first player to record 1 punting yard in a game

Keith Molesworth had 398 punt yards in the 1933 NFL championship game versus the Giants on December 17, 1933.

Interpreted as:
first player to record 1 or more punting yard in a game
NAMEDATEYDSROUNDTMOPPPUNTAVG
1Keith Molesworth
K. Molesworth
12/17/1933
398
NFL Championship
vs
10
39.8
2Kink Richards
K. Richards
12/17/1933
40
NFL Championship
@
2
20.0
3Ken Strong
K. Strong
12/17/1933
342
NFL Championship
@
11
31.1
4Keith Molesworth
K. Molesworth
12/9/1934
366
NFL Championship
@
9
40.7
5Ken Strong
K. Strong
12/9/1934
274
NFL Championship
vs
6
45.7
6Frank Christensen
F. Christensen
12/15/1935
157
NFL Championship
vs
4
39.3
7Ed Danowski
E. Danowski
12/15/1935
122
NFL Championship
@
2
61.0
8Ken Strong
K. Strong
12/15/1935
93
NFL Championship
@
2
46.5
9Arnie Herber
A. Herber
12/13/1936
38
NFL Championship
@
1
38.0
10Clarke Hinkle
C. Hinkle
12/13/1936
264
NFL Championship
@
7
37.7
11Riley Smith
R. Smith
12/13/1936
340
NFL Championship
vs
8
42.5
12Cliff Battles
C. Battles
12/12/1937
14
NFL Championship
@
1
14.0
13Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
12/12/1937
132
NFL Championship
@
5
26.4
14Beattie Feathers
B. Feathers
12/12/1937
56
NFL Championship
vs
1
56.0
15Sam Francis
S. Francis
12/12/1937
62
NFL Championship
vs
1
62.0
16Ray Nolting
R. Nolting
12/12/1937
179
NFL Championship
vs
4
44.8
17Riley Smith
R. Smith
12/12/1937
28
NFL Championship
@
1
28.0
18Len Barnum
L. Barnum
12/11/1938
32
NFL Championship
vs
1
32.0
19Ed Danowski
E. Danowski
12/11/1938
85
NFL Championship
vs
2
42.5
20Johnny Gildea
J. Gildea
12/11/1938
59
NFL Championship
vs
1
59.0
21Arnie Herber
A. Herber
12/11/1938
38
NFL Championship
@
1
38.0
22Clarke Hinkle
C. Hinkle
12/11/1938
36
NFL Championship
@
2
18.0
23Len Barnum
L. Barnum
12/10/1939
77
NFL Championship
@
2
38.5
24Ed Danowski
E. Danowski
12/10/1939
164
NFL Championship
@
4
41.0
25Arnie Herber
A. Herber
12/10/1939
76
NFL Championship
vs
2
38.0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for punt yards going back to the 1960 season.

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8
0
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9
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9
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8
9
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8
9
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11
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5
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.706
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