nfl most kick return yards by a player 1959

Lenny Lyles scored the most kick-return yards in 1959, with 565 yards.

NAMEKR YDSSEASONTMGPKRKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Lenny Lyles
L. Lyles
565
1959
12
25
22.6
47.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
2Dick James
D. James
503
1959
12
23
21.9
41.9
0
21
95
4.5
7.9
0
3Bill Butler
B. Butler
472
1959
11
21
22.5
42.9
0
18
163
9.1
14.8
1
4Johnny Sample
J. Sample
457
1959
12
17
26.9
38.1
0
22
129
5.9
10.8
0
5Tommy McDonald
T. McDonald
444
1959
12
24
18.5
37.0
0
21
115
5.5
9.6
1
6Johnny Morris
J. Morris
438
1959
12
17
25.8
36.5
0
14
171
12.2
14.3
1
7Bobby Joe Conrad
B. Joe Conrad
388
1959
12
18
21.6
32.3
0
16
133
8.3
11.1
1
8Abe Woodson
A. Woodson
382
1959
12
13
29.4
31.8
1
15
143
9.5
11.9
0
9Art Powell
A. Powell
379
1959
12
14
27.1
31.6
0
15
124
8.3
10.3
1
10Ollie Matson
O. Matson
367
1959
12
16
22.9
30.6
0
14
61
4.4
5.1
0
11Ken Webb
K. Webb
352
1959
12
16
22.0
29.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
12Dick Haley
D. Haley
346
1959
12
17
20.4
28.8
0
7
15
2.1
1.3
0
13Joe Morrison
J. Morrison
345
1959
12
15
23.0
28.8
0
15
51
3.4
4.3
0
14John Symank
J. Symank
338
1959
12
14
24.1
28.2
0
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
15Jon Arnett
J. Arnett
320
1959
12
14
22.9
26.7
0
17
184
10.8
15.3
1
16Billy Stacy
B. Stacy
280
1959
12
12
23.3
23.3
0
29
281
9.7
23.4
2
17George Scott
G. Scott
253
1959
7
10
25.3
36.1
0
12
17
1.4
2.4
0
18Tommy Wilson
T. Wilson
243
1959
12
7
34.7
20.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
19Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
236
1959
12
11
21.5
19.7
0
17
177
10.4
14.8
1
20Willie Galimore
W. Galimore
229
1959
12
11
20.8
19.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Don Sutherin
D. Sutherin
225
1959
TOT
8
11
20.5
28.1
0
12
68
5.7
8.5
0
22Terry Barr
T. Barr
224
1959
11
9
24.9
20.4
0
16
102
6.4
9.3
0
23John David Crow
J. David Crow
185
1959
12
5
37.0
15.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
24Mike Sommer
M. Sommer
185
1959
TOT
9
9
20.6
20.6
0
0
0
0.0
0
25Leroy Bolden
L. Bolden
170
1959
12
9
18.9
14.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for kick-return yards going back to the 1941 season.

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