| 1956 NFL Kick Returns
| Kick Returns | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | | Lynn Chandois, PIT | 8 | 291 | 36.4 | 0 | | Tommy Wilson, LAM | 15 | 477 | 31.8 | 1 | | Rick Casares, CHI | 3 | 95 | 31.7 | 0 | | Jerry Norton, PHI | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | | Joe Arenas, SF | 27 | 801 | 29.7 | 1 | | Al Carmichael, GB | 33 | 927 | 28.1 | 1 | | Billy Kinard, CLE | 7 | 196 | 28.0 | 0 | | Ollie Matson, CHC | 13 | 362 | 27.8 | 1 | | Sid Watson, PIT | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 0 | | Ed Hughes, NYG | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | | Don Bingham, CHI | 17 | 444 | 26.1 | 1 | | Fred Bruney, SF/PIT | 9 | 235 | 26.1 | 0 | | Jack Losch, GB | 15 | 390 | 26.0 | 0 | | Ray Mathews, PIT | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | | Harland Carl, CHI | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 0 | | Lee Riley, PHI | 15 | 381 | 25.4 | 0 | | Preston Carpenter, CLE | 15 | 381 | 25.4 | 0 | | Frank Bernardi, CHC | 4 | 101 | 25.3 | 0 | | Ron Waller, LAM | 11 | 276 | 25.1 | 0 | | Bibbles Bawel, PHI | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | | Dale Atkeson, WAS | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | | Lowell Perry, PIT | 9 | 219 | 24.3 | 0 | | Bill Bowman, DET | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | | Alex Sandusky, BAL | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | | Hopalong Cassady, DET | 16 | 382 | 23.9 | 0 | | Billy Vessels, BAL | 16 | 379 | 23.7 | 0 | | Ken Keller, PHI | 15 | 353 | 23.5 | 0 | | Bob Pellegrini, PHI | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | | Hal Giancanelli, PHI | 8 | 187 | 23.4 | 0 | | Hugh McElhenny, SF | 13 | 300 | 23.1 | 0 | | Dick Nyers, BAL | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | | John Henry Johnson, SF | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | | Carl Taseff, BAL | 9 | 206 | 22.9 | 0 | | Henry Ford, PIT | 6 | 135 | 22.5 | 0 | | Tom Runnels, WAS | 17 | 375 | 22.1 | 0 | | Woodley Lewis, CHC | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | | Jimmy Patton, NYG | 13 | 283 | 21.8 | 0 | | Leo Elter, WAS | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 0 | | Skeets Quinlan, LAM/CLE | 12 | 256 | 21.3 | 0 | | Jesse Whittenton, LAM | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 0 | | L.G. Dupre, BAL | 7 | 148 | 21.1 | 0 | | L.G. Dupre, BAL | 7 | 148 | 21.1 | 0 | | Perry Jeter, CHI | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 0 | | Gene Filipski, NYG | 19 | 390 | 20.5 | 0 | | Dick James, WAS | 9 | 181 | 20.1 | 0 | | Alex Burl, CHC | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | | Dicky Moegle, SF | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | | Jack Christiansen, DET | 6 | 116 | 19.3 | 0 | | Yale Lary, DET | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | | Brad Myers, LAM | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | | Alan Ameche, BAL | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | | Charlie Ane, DET | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | | McNeil Moore, CHI | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | | Dave Mann, CHC | 7 | 131 | 18.7 | 0 | | Gerry Perry, DET | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | | Tom McCormick, SF | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | | Paul Goad, SF | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | | Scooter Scudero, WAS | 9 | 157 | 17.4 | 0 | | Chuck Bednarik, PHI | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | | Curley Morrison, CLE | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | | Johnny Hermann, NYG/BAL | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | | Howie Ferguson, GB | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 0 | | Bill Stits, DET | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | | J. C. Caroline, CHI | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | | Norm Willey, PHI | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | | Ray Gene Smith, CHI | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | | Bob Boyd, LAM | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | | Tony Sardisco, SF/WAS | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | | Bob Smith, CLE/PHI | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | Charlie Smith, SF | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | Dick Young, BAL | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | | Jim Salsbury, DET | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | | Charlie Toogood, LAM | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | | John Reger, PIT | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | | Stan Wallace, CHI | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | | Lenny Moore, BAL | 10 | 129 | 12.9 | 0 | | Billy Wells, WAS | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | J.D. Kimmel, WAS | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Paul Carr, SF | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | | George Maderos, SF | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | | Art Spinney, BAL | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | | Bill Forester, GB | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | | Jerry Reichow, DET | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | | Johnny Olszewski, CHC | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | | Frank Varrichione, PIT | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | | John Gonzaga, SF | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Hank Gremminger, GB | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Bill Herchman, SF | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Marv Matuszak, PIT | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Les Richter, LAM | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Bill McColl, CHI | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | | Mel Triplett, NYG | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Chuck Weber, CLE/CHC | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
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