most interception return yards 1973 to 1982

Between the 1973 and 1982 seasons, Glen Edwards had the most interception-return yards, with 927 yards.

Interpreted as:
most interception return yards by a player 1973 to 1982
NAMEINT YDSGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Glen Edwards
G. Edwards
927
122
37
3
12
0
2Gary Barbaro
G. Barbaro
771
101
0.0
39
3
10
0
3Thom Darden
T. Darden
756
114
42
2
8
1
4Rolland Lawrence
R. Lawrence
658
118
39
1
13
0
5Tom Myers
T. Myers
621
123
33
2
14
2
6Mel Blount
M. Blount
609
142
0.0
47
2
9
0
7Tony Greene
T. Greene
583
100
34
1
11
0
8Ray Brown
R. Brown
579
113
33
2
8
0
9Levi Johnson
L. Johnson
549
59
21
3
4
0
10Norm Thompson
N. Thompson
543
89
28
2
5
0
11Bill Thompson
B. Thompson
540
134
29
2
15
4
12Bill Simpson
B. Simpson
514
108
1.0
34
0
10
0
13Jack Tatum
J. Tatum
509
108
29
0
6
0
14Cedric Brown
C. Brown
501
83
0.0
24
2
4
1
15Lester Hayes
L. Hayes
486
87
0.0
30
3
4
0
16Lyle Blackwood
L. Blackwood
469
123
1.0
26
2
11
0
17Burgess Owens
B. Owens
458
137
0.0
30
4
13
0
18Darrol Ray
D. Ray
450
41
0.0
16
3
4
1
19Ken Stone
K. Stone
445
101
27
0
8
0
20Mario Clark
M. Clark
438
101
0.0
25
0
9
0
21Mike Sensibaugh
M. Sensibaugh
436
71
19
2
9
0
22Joe Lavender
J. Lavender
434
139
0.0
33
3
7
1
23Dick Jauron
D. Jauron
432
100
25
2
15
0
24Emmitt Thomas
E. Thomas
428
86
26
2
3
0
25Stan White
S. White
428
139
0.0
34
2
15
0
StatMuse has season-level data for interception yards going back to the 1940 season.

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