nfl most kick return yards by a player 1962

Abe Woodson scored the most kick-return yards in 1962, with 1,157 yards.

NAMEKR YDSSEASONTMGPKRKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Abe Woodson
A. Woodson
1,157
1962
14
37
31.3
82.6
0
19
179
9.4
12.8
1
2Dick James
D. James
889
1962
14
32
27.8
63.5
0
19
145
7.6
10.4
0
3Timmy Brown
T. Brown
831
1962
14
30
27.7
59.4
1
6
81
13.5
5.8
0
4Dick Christy
D. Christy
824
1962
14
38
21.7
58.9
0
15
250
16.7
17.9
2
5Johnny Counts
J. Counts
784
1962
14
26
30.2
56.0
1
8
33
4.1
2.4
0
6Bo Roberson
B. Roberson
748
1962
14
27
27.7
53.4
1
0
0
0.0
0
7Jerry Robinson
J. Robinson
748
1962
14
32
23.4
53.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
8Bobby Jancik
B. Jancik
726
1962
14
24
30.3
51.9
0
14
116
8.3
8.3
0
9Amos Marsh
A. Marsh
725
1962
14
29
25.0
51.8
1
3
4
1.3
0.3
0
10Larry Garron
L. Garron
686
1962
11
24
28.6
62.4
1
0
0
0.0
0
11Pervis Atkins
P. Atkins
676
1962
14
28
24.1
48.3
0
11
94
8.5
6.7
0
12Brady Keys
B. Keys
667
1962
14
28
23.8
47.6
0
7
46
6.6
3.3
0
13Tom Matte
T. Matte
613
1962
14
27
22.7
43.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
14Bill Triplett
B. Triplett
608
1962
14
24
25.3
43.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
15Bill Butler
B. Butler
588
1962
14
26
22.6
42.0
0
12
169
14.1
12.1
0
16Dave Grayson
D. Grayson
535
1962
14
18
29.7
38.2
0
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
17Clem Daniels
C. Daniels
530
1962
14
24
22.1
37.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
18Billy Martin
B. Martin
515
1962
14
25
20.6
36.8
0
17
62
3.6
4.4
0
19Pat Studstill
P. Studstill
511
1962
14
20
25.6
36.5
0
29
457
15.8
32.6
0
20Bake Turner
B. Turner
504
1962
14
20
25.2
36.0
0
10
95
9.5
6.8
0
21Howard Cassady
H. Cassady
482
1962
TOT
10
24
20.1
48.2
0
8
49
6.1
4.9
0
22Jim Tiller
J. Tiller
462
1962
11
22
21.0
42.0
0
9
47
5.2
4.3
0
23Tom Watkins
T. Watkins
452
1962
13
17
26.6
34.8
0
8
42
5.3
3.2
0
24Dick Bass
D. Bass
446
1962
14
19
23.5
31.9
0
6
81
13.5
5.8
0
25Billy Cannon
B. Cannon
442
1962
14
18
24.6
31.6
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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