nfl player most return touchdowns in 1979

5 players were tied for the most touchdown returns in 1979, with 2 touchdown returns. The first three are Larry Braziel, Lester Hayes and Woodrow Lowe.

NAME RET TD SEASON TM GP KR KR YDS KR AVG KR YDS/G KR TD PR PR YDS PR AVG PR YDS/G PR TD
1 Larry Braziel
L. Braziel
2
1979
BAL BAL
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
2 Lester Hayes
L. Hayes
2
1979
OAK OAK
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
3 Woodrow Lowe
W. Lowe
2
1979
SD SD
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
4 J.T. Smith
J.T. Smith
2
1979
KC KC
16
0
0
0.0
0
58
612
10.6
38.3
2
5 Jim Youngblood
J. Youngblood
2
1979
LA LA
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
6 Mark Arneson
M. Arneson
1
1979
STL STL
11
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
7 Jesse Baker
J. Baker
1
1979
HOU HOU
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
8 Gary Barbaro
G. Barbaro
1
1979
KC KC
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
9 Benny Barnes
B. Barnes
1
1979
DAL DAL
15
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
10 Ken Bordelon
K. Bordelon
1
1979
NO NO
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
11 Mike Butler
M. Butler
1
1979
GB GB
14
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
12 Rick Byas
R. Byas
1
1979
ATL ATL
16
1
19
19.0
1.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
13 Billy Campfield
B. Campfield
1
1979
PHI PHI
16
7
251
35.9
15.7
1
0
0
0.0
0
14 Harry Carson
H. Carson
1
1979
NYG NYG
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
15 Rubin Carter
R. Carter
1
1979
DEN DEN
15
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
16 Thom Darden
T. Darden
1
1979
CLE CLE
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
17 Steve Freeman
S. Freeman
1
1979
BUF BUF
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
18 Bill Gay
B. Gay
1
1979
DET DET
15
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
19 Nesby Glasgow
N. Glasgow
1
1979
BAL BAL
16
50
1,126
22.5
70.4
0
44
352
8.0
22.0
1
20 Roy Green
R. Green
1
1979
STL STL
16
41
1,005
24.5
62.8
1
8
42
5.3
2.6
0
21 Sammy Green
S. Green
1
1979
SEA SEA
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
22 Ray Griffin
R. Griffin
1
1979
CIN CIN
12
1
15
15.0
1.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
23 Joe Harris
J. Harris
1
1979
TOT
15
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
24 Mike Hawkins
M. Hawkins
1
1979
NE NE
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
25 Ted Hendricks
T. Hendricks
1
1979
OAK OAK
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdown returns going back to the 1921 season.

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