nfl player most punt return touchdowns in a season 1960s

Between the 1960 and 1969 seasons, 8 players were tied for the most punt-return touchdowns in a season, with 2 touchdowns. The first three are George Atkinson and Bob Hayes in 1968 and Speedy Duncan in 1965.

NAMEPR TDSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/G
1George Atkinson
G. Atkinson
2
1968
14
32
802
25.1
57.3
0
36
490
13.6
35.0
2Bob Hayes
B. Hayes
2
1968
14
1
20
20.0
1.4
0
15
312
20.8
22.3
3Speedy Duncan
S. Duncan
2
1965
14
26
612
23.5
43.7
0
30
464
15.5
33.1
4Leroy Kelly
L. Kelly
2
1965
13
24
621
25.9
47.8
0
17
265
15.6
20.4
5Tom Watkins
T. Watkins
2
1964
14
16
368
23.0
26.3
0
16
238
14.9
17.0
6Claude Gibson
C. Gibson
2
1963
14
2
10
5.0
0.7
0
26
307
11.8
21.9
7Dick Christy
D. Christy
2
1962
14
38
824
21.7
58.9
0
15
250
16.7
17.9
8Dick Christy
D. Christy
2
1961
14
15
360
24.0
25.7
0
18
383
21.3
27.4
9Willie Wood
W. Wood
2
1961
14
0
0
0.0
0
14
225
16.1
16.1
10Lem Barney
L. Barney
1
1969
13
7
154
22.0
11.8
0
9
191
21.2
14.7
11Rickie Harris
R. Harris
1
1969
14
19
458
24.1
32.7
0
14
158
11.3
11.3
12Travis Williams
T. Williams
1
1969
13
21
517
24.6
39.8
1
8
189
23.6
14.5
13Charlie Brown
C. Brown
1
1968
3
8
137
17.1
45.7
0
8
60
7.5
20.0
14Tom Brown
T. Brown
1
1968
14
0
0
0.0
0
16
111
6.9
7.9
15Hagood Clarke
H. Clarke
1
1968
14
0
0
0.0
0
29
241
8.3
17.2
16Speedy Duncan
S. Duncan
1
1968
10
25
586
23.4
58.6
0
18
206
11.4
20.6
17Alvin Haymond
A. Haymond
1
1968
11
28
677
24.2
61.5
1
15
201
13.4
18.3
18Roy Jefferson
R. Jefferson
1
1968
14
0
0
0.0
0
28
274
9.8
19.6
19Chuck Latourette
C. Latourette
1
1968
14
46
1,237
26.9
88.4
0
28
345
12.3
24.6
20Floyd Little
F. Little
1
1968
11
26
649
25.0
59.0
0
24
261
10.9
23.7
21Goldie Sellers
G. Sellers
1
1968
14
2
40
20.0
2.9
0
7
129
18.4
9.2
22Noland Smith
N. Smith
1
1968
12
23
549
23.9
45.8
0
18
270
15.0
22.5
23Charlie West
C. West
1
1968
14
22
576
26.2
41.1
0
20
201
10.1
14.4
24Ben Davis
B. Davis
1
1967
14
27
708
26.2
50.6
0
18
229
12.7
16.4
25Bob Hayes
B. Hayes
1
1967
13
1
17
17.0
1.3
0
24
276
11.5
21.2
StatMuse has season-level data for punt-return touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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