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NFL 1979 Leaders
Longest Kickoff Return

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Profile photo of Roy Green

Roy Green

St. Louis Cardinals

106

2
Profile photo of Ira Matthews

Ira Matthews

Oakland Raiders

104

3
Profile photo of Aundra Thompson

Aundra Thompson

Green Bay Packers

100

4
Profile photo of Billy Campfield

Billy Campfield

Philadelphia Eagles

92

5
Profile photo of Larry Brunson

Larry Brunson

Oakland Raiders

89

6
Profile photo of James Owens

James Owens

San Francisco 49ers

85

7
Profile photo of Rickey Watts

Rickey Watts

Chicago Bears

83

8
Profile photo of Jimmy Edwards

Jimmy Edwards

Minnesota Vikings

83

9
Profile photo of Steve Odom

Steve Odom

Two different teams

75

10
Profile photo of Ron Springs

Ron Springs

Dallas Cowboys

70

11
Profile photo of John Arnold

John Arnold

Detroit Lions

69

12
Profile photo of Nesby Glasgow

Nesby Glasgow

Baltimore Colts

58

13
Profile photo of Joe Stewart

Joe Stewart

Oakland Raiders

53

14
Profile photo of Wally Henry

Wally Henry

Philadelphia Eagles

53

15
Profile photo of Willard Harrell

Willard Harrell

St. Louis Cardinals

53

16
Profile photo of Horace Belton

Horace Belton

Kansas City Chiefs

52

17
Profile photo of Bruce Harper

Bruce Harper

New York Jets

52

18
Profile photo of Ken Schroy

Ken Schroy

New York Jets

51

19
Profile photo of Steve Gaunty

Steve Gaunty

Kansas City Chiefs

50

20
Profile photo of Wade Manning

Wade Manning

Dallas Cowboys

47

21
Profile photo of Keith Wright

Keith Wright

Cleveland Browns

45

22
Profile photo of Len Walterscheid

Len Walterscheid

Chicago Bears

44

23
Profile photo of Larry Anderson

Larry Anderson

Pittsburgh Steelers

44

24
Profile photo of Eddie Hill

Eddie Hill

Los Angeles Rams

43

25
Profile photo of Tony Nathan

Tony Nathan

Miami Dolphins

43

26
Profile photo of Ted Brown

Ted Brown

Minnesota Vikings

43

27
Profile photo of Mike Fuller

Mike Fuller

San Diego Chargers

41

28
Profile photo of Mike McCoy

Mike McCoy

Green Bay Packers

41

29
Profile photo of Artie Owens

Artie Owens

San Diego Chargers

40

30
Profile photo of Bobby Hammond

Bobby Hammond

Two different teams

39

31
Profile photo of Rich Mauti

Rich Mauti

New Orleans Saints

39

32
Profile photo of Drew Hill

Drew Hill

Los Angeles Rams

39

33
Profile photo of Jeff Moore

Jeff Moore

Seattle Seahawks

39

34
Profile photo of Ike Forte

Ike Forte

Washington Redskins

38

35
Profile photo of Allan Clark

Allan Clark

New England Patriots

38

36
Profile photo of Carter Hartwig

Carter Hartwig

Houston Oilers

37

37
Profile photo of Dave Preston

Dave Preston

Denver Broncos

37

38
Profile photo of Rick Kane

Rick Kane

Detroit Lions

37

39
Profile photo of Wes Chandler

Wes Chandler

New Orleans Saints

37

40
Profile photo of Steve Powell

Steve Powell

Buffalo Bills

36

41
Profile photo of Bobby Jones

Bobby Jones

New York Jets

36

42
Profile photo of Deacon Turner

Deacon Turner

Cincinnati Bengals

36

43
Profile photo of Keith Moody

Keith Moody

Buffalo Bills

35

44
Profile photo of Rich Ellender

Rich Ellender

Houston Oilers

35

45
Profile photo of Lenvil Elliott

Lenvil Elliott

San Francisco 49ers

33

46
Profile photo of Leonard Willis

Leonard Willis

Buffalo Bills

33

47
Profile photo of Buddy Hardeman

Buddy Hardeman

Washington Redskins

33

48
Profile photo of Dino Hall

Dino Hall

Cleveland Browns

33

49
Profile photo of Ray Strong

Ray Strong

Atlanta Falcons

33

50
Profile photo of Brian Baschnagel

Brian Baschnagel

Chicago Bears

32

51
Profile photo of Tony Hill

Tony Hill

Dallas Cowboys

32

52
Profile photo of Johnnie Dirden

Johnnie Dirden

Kansas City Chiefs

32

53
Profile photo of Lynn Cain

Lynn Cain

Atlanta Falcons

32

54
Profile photo of Louie Giammona

Louie Giammona

Philadelphia Eagles

31

55
Profile photo of Ken Callicutt

Ken Callicutt

Detroit Lions

31

56
Profile photo of Wayne Wilson

Wayne Wilson

New Orleans Saints

31

57
Profile photo of Tony Green

Tony Green

Two different teams

31

58
Profile photo of Hank Bauer

Hank Bauer

San Diego Chargers

31

59
Profile photo of Isaac Hagins

Isaac Hagins

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

31

60
Profile photo of Billy Taylor

Billy Taylor

New York Giants

31

61
Profile photo of Don Westbrook

Don Westbrook

New England Patriots

30

62
Profile photo of Chris Pane

Chris Pane

Denver Broncos

30

63
Profile photo of Al Hunter

Al Hunter

Seattle Seahawks

30

64
Profile photo of George Ragsdale

George Ragsdale

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

30

65
Profile photo of Jim Robinson

Jim Robinson

New York Giants

30

66
Profile photo of Dennis Pearson

Dennis Pearson

Atlanta Falcons

29

67
Profile photo of Lonnie Perrin

Lonnie Perrin

Two different teams

29

68
Profile photo of Eddie Brown

Eddie Brown

Los Angeles Rams

28

69
Profile photo of Mike Kozlowski

Mike Kozlowski

Miami Dolphins

28

70
Profile photo of Vaughn Lusby

Vaughn Lusby

Cincinnati Bengals

28

71
Profile photo of Tony Leonard

Tony Leonard

Detroit Lions

28

72
Profile photo of Ricky Feacher

Ricky Feacher

Cleveland Browns

27

73
Profile photo of Mike Collier

Mike Collier

Buffalo Bills

27

74
Profile photo of Steve Schubert

Steve Schubert

Chicago Bears

27

75
Profile photo of Ronnie Coleman

Ronnie Coleman

Houston Oilers

27

76
Profile photo of Luther Blue

Luther Blue

Detroit Lions

26

77
Profile photo of Leonard Thompson

Leonard Thompson

Detroit Lions

26

78
Profile photo of Anthony Anderson

Anthony Anderson

Pittsburgh Steelers

26

79
Profile photo of Jim Browner

Jim Browner

Cincinnati Bengals

26

80
Profile photo of Rick Upchurch

Rick Upchurch

Denver Broncos

26

81
Profile photo of Steve Wilson

Steve Wilson

Dallas Cowboys

26

82
Profile photo of John Grant

John Grant

Denver Broncos

25

83
Profile photo of Clarence Hawkins

Clarence Hawkins

Oakland Raiders

25

84
Profile photo of Ben Garry

Ben Garry

Baltimore Colts

24

85
Profile photo of Terry Miller

Terry Miller

Buffalo Bills

24

86
Profile photo of Haskel Stanback

Haskel Stanback

Atlanta Falcons

24

87
Profile photo of Nathan Poole

Nathan Poole

Cincinnati Bengals

24

88
Profile photo of Zachary Dixon

Zachary Dixon

Two different teams

24

89
Profile photo of Rick Sanford

Rick Sanford

New England Patriots

23

90
Profile photo of Greg Hawthorne

Greg Hawthorne

Pittsburgh Steelers

23

91
Profile photo of Don Harris

Don Harris

Washington Redskins

23

92
Profile photo of John Barefield

John Barefield

St. Louis Cardinals

23

93
Profile photo of Larry Barnes

Larry Barnes

Philadelphia Eagles

23

94
Profile photo of Paul Hofer

Paul Hofer

San Francisco 49ers

23

95
Profile photo of Phil Francis

Phil Francis

San Francisco 49ers

23

96
Profile photo of Doug Kotar

Doug Kotar

New York Giants

23

97
Profile photo of Curtis Brown

Curtis Brown

Buffalo Bills

22

98
Profile photo of Greg Pruitt

Greg Pruitt

Cleveland Browns

22

99
Profile photo of Jeff Groth

Jeff Groth

Two different teams

21

100
Profile photo of John Harris

John Harris

Seattle Seahawks

21

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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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