| 1953 NFL Kick Returns
| Kick Returns | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | | Rex Berry, SF | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 0 | | Doak Walker, DET | 4 | 139 | 34.8 | 0 | | Joe Arenas, SF | 16 | 551 | 34.4 | 0 | | Buddy Young, BAL | 11 | 378 | 34.4 | 1 | | Deral Teteak, GB | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 0 | | Lynn Chandois, PIT | 21 | 610 | 29.0 | 1 | | Eddie Macon, CHI | 13 | 373 | 28.7 | 0 | | Buford Long, NYG | 7 | 198 | 28.3 | 0 | | Emlen Tunnell, NYG | 17 | 479 | 28.2 | 0 | | Jug Girard, DET | 9 | 252 | 28.0 | 0 | | Bert Rechicher, BAL | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | | Tom McCormick, LAM | 5 | 134 | 26.8 | 0 | | Larry Coutre, GB/BAL | 12 | 318 | 26.5 | 0 | | Don Paul, CHC | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 0 | | Ray Mathews, PIT | 10 | 261 | 26.1 | 0 | | Lloyd Lowe, CHI | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | | Woodley Lewis, LAM | 32 | 830 | 25.9 | 0 | | Gib Dawson, GB | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 0 | | Billy Anderson, CHI | 5 | 127 | 25.4 | 0 | | Wally Triplett, CHC | 10 | 253 | 25.3 | 0 | | Frank Gifford, NYG | 13 | 327 | 25.2 | 0 | | Pete Schabarum, SF | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | | Ted Marchibroda, PIT | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | | Ed Mioduszewski, BAL | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | | Johnny Williams, WAS | 9 | 224 | 24.9 | 0 | | Charlie Trippi, CHC | 8 | 199 | 24.9 | 0 | | Al Carmichael, GB | 26 | 641 | 24.7 | 0 | | Hugh McElhenny, SF | 15 | 368 | 24.5 | 0 | | Jerry Williams, PHI | 14 | 343 | 24.5 | 0 | | Tank Younger, LAM | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | | Leon Campbell, CHI | 19 | 455 | 23.9 | 0 | | Gene Gedman, DET | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | | Al Pollard, PHI | 13 | 301 | 23.2 | 0 | | Fred Bruney, SF | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | | Leo Elter, PIT | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | | Don Steinbrunner, CLE | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | | Ken Carpenter, CLE | 16 | 367 | 22.9 | 0 | | Jim Brandt, PIT | 6 | 135 | 22.5 | 0 | | Hal Giancanelli, PHI | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | | Willie Carter, CHC | 8 | 178 | 22.3 | 0 | | Vitamin Smith, LAM | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | | Carl Taseff, BAL | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 0 | | Lew Carpenter, DET | 8 | 172 | 21.5 | 0 | | Billy Cross, CHC | 12 | 257 | 21.4 | 0 | | George Connor, CHI | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | | Ken Bahnsen, SF | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | | George Taliaferro, BAL | 16 | 331 | 20.7 | 0 | | Sam Baker, WAS | 9 | 186 | 20.7 | 0 | | Breezy Reid, GB | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 0 | | Marion Motley, CLE | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | | Walt Michaels, CLE | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | | Charlie Justice, WAS | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | | Randy Clay, NYG | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | | Julie Rykovich, WAS | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | | Yale Lary, DET | 6 | 116 | 19.3 | 0 | | Skeets Quinlan, LAM | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | | Tom Landry, NYG | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | | Johnny Papit, GB/WAS | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | | Charlie Toogood, LAM | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | | Ace Loomis, GB | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | | Paul Barry, WAS | 6 | 112 | 18.7 | 0 | | Al Campana, CHC | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | | Billy Reynolds, CLE | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | | Jack Christiansen, DET | 10 | 183 | 18.3 | 0 | | Jim Parmer, PHI | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | | Tom Finnin, BAL | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | | Howie Ferguson, GB | 7 | 123 | 17.6 | 0 | | Hall Haynes, WAS | 7 | 123 | 17.6 | 0 | | Don Johnson, PHI | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 0 | | Jack Cloud, WAS | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 | | Tommy Kalmanir, BAL | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | | Byron Bailey, GB | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | | Johnny Olszewski, CHC | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | | Tony Curcillo, CHC | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | | John Hoffman, CHI | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | | Lou Tepe, PIT | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | | Bill Svoboda, CHC | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | | Joe Sulaitis, NYG | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | | Jack Jennings, CHC | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | | Bob Boyd, LAM | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | | Don Barton, GB | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | Ken Jackson, BAL | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | | Barney Poole, BAL | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | | Bill Forester, GB | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | John Helwig, CHI | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Don Boll, WAS | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | | Bob Stringer, PHI | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | | Curley Morrison, CHI | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | | Joe Perry, SF | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | | Bob Hoernschemeyer, DET | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | | Paul Lipscomb, WAS | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | | Don Joyce, CHC | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Gene Donaldson, CLE | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Joe Campanella, BAL | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | | John Martinkovic, GB | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | | Gene Brito, WAS | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Dick Wildung, GB | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Leo Nomellini, SF | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Bud McFadin, LAM | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Dick Stanfel, DET | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Hardy Brown, SF | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | Les Bingaman, DET | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | Chuck Noll, CLE | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Harry Babcock, SF | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
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