most interception return yards 1980 to 1989

Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, LeRoy Irvin had the most interception-return yards, with 654 yards.

Interpreted as:
most interception return yards by a player 1980 to 1989
NAMEINT YDSGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT TDFFFRFR TD
1LeRoy Irvin
L. Irvin
654
143
1.5
34
5
13
1
2Mike Harden
M. Harden
644
143
1.0
35
4
14
0
3Deron Cherry
D. Cherry
617
123
3.5
43
1
13
0
4Ronnie Lott
R. Lott
617
118
5.5
48
5
11
0
5Darrol Ray
D. Ray
581
72
0.0
21
3
5
1
6Terry Kinard
T. Kinard
574
105
3.0
27
2
6
0
7Dwayne Woodruff
D. Woodruff
548
126
2.0
33
3
3
2
8Dwight Hicks
D. Hicks
545
97
1.0
27
3
13
1
9Kenny Easley
K. Easley
538
89
8.0
32
3
11
0
10Louis Breeden
L. Breeden
533
108
3.0
30
2
2
0
11Nolan Cromwell
N. Cromwell
531
115
2.0
31
4
13
0
12Dennis Thurman
D. Thurman
527
105
3.0
33
4
8
1
13Michael Downs
M. Downs
470
121
8.0
35
1
14
2
14Dave Brown
D. Brown
470
143
0.0
46
4
9
0
15John Harris
J. Harris
465
130
1.0
44
2
11
0
16Raymond Clayborn
R. Clayborn
427
145
0.0
27
1
7
0
17Felix Wright
F. Wright
413
76
0.0
23
2
5
0
18Lloyd Burruss
L. Burruss
412
113
2.5
20
4
5
0
19Donnie Shell
D. Shell
412
115
1.0
37
2
8
1
20James Griffin
J. Griffin
409
108
5.5
19
3
4
0
21Fred Marion
F. Marion
407
117
1.0
23
1
9
0
22Steve Foley
S. Foley
407
91
0.0
25
1
4
1
23Glenn Blackwood
G. Blackwood
398
107
3.0
29
1
14
0
24Charles Romes
C. Romes
398
110
0.0
25
0
5
0
25Dave Waymer
D. Waymer
395
149
0.0
37
0
15
0
StatMuse has season-level data for interception yards going back to the 1940 season.

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