most kickoff return yards 1958 to 1967

Between the 1958 and 1967 seasons, Abe Woodson scored the most kick-return yards, with 5,538 yards.

Interpreted as:
most kickoff return yards by a player 1958 to 1967
NAMEKR YDSGPKRKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Abe Woodson
A. Woodson
5,538
116
193
28.7
47.7
5
123
956
7.8
8.2
2
2Timmy Brown
T. Brown
4,483
97
169
26.5
46.2
5
55
514
9.3
5.3
1
3Dick James
D. James
4,236
96
168
25.2
44.1
0
103
785
7.6
8.2
0
4Bobby Jancik
B. Jancik
4,185
81
158
26.5
51.7
0
67
647
9.7
8.0
1
5Clarence Childs
C. Childs
3,163
55
126
25.1
57.5
2
6
40
6.7
0.7
0
6Bo Roberson
B. Roberson
3,057
81
130
23.5
37.7
1
3
54
18.0
0.7
0
7Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
3,025
112
121
25.0
27.0
1
85
875
10.3
7.8
1
8Bill Butler
B. Butler
2,886
75
132
21.9
38.5
0
88
850
9.7
11.3
2
9Kermit Alexander
K. Alexander
2,864
69
114
25.1
41.5
0
92
713
7.8
10.3
2
10Dave Grayson
D. Grayson
2,798
97
110
25.4
28.8
1
5
13
2.6
0.1
0
11Dick Christy
D. Christy
2,770
64
117
23.7
43.3
0
67
905
13.5
14.1
4
12Herb Adderley
H. Adderley
2,749
97
106
25.9
28.3
2
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
13Jon Arnett
J. Arnett
2,606
111
108
24.1
23.5
1
106
896
8.5
8.1
1
14Tom Watkins
T. Watkins
2,488
74
100
24.9
33.6
0
94
970
10.3
13.1
3
15Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
2,455
134
91
27.0
18.3
5
68
699
10.3
5.2
3
16Walter Roberts
W. Roberts
2,345
55
90
26.1
42.6
1
50
386
7.7
7.0
0
17Larry Garron
L. Garron
2,299
95
89
25.8
24.2
2
1
23
23.0
0.2
0
18Mel Renfro
M. Renfro
2,246
48
85
26.4
46.8
2
80
685
8.6
14.3
1
19Charley Warner
C. Warner
2,187
51
86
25.4
42.9
3
17
206
12.1
4.0
0
20Lenny Lyles
L. Lyles
2,161
121
81
26.7
17.9
3
0
0
0.0
0
21Pervis Atkins
P. Atkins
2,124
78
95
22.4
27.2
0
40
292
7.3
3.7
0
22Ron Smith
R. Smith
2,006
41
83
24.2
48.9
1
32
174
5.4
4.2
0
23Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
1,981
41
60
33.0
48.3
6
25
362
14.5
8.8
2
24Pat Studstill
P. Studstill
1,924
77
75
25.7
25.0
1
59
716
12.1
9.3
0
25Charlie Bivins
C. Bivins
1,911
102
78
24.5
18.7
0
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for kick-return yards going back to the 1941 season.

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