nfl most kick return yards by a player 1955

Sid Watson scored the most kick-return yards in 1955, with 716 yards in his rookie season.

NAMEKR YDSSEASONTMGPKRKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Sid Watson
S. Watson
716
1955
12
27
26.5
59.7
0
23
15
0.7
1.3
0
2Joe Scudero
J. Scudero
699
1955
12
25
28.0
58.3
1
25
241
9.6
20.1
1
3Joe Arenas
J. Arenas
594
1955
12
24
24.8
49.5
0
21
55
2.6
4.6
0
4Ron Drzewiecki
R. Drzewiecki
591
1955
12
25
23.6
49.3
0
20
100
5.0
8.3
0
5Ron Waller
R. Waller
461
1955
12
17
27.1
38.4
0
14
60
4.3
5.0
0
6Woodley Lewis
W. Lewis
450
1955
12
20
22.5
37.5
0
29
105
3.6
8.8
0
7Veryl Switzer
V. Switzer
445
1955
12
17
26.2
37.1
0
24
158
6.6
13.2
0
8Al Carmichael
A. Carmichael
418
1955
10
14
29.9
41.8
1
10
89
8.9
8.9
0
9Bob White
B. White
400
1955
TOT
11
14
28.6
36.4
0
2
28
14.0
2.5
0
10Ollie Matson
O. Matson
368
1955
12
15
24.5
30.7
0
13
245
18.8
20.4
2
11Bob Smith
B. Smith
320
1955
10
13
24.6
32.0
0
1
5
5.0
0.5
0
12Charlie Sumner
C. Sumner
288
1955
10
10
28.8
28.8
0
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
13Jerry Norton
J. Norton
281
1955
12
8
35.1
23.4
1
20
33
1.7
2.8
0
14Bert Zagers
B. Zagers
280
1955
11
11
25.5
25.5
0
7
125
17.9
11.4
1
15Hal Giancanelli
H. Giancanelli
267
1955
12
11
24.3
22.3
0
5
30
6.0
2.5
0
16Dicky Moegle
D. Moegle
249
1955
11
10
24.9
22.6
0
8
36
4.5
3.3
0
17Bert Rechichar
B. Rechichar
235
1955
12
9
26.1
19.6
0
30
121
4.0
10.1
0
18Joe Heap
J. Heap
230
1955
12
12
19.2
19.2
0
8
63
7.9
5.3
0
19Jimmy Patton
J. Patton
229
1955
11
5
45.8
20.8
1
3
69
23.0
6.3
1
20Lynn Chandnois
L. Chandnois
223
1955
8
9
24.8
27.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Buddy Young
B. Young
222
1955
11
9
24.7
20.2
0
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
22Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
189
1955
12
9
21.0
15.8
0
7
10
1.4
0.8
0
23Dave Middleton
D. Middleton
188
1955
12
11
17.1
15.7
0
0
0
0.0
0
24Buford Long
B. Long
172
1955
4
6
28.7
43.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
25Bibbles Bawel
B. Bawel
169
1955
12
8
21.1
14.1
0
15
32
2.1
2.7
0
StatMuse has season-level data for kick-return yards going back to the 1941 season.

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