kammerer

Washington Redskins

14

70
Profile photo of Phil King

Phil King

Minnesota Vikings

14

71
Profile photo of Ralph Neely

Ralph Neely

Dallas Cowboys

13

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

8

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 Mike Lucci

Mike Lucci

Detroit Lions

0

84
Profile photo of Roger Gill

Roger Gill

Philadelphia Eagles

0

85
Profile photo of Dale Lindsey

Dale Lindsey

Cleveland Browns

0

86
Profile photo of Karl Rubke

Karl Rubke

San Francisco 49ers

0

87
Profile photo of Bill Koman

Bill Koman

St. Louis Cardinals

0

88
Profile photo of Rosey Brown

Rosey Brown

New York Giants

0

89
Profile photo of Joe Cerne

Joe Cerne

San Francisco 49ers

0

90
Profile photo of Alex Hawkins

Alex Hawkins

Baltimore Colts

0

91
Profile photo of Tom Hutchinson

Tom Hutchinson

Cleveland Browns

0

92
Profile photo of Bobby Franklin

Bobby Franklin

Cleveland Browns

0

93
Profile photo of Roger LeClerc

Roger LeClerc

Chicago Bears

0

94
Profile photo of Chris Hanburger

Chris Hanburger

Washington Redskins

0

95
Profile photo of Dan Grimm

Dan Grimm

Green Bay Packers

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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