| 1959 NFL Kick Returns
| Kick Returns | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | | John Crow, CHC | 5 | 185 | 37.0 | 0 | | Tommy Wilson, LAM | 7 | 243 | 34.7 | 0 | | Clendon Thomas, LAM | 3 | 95 | 31.7 | 0 | | Abe Woodson, SF | 13 | 382 | 29.4 | 1 | | Art Powell, PHI | 14 | 379 | 27.1 | 0 | | Johnny Sample, BAL | 17 | 457 | 26.9 | 0 | | Joe Francis, GB | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | | Johnny Morris, CHI | 17 | 438 | 25.8 | 0 | | George Scott, NYG | 10 | 253 | 25.3 | 0 | | Jim Podoley, WAS | 5 | 126 | 25.2 | 0 | | Terry Barr, DET | 9 | 224 | 24.9 | 0 | | Jack Call, PIT | 6 | 146 | 24.3 | 0 | | Johnny Symank, GB | 14 | 338 | 24.1 | 0 | | Lew Carpenter, GB | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | | Billy Stacy, CHC | 12 | 280 | 23.3 | 0 | | Jerry Norton, CHC | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 0 | | Joe Morrison, NYG | 15 | 345 | 23.0 | 0 | | Ollie Matson, LAM | 16 | 367 | 22.9 | 0 | | Jon Arnett, LAM | 14 | 320 | 22.9 | 0 | | Lenny Lyles, SF | 25 | 565 | 22.6 | 0 | | Bill Butler, GB | 21 | 472 | 22.5 | 0 | | Ken Webb, DET | 16 | 352 | 22.0 | 0 | | Jim Brown, CLE | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 0 | | Ron Hall, PIT | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | | Dick James, WAS | 23 | 503 | 21.9 | 0 | | Bobby Joe Conrad, CHC | 18 | 388 | 21.6 | 0 | | Bobby Mitchell, CLE | 11 | 236 | 21.5 | 0 | | Phil King, NYG | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 0 | | Alex Hawkins, BAL | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | | Willie Galimore, CHI | 11 | 229 | 20.8 | 0 | | Tom Tracy, PIT | 7 | 145 | 20.7 | 0 | | Mike Sommer, WAS/BAL | 9 | 185 | 20.6 | 0 | | Don Sutherin, NYG/PIT | 11 | 225 | 20.5 | 0 | | Hopalong Cassady, DET | 8 | 163 | 20.4 | 0 | | Dick Haley, WAS | 17 | 346 | 20.4 | 0 | | Chuck Noll, CLE | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | | Nick Pietrosante, DET | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 0 | | Bert Rechicher, BAL | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | | Rudy Hayes, PIT | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | | Leroy Bolden, CLE | 9 | 170 | 18.9 | 0 | | Tommy McDonald, PHI | 24 | 444 | 18.5 | 0 | | Rosey Brown, NYG | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | | Richie Petitbon, CHI | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 | | Don McIlhenny, GB | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | | Ken Hall, CHC | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 0 | | Sonny Randle, CHC | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | | Dean Derby, PIT | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | | Hal Lewis, BAL | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | | John Nocera, PHI | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | | Roy Wilkins, LAM | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | | Jack Tracey, CHC | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | Matt Hazeltine, SF | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | | Tom Barnett, PIT | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | | Sherman Plunkett, BAL | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Ken MacAfee, PHI/WAS | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Billy Pricer, BAL | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 0 | | Ken Gray, CHC | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | | Ed Modzelewski, CLE | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | | Dan Lewis, DET | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | | Bill Herchman, SF | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Ray Nitschke, GB | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | | Pat Summerall, NYG | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | Jerry Wilson, PHI | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
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