most interception return yards 1981 to 1990

Between the 1981 and 1990 seasons, Mike Harden had the most interception-return yards, with 663 yards.

Interpreted as:
most interception return yards by a player 1981 to 1990
NAMEINT YDSGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Mike Harden
M. Harden
663
142
1.0
38
4
14
0
2Dwayne Woodruff
D. Woodruff
658
125
2.0
35
3
4
2
3Deron Cherry
D. Cherry
657
132
3.5
46
1
13
0
4Terry Kinard
T. Kinard
649
121
3.0
31
2
7
1
5Ronnie Lott
R. Lott
643
129
5.5
51
5
12
0
6LeRoy Irvin
L. Irvin
596
143
1.5
33
5
10
1
7Kenny Easley
K. Easley
538
89
8.0
32
3
11
0
8Dwight Hicks
D. Hicks
472
81
1.0
23
3
11
1
9Everson Walls
E. Walls
471
149
1.0
50
1
3
0
10Michael Downs
M. Downs
470
121
8.0
35
1
14
2
11Felix Wright
F. Wright
469
92
0.0
26
2
6
0
12Dave Waymer
D. Waymer
459
149
0.0
44
0
14
0
13Darrol Ray
D. Ray
449
56
0.0
15
2
4
0
14Louis Breeden
L. Breeden
442
92
3.0
23
2
2
0
15Erik McMillan
E. McMillan
440
45
2.0
19
3
3
2
16Dave Brown
D. Brown
438
127
0.0
40
4
9
0
17John Harris
J. Harris
437
114
1.0
38
2
10
0
18Lloyd Burruss
L. Burruss
426
129
2.5
21
4
6
0
19Fred Marion
F. Marion
424
133
1.0
27
1
13
0
20Dennis Thurman
D. Thurman
413
89
3.0
28
3
6
1
21Gill Byrd
G. Byrd
410
118
0.0
32
2
2
0
22James Griffin
J. Griffin
409
108
5.5
19
3
4
0
23Kevin Ross
K. Ross
403
106
3.0
26
1
8
1
24Glenn Blackwood
G. Blackwood
398
91
3.0
26
1
10
0
25Ronnie Lippett
R. Lippett
393
106
1.0
22
2
7
0
StatMuse has season-level data for interception yards going back to the 1940 season.

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