most kickoff return yards 1966 to 1975

Between the 1966 and 1975 seasons, Ron Smith scored the most kick-return yards, with 6,905 yards.

Interpreted as:
most kickoff return yards by a player 1966 to 1975
NAMEKR YDSGPKRKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Ron Smith
R. Smith
6,905
125
274
25.2
55.2
3
234
1,786
7.6
14.3
2
2Alvin Haymond
A. Haymond
3,824
81
149
25.7
47.2
2
211
1,739
8.2
21.5
1
3Speedy Duncan
S. Duncan
3,609
96
145
24.9
37.6
0
168
1,718
10.2
17.9
2
4Vic Washington
V. Washington
3,278
65
126
26.0
50.4
1
0
0
0.0
0
5Mercury Morris
M. Morris
2,947
86
111
26.5
34.3
3
27
171
6.3
2.0
0
6Carl Garrett
C. Garrett
2,896
84
115
25.2
34.5
0
43
487
11.3
5.8
0
7Dave Hampton
D. Hampton
2,877
83
110
26.2
34.7
3
0
0
0.0
0
8Preston Pearson
P. Pearson
2,801
111
114
24.6
25.2
2
7
40
5.7
0.4
0
9Travis Williams
T. Williams
2,801
62
102
27.5
45.2
6
13
213
16.4
3.4
1
10Bruce Laird
B. Laird
2,688
54
103
26.1
49.8
0
60
405
6.8
7.5
0
11Cannonball Butler
C. Butler
2,622
83
108
24.3
31.6
1
0
0
0.0
0
12Cecil Turner
C. Turner
2,616
76
108
24.2
34.4
4
27
114
4.2
1.5
0
13Floyd Little
F. Little
2,523
117
104
24.3
21.6
0
81
893
11.0
7.6
2
14Clint Jones
C. Jones
2,426
87
99
24.5
27.9
1
0
0
0.0
0
15Bernard Jackson
B. Jackson
2,298
56
96
23.9
41.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
16Rickie Harris
R. Harris
2,230
97
97
23.0
23.0
0
97
652
6.7
6.7
2
17Jerry LeVias
J. LeVias
2,213
70
94
23.5
31.6
0
88
687
7.8
9.8
0
18Noland Smith
N. Smith
2,137
39
82
26.1
54.8
1
63
635
10.1
16.3
1
19Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
2,121
54
70
30.3
39.3
5
11
153
13.9
2.8
1
20Charlie West
C. West
2,103
102
84
25.0
20.6
0
151
1,071
7.1
10.5
1
21Clarence Davis
C. Davis
2,077
61
76
27.3
34.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
22Larry Marshall
L. Marshall
2,067
44
79
26.2
47.0
0
83
636
7.7
14.5
0
23Don Shy
D. Shy
2,047
84
81
25.3
24.4
1
1
-5
-5.0
-0.1
0
24Mack Herron
M. Herron
1,985
39
82
24.2
50.9
1
84
982
11.7
25.2
0
25Al Nelson
A. Nelson
1,942
91
75
25.9
21.3
0
1
3
3.0
0.0
0
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