| 1971 NFL Kick Returns
Kick Returns | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | Ike Thomas, DAL | 7 | 295 | 42.1 | 2 | Jim Duncan, BAL | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 0 | Duane Thomas, DAL | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 0 | Travis Williams, LAM | 25 | 743 | 29.7 | 1 | Reece Morrison, CLE | 9 | 267 | 29.7 | 0 | Ron Jessie, DET | 16 | 470 | 29.4 | 2 | Preston Pearson, PIT | 7 | 205 | 29.3 | 0 | Cannonball Butler, ATL | 13 | 372 | 28.6 | 0 | Dave Hampton, GB | 46 | 1314 | 28.6 | 1 | Floyd Little, DEN | 7 | 199 | 28.4 | 0 | Cliff Harris, DAL | 29 | 823 | 28.4 | 0 | Mercury Morris, MIA | 15 | 423 | 28.2 | 1 | Bobby Williams, DET | 4 | 112 | 28.0 | 0 | Lenny Dunlap, BAL | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | George Hoey, STL | 9 | 251 | 27.9 | 1 | Al Nelson, PHI | 13 | 358 | 27.5 | 0 | Clint Jones, MIN | 12 | 329 | 27.4 | 0 | Clarence Davis, OAK | 27 | 734 | 27.2 | 0 | Al Clark, DET | 8 | 216 | 27.0 | 0 | Speedy Duncan, WAS | 27 | 724 | 26.8 | 0 | O. J. Simpson, BUF | 4 | 107 | 26.8 | 0 | Frank Pitts, CLE | 9 | 238 | 26.4 | 0 | Billy Walik, PHI | 14 | 369 | 26.4 | 0 | Rocky Thompson, NYG | 36 | 947 | 26.3 | 1 | Phil Wise, NYJ | 8 | 210 | 26.3 | 0 | Claxton Welch, DAL | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 0 | Jon Staggers, PIT | 10 | 261 | 26.1 | 0 | Linzy Cole, HOU | 32 | 834 | 26.1 | 0 | Vic Washington, SF | 33 | 858 | 26.0 | 0 | Norm Thompson, STL | 7 | 182 | 26.0 | 0 | Mike Richardson, HOU | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | Ron Smith, CHI | 26 | 671 | 25.8 | 0 | Kerry Reardon, KC | 12 | 308 | 25.7 | 0 | Alvin Wyatt, BUF | 30 | 762 | 25.4 | 0 | Willie Belton, ATL | 28 | 706 | 25.2 | 0 | Hubert Ginn, MIA | 10 | 252 | 25.2 | 0 | Hubie Bryant, NE | 10 | 252 | 25.2 | 0 | Robert Holmes, KC/HOU | 12 | 300 | 25.0 | 0 | Roger Williams, LAM | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 0 | Mike LaHood, LAM | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | Charlie Joiner, HOU | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | Jim Thrower, PHI | 12 | 299 | 24.9 | 0 | Charlie Leigh, MIA | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 0 | Joe Profit, ATL | 10 | 247 | 24.7 | 0 | Mel Gray, STL | 30 | 740 | 24.7 | 0 | Lem Barney, DET | 9 | 222 | 24.7 | 0 | Jess Phillips, CIN | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | Don McCauley, BAL | 8 | 194 | 24.3 | 0 | Harold Jackson, PHI | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | Ward Walsh, HOU | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | Greg Jones, BUF | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | Sonny Campbell, ATL | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 0 | Charlie Pittman, BAL | 14 | 330 | 23.6 | 0 | Odell Lawson, NE | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | Gene Howard, LAM | 7 | 164 | 23.4 | 0 | Bobby Anderson, DEN | 8 | 187 | 23.4 | 0 | Ike Hill, BUF | 12 | 280 | 23.3 | 0 | Bill Triplett, DET | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 0 | Virgil Robinson, NO | 19 | 443 | 23.3 | 0 | Jerry LeVias, SD | 24 | 559 | 23.3 | 0 | Dickie Post, DEN/HOU | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 0 | Charlie West, MIN | 24 | 556 | 23.2 | 0 | Alvin Haymond, LAM | 9 | 207 | 23.0 | 0 | Bobby Bryant, MIN | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | Ron Gardin, BAL/NE | 14 | 321 | 22.9 | 0 | Lemar Parrish, CIN | 13 | 296 | 22.8 | 0 | Reggie Rucker, DAL/NYG/NE | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | Stan Brown, CLE | 7 | 157 | 22.4 | 0 | Carl Garrett, NE | 24 | 538 | 22.4 | 0 | Reynaud Moore, NO | 11 | 246 | 22.4 | 0 | Ken Brown, CLE | 15 | 330 | 22.0 | 0 | Glen Edwards, PIT | 9 | 198 | 22.0 | 0 | Sonny Davis, PHI | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | Dave Davis, GB | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | Ken Ellis, GB | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | Vern Studdard, NYJ | 15 | 329 | 21.9 | 0 | Chris Farasopoulos, NYJ | 25 | 545 | 21.8 | 0 | Ed Podolak, KC | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | Bryant Salter, SD | 8 | 172 | 21.5 | 0 | Zeke Moore, HOU | 10 | 214 | 21.4 | 0 | Mike Adamle, KC | 7 | 149 | 21.3 | 0 | Joe Green, NYG | 5 | 106 | 21.2 | 0 | Al Dodd, NO | 12 | 252 | 21.0 | 0 | Paul Gipson, DET | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 0 | Billy Thompson, DEN | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 0 | Ron Lamb, CIN | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | Harmon Wages, ATL | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | Jim Houston, CLE | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | Rocky Bleier, PIT | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | Ed Beard, SF | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | Larry Willingham, STL | 6 | 125 | 20.8 | 0 | Cecil Turner, CHI | 31 | 639 | 20.6 | 0 | Perry Williams, GB | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | Elijah Pitts, GB | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | Cid Edwards, STL | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | Fred Willis, CIN | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 0 | Larry Krause, GB | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 0 | Doug Cunningham, SF | 6 | 121 | 20.2 | 0 | Clem Turner, DEN | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 0 | Randy Montgomery, DEN | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 0 | Bob Gresham, NO | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | Essex Johnson, CIN | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | Jack Maitland, NE | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | Mel Rogers, SD | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | Dick Enderle, ATL | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | Doug Dressler, CIN | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | Chris Fletcher, SD | 11 | 217 | 19.7 | 0 | Tim Beamer, BUF | 20 | 394 | 19.7 | 0 | Warren McVea, KC | 9 | 177 | 19.7 | 0 | Ken Burrough, HOU | 8 | 157 | 19.6 | 0 | Richmond Flowers, DAL/NYG | 8 | 156 | 19.5 | 0 | Mel Blount, PIT | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | Bo Cornell, CLE | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | Fred Forsberg, DEN | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | Irvin Mallory, NE | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | Wendell Hayes, KC | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 0 | Paul Robinson, CIN | 18 | 335 | 18.6 | 0 | Gary Pettigrew, PHI | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | Bobby Duhon, NYG | 11 | 200 | 18.2 | 0 | Jim Braxton, BUF | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 0 | Jack Youngblood, LAM | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | Charlie Waters, DAL | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | Mike Sensibaugh, KC | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 0 | Bob Grim, MIN | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | Joe Dawkins, DEN | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | Bob Windsor, SF | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | Ken Criter, DEN | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 0 | Jerry Logan, BAL | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | Doug Dieken, CLE | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | Marv Hubbard, OAK | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | Mike Bass, WAS | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | Warren Bankston, PIT | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 0 | D. D. Lewis, DAL | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | Bruce Bergey, KC/HOU | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | Jim Strong, NO | 9 | 134 | 14.9 | 0 | George Nock, NYJ | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 0 | Bob Gladieux, NE | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 0 | Richard Harris, PHI | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | Bob Hayes, DAL | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | Jon Jaqua, WAS | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 0 | Ray Parson, DET | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | Walt Sweeney, SD | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | Johnny Roland, STL | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | Joe Williams, DAL | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | Jim Clack, PIT | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | John Small, ATL | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | Bob Thomas, LAM | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | Pat Curran, LAM | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | Leroy Kelly, CLE | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | Cliff McClain, NYJ | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | Bob Matheson, MIA | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | Mike Ditka, DAL | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | Jay Bachman, DEN | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | Leon Burns, SD | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | Harold McLinton, WAS | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | Howard Kindig, BUF | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | Charles Stukes, BAL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | Dick Butkus, CHI | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | Halvor Hagen, NE | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | John Douglas, NYG | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | Ernie Kellerman, CLE | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | Jim Carter, GB | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | Don Burchfield, NO | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | Ted Kwalick, SF | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | Ed Mooney, DET | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | John Matlock, ATL | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | Craig Cotton, DET | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | Rusty Tillman, WAS | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | Dick Absher, NO | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | Steve Harkey, NYJ | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | Tom Nowatzke, BAL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | Chip Glass, CLE | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | Fran Lynch, DEN | 0 | 19 | 0.0 | 0 |
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