nfl most kick return yards by a player 1961

Timmy Brown had the most kick-return yards in 1961, with 811 yards.

NAMEKR YDSSEASONTMGPKRKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Timmy Brown
T. Brown
811
1961
13
29
28.0
62.4
1
8
125
15.6
9.6
1
2Abe Woodson
A. Woodson
782
1961
14
27
29.0
55.9
1
16
172
10.8
12.3
1
3Dick Bass
D. Bass
698
1961
14
23
30.3
49.9
0
4
109
27.3
7.8
1
4Jim Steffen
J. Steffen
691
1961
TOT
14
29
23.8
49.4
0
19
153
8.1
10.9
0
5Lenny Lyles
L. Lyles
672
1961
14
28
24.0
48.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
6Charlie Bivins
C. Bivins
668
1961
14
25
26.7
47.7
0
0
0
0.0
0
7Amos Marsh
A. Marsh
667
1961
14
26
25.7
47.6
0
14
71
5.1
5.1
0
8Jon Arnett
J. Arnett
653
1961
14
25
26.1
46.6
1
10
75
7.5
5.4
0
9Frank Jackson
F. Jackson
645
1961
14
24
26.9
46.1
0
1
2
2.0
0.1
0
10Dick James
D. James
617
1961
14
21
29.4
44.1
0
12
90
7.5
6.4
0
11Tommy Mason
T. Mason
603
1961
13
25
24.1
46.4
0
14
146
10.4
11.2
0
12George Fleming
G. Fleming
588
1961
14
29
20.3
42.0
0
3
24
8.0
1.7
0
13Johnny Sample
J. Sample
532
1961
14
23
23.1
38.0
0
26
283
10.9
20.2
1
14Jamie Caleb
J. Caleb
504
1961
10
22
22.9
50.4
0
1
8
8.0
0.8
0
15Al Frazier
A. Frazier
504
1961
14
18
28.0
36.0
1
18
231
12.8
16.5
1
16Herb Adderley
H. Adderley
478
1961
14
18
26.6
34.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
17Ted Dean
T. Dean
462
1961
14
21
22.0
33.0
0
18
140
7.8
10.0
0
18Dave Grayson
D. Grayson
453
1961
13
16
28.3
34.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
19Pat Studstill
P. Studstill
448
1961
14
16
28.0
32.0
1
8
75
9.4
5.4
0
20Don Perkins
D. Perkins
443
1961
14
22
20.1
31.6
0
1
8
8.0
0.6
0
21Billy Cannon
B. Cannon
439
1961
14
18
24.4
31.4
0
9
70
7.8
5.0
0
22Larry Garron
L. Garron
438
1961
14
16
27.4
31.3
1
0
0
0.0
0
23Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
428
1961
14
16
26.8
30.6
1
14
164
11.7
11.7
1
24Pat Fischer
P. Fischer
426
1961
12
17
25.1
35.5
0
4
18
4.5
1.5
0
25Tom Moore
T. Moore
409
1961
13
15
27.3
31.5
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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