most punt return yards 1970

Bruce Taylor gained the most punt-return yards in 1970, with 516 yards in his rookie season.

Interpreted as:
most punt return yards by a player 1970
NAMEPR YDSSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Bruce Taylor
B. Taylor
516
1970
14
12
190
15.8
13.6
0
43
12.0
36.9
0
2Alvin Haymond
A. Haymond
376
1970
14
35
1,022
29.2
73.0
1
53
7.1
26.9
0
3Ron Gardin
R. Gardin
330
1970
13
11
265
24.1
20.4
0
28
11.8
25.4
1
4Ed Podolak
E. Podolak
311
1970
14
17
348
20.5
24.9
0
23
13.5
22.2
0
5Jake Scott
J. Scott
290
1970
14
4
117
29.3
8.4
0
27
10.7
20.7
1
6Lem Barney
L. Barney
259
1970
13
2
96
48.0
7.4
0
25
10.4
19.9
1
7Bill Thompson
B. Thompson
233
1970
9
9
188
20.9
20.9
0
23
10.1
25.9
0
8Alvin Wyatt
A. Wyatt
231
1970
11
13
286
22.0
26.0
0
25
9.2
21.0
1
9Jerry LeVias
J. LeVias
213
1970
14
26
598
23.0
42.7
0
25
8.5
15.2
0
10John Mallory
J. Mallory
203
1970
14
0
0
0.0
0
17
11.9
14.5
1
11Lemar Parrish
L. Parrish
194
1970
14
16
482
30.1
34.4
1
23
8.4
13.9
1
12Floyd Little
F. Little
187
1970
14
6
126
21.0
9.0
0
22
8.5
13.4
0
13Tommy Pharr
T. Pharr
184
1970
10
1
6
6.0
0.6
0
23
8.0
18.4
0
14Chuck Latourette
C. Latourette
171
1970
14
13
254
19.5
18.1
0
30
5.7
12.2
0
15Charlie West
C. West
169
1970
14
11
319
29.0
22.8
0
29
5.8
12.1
0
16Carl Garrett
C. Garrett
168
1970
13
24
511
21.3
39.3
0
17
9.9
12.9
0
17Hubie Bryant
H. Bryant
159
1970
14
0
0
0.0
0
37
4.3
11.4
0
18Bobby Duhon
B. Duhon
157
1970
14
14
255
18.2
18.2
0
19
8.3
11.2
1
19Johnny Roland
J. Roland
140
1970
14
3
40
13.3
2.9
0
10
14.0
10.0
1
20Tom McCauley
T. McCauley
138
1970
14
0
0
0.0
0
14
9.9
9.9
1
21Chris Fletcher
C. Fletcher
137
1970
13
17
382
22.5
29.4
0
16
8.6
10.5
0
22Reece Morrison
R. Morrison
133
1970
14
7
153
21.9
10.9
0
15
8.9
9.5
0
23Al Dodd
A. Dodd
129
1970
14
15
319
21.3
22.8
0
14
9.2
9.2
0
24Ron Smith
R. Smith
126
1970
14
28
651
23.3
46.5
0
33
3.8
9.0
0
25Charlie Greer
C. Greer
123
1970
14
0
0
0.0
0
14
8.8
8.8
0
StatMuse has season-level data for punt-return yards going back to the 1941 season.

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