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NFL 1965 Leaders
Punt Return Yards

1
Profile photo of Alvin Haymond

Alvin Haymond

Baltimore Colts

403

2
Profile photo of Rickie Harris

Rickie Harris

Washington Redskins

377

3
Profile photo of Leroy Kelly

Leroy Kelly

Cleveland Browns

265

4
Profile photo of Kermit Alexander

Kermit Alexander

San Francisco 49ers

262

5
Profile photo of Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers

Chicago Bears

238

6
Profile photo of Tom Watkins

Tom Watkins

Detroit Lions

234

7
Profile photo of Walter Roberts

Walter Roberts

Cleveland Browns

162

8
Profile photo of Bob Hayes

Bob Hayes

Dallas Cowboys

153

9
Profile photo of Mel Renfro

Mel Renfro

Dallas Cowboys

145

10
Profile photo of Jim Stiger

Jim Stiger

Two different teams

120

11
Profile photo of Roy Jefferson

Roy Jefferson

Pittsburgh Steelers

100

12
Profile photo of Irv Cross

Irv Cross

Philadelphia Eagles

79

13
Profile photo of Brady Keys

Brady Keys

Pittsburgh Steelers

77

14
Profile photo of Jim Bradshaw

Jim Bradshaw

Pittsburgh Steelers

73

15
Profile photo of Tommy Mason

Tommy Mason

Minnesota Vikings

63

16
Profile photo of Willie Brown

Willie Brown

Los Angeles Rams

63

17
Profile photo of Bob Shann

Bob Shann

Philadelphia Eagles

63

18
Profile photo of Bobby Smith

Bobby Smith

Two different teams

56

19
Profile photo of Jon Arnett

Jon Arnett

Chicago Bears

52

20
Profile photo of Tom Vaughn

Tom Vaughn

Detroit Lions

50

21
Profile photo of Pat Studstill

Pat Studstill

Detroit Lions

47

22
Profile photo of Willie Wood

Willie Wood

Green Bay Packers

38

23
Profile photo of Roger Gill

Roger Gill

Philadelphia Eagles

28

24
Profile photo of Willie Williams

Willie Williams

New York Giants

28

25
Profile photo of Elijah Pitts

Elijah Pitts

Green Bay Packers

27

26
Profile photo of Bobby Felts

Bobby Felts

Two different teams

27

27
Profile photo of Carl Silvestri

Carl Silvestri

St. Louis Cardinals

21

28
Profile photo of Tom Hall

Tom Hall

Minnesota Vikings

21

29
Profile photo of Wayne Swinford

Wayne Swinford

San Francisco 49ers

18

30
Profile photo of Alex Hawkins

Alex Hawkins

Baltimore Colts

18

31
Profile photo of Bobby Mitchell

Bobby Mitchell

Washington Redskins

15

32
Profile photo of Henry Carr

Henry Carr

New York Giants

13

33
Profile photo of Timmy Brown

Timmy Brown

Philadelphia Eagles

13

34
Profile photo of George Hughley

George Hughley

Washington Redskins

12

35
Profile photo of Lonnie Warwick

Lonnie Warwick

Minnesota Vikings

10

36
Profile photo of Lance Rentzel

Lance Rentzel

Minnesota Vikings

9

37
Profile photo of Clendon Thomas

Clendon Thomas

Pittsburgh Steelers

9

38
Profile photo of Abe Woodson

Abe Woodson

St. Louis Cardinals

7

39
Profile photo of Jim Young

Jim Young

Minnesota Vikings

7

40
Profile photo of Dick James

Dick James

Minnesota Vikings

5

41
Profile photo of Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis

San Francisco 49ers

3

42
Profile photo of Ron Smith

Ron Smith

Chicago Bears

2

43
Profile photo of Herb Adderley

Herb Adderley

Green Bay Packers

0

44
Profile photo of Bob Pellegrini

Bob Pellegrini

Washington Redskins

0

45
Profile photo of Charlie Scales

Charlie Scales

Cleveland Browns

0

46
Profile photo of Fred Mazurek

Fred Mazurek

Washington Redskins

0

47
Profile photo of Dick Bass

Dick Bass

Los Angeles Rams

0

48
Profile photo of Jimmy Burson

Jimmy Burson

St. Louis Cardinals

0

49
Profile photo of Billy Gambrell

Billy Gambrell

St. Louis Cardinals

-1

50
Profile photo of Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon

Chicago Bears

-3

51
Profile photo of Spider Lockhart

Spider Lockhart

New York Giants

-6

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