nfl most punt return yards by a player 1962

Pat Studstill had the most punt-return yards in 1962, with 457 yards.

NAMEPR YDSSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Pat Studstill
P. Studstill
457
1962
14
20
511
25.6
36.5
0
29
15.8
32.6
0
2Willie Wood
W. Wood
273
1962
14
0
0
0.0
0
23
11.9
19.5
0
3Dick Christy
D. Christy
250
1962
14
38
824
21.7
58.9
0
15
16.7
17.9
2
4Johnny Morris
J. Morris
208
1962
14
0
0
0.0
0
20
10.4
14.9
0
5Abe Woodson
A. Woodson
179
1962
14
37
1,157
31.3
82.6
0
19
9.4
12.8
1
6Bill Butler
B. Butler
169
1962
14
26
588
22.6
42.0
0
12
14.1
12.1
0
7Bob Garner
B. Garner
162
1962
14
1
8
8.0
0.6
0
20
8.1
11.6
0
8Dick James
D. James
145
1962
14
32
889
27.8
63.5
0
19
7.6
10.4
0
9Willie West
W. West
124
1962
12
0
0
0.0
0
15
8.3
10.3
0
10Ron Burton
R. Burton
122
1962
14
13
238
18.3
17.0
0
21
5.8
8.7
0
11Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
119
1962
14
1
27
27.0
1.9
0
15
7.9
8.5
0
12Frank Jackson
F. Jackson
117
1962
14
10
254
25.4
18.1
0
11
10.6
8.4
0
13Bobby Jancik
B. Jancik
116
1962
14
24
726
30.3
51.9
0
14
8.3
8.3
0
14Preston Carpenter
P. Carpenter
109
1962
13
1
29
29.0
2.2
0
7
15.6
8.4
0
15Dick Harris
D. Harris
95
1962
14
0
0
0.0
0
7
13.6
6.8
0
16Bake Turner
B. Turner
95
1962
14
20
504
25.2
36.0
0
10
9.5
6.8
0
17Pervis Atkins
P. Atkins
94
1962
14
28
676
24.1
48.3
0
11
8.5
6.7
0
18Keith Lincoln
K. Lincoln
94
1962
14
14
398
28.4
28.4
1
11
8.5
6.7
0
19Claude Gibson
C. Gibson
89
1962
14
2
55
27.5
3.9
0
10
8.9
6.4
0
20Bobby Reed
B. Reed
82
1962
6
13
337
25.9
56.2
0
9
9.1
13.7
0
21Dick Bass
D. Bass
81
1962
14
19
446
23.5
31.9
0
6
13.5
5.8
0
22Timmy Brown
T. Brown
81
1962
14
30
831
27.7
59.4
1
6
13.5
5.8
0
23Fred Glick
F. Glick
79
1962
14
1
22
22.0
1.6
0
12
6.6
5.6
0
24Hal Lewis
H. Lewis
65
1962
11
3
65
21.7
5.9
0
9
7.2
5.9
0
25Billy Martin
B. Martin
62
1962
14
25
515
20.6
36.8
0
17
3.6
4.4
0
StatMuse has season-level data for punt-return yards going back to the 1941 season.

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