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NFL 1966 Leaders
Punt Return Yards

1
Profile photo of Alvin Haymond

Alvin Haymond

Baltimore Colts

347

2
Profile photo of Jim Stiger

Jim Stiger

Los Angeles Rams

259

3
Profile photo of Johnny Roland

Johnny Roland

St. Louis Cardinals

221

4
Profile photo of Kermit Alexander

Kermit Alexander

San Francisco 49ers

198

5
Profile photo of Johnnie Robinson

Johnnie Robinson

Detroit Lions

185

6
Profile photo of Tom Vaughn

Tom Vaughn

Detroit Lions

179

7
Profile photo of Donny Anderson

Donny Anderson

Green Bay Packers

124

8
Profile photo of Mel Renfro

Mel Renfro

Dallas Cowboys

123

9
Profile photo of Aaron Martin

Aaron Martin

Philadelphia Eagles

118

10
Profile photo of Spider Lockhart

Spider Lockhart

New York Giants

113

11
Profile photo of Rickie Harris

Rickie Harris

Washington Redskins

108

12
Profile photo of Bob Hayes

Bob Hayes

Dallas Cowboys

106

13
Profile photo of Leroy Kelly

Leroy Kelly

Cleveland Browns

104

14
Profile photo of Ed Sharockman

Ed Sharockman

Minnesota Vikings

95

15
Profile photo of Willie Wood

Willie Wood

Green Bay Packers

82

16
Profile photo of Irv Cross

Irv Cross

Los Angeles Rams

82

17
Profile photo of Ron Smith

Ron Smith

Atlanta Falcons

80

18
Profile photo of Charley Taylor

Charley Taylor

Washington Redskins

63

19
Profile photo of Jon Arnett

Jon Arnett

Chicago Bears

58

20
Profile photo of Roy Shivers

Roy Shivers

St. Louis Cardinals

49

21
Profile photo of Ben Hawkins

Ben Hawkins

Philadelphia Eagles

47

22
Profile photo of Billy Gambrell

Billy Gambrell

St. Louis Cardinals

46

23
Profile photo of Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers

Chicago Bears

44

24
Profile photo of Walter Roberts

Walter Roberts

Cleveland Browns

42

25
Profile photo of Chuck Howley

Chuck Howley

Dallas Cowboys

30

26
Profile photo of Roy Jefferson

Roy Jefferson

Pittsburgh Steelers

29

27
Profile photo of Dave Kopay

Dave Kopay

San Francisco 49ers

28

28
Profile photo of Bobby Mitchell

Bobby Mitchell

Washington Redskins

21

29
Profile photo of Bobby Felts

Bobby Felts

Detroit Lions

20

30
Profile photo of Lance Rentzel

Lance Rentzel

Minnesota Vikings

16

31
Profile photo of Wayne Swinford

Wayne Swinford

San Francisco 49ers

12

32
Profile photo of Jim Todd

Jim Todd

Detroit Lions

12

33
Profile photo of Brady Keys

Brady Keys

Pittsburgh Steelers

11

34
Profile photo of Nick Rassas

Nick Rassas

Atlanta Falcons

10

35
Profile photo of Elijah Pitts

Elijah Pitts

Green Bay Packers

9

36
Profile photo of Fred Mazurek

Fred Mazurek

Washington Redskins

9

37
Profile photo of Tommy Mason

Tommy Mason

Minnesota Vikings

9

38
Profile photo of Bob Sherlag

Bob Sherlag

Atlanta Falcons

8

39
Profile photo of Ted Davis

Ted Davis

Baltimore Colts

7

40
Profile photo of Phil Harris

Phil Harris

New York Giants

7

41
Profile photo of Jim Young

Jim Young

Minnesota Vikings

7

42
Profile photo of Jim Lindsey

Jim Lindsey

Minnesota Vikings

4

43
Profile photo of Al Nelson

Al Nelson

Philadelphia Eagles

3

44
Profile photo of Jerry Logan

Jerry Logan

Baltimore Colts

3

45
Profile photo of Jim Bradshaw

Jim Bradshaw

Pittsburgh Steelers

3

46
Profile photo of Jack Concannon

Jack Concannon

Philadelphia Eagles

3

47
Profile photo of Ken Reaves

Ken Reaves

Atlanta Falcons

2

48
Profile photo of Tom Brown

Tom Brown

Green Bay Packers

0

49
Profile photo of Tom Matte

Tom Matte

Baltimore Colts

0

50
Profile photo of Jerry Simmons

Jerry Simmons

Pittsburgh Steelers

0

51
Profile photo of Jim Jackson

Jim Jackson

San Francisco 49ers

0

52
Profile photo of George Donnelly

George Donnelly

San Francisco 49ers

0

53
Profile photo of Gerry Allen

Gerry Allen

Baltimore Colts

0

54
Profile photo of Timmy Brown

Timmy Brown

Philadelphia Eagles

0

55
Profile photo of Dan Reeves

Dan Reeves

Dallas Cowboys

-1

56
Profile photo of Willie Brown

Willie Brown

Philadelphia Eagles

-1

57
Profile photo of Jeff Williams

Jeff Williams

Minnesota Vikings

-2

58
Profile photo of Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon

Chicago Bears

-5

59
Profile photo of Joe Scarpati

Joe Scarpati

Philadelphia Eagles

-8

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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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