| 1949 NFL Kick Returns
| Kick Returns | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | | Clyde Scott, PHI | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 0 | | Frank Muehlheuser, NYB | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | | Jack Salscheider, NYG | 15 | 474 | 31.6 | 1 | | Joe Scott, NYG | 7 | 203 | 29.0 | 0 | | Dean Sensanbaugher, NYB | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 0 | | Joe Sulaitis, NYG | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | | Wally Dreyer, CHI | 13 | 338 | 26.0 | 0 | | Don Doll, DET | 21 | 536 | 25.5 | 0 | | Bobby Gage, PIT | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | | John Hoffman, CHI | 10 | 249 | 24.9 | 0 | | Bob Smith, DET | 7 | 172 | 24.6 | 0 | | Phil Slosburg, NYB | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 0 | | Frank Minini, PIT | 16 | 390 | 24.4 | 0 | | Steve Van Buren, PHI | 12 | 288 | 24.0 | 0 | | Charlie Seabright, PIT | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | | Charlie Trippi, CHC | 18 | 427 | 23.7 | 0 | | Clete Fischer, NYG | 8 | 188 | 23.5 | 0 | | Jim Canady, CHI/NYB | 10 | 233 | 23.3 | 0 | | Ted Fritsch, GB | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | | Walt Schlinkman, GB | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | | Bob Forte, GB | 7 | 159 | 22.7 | 0 | | Ed Cody, CHI | 8 | 181 | 22.6 | 0 | | Jack Kirby, GB | 14 | 315 | 22.5 | 0 | | Jug Girard, GB | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | | Tommy Kalmanir, LAM | 18 | 403 | 22.4 | 0 | | Joe Golding, NYB | 13 | 289 | 22.2 | 0 | | Tommy Mont, WAS | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | | Dan Sandifer, WAS | 24 | 518 | 21.6 | 0 | | Bebe Dimancheff, CHC | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | | Frank Ziegler, PHI | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | | Red Cochran, CHC | 20 | 410 | 20.5 | 0 | | Elbie Nickel, PIT | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | | Joe Muha, PHI | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | | Bosh Pritchard, PHI | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 0 | | Frank Seno, WAS | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | | Eddie Saenz, WAS | 24 | 465 | 19.4 | 0 | | Bob Hanlon, PIT | 11 | 213 | 19.4 | 0 | | Paul Shoults, NYB | 14 | 271 | 19.4 | 0 | | Jim Wade, NYB | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | | George Papach, PIT | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | | Ed Quirk, WAS | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | | Bill Dudley, DET | 13 | 246 | 18.9 | 0 | | Vitamin Smith, LAM | 13 | 235 | 18.1 | 0 | | Ed Smith, GB/NYB | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | | Dick Flanagan, CHI | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 0 | | Frank Nelson, NYB | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | | Ralph Earhart, GB | 11 | 187 | 17.0 | 0 | | Jerry Nuzum, PIT | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | | Cloyce Box, DET | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | | Rob Goode, WAS | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | | John Green, PHI | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | | Don Paul, LAM | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | | John Panelli, DET | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | | Choo-Choo Roberts, NYG | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | | Vic Schwall, CHC | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 | | Val Jansante, PIT | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | | Jack Myers, PHI | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | | Elmer Angsman, CHC | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | | Emlen Tunnell, NYG | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | | Jim Mello, DET | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | | Ed Kolman, NYG | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | | Joe Osmanski, CHI/NYB | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | | Gerry Cowhig, LAM | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | | Tony Canadeo, GB | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | | Bob Perina, CHI | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | | Nick Scollard, NYB | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | | Jack Dugger, CHI | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | | Ted Cook, GB | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Cecil Souders, DET | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Bill Chipley, NYB | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Bill Blackburn, CHC | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Ray Poole, NYG | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
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