nfl player most return touchdowns in 1980

5 players were tied for the most touchdown returns in 1980, with 2 touchdown returns. The first three are Ray Griffin, Darrol Ray and J.T. Smith.

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 Ray Griffin
R. Griffin
2
1980
CIN CIN
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
2 Darrol Ray
D. Ray
2
1980
NYJ NYJ
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
3 J.T. Smith
J.T. Smith
2
1980
KC KC
16
0
0
0.0
0
40
581
14.5
36.3
2
4 Freddie Solomon
F. Solomon
2
1980
SF SF
16
4
61
15.3
3.8
0
27
298
11.0
18.6
2
5 Gary Spani
G. Spani
2
1980
KC KC
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
6 Carl Allen
C. Allen
1
1980
STL STL
16
0
0
0.0
0
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
7 Don Bessillieu
D. Bessillieu
1
1980
MIA MIA
16
40
890
22.3
55.6
0
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
8 Cedric Brown
C. Brown
1
1980
TB TB
13
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
9 Todd Christensen
T. Christensen
1
1980
OAK OAK
16
1
10
10.0
0.6
0
0
0
0.0
0
10 Allan Clark
A. Clark
1
1980
NE NE
11
3
21
7.0
1.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
11 Larry Cole
L. Cole
1
1980
DAL DAL
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
12 John Corker
J. Corker
1
1980
HOU HOU
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
13 Nolan Cromwell
N. Cromwell
1
1980
LA LA
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
14 Buddy Curry
B. Curry
1
1980
ATL ATL
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
15 John Dutton
J. Dutton
1
1980
DAL DAL
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
16 Glen Edwards
G. Edwards
1
1980
SD SD
16
0
0
0.0
0
4
17
4.3
1.1
0
17 Steve Freeman
S. Freeman
1
1980
BUF BUF
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
18 Nick Giaquinto
N. Giaquinto
1
1980
MIA MIA
16
9
146
16.2
9.1
0
7
35
5.0
2.2
0
19 Randy Gradishar
R. Gradishar
1
1980
DEN DEN
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
20 Jessie Green
J. Green
1
1980
SEA SEA
11
15
274
18.3
24.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
21 Roy Green
R. Green
1
1980
STL STL
15
32
745
23.3
49.7
0
16
168
10.5
11.2
1
22 Tom Hannon
T. Hannon
1
1980
MIN MIN
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
23 Lester Hayes
L. Hayes
1
1980
OAK OAK
16
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
24 Mike Haynes
M. Haynes
1
1980
NE NE
13
0
0
0.0
0
17
140
8.2
10.8
0
25 Mike Hegman
M. Hegman
1
1980
DAL DAL
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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