most return touchdowns in a season by an nfl player minimum 800 yards from scrimmage

Gale Sayers has scored the most touchdown returns with 800+ scrimmage yards in a season, with 4 touchdown returns in 1967.

	NAME	RET TD	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	YDS/G	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	KR YDS	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR YDS	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	4	1,006	1967	CHI	13	129.9	12	880	67.7	7	126	9.7	1	603	46.4	3	80	6.2	1
2	Tyreek Hill T. Hill	3	860	2016	KC	16	114.8	12	267	16.7	3	593	37.1	6	384	24.0	1	592	37.0	2
3	Reggie Bush R. Bush	3	844	2008	NO	10	111.4	9	404	40.4	2	440	44.0	4	0	0.0	0	270	27.0	3
4	Percy Harvin P. Harvin	2	925	2009	MIN	15	138.7	8	135	9.0	0	790	52.7	6	1,156	77.1	2	0	0.0	0
5	DeSean Jackson D. Jackson	2	1,293	2009	PHI	15	115.6	12	137	9.1	1	1,156	77.1	9	0	0.0	0	441	29.4	2
6	Kevin Curtis K. Curtis	2	1,110	2007	PHI	16	69.4	8	0	0.0	0	1,110	69.4	6	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
7	Brian Westbrook B. Westbrook	2	945	2003	PHI	15	115.9	13	613	40.9	7	332	22.1	4	487	32.5	0	306	20.4	2
8	Steve Smith Sr. S. Smith Sr.	2	868	2002	CAR	15	127.3	5	-4	-0.3	0	872	58.1	3	571	38.1	0	470	31.3	2
9	Troy Brown T. Brown	2	1,290	2001	NE	16	107.3	7	91	5.7	0	1,199	74.9	5	13	0.8	0	413	25.8	2
10	Joey Galloway J. Galloway	2	1,073	1998	SEA	16	82.8	12	26	1.6	0	1,047	65.4	10	0	0.0	0	251	15.7	2
11	Jermaine Lewis J. Lewis	2	804	1998	BAL	13	104.2	8	20	1.5	0	784	60.3	6	145	11.2	0	405	31.2	2
12	Eddie Kennison E. Kennison	2	924	1996	STL	15	120.1	11	0	0.0	0	924	61.6	9	454	30.3	0	423	28.2	2
13	Eric Metcalf E. Metcalf	2	1,150	1993	CLE	16	120.8	5	611	38.2	1	539	33.7	2	318	19.9	0	464	29.0	2
14	Louis Lipps L. Lipps	2	1,150	1985	PIT	16	114.2	15	16	1.0	1	1,134	70.9	12	237	14.8	0	437	27.3	2
15	Terry Metcalf T. Metcalf	2	1,194	1975	STL	13	189.4	13	816	62.8	9	378	29.1	2	960	73.8	1	285	21.9	1
16	Travis Williams T. Williams	2	811	1969	GB	13	116.7	9	536	41.2	4	275	21.2	3	517	39.8	1	189	14.5	1
17	Bob Hayes B. Hayes	2	911	1968	DAL	14	88.8	12	2	0.1	0	909	64.9	10	20	1.4	0	312	22.3	2
18	Timmy Brown T. Brown	2	919	1966	PHI	13	113.9	8	548	42.2	3	371	28.5	3	562	43.2	2	0	0.0	0
19	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	2	1,678	1966	CHI	14	174.3	12	1,231	87.9	8	447	31.9	2	718	51.3	2	44	3.1	0
20	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	2	1,374	1965	CHI	14	162.3	22	867	61.9	14	507	36.2	6	660	47.1	1	238	17.0	1
21	Timmy Brown T. Brown	2	1,394	1962	PHI	14	164.7	13	545	38.9	5	849	60.6	6	831	59.4	1	81	5.8	0
22	Dick Christy D. Christy	2	1,073	1962	NYT	14	153.4	8	535	38.2	3	538	38.4	3	824	58.9	0	250	17.9	2
23	Al Frazier A. Frazier	2	909	1961	DEN	14	117.4	8	110	7.9	0	799	57.1	6	504	36.0	1	231	16.5	1
24	Bobby Mitchell B. Mitchell	2	916	1961	CLE	14	107.7	10	548	39.1	5	368	26.3	3	428	30.6	1	164	11.7	1
25	Ollie Matson O. Matson	2	970	1958	CHC	12	122.3	10	505	42.1	5	465	38.8	3	497	41.4	2	0	0.0	0

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