most kickoff return yards 1962 to 1971

Between the 1962 and 1971 seasons, Ron Smith scored the most kick-return yards, with 4,631 yards.

Interpreted as:
most kickoff return yards by a player 1962 to 1971
NAMEKR YDSGPKRKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Ron Smith
R. Smith
4,631
97
190
24.4
47.7
2
141
787
5.6
8.1
0
2Bobby Jancik
B. Jancik
4,185
81
158
26.5
51.7
0
67
647
9.7
8.0
1
3Speedy Duncan
S. Duncan
4,110
91
161
25.5
45.2
0
160
1,884
11.8
20.7
4
4Timmy Brown
T. Brown
3,675
82
144
25.5
44.8
4
53
467
8.8
5.7
0
5Abe Woodson
A. Woodson
3,637
69
125
29.1
52.7
3
72
414
5.8
6.0
1
6Clarence Childs
C. Childs
3,454
59
134
25.8
58.5
2
6
40
6.7
0.7
0
7Alvin Haymond
A. Haymond
3,444
94
132
26.1
36.6
2
233
2,046
8.8
21.8
1
8Kermit Alexander
K. Alexander
3,397
122
144
23.6
27.8
0
128
825
6.4
6.8
2
9Cannonball Butler
C. Butler
3,046
92
129
23.6
33.1
1
0
0
0.0
0
10Bo Roberson
B. Roberson
2,850
67
117
24.4
42.5
1
3
54
18.0
0.8
0
11Travis Williams
T. Williams
2,801
62
102
27.5
45.2
6
13
213
16.4
3.4
1
12Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
2,781
68
91
30.6
40.9
6
27
391
14.5
5.8
2
13Walter Roberts
W. Roberts
2,728
83
107
25.5
32.9
1
72
446
6.2
5.4
0
14Herb Adderley
H. Adderley
2,602
137
102
25.5
19.0
2
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
15Dick James
D. James
2,446
46
96
25.5
53.2
0
57
517
9.1
11.2
0
16Mercury Morris
M. Morris
2,371
40
86
27.6
59.3
3
27
171
6.3
4.3
0
17Dave Grayson
D. Grayson
2,345
126
94
24.9
18.6
1
9
41
4.6
0.3
0
18Rickie Harris
R. Harris
2,326
97
102
22.8
24.0
0
124
1,024
8.3
10.6
3
19Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
2,321
84
94
24.7
27.6
0
52
464
8.9
5.5
1
20Tom Watkins
T. Watkins
2,284
65
92
24.8
35.1
0
96
970
10.1
14.9
3
21Mel Renfro
M. Renfro
2,246
104
85
26.4
21.6
2
108
842
7.8
8.1
1
22Charley Warner
C. Warner
2,187
51
86
25.4
42.9
3
17
206
12.1
4.0
0
23Noland Smith
N. Smith
2,137
39
82
26.1
54.8
1
63
635
10.1
16.3
1
24Jerry LeVias
J. LeVias
2,097
42
88
23.8
49.9
0
82
650
7.9
15.5
0
25Dave Hampton
D. Hampton
2,084
33
74
28.2
63.2
3
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for kick-return yards going back to the 1941 season.

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