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NFL 1961 Leaders
Punt Return Yards

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Profile photo of Johnny Sample

Johnny Sample

Pittsburgh Steelers

283

2
Profile photo of Willie Wood

Willie Wood

Green Bay Packers

225

3
Profile photo of Bobby Boyd

Bobby Boyd

Baltimore Colts

173

4
Profile photo of Abe Woodson

Abe Woodson

San Francisco 49ers

172

5
Profile photo of Bobby Mitchell

Bobby Mitchell

Cleveland Browns

164

6
Profile photo of Howard Cassady

Howard Cassady

Detroit Lions

159

7
Profile photo of Hugh McElhenny

Hugh McElhenny

Minnesota Vikings

155

8
Profile photo of Johnny Morris

Johnny Morris

Chicago Bears

155

9
Profile photo of Jim Steffen

Jim Steffen

Two different teams

153

10
Profile photo of Tommy Mason

Tommy Mason

Minnesota Vikings

146

11
Profile photo of Ted Dean

Ted Dean

Philadelphia Eagles

140

12
Profile photo of Brady Keys

Brady Keys

Pittsburgh Steelers

135

13
Profile photo of Bill Stits

Bill Stits

New York Giants

132

14
Profile photo of Lew Carpenter

Lew Carpenter

Green Bay Packers

130

15
Profile photo of Timmy Brown

Timmy Brown

Philadelphia Eagles

125

16
Profile photo of Jim Shofner

Jim Shofner

Cleveland Browns

119

17
Profile photo of Dick Bass

Dick Bass

Los Angeles Rams

109

18
Profile photo of Bobby Joe Conrad

Bobby Joe Conrad

St. Louis Cardinals

103

19
Profile photo of Willie West

Willie West

St. Louis Cardinals

98

20
Profile photo of Joel Wells

Joel Wells

New York Giants

90

21
Profile photo of Dick James

Dick James

Washington Redskins

90

22
Profile photo of Irv Cross

Irv Cross

Philadelphia Eagles

77

23
Profile photo of Pat Studstill

Pat Studstill

Detroit Lions

75

24
Profile photo of Jon Arnett

Jon Arnett

Los Angeles Rams

75

25
Profile photo of Amos Marsh

Amos Marsh

Dallas Cowboys

71

26
Profile photo of Allan Webb

Allan Webb

New York Giants

61

27
Profile photo of Eddie Dove

Eddie Dove

San Francisco 49ers

49

28
Profile photo of Carl Taseff

Carl Taseff

Two different teams

39

29
Profile photo of Mike Sommer

Mike Sommer

Two different teams

26

30
Profile photo of Jim Kerr

Jim Kerr

Washington Redskins

23

31
Profile photo of Warren Livingston

Warren Livingston

Dallas Cowboys

20

32
Profile photo of Alex Hawkins

Alex Hawkins

Baltimore Colts

20

33
Profile photo of Andy Nelson

Andy Nelson

Baltimore Colts

19

34
Profile photo of Preston Carpenter

Preston Carpenter

Pittsburgh Steelers

18

35
Profile photo of Pat Fischer

Pat Fischer

St. Louis Cardinals

18

36
Profile photo of Bob Harrison

Bob Harrison

Baltimore Colts

16

37
Profile photo of Jim Gibbons

Jim Gibbons

Detroit Lions

14

38
Profile photo of Bill Butler

Bill Butler

Pittsburgh Steelers

11

39
Profile photo of Dale Messer

Dale Messer

San Francisco 49ers

11

40
Profile photo of Maxie Baughan

Maxie Baughan

Philadelphia Eagles

11

41
Profile photo of Billy Stacy

Billy Stacy

St. Louis Cardinals

9

42
Profile photo of Richie Petitbon

Richie Petitbon

Chicago Bears

9

43
Profile photo of Yale Lary

Yale Lary

Detroit Lions

8

44
Profile photo of Joe Driskill

Joe Driskill

St. Louis Cardinals

8

45
Profile photo of Don Perkins

Don Perkins

Dallas Cowboys

8

46
Profile photo of Jamie Caleb

Jamie Caleb

Minnesota Vikings

8

47
Profile photo of Joe Morrison

Joe Morrison

New York Giants

6

48
Profile photo of Night Train Lane

Night Train Lane

Detroit Lions

6

49
Profile photo of L.G. Dupre

L.G. Dupre

Dallas Cowboys

4

50
Profile photo of Rosey Taylor

Rosey Taylor

Chicago Bears

4

51
Profile photo of Mark Smolinski

Mark Smolinski

Baltimore Colts

2

52
Profile photo of Larry Morris

Larry Morris

Chicago Bears

2

53
Profile photo of Lew Luce

Lew Luce

Washington Redskins

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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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