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NFL 1947 Leaders
Kickoff Return Yards

1
Profile photo of Eddie Saenz

Eddie Saenz

Washington Redskins

797

2
Profile photo of Frank Seno

Frank Seno

Boston Yanks

636

3
Profile photo of Walt Slater

Walt Slater

Pittsburgh Steelers

480

4
Profile photo of Steve Van Buren

Steve Van Buren

Philadelphia Eagles

382

5
Profile photo of Bill Dudley

Bill Dudley

Detroit Lions

359

6
Profile photo of Charley Trippi

Charley Trippi

Chicago Cardinals

321

7
Profile photo of Tony Canadeo

Tony Canadeo

Green Bay Packers

312

8
Profile photo of Ed Cody

Ed Cody

Green Bay Packers

269

9
Profile photo of Frank Minini

Frank Minini

Chicago Bears

261

10
Profile photo of Don Kindt

Don Kindt

Chicago Bears

220

11
Profile photo of Tom Harmon

Tom Harmon

Los Angeles Rams

208

12
Profile photo of Howie Livingston

Howie Livingston

New York Giants

203

13
Profile photo of Dick Todd

Dick Todd

Washington Redskins

189

14
Profile photo of Dante Magnani

Dante Magnani

Los Angeles Rams

186

15
Profile photo of Babe Dimancheff

Babe Dimancheff

Chicago Cardinals

180

16
Profile photo of Joe Golding

Joe Golding

Boston Yanks

173

17
Profile photo of Bob Nussbaumer

Bob Nussbaumer

Washington Redskins

154

18
Profile photo of Bosh Pritchard

Bosh Pritchard

Philadelphia Eagles

148

19
Profile photo of Gene Roberts

Gene Roberts

New York Giants

141

20
Profile photo of George Cheverko

George Cheverko

New York Giants

135

21
Profile photo of George Gulyanics

George Gulyanics

Chicago Bears

124

22
Profile photo of George Franck

George Franck

New York Giants

121

23
Profile photo of Tom Farmer

Tom Farmer

Washington Redskins

118

24
Profile photo of Gonzalo Morales

Gonzalo Morales

Pittsburgh Steelers

113

25
Profile photo of Bill Paschal

Bill Paschal

Two different teams

103

26
Profile photo of Billy deCorrevont

Billy deCorrevont

Chicago Cardinals

102

27
Profile photo of Ted Fritsch

Ted Fritsch

Green Bay Packers

100

28
Profile photo of Jack Ferrante

Jack Ferrante

Philadelphia Eagles

99

29
Profile photo of John Poto

John Poto

Boston Yanks

99

30
Profile photo of Clyde LeForce

Clyde LeForce

Detroit Lions

98

31
Profile photo of Joe Margucci

Joe Margucci

Detroit Lions

94

32
Profile photo of Bob Sullivan

Bob Sullivan

Pittsburgh Steelers

86

33
Profile photo of Jim Blumenstock

Jim Blumenstock

New York Giants

77

34
Profile photo of Joe Watt

Joe Watt

Two different teams

68

35
Profile photo of Bill Osmanski

Bill Osmanski

Chicago Bears

67

36
Profile photo of Jim Gillette

Jim Gillette

Green Bay Packers

66

37
Profile photo of Rudy Romboli

Rudy Romboli

Boston Yanks

64

38
Profile photo of Art Faircloth

Art Faircloth

New York Giants

62

39
Profile photo of Pete Kmetovic

Pete Kmetovic

Detroit Lions

62

40
Profile photo of Bruce Smith

Bruce Smith

Green Bay Packers

61

41
Profile photo of Steve Lach

Steve Lach

Pittsburgh Steelers

59

42
Profile photo of Les Horvath

Les Horvath

Los Angeles Rams

58

43
Profile photo of Joe Muha

Joe Muha

Philadelphia Eagles

55

44
Profile photo of Kenny Washington

Kenny Washington

Los Angeles Rams

52

45
Profile photo of Jack Banta

Jack Banta

Los Angeles Rams

50

46
Profile photo of Pat McHugh

Pat McHugh

Philadelphia Eagles

50

47
Profile photo of Paul White

Paul White

Pittsburgh Steelers

50

48
Profile photo of Mel Bleeker

Mel Bleeker

Los Angeles Rams

50

49
Profile photo of Elmer Madarik

Elmer Madarik

Detroit Lions

49

50
Profile photo of Mike Holovak

Mike Holovak

Chicago Bears

47

51
Profile photo of Red Cochran

Red Cochran

Chicago Cardinals

46

52
Profile photo of Camp Wilson

Camp Wilson

Detroit Lions

46

53
Profile photo of Hugh Gallarneau

Hugh Gallarneau

Chicago Bears

43

54
Profile photo of Val Jansante

Val Jansante

Pittsburgh Steelers

42

55
Profile photo of Ken Reese

Ken Reese

Detroit Lions

40

56
Profile photo of Neill Armstrong

Neill Armstrong

Philadelphia Eagles

38

57
Profile photo of Sal Rosato

Sal Rosato

Washington Redskins

36

58
Profile photo of Art Macioszczyk

Art Macioszczyk

Philadelphia Eagles

36

59
Profile photo of Ray McLean

Ray McLean

Chicago Bears

35

60
Profile photo of Frank Reagan

Frank Reagan

New York Giants

34

61
Profile photo of Ed Cifers

Ed Cifers

Chicago Bears

33

62
Profile photo of Tony Compagno

Tony Compagno

Pittsburgh Steelers

32

63
Profile photo of Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones

Washington Redskins

30

64
Profile photo of Bob Cifers

Bob Cifers

Pittsburgh Steelers

30

65
Profile photo of Dave Brown

Dave Brown

New York Giants

30

66
Profile photo of Nolan Luhn

Nolan Luhn

Green Bay Packers

30

67
Profile photo of Gerry Cowhig

Gerry Cowhig

Los Angeles Rams

29

68
Profile photo of Fred Gehrke

Fred Gehrke

Los Angeles Rams

29

69
Profile photo of Bob Forte

Bob Forte

Green Bay Packers

28

70
Profile photo of Ernie Williamson

Ernie Williamson

Washington Redskins

28

71
Profile photo of Bob Westfall

Bob Westfall

Detroit Lions

27

72
Profile photo of Don Avery

Don Avery

Washington Redskins

24

73
Profile photo of Johnny Clement

Johnny Clement

Pittsburgh Steelers

24

74
Profile photo of Howard Maley

Howard Maley

Boston Yanks

23

75
Profile photo of Dick Poillon

Dick Poillon

Washington Redskins

23

76
Profile photo of Joe Sulaitis

Joe Sulaitis

New York Giants

23

77
Profile photo of Charlie Seabright

Charlie Seabright

Pittsburgh Steelers

23

78
Profile photo of George McAfee

George McAfee

Chicago Bears

23

79
Profile photo of Pat West

Pat West

Los Angeles Rams

21

80
Profile photo of Vic Schwall

Vic Schwall

Chicago Cardinals

20

81
Profile photo of Gordon Paschka

Gordon Paschka

New York Giants

20

82
Profile photo of John Grigas

John Grigas

Boston Yanks

19

83
Profile photo of George Wilde

George Wilde

Washington Redskins

19

84
Profile photo of John Greene

John Greene

Detroit Lions

19

85
Profile photo of Steve Sucic

Steve Sucic

Two different teams

18

86
Profile photo of Allen Smith

Allen Smith

Chicago Bears

18

87
Profile photo of Bill Garnaas

Bill Garnaas

Pittsburgh Steelers

17

88
Profile photo of Elmer Angsman

Elmer Angsman

Chicago Cardinals

17

89
Profile photo of Ernie Steele

Ernie Steele

Philadelphia Eagles

17

90
Profile photo of Kelley Mote

Kelley Mote

Detroit Lions

17

91
Profile photo of Pete Pihos

Pete Pihos

Philadelphia Eagles

17

92
Profile photo of Tony Bova

Tony Bova

Pittsburgh Steelers

16

93
Profile photo of Duke Iverson

Duke Iverson

New York Giants

16

94
Profile photo of Jake Colhouer

Jake Colhouer

Chicago Cardinals

16

95
Profile photo of Tex Coulter

Tex Coulter

New York Giants

16

96
Profile photo of Bill Hillman

Bill Hillman

Detroit Lions

15

97
Profile photo of Ted Cook

Ted Cook

Detroit Lions

14

98
Profile photo of Charles Smith

Charles Smith

Chicago Cardinals

14

99
Profile photo of Jim Peebles

Jim Peebles

Washington Redskins

13

100
Profile photo of Bob McClure

Bob McClure

Boston Yanks

12

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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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