| 1951 NFL Kick Returns
| Kick Returns | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | | Joe Geri, PIT | 2 | 108 | 54.0 | 0 | | Rip Collins, GB | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | | Emlen Tunnell, NYG | 6 | 227 | 37.8 | 1 | | Joe Sulaitis, NYG | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 0 | | Lynn Chandois, PIT | 12 | 390 | 32.5 | 0 | | Joe Perry, SF | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | | Kyle Rote, NYG | 6 | 185 | 30.8 | 0 | | Buddy Young, NYY | 14 | 427 | 30.5 | 1 | | Bill Svoboda, CHC | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | | John Panelli, CHC | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | | Don Paul, CHC | 15 | 424 | 28.3 | 0 | | Dom Moselle, GB | 20 | 547 | 27.4 | 0 | | Doak Walker, DET | 15 | 408 | 27.2 | 0 | | Curley Morrison, CHI | 13 | 353 | 27.2 | 0 | | Bob Jackson, NYG | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | | Russ Craft, PHI | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | | Harry Dowda, WAS | 13 | 341 | 26.2 | 0 | | Bob Hoernschemeyer, DET | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 0 | | Joe Arenas, SF | 21 | 542 | 25.8 | 0 | | Joe Scott, NYG | 6 | 154 | 25.7 | 0 | | Elmer Angsman, CHC | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | | Billy Grimes, GB | 23 | 582 | 25.3 | 0 | | Tony Canadeo, GB | 4 | 101 | 25.3 | 0 | | Emil Sitko, CHC | 17 | 429 | 25.2 | 0 | | Ray Mathews, PIT | 13 | 327 | 25.2 | 0 | | Rex Bumgardner, CLE | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 0 | | Jack Christiansen, DET | 11 | 270 | 24.5 | 0 | | Don Doll, DET | 9 | 220 | 24.4 | 0 | | Al Pollard, NYY/PHI | 19 | 464 | 24.4 | 0 | | Brad Rowland, CHI | 15 | 350 | 23.3 | 0 | | George Taliaferro, NYY | 27 | 622 | 23.0 | 0 | | Wayne Hansen, CHI | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | | Bill Dudley, WAS | 11 | 248 | 22.5 | 0 | | Jerry Williams, LAM | 6 | 133 | 22.2 | 0 | | Don Phelps, CLE | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | | Dick Hoerner, LAM | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | | Sherman Howard, NYY | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | | Ken Carpenter, CLE | 9 | 196 | 21.8 | 0 | | Billy Stone, CHI | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 0 | | Clyde Scott, PHI | 8 | 171 | 21.4 | 0 | | Bob Summerhays, GB | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | | Tommy Kalmanir, LAM | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 0 | | Fred Cone, GB | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | | Glenn Davis, LAM | 9 | 179 | 19.9 | 0 | | Jim Cason, SF | 10 | 196 | 19.6 | 0 | | Jack Dwyer, WAS | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | | Carl Taseff, CLE | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | | Dan Sandifer, PHI | 8 | 147 | 18.4 | 0 | | Vitamin Smith, LAM | 15 | 274 | 18.3 | 0 | | Chick Jagade, CLE | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | | Bucko Kilroy, PHI | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | | Gene Schroeder, CHI | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | | Walt Michaels, GB | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 0 | | Bosh Pritchard, PHI/NYG | 7 | 120 | 17.1 | 0 | | John Martinkovic, GB | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | | Tom Bienemann, CHC | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | | Woodley Lewis, LAM | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | | Chuck Hunsinger, CHI | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | | Eddie Saenz, WAS | 9 | 145 | 16.1 | 0 | | Ollie Cline, DET | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | | Jack Jennings, CHC | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | | Walt Barnes, PHI | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | | Jim Ostendarp, NYG | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | | George Buksar, WAS | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | | Emerson Cole, CLE | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | | Forrest Griffith, NYG | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | | Pat Harder, DET | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | Carl Elliott, GB | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | Howard Hartley, PIT | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | Duke Iverson, NYY | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | Bishop Strickland, SF | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | Leo Nomellini, SF | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | | Paul Lipscomb, WAS | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | | Pete Pihos, PHI | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | | Don Simensen, LAM | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | | Horace Gillom, CLE | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | | John Prchlik, DET | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Gerry Cowhig, PHI | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Tex Coulter, NYG | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Bobby Walston, PHI | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | | Jerry Hennessy, CHC | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | | Paul Mitchell, NYY | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | | Bob Hendren, WAS | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | | Dan Towler, LAM | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | | Bill O'Connor, NYY | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | | Gene Brito, WAS | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | | George Blanda, CHI | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | | Sisto Averno, NYY | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | | George Connor, CHI | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | | Fred Davis, CHI | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | | Bobby Collier, LAM | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | | Bob Gaudio, CLE | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | | Ray Collins, SF | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Don Shula, CLE | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Fran Rogel, PIT | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | | Harvey Johnson, NYY | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Bill McPeak, PIT | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | | Bruno Banducci, SF | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | Barry French, DET | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | Ab Wimberly, GB | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | | Wash Serini, CHI | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Wayne Siegert, NYY | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
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