most punt return tds 1968 to 1977

Between the 1968 and 1977 seasons, Rick Upchurch and Billy Johnson were tied for the most punt-return touchdowns, with 5 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most punt return tds by a player 1968 to 1977
NAMEPR TDGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/G
1Rick Upchurch
R. Upchurch
5
41
82
2,054
25.0
50.1
0
117
1,501
12.8
36.6
2Billy Johnson
B. Johnson
5
56
113
2,792
24.7
49.9
2
143
1,963
13.7
35.1
3Lemar Parrish
L. Parrish
4
105
61
1,504
24.7
14.3
1
130
1,201
9.2
11.4
4Jon Staggers
J. Staggers
3
70
35
854
24.4
12.2
0
94
792
8.4
11.3
5George Atkinson
G. Atkinson
3
138
76
1,893
24.9
13.7
0
148
1,247
8.4
9.0
6Mike Haynes
M. Haynes
2
28
0
0
0.0
0
69
808
11.7
28.9
7Keith Moody
K. Moody
2
28
56
1,241
22.2
44.3
0
31
362
11.7
12.9
8Mike Fuller
M. Fuller
2
42
51
1,145
22.5
27.3
0
97
1,206
12.4
28.7
9Freddie Solomon
F. Solomon
2
37
28
633
22.6
17.1
1
71
810
11.4
21.9
10Ike Hill
I. Hill
2
49
48
1,082
22.5
22.1
1
102
622
6.1
12.7
11Alvin Wyatt
A. Wyatt
2
43
60
1,480
24.7
34.4
0
59
504
8.5
11.7
12Lem Barney
L. Barney
2
126
45
1,187
26.4
9.4
1
139
1,298
9.3
10.3
13Bob Hayes
B. Hayes
2
92
5
114
22.8
1.2
0
51
623
12.2
6.8
14Ron Smith
R. Smith
2
98
192
4,916
25.6
50.2
2
203
1,614
8.0
16.5
15John Kimbrough
J. Kimbrough
1
14
15
346
23.1
24.7
0
16
184
11.5
13.1
16Eddie Payton
E. Payton
1
10
22
548
24.9
54.8
1
30
290
9.7
29.0
17Bobby Hammond
B. Hammond
1
16
21
463
22.0
28.9
0
32
334
10.4
20.9
18Tony Leonard
T. Leonard
1
27
27
621
23.0
23.0
0
57
447
7.8
16.6
19Rondy Colbert
R. Colbert
1
32
19
450
23.7
14.1
0
40
310
7.8
9.7
20Willard Harrell
W. Harrell
1
40
6
126
21.0
3.2
0
52
382
7.3
9.6
21Eddie Brown
E. Brown
1
55
76
1,854
24.4
33.7
0
115
1,166
10.1
21.2
22Ronnie Coleman
R. Coleman
1
54
11
240
21.8
4.4
0
8
91
11.4
1.7
23Larry Jones
L. Jones
1
42
73
1,816
24.9
43.2
1
62
476
7.7
11.3
24Manfred Moore
M. Moore
1
51
76
1,734
22.8
34.0
0
88
770
8.8
15.1
25Dennis Morgan
D. Morgan
1
17
42
993
23.6
58.4
0
27
347
12.9
20.4
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