most punt return yards 1948 to 1957

Between the 1948 and 1957 seasons, Emlen Tunnell had the most punt-return yards, with 2,206 yards.

Interpreted as:
most punt return yards by a player 1948 to 1957
NAMEPR YDSGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Emlen Tunnell
E. Tunnell
2,206
118
46
1,215
26.4
10.3
1
251
8.8
18.7
5
2Jack Christiansen
J. Christiansen
1,084
79
59
1,329
22.5
16.8
0
85
12.8
13.7
8
3Woodley Lewis
W. Lewis
1,014
96
135
3,279
24.3
34.2
1
136
7.5
10.6
3
4George McAfee
G. McAfee
980
36
2
48
24.0
1.3
0
87
11.3
27.2
1
5Don Paul
D. Paul
902
88
56
1,417
25.3
16.1
0
111
8.1
10.3
2
6Billy Grimes
B. Grimes
834
36
67
1,604
23.9
44.6
0
63
13.2
23.2
2
7Vitamin Smith
V. Smith
814
59
57
1,453
25.5
24.6
3
75
10.9
13.8
1
8Joe Arenas
J. Arenas
774
84
139
3,798
27.3
45.2
1
124
6.2
9.2
1
9Dan Sandifer
D. Sandifer
767
64
63
1,367
21.7
21.4
1
72
10.7
12.0
0
10Ray Mathews
R. Mathews
762
84
42
1,069
25.5
12.7
0
59
12.9
9.1
3
11J.R. Boone
J.R. Boone
725
63
2
31
15.5
0.5
0
72
10.1
11.5
0
12Charley Trippi
C. Trippi
723
88
51
1,136
22.3
12.9
0
55
13.1
8.2
2
13Al Carmichael
A. Carmichael
686
56
124
3,207
25.9
57.3
2
85
8.1
12.3
0
14Bill Dudley
B. Dudley
657
55
35
741
21.2
13.5
0
61
10.8
11.9
2
15Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
555
66
63
1,463
23.2
22.2
0
75
7.4
8.4
1
16Johnny Williams
J. Williams
538
35
29
710
24.5
20.3
0
42
12.8
15.4
2
17Bosh Pritchard
B. Pritchard
528
31
21
468
22.3
15.1
0
48
11.0
17.0
2
18Ollie Matson
O. Matson
524
58
72
1,957
27.2
33.7
4
48
10.9
9.0
3
19Yale Lary
Y. Lary
506
47
22
495
22.5
10.5
0
76
6.7
10.8
2
20Carl Taseff
C. Taseff
468
57
30
678
22.6
11.9
0
58
8.1
8.2
2
21Veryl Switzer
V. Switzer
464
24
37
945
25.5
39.4
0
48
9.7
19.3
1
22Bobby Gage
B. Gage
446
22
10
221
22.1
10.0
0
30
14.9
20.3
0
23Red Cochran
R. Cochran
436
24
21
416
19.8
17.3
0
23
19.0
18.2
2
24Joe Scudero
J. Scudero
428
45
40
1,021
25.5
22.7
1
58
7.4
9.5
1
25Wally Triplett
W. Triplett
401
24
18
664
36.9
27.7
1
34
11.8
16.7
1
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