most return touchdowns 1970 to 1979

Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, Lemar Parrish scored the most touchdown returns, with 13 touchdown returns.

Interpreted as:
most return touchdowns by a player 1970 to 1979
NAMERET TDGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Lemar Parrish
L. Parrish
13
132
61
1,504
24.7
11.4
1
131
1,205
9.2
9.1
4
2Billy Johnson
B. Johnson
7
63
121
2,902
24.0
46.1
2
155
2,040
13.2
32.4
5
3Rick Upchurch
R. Upchurch
6
69
95
2,355
24.8
34.1
0
183
2,298
12.6
33.3
6
4Tom Hayes
T. Hayes
6
78
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
5Ken Houston
K. Houston
6
141
0
0
0.0
0
51
333
6.5
2.4
1
6Levi Johnson
L. Johnson
5
59
4
51
12.8
0.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
7Tom Myers
T. Myers
5
104
0
0
0.0
0
21
135
6.4
1.3
0
8Lem Barney
L. Barney
5
99
13
363
27.9
3.7
0
117
1,028
8.8
10.4
1
9Ken Ellis
K. Ellis
5
115
41
882
21.5
7.7
0
71
469
6.6
4.1
1
10Bill Thompson
B. Thompson
5
133
28
643
23.0
4.8
0
132
1,526
11.6
11.5
0
11Monte Jackson
M. Jackson
4
66
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
12Burgess Owens
B. Owens
4
97
5
138
27.6
1.4
1
0
0
0.0
0
13Tommy Casanova
T. Casanova
4
71
2
82
41.0
1.2
0
91
784
8.6
11.0
1
14Isiah Robertson
I. Robertson
4
127
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
15Norm Thompson
N. Thompson
4
115
7
182
26.0
1.6
0
12
85
7.1
0.7
0
16Mike Bass
M. Bass
4
84
8
105
13.1
1.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
17Bobby Bell
B. Bell
4
70
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
18Ted Hendricks
T. Hendricks
4
144
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
19Jim Kearney
J. Kearney
4
98
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
20John Rowser
J. Rowser
4
85
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Cecil Turner
C. Turner
4
53
78
1,927
24.7
36.4
4
10
63
6.3
1.2
0
22Raymond Clayborn
R. Clayborn
3
46
57
1,538
27.0
33.4
3
0
0
0.0
0
23Mike Haynes
M. Haynes
3
60
0
0
0.0
0
88
1,007
11.4
16.8
2
24Keith Moody
K. Moody
3
58
101
2,168
21.5
37.4
0
88
920
10.5
15.9
3
25Scott Perry
S. Perry
3
48
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdown returns going back to the 1921 season.

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