| 1952 NFL Punt Returns
| Punt Returns | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | | Howard Hartley, PIT | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | | Pat O'Donahue, SF | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 1 | | Sam Cathcart, SF | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | | Jack Christiansen, DET | 15 | 322 | 21.5 | 2 | | Woodley Lewis, LAM | 19 | 351 | 18.5 | 2 | | Ray Mathews, PIT | 26 | 397 | 15.3 | 2 | | Johnny Williams, WAS | 24 | 366 | 15.3 | 2 | | Hugh McElhenny, SF | 20 | 284 | 14.2 | 1 | | Ken Carpenter, CLE | 10 | 139 | 13.9 | 1 | | Emlen Tunnell, NYG | 30 | 411 | 13.7 | 0 | | Wally Triplett, CHC | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | | Skeets Quinlan, LAM | 14 | 167 | 11.9 | 0 | | Johnny Karras, CHC | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | | Yale Lary, DET | 16 | 182 | 11.4 | 1 | | Dom Moselle, GB | 7 | 77 | 11.0 | 0 | | Bobby Dillon, GB | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | | Jerry Davis, DAL | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | | Don Stevens, PHI | 16 | 172 | 10.8 | 1 | | Eddie Macon, CHI | 7 | 74 | 10.6 | 0 | | Ace Loomis, GB | 8 | 83 | 10.4 | 0 | | Billy Grimes, GB | 18 | 179 | 9.9 | 0 | | Don Paul, CHC | 10 | 97 | 9.7 | 0 | | Ollie Matson, CHC | 9 | 86 | 9.6 | 0 | | Harry Gilmer, WAS | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | | Jerry Williams, LAM | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | | Tom Landry, NYG | 10 | 88 | 8.8 | 0 | | Billy Baggett, DAL | 12 | 102 | 8.5 | 0 | | Roy Barni, CHC | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | | Billy Cross, CHC | 21 | 177 | 8.4 | 0 | | Tom Keane, DAL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | | Ray Renfro, CLE | 22 | 169 | 7.7 | 0 | | Bibbles Bawel, PHI | 34 | 261 | 7.7 | 1 | | Don Kindt, CHI | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Lynn Chandois, PIT | 17 | 111 | 6.5 | 0 | | Bobby Walston, PHI | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | | J.R. Boone, SF | 11 | 66 | 6.0 | 0 | | Rex Bumgardner, CLE | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | | Tom Calvin, PIT | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | | Buddy Young, DAL | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | | Joe Arenas, SF | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 0 | | Neil Ferris, WAS/PHI | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | | Whizzer White, CHI | 23 | 117 | 5.1 | 0 | | Clyde Scott, PHI/DET | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | | Bert Rechicher, CLE | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 0 | | Tony Canadeo, GB | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | George Taliaferro, DAL | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Charlie Justice, WAS | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 0 | | Don Phelps, CLE | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | | Frank Gifford, NYG | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | George Hays, PIT | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | | Jimmy Lesane, CHI | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | | Dan Sandifer, GB | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | | Jim Hill, DET | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Joe Skibinski, CLE | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 |
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