nfl most punt return yards by a player 1961

Dick Christy had the most punt-return yards in 1961, with 383 yards.

NAMEPR YDSSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Dick Christy
D. Christy
383
1961
14
15
360
24.0
25.7
0
18
21.3
27.4
2
2Johnny Sample
J. Sample
283
1961
14
23
532
23.1
38.0
0
26
10.9
20.2
1
3Al Frazier
A. Frazier
231
1961
14
18
504
28.0
36.0
1
18
12.8
16.5
1
4Willie Wood
W. Wood
225
1961
14
0
0
0.0
0
14
16.1
16.1
2
5Claude Gibson
C. Gibson
209
1961
14
3
17
5.7
1.2
0
14
14.9
14.9
0
6Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
196
1961
14
8
270
33.8
19.3
1
19
10.3
14.0
0
7Bobby Boyd
B. Boyd
173
1961
14
0
0
0.0
0
18
9.6
12.4
0
8Abe Woodson
A. Woodson
172
1961
14
27
782
29.0
55.9
1
16
10.8
12.3
1
9Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
164
1961
14
16
428
26.8
30.6
1
14
11.7
11.7
1
10Howard Cassady
H. Cassady
159
1961
14
9
127
14.1
9.1
0
16
9.9
11.4
0
11Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
155
1961
13
2
59
29.5
4.5
0
8
19.4
11.9
1
12Johnny Morris
J. Morris
155
1961
14
2
46
23.0
3.3
0
23
6.7
11.1
0
13Jim Steffen
J. Steffen
153
1961
TOT
14
29
691
23.8
49.4
0
19
8.1
10.9
0
14Keith Lincoln
K. Lincoln
150
1961
14
4
98
24.5
7.0
0
7
21.4
10.7
1
15Tommy Mason
T. Mason
146
1961
13
25
603
24.1
46.4
0
14
10.4
11.2
0
16Ted Dean
T. Dean
140
1961
14
21
462
22.0
33.0
0
18
7.8
10.0
0
17Brady Keys
B. Keys
135
1961
12
2
41
20.5
3.4
0
9
15.0
11.3
0
18Bill Stits
B. Stits
132
1961
10
4
87
21.8
8.7
0
17
7.8
13.2
0
19Lew Carpenter
L. Carpenter
130
1961
14
0
0
0.0
0
6
21.7
9.3
0
20Ron Burton
R. Burton
128
1961
14
15
401
26.7
28.6
1
8
16.0
9.1
0
21Timmy Brown
T. Brown
125
1961
13
29
811
28.0
62.4
1
8
15.6
9.6
1
22Jim Shofner
J. Shofner
119
1961
14
0
0
0.0
0
14
8.5
8.5
0
23Dick Bass
D. Bass
109
1961
14
23
698
30.3
49.9
0
4
27.3
7.8
1
24Fred Bruney
F. Bruney
109
1961
14
0
0
0.0
0
23
4.7
7.8
0
25Bobby Joe Conrad
B. Joe Conrad
103
1961
14
1
28
28.0
2.0
0
5
20.6
7.4
1
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