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NFL 1966 Leaders
Kickoff Return Yards

1
Profile photo of Ron Smith

Ron Smith

Atlanta Falcons

1,013

2
Profile photo of Kermit Alexander

Kermit Alexander

San Francisco 49ers

984

3
Profile photo of Clarence Childs

Clarence Childs

New York Giants

855

4
Profile photo of Roy Shivers

Roy Shivers

St. Louis Cardinals

762

5
Profile photo of Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers

Chicago Bears

718

6
Profile photo of Tom Vaughn

Tom Vaughn

Detroit Lions

595

7
Profile photo of Timmy Brown

Timmy Brown

Philadelphia Eagles

562

8
Profile photo of Ollie Matson

Ollie Matson

Philadelphia Eagles

544

9
Profile photo of Donny Anderson

Donny Anderson

Green Bay Packers

533

10
Profile photo of Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon

Chicago Bears

521

11
Profile photo of Fred Mazurek

Fred Mazurek

Washington Redskins

505

12
Profile photo of Mel Renfro

Mel Renfro

Dallas Cowboys

487

13
Profile photo of Phil Harris

Phil Harris

New York Giants

480

14
Profile photo of Gary Ballman

Gary Ballman

Pittsburgh Steelers

477

15
Profile photo of Cannonball Butler

Cannonball Butler

Pittsburgh Steelers

454

16
Profile photo of Walter Roberts

Walter Roberts

Cleveland Browns

454

17
Profile photo of Lenny Moore

Lenny Moore

Baltimore Colts

453

18
Profile photo of Walt Garrison

Walt Garrison

Dallas Cowboys

445

19
Profile photo of Clancy Williams

Clancy Williams

Los Angeles Rams

420

20
Profile photo of Rickie Harris

Rickie Harris

Washington Redskins

405

21
Profile photo of Leroy Kelly

Leroy Kelly

Cleveland Browns

403

22
Profile photo of Bobby Felts

Bobby Felts

Detroit Lions

392

23
Profile photo of Irv Cross

Irv Cross

Los Angeles Rams

348

24
Profile photo of Johnny Roland

Johnny Roland

St. Louis Cardinals

347

25
Profile photo of Herb Adderley

Herb Adderley

Green Bay Packers

320

26
Profile photo of Mike Fitzgerald

Mike Fitzgerald

Minnesota Vikings

301

27
Profile photo of Joe Don Looney

Joe Don Looney

Two different teams

265

28
Profile photo of Alvin Haymond

Alvin Haymond

Baltimore Colts

223

29
Profile photo of Tony Lorick

Tony Lorick

Baltimore Colts

214

30
Profile photo of Dan Lewis

Dan Lewis

New York Giants

214

31
Profile photo of Nick Rassas

Nick Rassas

Atlanta Falcons

203

32
Profile photo of Jerry Simmons

Jerry Simmons

Pittsburgh Steelers

196

33
Profile photo of Charlie Harraway

Charlie Harraway

Cleveland Browns

193

34
Profile photo of Lance Rentzel

Lance Rentzel

Minnesota Vikings

181

35
Profile photo of Jim Jackson

Jim Jackson

San Francisco 49ers

162

36
Profile photo of Jim Stiger

Jim Stiger

Los Angeles Rams

150

37
Profile photo of Tom Hall

Tom Hall

Minnesota Vikings

141

38
Profile photo of Bobby Williams

Bobby Williams

St. Louis Cardinals

132

39
Profile photo of Aaron Martin

Aaron Martin

Philadelphia Eagles

132

40
Profile photo of Johnnie Robinson

Johnnie Robinson

Detroit Lions

127

41
Profile photo of Jimmy Sidle

Jimmy Sidle

Atlanta Falcons

117

42
Profile photo of Marv Woodson

Marv Woodson

Pittsburgh Steelers

113

43
Profile photo of Jim Young

Jim Young

Minnesota Vikings

105

44
Profile photo of Jim Todd

Jim Todd

Detroit Lions

105

45
Profile photo of Charlie Scales

Charlie Scales

Atlanta Falcons

101

46
Profile photo of Charley Taylor

Charley Taylor

Washington Redskins

98

47
Profile photo of Ken Reaves

Ken Reaves

Atlanta Falcons

85

48
Profile photo of Jim Lindsey

Jim Lindsey

Minnesota Vikings

79

49
Profile photo of Phil King

Phil King

Minnesota Vikings

78

50
Profile photo of Wayne Swinford

Wayne Swinford

San Francisco 49ers

73

51
Profile photo of Charlie Bryant

Charlie Bryant

St. Louis Cardinals

70

52
Profile photo of Ron Rector

Ron Rector

Two different teams

65

53
Profile photo of Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis

San Francisco 49ers

65

54
Profile photo of Mike Curtis

Mike Curtis

Baltimore Colts

64

55
Profile photo of Henry Dyer

Henry Dyer

Los Angeles Rams

61

56
Profile photo of Jeff Williams

Jeff Williams

Minnesota Vikings

61

57
Profile photo of Willie Brown

Willie Brown

Philadelphia Eagles

58

58
Profile photo of Dan Reeves

Dan Reeves

Dallas Cowboys

56

59
Profile photo of Tom Matte

Tom Matte

Baltimore Colts

55

60
Profile photo of Gerry Allen

Gerry Allen

Baltimore Colts

53

61
Profile photo of Randy Schultz

Randy Schultz

Cleveland Browns

52

62
Profile photo of Marion Rushing

Marion Rushing

Atlanta Falcons

52

63
Profile photo of Larry Morris

Larry Morris

Atlanta Falcons

50

64
Profile photo of Phil Vandersea

Phil Vandersea

Green Bay Packers

50

65
Profile photo of Paul Martha

Paul Martha

Pittsburgh Steelers

39

66
Profile photo of Jon Arnett

Jon Arnett

Chicago Bears

39

67
Profile photo of Tom Barrington

Tom Barrington

Washington Redskins

39

68
Profile photo of Perry Lee Dunn

Perry Lee Dunn

Atlanta Falcons

36

69
Profile photo of Don Croftcheck

Don Croftcheck

Washington Redskins

36

70
Profile photo of Joe Kantor

Joe Kantor

Washington Redskins

35

71
Profile photo of Bill Saul

Bill Saul

Pittsburgh Steelers

35

72
Profile photo of Al Nelson

Al Nelson

Philadelphia Eagles

34

73
Profile photo of Fred Whittingham

Fred Whittingham

Philadelphia Eagles

33

74
Profile photo of Dick Butkus

Dick Butkus

Chicago Bears

32

75
Profile photo of Alex Hawkins

Alex Hawkins

Atlanta Falcons

30

76
Profile photo of Steve Jackson

Steve Jackson

Washington Redskins

26

77
Profile photo of Dan Currie

Dan Currie

Los Angeles Rams

25

78
Profile photo of Mitch Johnson

Mitch Johnson

Washington Redskins

22

79
Profile photo of Bill Wolski

Bill Wolski

Atlanta Falcons

21

80
Profile photo of George Rose

George Rose

Minnesota Vikings

20

81
Profile photo of Mel Phillips

Mel Phillips

San Francisco 49ers

20

82
Profile photo of Dave Kopay

Dave Kopay

San Francisco 49ers

20

83
Profile photo of Ernie Koy

Ernie Koy

New York Giants

20

84
Profile photo of Dave Osborn

Dave Osborn

Minnesota Vikings

19

85
Profile photo of Ralph Neely

Ralph Neely

Dallas Cowboys

18

86
Profile photo of Junior Coffey

Junior Coffey

Atlanta Falcons

18

87
Profile photo of Bob Baldwin

Bob Baldwin

Baltimore Colts

18

88
Profile photo of Allen Jacobs

Allen Jacobs

New York Giants

18

89
Profile photo of Brady Keys

Brady Keys

Pittsburgh Steelers

18

90
Profile photo of Randy Beisler

Randy Beisler

Philadelphia Eagles

17

91
Profile photo of Billy Gambrell

Billy Gambrell

St. Louis Cardinals

16

92
Profile photo of T.J. Jackson

T.J. Jackson

Philadelphia Eagles

16

93
Profile photo of Mike Lind

Mike Lind

Pittsburgh Steelers

15

94
Profile photo of John Campbell

John Campbell

Pittsburgh Steelers

15

95
Profile photo of Barry Brown

Barry Brown

Baltimore Colts

14

96
Profile photo of Walt Barnes

Walt Barnes

Washington Redskins

14

97
Profile photo of Lou Slaby

Lou Slaby

Detroit Lions

14

98
Profile photo of Freeman White

Freeman White

New York Giants

14

99
Profile photo of Dave Lince

Dave Lince

Philadelphia Eagles

13

100
Profile photo of Andy Russell

Andy Russell

Pittsburgh Steelers

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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