nfl most punt return yards by a player 1963

Tom Watkins gained the most punt-return yards in 1963, with 399 yards.

NAMEPR YDSSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Tom Watkins
T. Watkins
399
1963
13
21
447
21.3
34.4
0
32
12.5
30.7
1
2Claude Gibson
C. Gibson
307
1963
14
2
10
5.0
0.7
0
26
11.8
21.9
2
3Jerry Logan
J. Logan
279
1963
14
8
170
21.3
12.1
0
28
10.0
19.9
0
4Bob Suci
B. Suci
233
1963
14
17
360
21.2
25.7
0
25
9.3
16.6
0
5Bill Butler
B. Butler
220
1963
14
33
713
21.6
50.9
0
21
10.5
15.7
1
6Dick James
D. James
214
1963
14
30
830
27.7
59.3
0
16
13.4
15.3
0
7Eddie Dove
E. Dove
198
1963
TOT
14
3
56
18.7
4.0
0
17
11.6
14.1
0
8Brady Keys
B. Keys
198
1963
11
9
219
24.3
19.9
0
13
15.2
18.0
0
9Fred Glick
F. Glick
171
1963
14
20
451
22.6
32.2
0
19
9.0
12.2
0
10Willie Wood
W. Wood
169
1963
14
1
20
20.0
1.4
0
19
8.9
12.1
0
11Johnny Morris
J. Morris
164
1963
13
0
0
0.0
0
16
10.3
12.6
0
12Alex Hawkins
A. Hawkins
156
1963
14
0
0
0.0
0
17
9.2
11.1
0
13Ray Abruzzese
R. Abruzzese
152
1963
14
6
118
19.7
8.4
0
17
8.9
10.9
0
14Timmy Brown
T. Brown
152
1963
14
33
945
28.6
67.5
1
16
9.5
10.9
0
15Bobby Jancik
B. Jancik
145
1963
14
45
1,317
29.3
94.1
0
13
11.2
10.4
0
16Bill Baird
B. Baird
143
1963
14
0
0
0.0
0
4
35.8
10.2
1
17Charley Mitchell
C. Mitchell
141
1963
14
37
954
25.8
68.1
1
12
11.8
10.1
0
18Jim Stiger
J. Stiger
141
1963
14
18
432
24.0
30.9
0
14
10.1
10.1
0
19Jim Shorter
J. Shorter
134
1963
11
9
219
24.3
19.9
0
7
19.1
12.2
0
20Carver Shannon
C. Shannon
132
1963
14
28
823
29.4
58.8
1
15
8.8
9.4
0
21Lance Alworth
L. Alworth
120
1963
14
10
216
21.6
15.4
0
11
10.9
8.6
0
22Tom Stephens
T. Stephens
117
1963
14
0
0
0.0
0
14
8.4
8.4
0
23Billy Gambrell
B. Gambrell
111
1963
14
0
0
0.0
0
11
10.1
7.9
0
24Larry Ferguson
L. Ferguson
108
1963
7
9
231
25.7
33.0
0
11
9.8
15.4
0
25Tom Hall
T. Hall
107
1963
14
6
143
23.8
10.2
0
10
10.7
7.6
0
StatMuse has season-level data for punt-return yards going back to the 1941 season.

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