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NFL 1979 Leaders
Kickoff Return Yards

1
Profile photo of Bruce Harper

Bruce Harper

New York Jets

1,158

2
Profile photo of Deacon Turner

Deacon Turner

Cincinnati Bengals

1,149

3
Profile photo of Nesby Glasgow

Nesby Glasgow

Baltimore Colts

1,126

4
Profile photo of Jimmy Edwards

Jimmy Edwards

Minnesota Vikings

1,103

5
Profile photo of Tony Nathan

Tony Nathan

Miami Dolphins

1,016

6
Profile photo of Dino Hall

Dino Hall

Cleveland Browns

1,014

7
Profile photo of Roy Green

Roy Green

St. Louis Cardinals

1,005

8
Profile photo of James Owens

James Owens

San Francisco 49ers

1,002

9
Profile photo of Steve Odom

Steve Odom

Two different teams

949

10
Profile photo of Ira Matthews

Ira Matthews

Oakland Raiders

873

11
Profile photo of Allan Clark

Allan Clark

New England Patriots

816

12
Profile photo of Drew Hill

Drew Hill

Los Angeles Rams

803

13
Profile photo of Rich Mauti

Rich Mauti

New Orleans Saints

801

14
Profile photo of Artie Owens

Artie Owens

San Diego Chargers

791

15
Profile photo of Ron Springs

Ron Springs

Dallas Cowboys

780

16
Profile photo of Larry Anderson

Larry Anderson

Pittsburgh Steelers

732

17
Profile photo of George Ragsdale

George Ragsdale

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

675

18
Profile photo of Wally Henry

Wally Henry

Philadelphia Eagles

668

19
Profile photo of Tony Green

Tony Green

Two different teams

651

20
Profile photo of Jeff Moore

Jeff Moore

Seattle Seahawks

641

21
Profile photo of Dennis Pearson

Dennis Pearson

Atlanta Falcons

570

22
Profile photo of Keith Moody

Keith Moody

Buffalo Bills

556

23
Profile photo of Bobby Hammond

Bobby Hammond

Two different teams

544

24
Profile photo of John Arnold

John Arnold

Detroit Lions

539

25
Profile photo of Rich Ellender

Rich Ellender

Houston Oilers

514

26
Profile photo of Willard Harrell

Willard Harrell

St. Louis Cardinals

497

27
Profile photo of Horace Belton

Horace Belton

Kansas City Chiefs

463

28
Profile photo of Larry Brunson

Larry Brunson

Oakland Raiders

441

29
Profile photo of Len Walterscheid

Len Walterscheid

Chicago Bears

427

30
Profile photo of Ken Callicutt

Ken Callicutt

Detroit Lions

406

31
Profile photo of Buddy Hardeman

Buddy Hardeman

Washington Redskins

404

32
Profile photo of Keith Wright

Keith Wright

Cleveland Browns

402

33
Profile photo of Chris Pane

Chris Pane

Denver Broncos

354

34
Profile photo of Aundra Thompson

Aundra Thompson

Green Bay Packers

346

35
Profile photo of Ray Strong

Ray Strong

Atlanta Falcons

343

36
Profile photo of Dave Preston

Dave Preston

Denver Broncos

336

37
Profile photo of Steve Wilson

Steve Wilson

Dallas Cowboys

328

38
Profile photo of Ronnie Coleman

Ronnie Coleman

Houston Oilers

321

39
Profile photo of Eddie Hill

Eddie Hill

Los Angeles Rams

305

40
Profile photo of Al Hunter

Al Hunter

Seattle Seahawks

299

41
Profile photo of Louie Giammona

Louie Giammona

Philadelphia Eagles

294

42
Profile photo of Rickey Watts

Rickey Watts

Chicago Bears

289

43
Profile photo of Rick Kane

Rick Kane

Detroit Lions

281

44
Profile photo of Steve Gaunty

Steve Gaunty

Kansas City Chiefs

271

45
Profile photo of Brian Baschnagel

Brian Baschnagel

Chicago Bears

260

46
Profile photo of Billy Campfield

Billy Campfield

Philadelphia Eagles

251

47
Profile photo of Mike McCoy

Mike McCoy

Green Bay Packers

248

48
Profile photo of Carter Hartwig

Carter Hartwig

Houston Oilers

238

49
Profile photo of Wayne Wilson

Wayne Wilson

New Orleans Saints

230

50
Profile photo of Ike Forte

Ike Forte

Washington Redskins

211

51
Profile photo of Anthony Anderson

Anthony Anderson

Pittsburgh Steelers

200

52
Profile photo of Isaac Hagins

Isaac Hagins

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

196

53
Profile photo of Ted Brown

Ted Brown

Minnesota Vikings

186

54
Profile photo of Rick Sanford

Rick Sanford

New England Patriots

179

55
Profile photo of Ken Schroy

Ken Schroy

New York Jets

179

56
Profile photo of Lenvil Elliott

Lenvil Elliott

San Francisco 49ers

170

57
Profile photo of Terry Miller

Terry Miller

Buffalo Bills

160

58
Profile photo of Johnnie Dirden

Johnnie Dirden

Kansas City Chiefs

154

59
Profile photo of Don Westbrook

Don Westbrook

New England Patriots

151

60
Profile photo of Leonard Thompson

Leonard Thompson

Detroit Lions

151

61
Profile photo of Lynn Cain

Lynn Cain

Atlanta Falcons

149

62
Profile photo of Wade Manning

Wade Manning

Dallas Cowboys

145

63
Profile photo of Bobby Jones

Bobby Jones

New York Jets

140

64
Profile photo of Jim Robinson

Jim Robinson

New York Giants

140

65
Profile photo of Wes Chandler

Wes Chandler

New Orleans Saints

136

66
Profile photo of Ben Garry

Ben Garry

Baltimore Colts

135

67
Profile photo of Billy Taylor

Billy Taylor

New York Giants

131

68
Profile photo of Mike Collier

Mike Collier

Buffalo Bills

129

69
Profile photo of Nathan Poole

Nathan Poole

Cincinnati Bengals

128

70
Profile photo of Paul Hofer

Paul Hofer

San Francisco 49ers

124

71
Profile photo of Jack Holmes

Jack Holmes

New Orleans Saints

120

72
Profile photo of Mike Fuller

Mike Fuller

San Diego Chargers

115

73
Profile photo of Tom Pridemore

Tom Pridemore

Atlanta Falcons

111

74
Profile photo of Haskel Stanback

Haskel Stanback

Atlanta Falcons

109

75
Profile photo of Eddie Brown

Eddie Brown

Los Angeles Rams

103

76
Profile photo of Phil Francis

Phil Francis

San Francisco 49ers

103

77
Profile photo of Steve Powell

Steve Powell

Buffalo Bills

97

78
Profile photo of Leonard Willis

Leonard Willis

Buffalo Bills

92

79
Profile photo of Hank Bauer

Hank Bauer

San Diego Chargers

92

80
Profile photo of Vaughn Lusby

Vaughn Lusby

Cincinnati Bengals

92

81
Profile photo of Jim Browner

Jim Browner

Cincinnati Bengals

87

82
Profile photo of Lonnie Perrin

Lonnie Perrin

Two different teams

86

83
Profile photo of Mike Kozlowski

Mike Kozlowski

Miami Dolphins

85

84
Profile photo of Beasley Reece

Beasley Reece

New York Giants

81

85
Profile photo of Don Harris

Don Harris

Washington Redskins

80

86
Profile photo of Rick Upchurch

Rick Upchurch

Denver Broncos

79

87
Profile photo of Bob Ferrell

Bob Ferrell

San Francisco 49ers

78

88
Profile photo of Earl Gant

Earl Gant

Kansas City Chiefs

75

89
Profile photo of Tony Leonard

Tony Leonard

Detroit Lions

70

90
Profile photo of Joe Stewart

Joe Stewart

Oakland Raiders

63

91
Profile photo of Clarence Harmon

Clarence Harmon

Washington Redskins

63

92
Profile photo of John Barefield

John Barefield

St. Louis Cardinals

62

93
Profile photo of Howard Kurnick

Howard Kurnick

Cincinnati Bengals

60

94
Profile photo of Brent McClanahan

Brent McClanahan

Minnesota Vikings

53

95
Profile photo of Zachary Dixon

Zachary Dixon

Two different teams

53

96
Profile photo of Bernard Jackson

Bernard Jackson

Denver Broncos

53

97
Profile photo of Eddie Hicks

Eddie Hicks

New York Giants

51

98
Profile photo of Ricky Feacher

Ricky Feacher

Cleveland Browns

51

99
Profile photo of James Mayberry

James Mayberry

Atlanta Falcons

49

100
Profile photo of Greg Hawthorne

Greg Hawthorne

Pittsburgh Steelers

46

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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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