kickoff return yards leaders 1970s

Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, Steve Odom had the most kick-return yards, with 4,451 yards.

NAMEKR YDSGPKRKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Steve Odom
S. Odom
4,451
81
194
22.9
55.0
2
73
595
8.2
7.3
1
2Ron Smith
R. Smith
3,613
70
139
26.0
51.6
1
153
1,321
8.6
18.9
2
3Bruce Harper
B. Harper
3,473
46
152
22.8
75.5
0
97
1,093
11.3
23.8
1
4Bruce Laird
B. Laird
3,406
111
137
24.9
30.7
0
60
405
6.8
3.6
0
5Larry Marshall
L. Marshall
3,396
75
138
24.6
45.3
0
162
1,466
9.0
19.5
0
6Vic Washington
V. Washington
3,341
67
129
25.9
49.9
1
0
0
0.0
0
7Carl Garrett
C. Garrett
2,912
96
126
23.1
30.3
0
31
328
10.6
3.4
0
8Billy Johnson
B. Johnson
2,902
63
121
24.0
46.1
2
155
2,040
13.2
32.4
5
9Terry Metcalf
T. Metcalf
2,804
65
107
26.2
43.1
2
80
921
11.5
14.2
1
10Bernard Jackson
B. Jackson
2,560
110
109
23.5
23.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
11Lou Piccone
L. Piccone
2,478
87
106
23.4
28.5
0
62
410
6.6
4.7
1
12Rick Upchurch
R. Upchurch
2,355
69
95
24.8
34.1
0
183
2,298
12.6
33.3
6
13Dave Hampton
D. Hampton
2,341
79
91
25.7
29.6
2
0
0
0.0
0
14Howard Stevens
H. Stevens
2,336
66
103
22.7
35.4
0
163
1,559
9.6
23.6
0
15Alvin Haymond
A. Haymond
2,223
34
82
27.1
65.4
1
97
601
6.2
17.7
0
16Keith Moody
K. Moody
2,168
58
101
21.5
37.4
0
88
920
10.5
15.9
3
17Clarence Davis
C. Davis
2,140
89
79
27.1
24.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
18Wally Francis
W. Francis
2,077
100
84
24.7
20.8
2
0
0
0.0
0
19Brian Baschnagel
B. Baschnagel
2,026
56
84
24.1
36.2
1
6
58
9.7
1.0
0
20Artie Owens
A. Owens
1,998
57
88
22.7
35.1
0
1
20
20.0
0.4
0
21Mack Herron
M. Herron
1,985
39
82
24.2
50.9
1
84
982
11.7
25.2
0
22Eddie Brown
E. Brown
1,957
72
81
24.2
27.2
0
172
1,511
8.8
21.0
1
23Cecil Turner
C. Turner
1,927
53
78
24.7
36.4
4
10
63
6.3
1.2
0
24Butch Johnson
B. Johnson
1,832
55
79
23.2
33.3
0
146
1,313
9.0
23.9
0
25Larry Jones
L. Jones
1,816
51
73
24.9
35.6
1
72
562
7.8
11.0
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StatMuse has season-level data for kick-return yards going back to the 1941 season.

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