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NFL 1966 Leaders
Longest Kickoff Return

1
Profile photo of Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon

Chicago Bears

94

2
Profile photo of Roy Shivers

Roy Shivers

St. Louis Cardinals

94

3
Profile photo of Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers

Chicago Bears

93

4
Profile photo of Timmy Brown

Timmy Brown

Philadelphia Eagles

93

5
Profile photo of Cannonball Butler

Cannonball Butler

Pittsburgh Steelers

93

6
Profile photo of Clarence Childs

Clarence Childs

New York Giants

90

7
Profile photo of Mel Renfro

Mel Renfro

Dallas Cowboys

87

8
Profile photo of Clancy Williams

Clancy Williams

Los Angeles Rams

81

9
Profile photo of Ron Smith

Ron Smith

Atlanta Falcons

80

10
Profile photo of Gary Ballman

Gary Ballman

Pittsburgh Steelers

70

11
Profile photo of Irv Cross

Irv Cross

Los Angeles Rams

67

12
Profile photo of Herb Adderley

Herb Adderley

Green Bay Packers

65

13
Profile photo of Tom Vaughn

Tom Vaughn

Detroit Lions

63

14
Profile photo of Donny Anderson

Donny Anderson

Green Bay Packers

61

15
Profile photo of Fred Mazurek

Fred Mazurek

Washington Redskins

58

16
Profile photo of Aaron Martin

Aaron Martin

Philadelphia Eagles

58

17
Profile photo of Walter Roberts

Walter Roberts

Cleveland Browns

57

18
Profile photo of Kermit Alexander

Kermit Alexander

San Francisco 49ers

56

19
Profile photo of Phil Harris

Phil Harris

New York Giants

55

20
Profile photo of Lenny Moore

Lenny Moore

Baltimore Colts

54

21
Profile photo of Rickie Harris

Rickie Harris

Washington Redskins

53

22
Profile photo of Charlie Bryant

Charlie Bryant

St. Louis Cardinals

49

23
Profile photo of Leroy Kelly

Leroy Kelly

Cleveland Browns

49

24
Profile photo of Jim Todd

Jim Todd

Detroit Lions

49

25
Profile photo of Charley Taylor

Charley Taylor

Washington Redskins

40

26
Profile photo of Jerry Simmons

Jerry Simmons

Pittsburgh Steelers

38

27
Profile photo of Dan Lewis

Dan Lewis

New York Giants

37

28
Profile photo of Tony Lorick

Tony Lorick

Baltimore Colts

37

29
Profile photo of Marion Rushing

Marion Rushing

Atlanta Falcons

35

30
Profile photo of Walt Garrison

Walt Garrison

Dallas Cowboys

35

31
Profile photo of Bobby Williams

Bobby Williams

St. Louis Cardinals

34

32
Profile photo of Joe Don Looney

Joe Don Looney

Two different teams

34

33
Profile photo of Mike Curtis

Mike Curtis

Baltimore Colts

34

34
Profile photo of Johnnie Robinson

Johnnie Robinson

Detroit Lions

33

35
Profile photo of Johnny Roland

Johnny Roland

St. Louis Cardinals

33

36
Profile photo of Charlie Harraway

Charlie Harraway

Cleveland Browns

33

37
Profile photo of Nick Rassas

Nick Rassas

Atlanta Falcons

32

38
Profile photo of Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis

San Francisco 49ers

32

39
Profile photo of Charlie Scales

Charlie Scales

Atlanta Falcons

32

40
Profile photo of Bobby Felts

Bobby Felts

Detroit Lions

32

41
Profile photo of Tom Matte

Tom Matte

Baltimore Colts

31

42
Profile photo of Ollie Matson

Ollie Matson

Philadelphia Eagles

31

43
Profile photo of Alex Hawkins

Alex Hawkins

Atlanta Falcons

30

44
Profile photo of Mike Fitzgerald

Mike Fitzgerald

Minnesota Vikings

30

45
Profile photo of Alvin Haymond

Alvin Haymond

Baltimore Colts

29

46
Profile photo of Jim Stiger

Jim Stiger

Los Angeles Rams

28

47
Profile photo of Ken Reaves

Ken Reaves

Atlanta Falcons

28

48
Profile photo of Lance Rentzel

Lance Rentzel

Minnesota Vikings

28

49
Profile photo of Jim Jackson

Jim Jackson

San Francisco 49ers

28

50
Profile photo of Tom Hall

Tom Hall

Minnesota Vikings

27

51
Profile photo of Phil King

Phil King

Minnesota Vikings

26

52
Profile photo of Jeff Williams

Jeff Williams

Minnesota Vikings

26

53
Profile photo of Steve Jackson

Steve Jackson

Washington Redskins

25

54
Profile photo of Jim Young

Jim Young

Minnesota Vikings

25

55
Profile photo of Dan Currie

Dan Currie

Los Angeles Rams

25

56
Profile photo of Jon Arnett

Jon Arnett

Chicago Bears

25

57
Profile photo of Jimmy Sidle

Jimmy Sidle

Atlanta Falcons

24

58
Profile photo of Ron Rector

Ron Rector

Two different teams

24

59
Profile photo of Randy Schultz

Randy Schultz

Cleveland Browns

23

60
Profile photo of Jim Lindsey

Jim Lindsey

Minnesota Vikings

22

61
Profile photo of Bill Saul

Bill Saul

Pittsburgh Steelers

22

62
Profile photo of Perry Lee Dunn

Perry Lee Dunn

Atlanta Falcons

22

63
Profile photo of Dan Reeves

Dan Reeves

Dallas Cowboys

21

64
Profile photo of Phil Vandersea

Phil Vandersea

Green Bay Packers

21

65
Profile photo of Bill Wolski

Bill Wolski

Atlanta Falcons

21

66
Profile photo of Henry Dyer

Henry Dyer

Los Angeles Rams

21

67
Profile photo of Tom Barrington

Tom Barrington

Washington Redskins

21

68
Profile photo of Don Croftcheck

Don Croftcheck

Washington Redskins

21

69
Profile photo of Wayne Swinford

Wayne Swinford

San Francisco 49ers

21

70
Profile photo of Larry Morris

Larry Morris

Atlanta Falcons

20

71
Profile photo of Gerry Allen

Gerry Allen

Baltimore Colts

20

72
Profile photo of George Rose

George Rose

Minnesota Vikings

20

73
Profile photo of Mel Phillips

Mel Phillips

San Francisco 49ers

20

74
Profile photo of Paul Martha

Paul Martha

Pittsburgh Steelers

20

75
Profile photo of Marv Woodson

Marv Woodson

Pittsburgh Steelers

20

76
Profile photo of Dave Osborn

Dave Osborn

Minnesota Vikings

19

77
Profile photo of Fred Whittingham

Fred Whittingham

Philadelphia Eagles

19

78
Profile photo of Bob Baldwin

Bob Baldwin

Baltimore Colts

18

79
Profile photo of Joe Kantor

Joe Kantor

Washington Redskins

18

80
Profile photo of Dick Butkus

Dick Butkus

Chicago Bears

18

81
Profile photo of Al Nelson

Al Nelson

Philadelphia Eagles

18

82
Profile photo of Allen Jacobs

Allen Jacobs

New York Giants

18

83
Profile photo of Junior Coffey

Junior Coffey

Atlanta Falcons

18

84
Profile photo of Brady Keys

Brady Keys

Pittsburgh Steelers

18

85
Profile photo of Randy Beisler

Randy Beisler

Philadelphia Eagles

17

86
Profile photo of Willie Brown

Willie Brown

Philadelphia Eagles

17

87
Profile photo of T.J. Jackson

T.J. Jackson

Philadelphia Eagles

16

88
Profile photo of Billy Gambrell

Billy Gambrell

St. Louis Cardinals

16

89
Profile photo of John Campbell

John Campbell

Pittsburgh Steelers

15

90
Profile photo of Mike Lind

Mike Lind

Pittsburgh Steelers

15

91
Profile photo of Mitch Johnson

Mitch Johnson

Washington Redskins

15

92
Profile photo of Walt Barnes

Walt Barnes

Washington Redskins

14

93
Profile photo of Lou Slaby

Lou Slaby

Detroit Lions

14

94
Profile photo of Ernie Koy

Ernie Koy

New York Giants

14

95
Profile photo of Dave Lince

Dave Lince

Philadelphia Eagles

13

96
Profile photo of Ralph Neely

Ralph Neely

Dallas Cowboys

13

97
Profile photo of Dave Kopay

Dave Kopay

San Francisco 49ers

11

98
Profile photo of Barry Brown

Barry Brown

Baltimore Colts

11

99
Profile photo of Dick Leftridge

Dick Leftridge

Pittsburgh Steelers

10

100
Profile photo of Ron Medved

Ron Medved

Philadelphia Eagles

10

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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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