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NFL 1945 Leaders
Longest Kickoff Return

1
Profile photo of Steve Van Buren

Steve Van Buren

Philadelphia Eagles

98

2
Profile photo of Ted Fritsch

Ted Fritsch

Green Bay Packers

79

3
Profile photo of Abe Karnofsky

Abe Karnofsky

Philadelphia Eagles

57

4
Profile photo of Steve Bagarus

Steve Bagarus

Washington Redskins

55

5
Profile photo of Babe Dimancheff

Babe Dimancheff

Boston Yanks

52

6
Profile photo of Edgar Jones

Edgar Jones

Chicago Bears

48

7
Profile photo of John Doolan

John Doolan

Two different teams

47

8
Profile photo of Paul Christman

Paul Christman

Chicago Cardinals

44

9
Profile photo of Andy Farkas

Andy Farkas

Detroit Lions

44

10
Profile photo of Joe Carter

Joe Carter

Chicago Cardinals

44

11
Profile photo of Johnny Martin

Johnny Martin

Boston Yanks

43

12
Profile photo of Chuck Fenenbock

Chuck Fenenbock

Detroit Lions

40

13
Profile photo of Howie Livingston

Howie Livingston

New York Giants

39

14
Profile photo of John Popovich

John Popovich

Pittsburgh Steelers

39

15
Profile photo of George Franck

George Franck

New York Giants

36

16
Profile photo of Billy deCorrevont

Billy deCorrevont

Washington Redskins

36

17
Profile photo of Pepper Petrella

Pepper Petrella

Pittsburgh Steelers

36

18
Profile photo of Johnny Knolla

Johnny Knolla

Chicago Cardinals

36

19
Profile photo of Bob Davis

Bob Davis

Boston Yanks

35

20
Profile photo of Bill Dudley

Bill Dudley

Pittsburgh Steelers

35

21
Profile photo of Dave Ryan

Dave Ryan

Detroit Lions

34

22
Profile photo of Ward Cuff

Ward Cuff

New York Giants

33

23
Profile photo of Buss Warren

Buss Warren

Two different teams

33

24
Profile photo of Bob Margarita

Bob Margarita

Chicago Bears

33

25
Profile photo of Ned Mathews

Ned Mathews

Boston Yanks

33

26
Profile photo of Steve Filipowicz

Steve Filipowicz

New York Giants

32

27
Profile photo of Paul Duhart

Paul Duhart

Two different teams

32

28
Profile photo of Frank Seno

Frank Seno

Chicago Cardinals

31

29
Profile photo of Irv Comp

Irv Comp

Green Bay Packers

31

30
Profile photo of Hugh Gallarneau

Hugh Gallarneau

Chicago Bears

30

31
Profile photo of Don Greenwood

Don Greenwood

Cleveland Rams

30

32
Profile photo of Fred Gehrke

Fred Gehrke

Cleveland Rams

30

33
Profile photo of Tom Colella

Tom Colella

Cleveland Rams

30

34
Profile photo of John Lucente

John Lucente

Pittsburgh Steelers

30

35
Profile photo of Joe Laws

Joe Laws

Green Bay Packers

29

36
Profile photo of Tipp Mooney

Tipp Mooney

Chicago Bears

28

37
Profile photo of Cotton Price

Cotton Price

Detroit Lions

28

38
Profile photo of Ernie Steele

Ernie Steele

Philadelphia Eagles

27

39
Profile photo of Bill Paschal

Bill Paschal

New York Giants

27

40
Profile photo of Ernie Bonelli

Ernie Bonelli

Chicago Cardinals

27

41
Profile photo of John Grigas

John Grigas

Boston Yanks

27

42
Profile photo of Leo Cantor

Leo Cantor

Chicago Cardinals

27

43
Profile photo of Art Jones

Art Jones

Pittsburgh Steelers

26

44
Profile photo of George Cafego

George Cafego

Boston Yanks

26

45
Profile photo of Bruce Smith

Bruce Smith

Green Bay Packers

26

46
Profile photo of Roy McKay

Roy McKay

Green Bay Packers

26

47
Profile photo of Dick Booth

Dick Booth

Detroit Lions

26

48
Profile photo of Al Grygo

Al Grygo

Chicago Bears

26

49
Profile photo of George McAfee

George McAfee

Chicago Bears

25

50
Profile photo of Dick Weber

Dick Weber

Detroit Lions

24

51
Profile photo of Lee Shaffer

Lee Shaffer

New York Giants

24

52
Profile photo of Ray McLean

Ray McLean

Chicago Bears

24

53
Profile photo of Tony Bova

Tony Bova

Pittsburgh Steelers

24

54
Profile photo of Ed Shedlosky

Ed Shedlosky

New York Giants

21

55
Profile photo of Frank Akins

Frank Akins

Washington Redskins

21

56
Profile photo of Mike Micka

Mike Micka

Two different teams

21

57
Profile photo of Leon Pense

Leon Pense

Pittsburgh Steelers

21

58
Profile photo of Johnny Butler

Johnny Butler

Philadelphia Eagles

21

59
Profile photo of Joe Vodicka

Joe Vodicka

Two different teams

20

60
Profile photo of Cece Hare

Cece Hare

Washington Redskins

20

61
Profile photo of Morgan Tiller

Morgan Tiller

Pittsburgh Steelers

20

62
Profile photo of Jackie Lowther

Jackie Lowther

Pittsburgh Steelers

20

63
Profile photo of Junie Hovious

Junie Hovious

New York Giants

20

64
Profile photo of Jim Gillette

Jim Gillette

Cleveland Rams

20

65
Profile photo of Gary Famiglietti

Gary Famiglietti

Chicago Bears

19

66
Profile photo of George Kiick

George Kiick

Pittsburgh Steelers

19

67
Profile photo of Jack Banta

Jack Banta

Philadelphia Eagles

19

68
Profile photo of Joe Sulaitis

Joe Sulaitis

New York Giants

19

69
Profile photo of Frank Martin

Frank Martin

Two different teams

18

70
Profile photo of Gil Steinke

Gil Steinke

Philadelphia Eagles

18

71
Profile photo of John Weiss

John Weiss

New York Giants

18

72
Profile photo of Walt Watt

Walt Watt

Chicago Cardinals

18

73
Profile photo of Larry Cabrelli

Larry Cabrelli

Philadelphia Eagles

17

74
Profile photo of Jack Hinkle

Jack Hinkle

Philadelphia Eagles

17

75
Profile photo of Sal Rosato

Sal Rosato

Washington Redskins

17

76
Profile photo of Sid Luckman

Sid Luckman

Chicago Bears

16

77
Profile photo of Al Lolotai

Al Lolotai

Washington Redskins

15

78
Profile photo of Joel Mason

Joel Mason

Green Bay Packers

15

79
Profile photo of Bob Westfall

Bob Westfall

Detroit Lions

15

80
Profile photo of Sam Fox

Sam Fox

New York Giants

14

81
Profile photo of Walt Rankin

Walt Rankin

Chicago Cardinals

14

82
Profile photo of Al Drulis

Al Drulis

Chicago Cardinals

14

83
Profile photo of Al Postus

Al Postus

Pittsburgh Steelers

14

84
Profile photo of Jim Daniell

Jim Daniell

Chicago Bears

14

85
Profile photo of Les Bruckner

Les Bruckner

Chicago Cardinals

13

86
Profile photo of Al Lindow

Al Lindow

Chicago Cardinals

13

87
Profile photo of Bob Zimny

Bob Zimny

Chicago Cardinals

12

88
Profile photo of Bus Mertes

Bus Mertes

Chicago Cardinals

12

89
Profile photo of Lou Brock

Lou Brock

Green Bay Packers

12

90
Profile photo of Ed Frutig

Ed Frutig

Two different teams

12

91
Profile photo of Don Hutson

Don Hutson

Green Bay Packers

12

92
Profile photo of Larry Craig

Larry Craig

Green Bay Packers

11

93
Profile photo of Joe Pierre

Joe Pierre

Pittsburgh Steelers

10

94
Profile photo of Jim Benton

Jim Benton

Cleveland Rams

10

95
Profile photo of Ernie Pannell

Ernie Pannell

Green Bay Packers

10

96
Profile photo of Clyde Goodnight

Clyde Goodnight

Green Bay Packers

8

97
Profile photo of Pug Manders

Pug Manders

Boston Yanks

8

98
Profile photo of Ken Kavanaugh

Ken Kavanaugh

Chicago Bears

7

99
Profile photo of George Koch

George Koch

Cleveland Rams

7

100
Profile photo of Bucko Kilroy

Bucko Kilroy

Philadelphia Eagles

7

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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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