| 1973 NFL Kick Returns
| Kick Returns | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | | Burgess Owens, NYJ | 2 | 103 | 51.5 | 1 | | Al Clark, LAM | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 0 | | Charlie West, MIN | 3 | 104 | 34.7 | 0 | | Terry Metcalf, STL | 4 | 124 | 31.0 | 0 | | Dave Atkins, SF | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 0 | | Carl Garrett, CHI | 16 | 486 | 30.4 | 0 | | Wallace Francis, BUF | 23 | 687 | 29.9 | 2 | | Cotton Speyrer, BAL | 17 | 496 | 29.2 | 1 | | Mike Montgomery, DAL | 6 | 175 | 29.2 | 0 | | Rob Scribner, LAM | 11 | 314 | 28.5 | 0 | | Cullen Bryant, LAM | 13 | 369 | 28.4 | 1 | | Greg Pruitt, CLE | 16 | 453 | 28.3 | 0 | | Herb Mul-Key, WAS | 36 | 1011 | 28.1 | 1 | | Lem Barney, DET | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | | Larry Marshall, KC | 14 | 391 | 27.9 | 0 | | Charlie Leigh, MIA | 9 | 251 | 27.9 | 0 | | Don Shy, STL | 16 | 445 | 27.8 | 1 | | Willie Belton, STL | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 0 | | Steve Davis, PIT | 15 | 404 | 26.9 | 0 | | Bob Gresham, HOU | 27 | 723 | 26.8 | 1 | | Mack Herron, NE | 41 | 1092 | 26.6 | 1 | | Ken Ellis, GB | 12 | 319 | 26.6 | 0 | | Clarence Davis, OAK | 19 | 504 | 26.5 | 0 | | Ron Smith, SD | 36 | 947 | 26.3 | 0 | | Gary Hammond, STL | 12 | 314 | 26.2 | 0 | | Jeff Kinney, KC | 5 | 130 | 26.0 | 0 | | Jim Hooks, DET | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | | Po James, PHI | 16 | 413 | 25.8 | 0 | | Ron Jessie, DET | 6 | 154 | 25.7 | 0 | | Brent McClanahan, MIN | 16 | 410 | 25.6 | 0 | | Larry Eaglin, HOU | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 0 | | Alvin Haymond, HOU | 28 | 703 | 25.1 | 0 | | Rich Houston, NYG | 15 | 375 | 25.0 | 0 | | Bob Hudson, OAK | 14 | 350 | 25.0 | 0 | | Billy Thompson, DEN | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | | Bernard Jackson, CIN | 21 | 520 | 24.8 | 0 | | Cliff Harris, DAL | 6 | 148 | 24.7 | 0 | | Altie Taylor, DET | 12 | 295 | 24.6 | 0 | | Al Nelson, PHI | 11 | 264 | 24.0 | 0 | | Pat Curran, LAM | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | | Perry Williams, GB | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | | Darryl Stingley, NE | 6 | 143 | 23.8 | 0 | | Dick Jauron, DET | 17 | 405 | 23.8 | 0 | | Rolland Lawrence, ATL | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | | Otis Armstrong, DEN | 20 | 472 | 23.6 | 0 | | Stan Davis, PHI | 10 | 236 | 23.6 | 0 | | Ike Hill, CHI | 27 | 637 | 23.6 | 1 | | Dave Hampton, ATL | 11 | 258 | 23.5 | 0 | | Tom Geredine, ATL | 9 | 211 | 23.4 | 0 | | Tom Sullivan, PHI | 12 | 280 | 23.3 | 0 | | Tony Plummer, ATL | 5 | 115 | 23.0 | 0 | | Maurice Tyler, DEN | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | | Dave Butz, STL | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | | Franco Harris, PIT | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | | Ike Thomas, GB | 23 | 527 | 22.9 | 0 | | Vic Washington, SF | 24 | 549 | 22.9 | 0 | | Bruce Laird, BAL | 24 | 547 | 22.8 | 0 | | Howard Stevens, NO | 26 | 590 | 22.7 | 0 | | Dick Gordon, LAM/GB | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | | Kerry Reardon, KC | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | | Billy LeFear, CLE | 15 | 337 | 22.5 | 0 | | Joe Dawkins, DEN | 10 | 222 | 22.2 | 0 | | Larry Krause, GB | 11 | 244 | 22.2 | 0 | | Drew Pearson, DAL | 7 | 155 | 22.1 | 0 | | Walt Love, NYG | 18 | 396 | 22.0 | 0 | | Ralph McGill, SF | 17 | 374 | 22.0 | 0 | | Mercury Morris, MIA | 11 | 242 | 22.0 | 0 | | Hubert Ginn, MIA/BAL | 9 | 198 | 22.0 | 0 | | Les Strayhorn, DAL | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | | Reggie Sanderson, CHI | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | | Randy Montgomery, DEN | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | | John Fuqua, PIT | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | | Clint Jones, SD | 10 | 217 | 21.7 | 0 | | Doug Cunningham, SF | 8 | 173 | 21.6 | 0 | | Joe Wilson, CIN | 8 | 173 | 21.6 | 0 | | Joe Washington, ATL | 20 | 432 | 21.6 | 0 | | Steve Holden, CLE | 8 | 172 | 21.5 | 0 | | Larry Robinson, DAL | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | | Jack Rizzo, NYG | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | | Willie McGee, SD | 20 | 423 | 21.2 | 0 | | Kermit Alexander, PHI | 9 | 189 | 21.0 | 0 | | Bill Cahill, BUF | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | | Robert Newhouse, DAL | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | | Reggie Rucker, NE | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 0 | | Joe Blahak, HOU | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | | Lewis Jolley, HOU | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | | Lemar Parrish, CIN | 7 | 143 | 20.4 | 0 | | Dave Lewis, CIN | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | | Craig Hanneman, PIT | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | | Margene Adkins, NYJ | 31 | 615 | 19.8 | 0 | | Leo Hayden, STL | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 0 | | Eddie Moss, STL | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 0 | | Hank Bjorklund, NYJ | 9 | 175 | 19.4 | 0 | | Steve Jones, BUF | 6 | 116 | 19.3 | 0 | | Preston Pearson, PIT | 16 | 308 | 19.3 | 0 | | Jim McFarland, STL | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | | Marv Owens, STL | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | | Eldridge Small, NYG | 11 | 207 | 18.8 | 0 | | Chuck Detwiler, STL | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | | Warren McVea, KC | 8 | 146 | 18.3 | 0 | | Mel Gray, STL | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 0 | | Joe Profit, ATL/NO | 8 | 144 | 18.0 | 0 | | Jim Thrower, DET | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | | Larry Watkins, BUF | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | | Cliff McClain, NYJ | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 0 | | Eddie Hinton, HOU | 8 | 141 | 17.6 | 0 | | John Gilliam, MIN | 10 | 174 | 17.4 | 0 | | Joe Orduna, NYG | 6 | 104 | 17.3 | 0 | | Levi Johnson, DET | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | | John Tarver, NE | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | | Greg Oliver, PHI | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | | Stan White, BAL | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | | Jeff Severson, HOU | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | | Don McCauley, BAL | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | | Don Nottingham, BAL/MIA | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | | Odell Lawson, NO | 7 | 118 | 16.9 | 0 | | Ray Jarvis, BUF | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 0 | | Speedy Duncan, WAS | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 0 | | Mike Fink, NO | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 0 | | Jimmy Thomas, SF | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 0 | | Pete Banaszak, OAK | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | | Larry Smith, LAM | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | | Willie Parker, BUF | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | | Cecil Turner, CHI | 8 | 127 | 15.9 | 0 | | Mike Adamle, NYJ | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 0 | | Rocky Bleier, PIT | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | | MacArthur Lane, GB | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | | Brian Kelley, NYG | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | | Jim Bertelsen, LAM | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | | Gordon Jolley, DET | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | | Golden Richards, DAL | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | | Mel Long, CLE | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 0 | | Oscar Reed, MIN | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | | Rusty Tillman, WAS | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | | Derland Moore, NO | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | Fran Lynch, DEN | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | Windlan Hall, SF | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | Mike Fanucci, HOU | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | | Clyde Werner, KC | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | | Nelson Munsey, BAL | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | | John Andrews, BAL | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | | Al Coleman, PHI | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | | Warren Bankston, OAK | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Fred Forsberg, DEN/BUF | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Bill Brown, MIN | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | | Dave Elmendorf, LAM | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | | Charlie Smith, OAK | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | | Bruce Walton, DAL | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | | Jim Romaniszyn, CLE | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | | Jake Scott, MIA | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | | Bruce Bannon, MIA | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | | Glen Edwards, PIT | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | | Tom Bailey, PHI | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | | George Webster, PIT | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | | Aaron Brown, GB | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | | Dave Olerich, SF | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | | Bob McCall, NE | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | | Floyd Rice, HOU/SD | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | | Rick Volk, BAL | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | | Glen Holloway, CHI | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | | Ron East, SD | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | | Bob Parsons, CHI | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | | Craig Cotton, CHI | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | | Doug Dieken, CLE | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | | Tony Greene, BUF | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Mickey Zofko, DET | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Duane Benson, ATL | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | | Lawrence McCutcheon, LAM | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Bill Olds, BAL | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | | Mel Rogers, SD | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Mike Simone, DEN | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | Bo Cornell, BUF | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Earl Thomas, CHI | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 |
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