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NFL 1968 Leaders
Longest Kickoff Return

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Profile photo of Preston Pearson

Preston Pearson

Baltimore Colts

102

2
Profile photo of Lem Barney

Lem Barney

Detroit Lions

98

3
Profile photo of Alvin Haymond

Alvin Haymond

Philadelphia Eagles

98

4
Profile photo of Ron Smith

Ron Smith

Los Angeles Rams

94

5
Profile photo of Don Shy

Don Shy

Pittsburgh Steelers

90

6
Profile photo of Clarence Childs

Clarence Childs

Chicago Bears

88

7
Profile photo of Charlie West

Charlie West

Minnesota Vikings

82

8
Profile photo of Chuck Latourette

Chuck Latourette

St. Louis Cardinals

75

9
Profile photo of Al Nelson

Al Nelson

Philadelphia Eagles

69

10
Profile photo of Ronnie Blye

Ronnie Blye

New York Giants

66

11
Profile photo of Travis Williams

Travis Williams

Green Bay Packers

60

12
Profile photo of Elijah Nevett

Elijah Nevett

New Orleans Saints

55

13
Profile photo of Herb Adderley

Herb Adderley

Green Bay Packers

50

14
Profile photo of Pete Larson

Pete Larson

Washington Redskins

49

15
Profile photo of Rickie Harris

Rickie Harris

Washington Redskins

49

16
Profile photo of Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers

Chicago Bears

48

17
Profile photo of John Gilliam

John Gilliam

New Orleans Saints

48

18
Profile photo of Ben Hawkins

Ben Hawkins

Philadelphia Eagles

46

19
Profile photo of Jon Henderson

Jon Henderson

Pittsburgh Steelers

44

20
Profile photo of Bobby Mitchell

Bobby Mitchell

Washington Redskins

43

21
Profile photo of Nate James

Nate James

Cleveland Browns

43

22
Profile photo of Bob Wallace

Bob Wallace

Chicago Bears

42

23
Profile photo of Cannonball Butler

Cannonball Butler

Atlanta Falcons

42

24
Profile photo of Charlie Leigh

Charlie Leigh

Cleveland Browns

41

25
Profile photo of Craig Baynham

Craig Baynham

Dallas Cowboys

40

26
Profile photo of Bobby Thompson

Bobby Thompson

Detroit Lions

40

27
Profile photo of Willie Ellison

Willie Ellison

Los Angeles Rams

40

28
Profile photo of Doug Cunningham

Doug Cunningham

San Francisco 49ers

38

29
Profile photo of Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon

Chicago Bears

37

30
Profile photo of Gene Howard

Gene Howard

New Orleans Saints

36

31
Profile photo of Carl Ward

Carl Ward

Cleveland Browns

35

32
Profile photo of Bobby Bryant

Bobby Bryant

Minnesota Vikings

35

33
Profile photo of Kermit Alexander

Kermit Alexander

San Francisco 49ers

35

34
Profile photo of Terry Cole

Terry Cole

Baltimore Colts

34

35
Profile photo of Ben Davis

Ben Davis

Cleveland Browns

33

36
Profile photo of Reece Morrison

Reece Morrison

Cleveland Browns

33

37
Profile photo of Cecil Turner

Cecil Turner

Chicago Bears

33

38
Profile photo of Dick Daniels

Dick Daniels

Dallas Cowboys

32

39
Profile photo of Tom Vaughn

Tom Vaughn

Detroit Lions

31

40
Profile photo of Aaron Martin

Aaron Martin

Washington Redskins

31

41
Profile photo of Bobby Duhon

Bobby Duhon

New York Giants

30

42
Profile photo of Dick Smith

Dick Smith

Washington Redskins

30

43
Profile photo of Bill Tucker

Bill Tucker

San Francisco 49ers

30

44
Profile photo of Timmy Brown

Timmy Brown

Baltimore Colts

29

45
Profile photo of Clem Daniels

Clem Daniels

San Francisco 49ers

29

46
Profile photo of Charlie Bryant

Charlie Bryant

Atlanta Falcons

29

47
Profile photo of Charlie Brown

Charlie Brown

New Orleans Saints

28

48
Profile photo of Dick Butkus

Dick Butkus

Chicago Bears

28

49
Profile photo of Elijah Pitts

Elijah Pitts

Green Bay Packers

27

50
Profile photo of Rocky Bleier

Rocky Bleier

Pittsburgh Steelers

27

51
Profile photo of Jim Smith

Jim Smith

Washington Redskins

26

52
Profile photo of Willis Crenshaw

Willis Crenshaw

St. Louis Cardinals

25

53
Profile photo of Nick Rassas

Nick Rassas

Atlanta Falcons

24

54
Profile photo of Marshall Cropper

Marshall Cropper

Pittsburgh Steelers

23

55
Profile photo of Johnny Fuller

Johnny Fuller

San Francisco 49ers

23

56
Profile photo of Roy Shivers

Roy Shivers

St. Louis Cardinals

23

57
Profile photo of John Mallory

John Mallory

Philadelphia Eagles

23

58
Profile photo of Harmon Wages

Harmon Wages

Atlanta Falcons

23

59
Profile photo of Steve Stonebreaker

Steve Stonebreaker

New Orleans Saints

22

60
Profile photo of Tom Matte

Tom Matte

Baltimore Colts

22

61
Profile photo of Mike Donohoe

Mike Donohoe

Atlanta Falcons

22

62
Profile photo of Tom Watkins

Tom Watkins

Pittsburgh Steelers

22

63
Profile photo of Dwight Lee

Dwight Lee

Two different teams

22

64
Profile photo of Clint Jones

Clint Jones

Minnesota Vikings

22

65
Profile photo of Dennis Homan

Dennis Homan

Dallas Cowboys

21

66
Profile photo of Ralph Kurek

Ralph Kurek

Chicago Bears

20

67
Profile photo of Jim Holifield

Jim Holifield

New York Giants

20

68
Profile photo of Bob Hayes

Bob Hayes

Dallas Cowboys

20

69
Profile photo of Joe Auer

Joe Auer

Atlanta Falcons

20

70
Profile photo of Les Kelley

Les Kelley

New Orleans Saints

20

71
Profile photo of Eddie Meador

Eddie Meador

Los Angeles Rams

20

72
Profile photo of Dave Robinson

Dave Robinson

Green Bay Packers

19

73
Profile photo of Lou Harris

Lou Harris

Pittsburgh Steelers

19

74
Profile photo of Ron Porter

Ron Porter

Baltimore Colts

19

75
Profile photo of Harry Jones

Harry Jones

Philadelphia Eagles

18

76
Profile photo of Joe Szczecko

Joe Szczecko

Atlanta Falcons

18

77
Profile photo of Clancy Williams

Clancy Williams

Los Angeles Rams

16

78
Profile photo of Billy Harris

Billy Harris

Atlanta Falcons

16

79
Profile photo of Cas Banaszek

Cas Banaszek

San Francisco 49ers

15

80
Profile photo of Tom Nowatzke

Tom Nowatzke

Detroit Lions

15

81
Profile photo of Dave Kopay

Dave Kopay

Detroit Lions

15

82
Profile photo of Ed Sharockman

Ed Sharockman

Minnesota Vikings

14

83
Profile photo of Jerry Logan

Jerry Logan

Baltimore Colts

14

84
Profile photo of Harold Hays

Harold Hays

San Francisco 49ers

13

85
Profile photo of Joe Koontz

Joe Koontz

New York Giants

13

86
Profile photo of Don Talbert

Don Talbert

Atlanta Falcons

13

87
Profile photo of Billy Gambrell

Billy Gambrell

Detroit Lions

12

88
Profile photo of Chuck Hinton

Chuck Hinton

New York Giants

12

89
Profile photo of Bob Lurtsema

Bob Lurtsema

New York Giants

11

90
Profile photo of Ed Mooney

Ed Mooney

Detroit Lions

11

91
Profile photo of Tim Rossovich

Tim Rossovich

Philadelphia Eagles

11

92
Profile photo of Walt Rock

Walt Rock

Washington Redskins

10

93
Profile photo of Earl Denny

Earl Denny

Minnesota Vikings

10

94
Profile photo of Leroy Kelly

Leroy Kelly

Cleveland Browns

10

95
Profile photo of John Douglas

John Douglas

New Orleans Saints

10

96
Profile photo of Ralph Neely

Ralph Neely

Dallas Cowboys

9

97
Profile photo of Mike Taylor

Mike Taylor

Pittsburgh Steelers

9

98
Profile photo of Tucker Frederickson

Tucker Frederickson

New York Giants

9

99
Profile photo of John Hilton

John Hilton

Pittsburgh Steelers

9

100
Profile photo of Phil Vandersea

Phil Vandersea

Green Bay Packers

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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