nfl most kick return yards by a player 1965

Abner Haynes had the most kick-return yards in 1965, with 901 yards.

NAMEKR YDSSEASONTMGPKRKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
901
1965
14
34
26.5
64.4
0
14
121
8.6
8.6
1
2Charley Warner
C. Warner
825
1965
14
32
25.8
58.9
2
1
16
16.0
1.1
0
3Kermit Alexander
K. Alexander
741
1965
14
32
23.2
52.9
0
35
262
7.5
18.7
0
4Clarence Childs
C. Childs
718
1965
14
29
24.8
51.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
5Al Nelson
A. Nelson
683
1965
14
26
26.3
48.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
6Abe Woodson
A. Woodson
665
1965
13
27
24.6
51.2
0
18
7
0.4
0.5
0
7Irv Cross
I. Cross
662
1965
14
25
26.5
47.3
0
14
79
5.6
5.6
0
8Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
660
1965
14
21
31.4
47.1
1
16
238
14.9
17.0
1
9Mel Renfro
M. Renfro
630
1965
14
21
30.0
45.0
1
24
145
6.0
10.4
0
10Leroy Kelly
L. Kelly
621
1965
13
24
25.9
47.8
0
17
265
15.6
20.4
2
11Willie Brown
W. Brown
615
1965
14
24
25.6
43.9
0
9
63
7.0
4.5
0
12Alvin Haymond
A. Haymond
614
1965
14
20
30.7
43.9
0
41
403
9.8
28.8
0
13Speedy Duncan
S. Duncan
612
1965
14
26
23.5
43.7
0
30
464
15.5
33.1
2
14Odell Barry
O. Barry
611
1965
12
26
23.5
50.9
0
21
210
10.0
17.5
0
15Lance Rentzel
L. Rentzel
602
1965
11
23
26.2
54.7
1
4
9
2.3
0.8
0
16Tom Watkins
T. Watkins
584
1965
11
17
34.4
53.1
0
23
234
10.2
21.3
0
17Cannonball Butler
C. Butler
509
1965
14
25
20.4
36.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
18Walter Roberts
W. Roberts
493
1965
14
18
27.4
35.2
0
18
162
9.0
11.6
0
19Bert Coan
B. Coan
479
1965
14
19
25.2
34.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
20Bobby Smith
B. Smith
475
1965
TOT
13
18
26.4
36.5
0
10
56
5.6
4.3
0
21Larry Todd
L. Todd
461
1965
14
20
23.1
32.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
22Bob Hayes
B. Hayes
450
1965
13
17
26.5
34.6
0
12
153
12.8
11.8
0
23Billy Hunter
B. Hunter
432
1965
3
18
24.0
144.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
24Bobby Jancik
B. Jancik
430
1965
14
18
23.9
30.7
0
12
85
7.1
6.1
0
25Clarence Peaks
C. Peaks
429
1965
10
20
21.5
42.9
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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