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NFL 1979 Leaders
Longest Punt Return

1
Profile photo of J.T. Smith

J.T. Smith

Kansas City Chiefs

88

2
Profile photo of Tony Nathan

Tony Nathan

Miami Dolphins

86

3
Profile photo of Stanley Morgan

Stanley Morgan

New England Patriots

80

4
Profile photo of Lee Nelson

Lee Nelson

St. Louis Cardinals

77

5
Profile photo of Steve Schubert

Steve Schubert

Chicago Bears

77

6
Profile photo of Nesby Glasgow

Nesby Glasgow

Baltimore Colts

75

7
Profile photo of Willard Harrell

Willard Harrell

St. Louis Cardinals

68

8
Profile photo of Dennis Pearson

Dennis Pearson

Atlanta Falcons

60

9
Profile photo of Buddy Hardeman

Buddy Hardeman

Washington Redskins

52

10
Profile photo of Bruce Harper

Bruce Harper

New York Jets

51

11
Profile photo of Dino Hall

Dino Hall

Cleveland Browns

47

12
Profile photo of Rick Upchurch

Rick Upchurch

Denver Broncos

44

13
Profile photo of Jimmy Edwards

Jimmy Edwards

Minnesota Vikings

42

14
Profile photo of Norm Thompson

Norm Thompson

Baltimore Colts

40

15
Profile photo of Vaughn Lusby

Vaughn Lusby

Cincinnati Bengals

40

16
Profile photo of John Sciarra

John Sciarra

Philadelphia Eagles

38

17
Profile photo of Jim Smith

Jim Smith

Pittsburgh Steelers

38

18
Profile photo of Rich Ellender

Rich Ellender

Houston Oilers

36

19
Profile photo of Wally Henry

Wally Henry

Philadelphia Eagles

34

20
Profile photo of Dwight Hicks

Dwight Hicks

San Francisco 49ers

33

21
Profile photo of Rich Mauti

Rich Mauti

New Orleans Saints

33

22
Profile photo of Keith Moody

Keith Moody

Buffalo Bills

32

23
Profile photo of Leonard Thompson

Leonard Thompson

Detroit Lions

31

24
Profile photo of Eddie Brown

Eddie Brown

Los Angeles Rams

30

25
Profile photo of Tony Green

Tony Green

Two different teams

30

26
Profile photo of Jeff Moore

Jeff Moore

Seattle Seahawks

29

27
Profile photo of Theo Bell

Theo Bell

Pittsburgh Steelers

27

28
Profile photo of Mike Fuller

Mike Fuller

San Diego Chargers

27

29
Profile photo of John Arnold

John Arnold

Detroit Lions

27

30
Profile photo of Dave Preston

Dave Preston

Denver Broncos

22

31
Profile photo of Mike Levenseller

Mike Levenseller

Cincinnati Bengals

21

32
Profile photo of Ira Matthews

Ira Matthews

Oakland Raiders

20

33
Profile photo of Steve Odom

Steve Odom

Two different teams

19

34
Profile photo of John Harris

John Harris

Seattle Seahawks

19

35
Profile photo of Ken Schroy

Ken Schroy

New York Jets

19

36
Profile photo of Johnnie Gray

Johnnie Gray

Green Bay Packers

18

37
Profile photo of Wade Manning

Wade Manning

Dallas Cowboys

17

38
Profile photo of Danny Reece

Danny Reece

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

17

39
Profile photo of Bobby Hammond

Bobby Hammond

Two different teams

16

40
Profile photo of Billy Johnson

Billy Johnson

Houston Oilers

16

41
Profile photo of Ken Ellis

Ken Ellis

Two different teams

15

42
Profile photo of Billy Ryckman

Billy Ryckman

Atlanta Falcons

15

43
Profile photo of Louie Giammona

Louie Giammona

Philadelphia Eagles

14

44
Profile photo of Freddie Solomon

Freddie Solomon

San Francisco 49ers

14

45
Profile photo of Kevin Miller

Kevin Miller

Minnesota Vikings

14

46
Profile photo of Roy Green

Roy Green

St. Louis Cardinals

14

47
Profile photo of Len Walterscheid

Len Walterscheid

Chicago Bears

14

48
Profile photo of Steve Wilson

Steve Wilson

Dallas Cowboys

13

49
Profile photo of Keith Wright

Keith Wright

Cleveland Browns

13

50
Profile photo of Jim Robinson

Jim Robinson

New York Giants

13

51
Profile photo of Ken Callicutt

Ken Callicutt

Detroit Lions

13

52
Profile photo of Thomas Lott

Thomas Lott

St. Louis Cardinals

13

53
Profile photo of Tony Hill

Tony Hill

Dallas Cowboys

12

54
Profile photo of Pete Shaw

Pete Shaw

San Diego Chargers

11

55
Profile photo of Mike Kozlowski

Mike Kozlowski

Miami Dolphins

11

56
Profile photo of Tony Dungy

Tony Dungy

San Francisco 49ers

11

57
Profile photo of Chris Pane

Chris Pane

Denver Broncos

10

58
Profile photo of Dick Jauron

Dick Jauron

Cincinnati Bengals

10

59
Profile photo of Clarence Harmon

Clarence Harmon

Washington Redskins

10

60
Profile photo of Jimmy Cefalo

Jimmy Cefalo

Miami Dolphins

10

61
Profile photo of Mike Williams

Mike Williams

San Diego Chargers

10

62
Profile photo of Robert Woods

Robert Woods

Detroit Lions

9

63
Profile photo of Wes Chandler

Wes Chandler

New Orleans Saints

8

64
Profile photo of Beasley Reece

Beasley Reece

New York Giants

8

65
Profile photo of Tony Davis

Tony Davis

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

7

66
Profile photo of Larry Brunson

Larry Brunson

Oakland Raiders

7

67
Profile photo of Tony Leonard

Tony Leonard

Detroit Lions

7

68
Profile photo of Keith Nord

Keith Nord

Minnesota Vikings

7

69
Profile photo of Bobby Bryant

Bobby Bryant

Minnesota Vikings

7

70
Profile photo of Guido Merkens

Guido Merkens

Houston Oilers

6

71
Profile photo of Mike Davis

Mike Davis

Oakland Raiders

6

72
Profile photo of Terry Jackson

Terry Jackson

New York Giants

5

73
Profile photo of Don Westbrook

Don Westbrook

New England Patriots

5

74
Profile photo of Mike Haynes

Mike Haynes

New England Patriots

5

75
Profile photo of Wally Pesuit

Wally Pesuit

Detroit Lions

5

76
Profile photo of Dwight Scales

Dwight Scales

New York Giants

3

77
Profile photo of Lyle Blackwood

Lyle Blackwood

Baltimore Colts

2

78
Profile photo of Dewey McClain

Dewey McClain

Atlanta Falcons

2

79
Profile photo of Rick Sanford

Rick Sanford

New England Patriots

1

80
Profile photo of Richard Blackmore

Richard Blackmore

Philadelphia Eagles

0

81
Profile photo of Scott Burk

Scott Burk

Cincinnati Bengals

0

82
Profile photo of Eddie Lewis

Eddie Lewis

Two different teams

0

83
Profile photo of Charlie Babb

Charlie Babb

Miami Dolphins

0

84
Profile photo of Tony Peters

Tony Peters

Washington Redskins

0

85
Profile photo of John Turner

John Turner

Minnesota Vikings

0

86
Profile photo of Thom Dornbrook

Thom Dornbrook

Pittsburgh Steelers

0

87
Profile photo of Paul Darby

Paul Darby

New York Jets

0

88
Profile photo of Nate Allen

Nate Allen

Two different teams

0

89
Profile photo of Drew Hill

Drew Hill

Los Angeles Rams

0

90
Profile photo of Don Goode

Don Goode

San Diego Chargers

0

91
Profile photo of Charlie West

Charlie West

Denver Broncos

-1

92
Profile photo of Lynn Swann

Lynn Swann

Pittsburgh Steelers

-1

93
Profile photo of Bob Glazebrook

Bob Glazebrook

Atlanta Falcons

-1

94
Profile photo of Sid Justin

Sid Justin

Los Angeles Rams

-2

95
Profile photo of Ronnie Coleman

Ronnie Coleman

Houston Oilers

-5

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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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