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NFL 1966 Leaders
Yards per Kickoff Return

1
Profile photo of Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers

Chicago Bears

31.2

2
Profile photo of Roy Shivers

Roy Shivers

St. Louis Cardinals

28.2

3
Profile photo of Timmy Brown

Timmy Brown

Philadelphia Eagles

28.1

4
Profile photo of Clancy Williams

Clancy Williams

Los Angeles Rams

28.0

5
Profile photo of Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon

Chicago Bears

27.4

6
Profile photo of Cannonball Butler

Cannonball Butler

Pittsburgh Steelers

26.7

7
Profile photo of Kermit Alexander

Kermit Alexander

San Francisco 49ers

26.6

8
Profile photo of Tom Vaughn

Tom Vaughn

Detroit Lions

25.9

9
Profile photo of Mel Renfro

Mel Renfro

Dallas Cowboys

25.6

10
Profile photo of Lenny Moore

Lenny Moore

Baltimore Colts

25.2

11
Profile photo of Clarence Childs

Clarence Childs

New York Giants

25.1

12
Profile photo of Fred Mazurek

Fred Mazurek

Washington Redskins

24.0

13
Profile photo of Gary Ballman

Gary Ballman

Pittsburgh Steelers

23.9

14
Profile photo of Ron Smith

Ron Smith

Atlanta Falcons

23.6

15
Profile photo of Donny Anderson

Donny Anderson

Green Bay Packers

23.2

16
Profile photo of Johnny Roland

Johnny Roland

St. Louis Cardinals

23.1

17
Profile photo of Walter Roberts

Walter Roberts

Cleveland Browns

22.7

18
Profile photo of Walt Garrison

Walt Garrison

Dallas Cowboys

22.3

19
Profile photo of Phil Harris

Phil Harris

New York Giants

21.8

20
Profile photo of Leroy Kelly

Leroy Kelly

Cleveland Browns

21.2

21
Profile photo of Ollie Matson

Ollie Matson

Philadelphia Eagles

20.9

22
Profile photo of Rickie Harris

Rickie Harris

Washington Redskins

20.3

23
Profile photo of Bobby Felts

Bobby Felts

Detroit Lions

19.6

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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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