nfl player most kickoff return yards in a game 1980s

Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Bobby Humphery had the most kick-return yards in a game, with 234 yards against the Bengals on December 21, 1986.

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NFL player most kickoff return yards in a regular-season game 1980s
NAMEKR YDSDATETMOPPKRKR AVGKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR TD
1Bobby Humphery
B. Humphery
234
12/21/1986
@
8
29.3
1
0
0
0
2Paul Palmer
P. Palmer
221
9/20/1987
@
9
24.6
0
0
0
0
3Harlan Huckleby
H. Huckleby
208
10/17/1983
vs
8
26.0
0
0
0
0
4Sylvester Stamps
S. Stamps
193
10/25/1987
@
5
38.6
0
0
0
0
5Stanford Jennings
S. Jennings
192
11/13/1988
@
6
32.0
1
0
0
0
6James Owens
J. Owens
188
10/12/1980
@
7
26.9
0
0
0
0
7James Dixon
J. Dixon
186
10/8/1989
@
5
37.2
0
0
0
0
8Mel Gray
M. Gray
186
9/21/1986
@
3
62.0
1
0
0
0
9Fulton Walker
F. Walker
185
10/12/1981
@
6
30.8
1
0
0
0
10Ron Brown
R. Brown
184
11/24/1985
vs
2
92.0
2
0
0
0
11Buster Rhymes
B. Rhymes
182
9/19/1985
vs
6
30.3
0
0
0
0
12Van Williams
V. Williams
179
11/11/1984
@
7
25.6
0
0
0
0
13Tim Brown
T. Brown
178
11/28/1988
@
5
35.6
0
2
11
5.5
0
14Stump Mitchell
S. Mitchell
178
10/18/1981
@
7
25.4
0
6
51
8.5
0
15Sylvester Stamps
S. Stamps
177
12/20/1987
@
5
35.4
1
0
0
0
16Eddie Payton
E. Payton
176
11/16/1980
vs
6
29.3
0
1
12
12.0
0
17Rich Erenberg
R. Erenberg
174
9/2/1984
vs
7
24.9
0
0
0
0
18Zachary Dixon
Z. Dixon
173
11/13/1983
@
5
34.6
1
0
0
0
19Jimmy Rogers
J. Rogers
173
11/24/1980
vs
5
34.6
0
0
0
0
20Ron Brown
R. Brown
172
11/23/1987
@
5
34.4
1
0
0
0
21Bobby Humphery
B. Humphery
171
12/4/1988
@
6
28.5
0
0
0
0
22Eddie Payton
E. Payton
171
9/14/1981
vs
4
42.8
1
2
19
9.5
0
23Phil Freeman
P. Freeman
170
10/13/1985
vs
6
28.3
0
0
0
0
24Joe Cribbs
J. Cribbs
169
12/18/1988
@
8
21.1
0
0
0
0
25Dino Hall
D. Hall
169
11/29/1981
vs
7
24.1
0
4
29
7.3
0

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