nfl players with 1000 yards rushing and at least 2 return touchdowns in a season

Gale Sayers ran for 1,231 yards when making 2+ touchdown returns in 1966.

Interpreted as:
NFL players with 1000 or more yards rushing and at least 2 return touchdowns in a season
NAMERUSH YDSRET TDSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
1,231
2
1966
14
229
5.4
87.9
8
447
34
13.1
31.9
2
NAMEDATERUSH YDSRET TDSEASONTMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
12/18/1966
197
1
1966
vs
17
11.6
1
26
1
26.0
0
2Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
12/11/1966
39
0
1966
@
10
3.9
1
5
3
1.7
0
3Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
12/4/1966
38
0
1966
@
16
2.4
0
60
7
8.6
0
4Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
11/27/1966
172
0
1966
vs
19
9.1
0
65
5
13.0
0
5Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
11/20/1966
68
0
1966
@
20
3.4
1
14
1
14.0
0
6Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
11/13/1966
87
0
1966
vs
14
6.2
0
48
2
24.0
1
7Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
11/6/1966
124
0
1966
vs
21
5.9
1
24
3
8.0
0
8Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
10/31/1966
68
0
1966
@
19
3.6
0
80
1
80.0
1
9Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
10/23/1966
87
1
1966
vs
16
5.4
0
25
1
25.0
0
10Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
10/16/1966
29
0
1966
vs
15
1.9
0
21
3
7.0
0
11Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
10/9/1966
106
0
1966
vs
18
5.9
2
0
0
0
12Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
10/2/1966
40
0
1966
@
9
4.4
0
71
5
14.2
0
13Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
9/16/1966
97
0
1966
@
18
5.4
2
0
0
0
14Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
9/11/1966
79
0
1966
@
17
4.6
0
8
2
4.0
0
Average87.90.116.45.40.631.92.413.10.1
Total1,23122295.484473413.12
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9
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12
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6
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9
7
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8
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9
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9
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11
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5
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