most punt return yards 1947 to 1956

Between the 1947 and 1956 seasons, Emlen Tunnell had the most punt-return yards, with 2,146 yards.

Interpreted as:
most punt return yards by a player 1947 to 1956
NAMEPR YDSGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Emlen Tunnell
E. Tunnell
2,146
106
46
1,215
26.4
11.5
1
239
9.0
20.2
5
2George McAfee
G. McAfee
1,241
48
3
71
23.7
1.5
0
105
11.8
25.9
1
3Jack Christiansen
J. Christiansen
1,072
67
55
1,249
22.7
18.6
0
82
13.1
16.0
8
4Charley Trippi
C. Trippi
864
99
66
1,457
22.1
14.7
0
63
13.7
8.7
2
5Woodley Lewis
W. Lewis
839
84
109
2,597
23.8
30.9
1
112
7.5
10.0
3
6Bill Dudley
B. Dudley
839
64
50
1,100
22.0
17.2
0
72
11.7
13.1
3
7Billy Grimes
B. Grimes
834
36
67
1,604
23.9
44.6
0
63
13.2
23.2
2
8Don Paul
D. Paul
827
76
56
1,417
25.3
18.6
0
102
8.1
10.9
2
9Vitamin Smith
V. Smith
814
59
57
1,453
25.5
24.6
3
75
10.9
13.8
1
10Bosh Pritchard
B. Pritchard
799
42
29
616
21.2
14.7
0
72
11.1
19.0
2
11Dan Sandifer
D. Sandifer
767
64
63
1,367
21.7
21.4
1
72
10.7
12.0
0
12Ray Mathews
R. Mathews
762
72
42
1,069
25.5
14.8
0
59
12.9
10.6
3
13J.R. Boone
J.R. Boone
725
63
2
31
15.5
0.5
0
72
10.1
11.5
0
14Joe Arenas
J. Arenas
694
72
115
3,141
27.3
43.6
1
99
7.0
9.6
1
15Eddie Saenz
E. Saenz
643
40
82
1,927
23.5
48.2
2
59
10.9
16.1
0
16Red Cochran
R. Cochran
583
36
25
462
18.5
12.8
0
33
17.7
16.2
2
17Johnny Williams
J. Williams
538
35
29
710
24.5
20.3
0
42
12.8
15.4
2
18Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
514
54
63
1,463
23.2
27.1
0
65
7.9
9.5
1
19Al Carmichael
A. Carmichael
496
44
93
2,517
27.1
57.2
2
60
8.3
11.3
0
20Frank Reagan
F. Reagan
486
57
2
34
17.0
0.6
0
54
9.0
8.5
1
21Ollie Matson
O. Matson
470
46
65
1,803
27.7
39.2
4
38
12.4
10.2
3
22Veryl Switzer
V. Switzer
464
24
37
945
25.5
39.4
0
48
9.7
19.3
1
23Bobby Gage
B. Gage
446
22
10
221
22.1
10.0
0
30
14.9
20.3
0
24Walt Slater
W. Slater
435
11
22
480
21.8
43.6
0
28
15.5
39.5
0
25Carl Taseff
C. Taseff
408
53
30
678
22.6
12.8
0
51
8.0
7.7
2
StatMuse has season-level data for punt-return yards going back to the 1941 season.

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