most interception return yards 1977 to 1986

Between the 1977 and 1986 seasons, Gary Barbaro had the most interception-return yards, with 744 yards.

Interpreted as:
most interception return yards by a player 1977 to 1986
NAMEINT YDSGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Gary Barbaro
G. Barbaro
744
87
0.0
36
3
9
0
2Nolan Cromwell
N. Cromwell
643
146
1.0
35
4
19
0
3Dwight Hicks
D. Hicks
602
105
1.0
32
3
14
1
4Cedric Brown
C. Brown
593
99
0.0
29
2
4
1
5Darrol Ray
D. Ray
581
72
0.0
21
3
5
1
6Dave Brown
D. Brown
573
145
0.0
46
5
12
0
7Lester Hayes
L. Hayes
572
149
0.0
39
4
7
1
8Dennis Thurman
D. Thurman
562
137
3.0
36
4
11
1
9Mike Haynes
M. Haynes
559
126
1.0
33
2
8
0
10Lyle Blackwood
L. Blackwood
545
131
1.0
33
2
14
0
11Thom Darden
T. Darden
542
75
26
2
5
0
12LeRoy Irvin
L. Irvin
539
104
1.0
26
4
13
1
13Steve Foley
S. Foley
527
136
0.0
40
1
4
1
14Mike Harden
M. Harden
522
100
1.0
25
4
9
0
15Louis Breeden
L. Breeden
509
126
3.0
31
2
3
0
16Gary Green
G. Green
502
132
3.0
33
2
11
0
17John Harris
J. Harris
494
135
1.0
44
2
11
0
18Charles Romes
C. Romes
493
151
0.0
28
1
8
0
19Kenny Easley
K. Easley
491
77
8.0
28
3
10
0
20Gary Fencik
G. Fencik
488
139
2.0
38
1
12
0
21Deron Cherry
D. Cherry
481
84
2.5
31
1
4
0
22Raymond Clayborn
R. Clayborn
466
151
0.0
29
1
7
0
23Ronnie Lott
R. Lott
462
82
5.5
33
5
5
0
24Tom Myers
T. Myers
462
75
21
2
7
0
25Glen Edwards
G. Edwards
425
66
17
1
6
0
StatMuse has season-level data for interception yards going back to the 1940 season.

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