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NFL 1972 Leaders
Kickoff Return Yards

1
Profile photo of Margene Adkins

Margene Adkins

New Orleans Saints

1,020

2
Profile photo of Ron Smith

Ron Smith

Chicago Bears

924

3
Profile photo of Bruce Laird

Bruce Laird

Baltimore Colts

843

4
Profile photo of Rocky Thompson

Rocky Thompson

New York Giants

821

5
Profile photo of Vic Washington

Vic Washington

San Francisco 49ers

771

6
Profile photo of Randy Montgomery

Randy Montgomery

Denver Broncos

756

7
Profile photo of Al Nelson

Al Nelson

Philadelphia Eagles

728

8
Profile photo of Jesse Taylor

Jesse Taylor

San Diego Chargers

676

9
Profile photo of Larry Marshall

Larry Marshall

Kansas City Chiefs

651

10
Profile photo of Chris Farasopoulos

Chris Farasopoulos

New York Jets

627

11
Profile photo of Mickey Zofko

Mickey Zofko

Detroit Lions

616

12
Profile photo of Cliff Harris

Cliff Harris

Dallas Cowboys

615

13
Profile photo of Ike Thomas

Ike Thomas

Green Bay Packers

572

14
Profile photo of Ron Jessie

Ron Jessie

Detroit Lions

558

15
Profile photo of Dave Hampton

Dave Hampton

Atlanta Falcons

535

16
Profile photo of Bernard Jackson

Bernard Jackson

Cincinnati Bengals

509

17
Profile photo of Ken Brown

Ken Brown

Cleveland Browns

473

18
Profile photo of Billy Walik

Billy Walik

Philadelphia Eagles

466

19
Profile photo of Clarence Davis

Clarence Davis

Oakland Raiders

464

20
Profile photo of Linzy Cole

Linzy Cole

Two different teams

456

21
Profile photo of Willie Belton

Willie Belton

Atlanta Falcons

441

22
Profile photo of Ahmad Rashad

Ahmad Rashad

St. Louis Cardinals

437

23
Profile photo of Alvin Wyatt

Alvin Wyatt

Buffalo Bills

432

24
Profile photo of Carl Garrett

Carl Garrett

New England Patriots

410

25
Profile photo of Cecil Turner

Cecil Turner

Chicago Bears

409

26
Profile photo of Robert Newhouse

Robert Newhouse

Dallas Cowboys

382

27
Profile photo of Tony Greene

Tony Greene

Buffalo Bills

378

28
Profile photo of Mel Gray

Mel Gray

St. Louis Cardinals

378

29
Profile photo of Don McCauley

Don McCauley

Baltimore Colts

377

30
Profile photo of John Gilliam

John Gilliam

Minnesota Vikings

369

31
Profile photo of Speedy Duncan

Speedy Duncan

Washington Redskins

364

32
Profile photo of Joe Dawkins

Joe Dawkins

Denver Broncos

357

33
Profile photo of Lemar Parrish

Lemar Parrish

Cincinnati Bengals

348

34
Profile photo of Willie Ellison

Willie Ellison

Los Angeles Rams

345

35
Profile photo of Willie Rodgers

Willie Rodgers

Houston Oilers

335

36
Profile photo of Mercury Morris

Mercury Morris

Miami Dolphins

334

37
Profile photo of Clint Jones

Clint Jones

Minnesota Vikings

327

38
Profile photo of Josh Ashton

Josh Ashton

New England Patriots

309

39
Profile photo of Preston Pearson

Preston Pearson

Pittsburgh Steelers

292

40
Profile photo of Alvin Haymond

Alvin Haymond

Washington Redskins

291

41
Profile photo of Lenny Dunlap

Lenny Dunlap

San Diego Chargers

271

42
Profile photo of Lewis Jolley

Lewis Jolley

Houston Oilers

267

43
Profile photo of Jon Staggers

Jon Staggers

Green Bay Packers

260

44
Profile photo of Bob Hudson

Bob Hudson

Green Bay Packers

247

45
Profile photo of Joe Orduna

Joe Orduna

New York Giants

244

46
Profile photo of Benny Johnson

Benny Johnson

Houston Oilers

230

47
Profile photo of Reggie Rucker

Reggie Rucker

New England Patriots

227

48
Profile photo of Bobby Majors

Bobby Majors

Cleveland Browns

222

49
Profile photo of Bob Thomas

Bob Thomas

Los Angeles Rams

212

50
Profile photo of Phil Wise

Phil Wise

New York Jets

211

51
Profile photo of George Hoey

George Hoey

New England Patriots

210

52
Profile photo of Herb Mul-Key

Herb Mul-Key

Washington Redskins

209

53
Profile photo of Steve Davis

Steve Davis

Pittsburgh Steelers

207

54
Profile photo of Charlie West

Charlie West

Minnesota Vikings

196

55
Profile photo of Larry Willingham

Larry Willingham

St. Louis Cardinals

194

56
Profile photo of Ralph McGill

Ralph McGill

San Francisco 49ers

192

57
Profile photo of Cliff Branch

Cliff Branch

Oakland Raiders

191

58
Profile photo of Bob Brunet

Bob Brunet

Washington Redskins

190

59
Profile photo of Arthur Green

Arthur Green

New Orleans Saints

187

60
Profile photo of Mike Adamle

Mike Adamle

Kansas City Chiefs

185

61
Profile photo of Franco Harris

Franco Harris

Pittsburgh Steelers

183

62
Profile photo of John Love

John Love

Los Angeles Rams

167

63
Profile photo of Al Johnson

Al Johnson

Houston Oilers

154

64
Profile photo of Charlie Leigh

Charlie Leigh

Miami Dolphins

153

65
Profile photo of Hank Bjorklund

Hank Bjorklund

New York Jets

150

66
Profile photo of Roger Williams

Roger Williams

Los Angeles Rams

141

67
Profile photo of Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon

Los Angeles Rams

141

68
Profile photo of Reggie Berry

Reggie Berry

San Diego Chargers

138

69
Profile photo of Billy Lefear

Billy Lefear

Cleveland Browns

138

70
Profile photo of Ed Podolak

Ed Podolak

Kansas City Chiefs

119

71
Profile photo of Eldridge Small

Eldridge Small

New York Giants

100

72
Profile photo of Larry Walton

Larry Walton

Detroit Lions

96

73
Profile photo of Chuck Detwiler

Chuck Detwiler

San Diego Chargers

94

74
Profile photo of Charlie Joiner

Charlie Joiner

Two different teams

88

75
Profile photo of Jim Bertelsen

Jim Bertelsen

Los Angeles Rams

88

76
Profile photo of Cannonball Butler

Cannonball Butler

St. Louis Cardinals

85

77
Profile photo of George Atkinson

George Atkinson

Oakland Raiders

75

78
Profile photo of Henry Matthews

Henry Matthews

New England Patriots

74

79
Profile photo of W.K. Hicks

W.K. Hicks

New York Jets

73

80
Profile photo of Tom Sullivan

Tom Sullivan

Philadelphia Eagles

72

81
Profile photo of Reece Morrison

Reece Morrison

Two different teams

67

82
Profile photo of Ted Koy

Ted Koy

Buffalo Bills

63

83
Profile photo of Jeff Kinney

Jeff Kinney

Kansas City Chiefs

63

84
Profile photo of Norm Bulaich

Norm Bulaich

Baltimore Colts

62

85
Profile photo of Pat Gibbs

Pat Gibbs

Philadelphia Eagles

61

86
Profile photo of Al Clark

Al Clark

Los Angeles Rams

59

87
Profile photo of Rocky Turner

Rocky Turner

New York Jets

57

88
Profile photo of Jimmy Warren

Jimmy Warren

Oakland Raiders

57

89
Profile photo of Jim Strong

Jim Strong

New Orleans Saints

53

90
Profile photo of Craig Clemons

Craig Clemons

Chicago Bears

53

91
Profile photo of Gene Howard

Gene Howard

Los Angeles Rams

51

92
Profile photo of Bill Thomas

Bill Thomas

Dallas Cowboys

50

93
Profile photo of Jack Maitland

Jack Maitland

New England Patriots

48

94
Profile photo of Floyd Little

Floyd Little

Denver Broncos

48

95
Profile photo of Bobby Duhon

Bobby Duhon

New York Giants

47

96
Profile photo of John Pergine

John Pergine

Los Angeles Rams

46

97
Profile photo of Fran Lynch

Fran Lynch

Denver Broncos

45

98
Profile photo of Cliff McClain

Cliff McClain

New York Jets

45

99
Profile photo of John Sykes

John Sykes

San Diego Chargers

44

100
Profile photo of John Douglas

John Douglas

New York Giants

43

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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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