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The Top Ranked Kick Returners of the 1970s
Notes: Players are listed only by the position they played the most.
| Rnk | Athlete | Overall Decade Rank |
| 1 | Steve Odom (KR) | 638 |
| 2 | Billy Johnson (KR) | 639 |
| 3 | Ron Smith (KR) | 645 |
| 4 | Vic Washington (KR) | 658 |
| 5 | Bruce Laird (KR) | 670 |
| 6 | Terry Metcalf (KR) | 707 |
| 7 | Larry Marshall (KR) | 708 |
| 8 | Carl Garrett (KR) | 753 |
| 9 | Bernard Jackson (KR) | 783 |
| 10 | Keith Moody (KR) | 887 |
| 11 | Bruce Harper (KR) | 966 |
| 12 | Clarence Davis (KR) | 982 |
| 13 | Mercury Morris (KR) | 1005 |
| 14 | Brian Baschnagel (KR) | 1020 |
| 15 | Cecil Turner (KR) | 1029 |
| 16 | Greg Pruitt (KR) | 1048 |
| 17 | Wallace Francis (KR) | 1054 |
| 18 | Lou Piccone (KR) | 1055 |
| 19 | Rick Upchurch (KR) | 1086 |
| 20 | Artie Owens (KR) | 1099 |
| 21 | Butch Johnson (KR) | 1100 |
| 22 | Billy Walik (KR) | 1123 |
| 23 | Rich Mauti (KR) | 1128 |
| 24 | Speedy Duncan (KR) | 1143 |
| 25 | Howard Stevens (KR) | 1145 |
| 26 | Brent McClanahan (KR) | 1188 |
| 27 | Manfred Moore (KR) | 1193 |
| 28 | Cullen Bryant (KR) | 1200 |
| 29 | Rocky Thompson (KR) | 1206 |
| 30 | Harold Hart (KR) | 1276 |
| 31 | Larry Jones (KR) | 1277 |
| 32 | Eddie Payton (KR) | 1279 |
| 33 | Raymond Clayborn (KR) | 1309 |
| 34 | Alvin Haymond (KR) | 1312 |
| 35 | Duriel Harris (KR) | 1329 |
| 36 | Ron Jessie (KR) | 1330 |
| 37 | Eddie Brown (1952) (KR) | 1332 |
| 38 | Cotton Speyrer (KR) | 1340 |
| 39 | Larry Anderson (KR) | 1345 |
| 40 | Gary Davis (KR) | 1346 |
| 41 | Linzy Cole (KR) | 1365 |
| 42 | Tony Green (KR) | 1398 |
| 43 | Cliff Harris (KR) | 1399 |
| 44 | Alvin Wyatt (KR) | 1400 |
| 45 | Steve Davis (KR) | 1413 |
| 46 | Al Hunter (KR) | 1427 |
| 47 | Mack Herron (KR) | 1439 |
| 48 | Willie Shelby (KR) | 1449 |
| 49 | Lawrence Williams (KR) | 1451 |
| 50 | Ike Thomas (KR) | 1453 |
| 51 | Dave Hampton (KR) | 1462 |
| 52 | Dennis Pearson (KR) | 1463 |
| 53 | Lemar Parrish (KR) | 1464 |
| 54 | Jerry LeVias (KR) | 1493 |
| 55 | Paul Hofer (KR) | 1499 |
| 56 | Chris Farasopoulos (KR) | 1513 |
| 57 | Leon McQuay (KR) | 1535 |
| 58 | Margene Adkins (KR) | 1536 |
| 59 | Roy Green (KR) | 1563 |
| 60 | Paul Robinson (KR) | 1567 |
| 61 | Otis Armstrong (KR) | 1576 |
| 62 | Herb Mul-Key (KR) | 1581 |
| 63 | James Owens (KR) | 1582 |
| 64 | Jim Duncan (KR) | 1583 |
| 65 | Wilbert Montgomery (KR) | 1588 |
| 66 | Mel Gray (KR) | 1597 |
| 67 | Allen Carter (KR) | 1609 |
| 68 | Ira Matthews (KR) | 1611 |
| 69 | Travis Williams (KR) | 1615 |
| 70 | Willie Belton (KR) | 1619 |
| 71 | George Ragsdale (KR) | 1620 |
| 72 | Clarence Chapman (KR) | 1632 |
| 73 | Jimmy Edwards (KR) | 1634 |
| 74 | Randy Montgomery (KR) | 1636 |
| 75 | Walter Payton (KR) | 1637 |
| 76 | Bobby Hammond (KR) | 1643 |
| 77 | Willard Harrell (KR) | 1649 |
| 78 | Ken Brown (KR) | 1651 |
| 79 | Bob Gresham (KR) | 1657 |
| 80 | Jess Phillips (KR) | 1658 |
| 81 | Joe Washington (KR) | 1659 |
| 82 | Larry Brunson (KR) | 1661 |
| 83 | Preston Pearson (KR) | 1665 |
| 84 | Doug Kotar (KR) | 1666 |
| 85 | Bobby Thompson (KR) | 1674 |
| 86 | Al Nelson (KR) | 1682 |
| 87 | Curtis Brown (KR) | 1683 |
| 88 | Don Shy (KR) | 1685 |
| 89 | Larry Krause (KR) | 1687 |
| 90 | Lonnie Perrin (KR) | 1688 |
| 91 | Nesby Glasgow (KR) | 1689 |
| 92 | Mike Fuller (KR) | 1693 |
| 93 | Willie McGee (KR) | 1705 |
| 94 | Dave Williams (KR) | 1710 |
| 95 | Homer Jones (KR) | 1711 |
| 96 | Tony Nathan (KR) | 1712 |
| 97 | Billy Lefear (KR) | 1722 |
| 98 | Ike Hill (KR) | 1728 |
| 99 | James Hunter (KR) | 1729 |
| 100 | Keith Wright (KR) | 1730 |
| 101 | Mel Blount (KR) | 1731 |
| 102 | Mike Collier (KR) | 1732 |
| 103 | Nat Moore (KR) | 1735 |
| 104 | Wally Henry (KR) | 1737 |
| 105 | Rick Jennings (KR) | 1758 |
| 106 | Robert Holmes (KR) | 1759 |
| 107 | Jerry Latin (KR) | 1765 |
| 108 | Deacon Turner (KR) | 1779 |
| 109 | Jimmie Jones (KR) | 1780 |
| 110 | John Gilliam (KR) | 1781 |
| 111 | Bobby Williams (KR) | 1803 |
| 112 | Johnnie Dirden (KR) | 1824 |
| 113 | Ken Grandberry (KR) | 1825 |
| 114 | Les Shy (KR) | 1826 |
| 115 | Mike C. McCoy (KR) | 1828 |
| 116 | Rolland Lawrence (KR) | 1847 |
| 117 | Rufus Crawford (KR) | 1848 |
| 118 | Ted Vactor (KR) | 1849 |
| 119 | Allan Clark (KR) | 1859 |
| 120 | Gerald Tinker (KR) | 1861 |
| 121 | Larry Brinson (KR) | 1862 |
| 122 | Wes Chandler (KR) | 1866 |
| 123 | Dennis Morgan (KR) | 1880 |
| 124 | George Atkinson (KR) | 1881 |
| 125 | Isaac Hagins (KR) | 1882 |
| 126 | John Arnold (KR) | 1884 |
| 127 | Marshall Johnson (KR) | 1886 |
| 128 | Po James (KR) | 1887 |
| 129 | Bobby Anderson (KR) | 1901 |
| 130 | Dino Hall (KR) | 1903 |
| 131 | Jim Smith (KR) | 1907 |
| 132 | Mike Holmes (KR) | 1908 |
| 133 | Steve Holden (KR) | 1910 |
| 134 | Charlie West (KR) | 1929 |
| 135 | Mike Battle (KR) | 1932 |
| 136 | Tony Greene (KR) | 1934 |
| 137 | Dick Gordon (KR) | 1956 |
| 138 | Rich Houston (KR) | 1959 |
| 139 | Rick Kane (KR) | 1960 |
| 140 | Virgil Robinson (KR) | 1963 |
| 141 | Bob Hudson (KR) | 1980 |
| 142 | Charlie Pittman (KR) | 1981 |
| 143 | Clint Jones (KR) | 1982 |
| 144 | Len Walterscheid (KR) | 1986 |
| 145 | Larry Collins (KR) | 2010 |
| 146 | Leonard Willis (KR) | 2011 |
| 147 | Mickey Zofko (KR) | 2012 |
| 148 | Ron Springs (KR) | 2015 |
| 149 | Rondy Colbert (KR) | 2016 |
| 150 | Bill Tucker (KR) | 2029 |
| 151 | Charlie Thomas (KR) | 2033 |
| 152 | Dick Jauron (KR) | 2034 |
| 153 | Kevin Miller (KR) | 2036 |
| 154 | Ricky Feacher (KR) | 2038 |
| 155 | Ron Gardin (KR) | 2039 |
| 156 | Drew Hill (KR) | 2059 |
| 157 | John Kimbrough (KR) | 2065 |
| 158 | Jon Staggers (KR) | 2066 |
| 159 | Louie Giammona (KR) | 2067 |
| 160 | Ray Griffin (KR) | 2068 |
| 161 | Willie Ellison (KR) | 2070 |
| 162 | Don Highsmith (KR) | 2080 |
| 163 | Laverne Smith (KR) | 2084 |
| 164 | Odell Lawson (KR) | 2087 |
| 165 | Rich Ellender (KR) | 2088 |
| 166 | Roland Hooks (KR) | 2091 |
| 167 | Chris Fletcher (KR) | 2100 |
| 168 | Jeff Moore (KR) | 2102 |
| 169 | Randy Jackson (KR) | 2104 |
| 170 | Sammy Johnson (KR) | 2106 |
| 171 | Duane Thomas (KR) | 2116 |
| 172 | Gil Chapman (KR) | 2117 |
| 173 | Joe Dawkins (KR) | 2118 |
| 174 | Oliver Ross (KR) | 2122 |
| 175 | Bill Thomas (KR) | 2150 |
| 176 | Danny Buggs (KR) | 2152 |
| 177 | Vern Studdard (KR) | 2159 |
| 178 | Wendell Tyler (KR) | 2160 |
| 179 | Jesse Taylor (KR) | 2174 |
| 180 | Tim Beamer (KR) | 2179 |
| 181 | Walt Love (KR) | 2181 |
| 182 | Woody Green (KR) | 2183 |
| 183 | Arthur Whittington (KR) | 2193 |
| 184 | Benny Johnson (KR) | 2194 |
| 185 | Horace Belton (KR) | 2199 |
| 186 | Jack Deloplaine (KR) | 2200 |
| 187 | Ralph McGill (KR) | 2204 |
| 188 | Rickey Young (KR) | 2205 |
| 189 | Al Dodd (KR) | 2222 |
| 190 | Buddy Hardeman (KR) | 2224 |
| 191 | Jim Jodat (KR) | 2226 |
| 192 | Joe W. Washington (KR) | 2227 |
| 193 | Rod McNeill (KR) | 2230 |
| 194 | Ken Ellis (KR) | 2250 |
| 195 | Tommy Reamon (KR) | 2254 |
| 196 | Virgil Livers (KR) | 2257 |
| 197 | Clarence Williams (KR) | 2273 |
| 198 | Ed Podolak (KR) | 2275 |
| 199 | Jim Robinson (KR) | 2276 |
| 200 | Ronnie Coleman (KR) | 2279 |
| 201 | Ahmad Rashad (KR) | 2291 |
| 202 | Billy Campfield (KR) | 2292 |
| 203 | Cannonball Butler (KR) | 2293 |
| 204 | Chris Pane (KR) | 2294 |
| 205 | Cliff Taylor (KR) | 2295 |
| 206 | Freddie Solomon (KR) | 2299 |
| 207 | Cleo Miller (KR) | 2323 |
| 208 | Floyd Little (KR) | 2324 |
| 209 | Karl Farmer (KR) | 2326 |
| 210 | Ken Burrough (KR) | 2327 |
| 211 | Ken Callicutt (KR) | 2328 |
| 212 | Andy Johnson (KR) | 2350 |
| 213 | Bobby Duhon (KR) | 2352 |
| 214 | Brian Duncan (KR) | 2354 |
| 215 | Robert Newhouse (KR) | 2361 |
| 216 | Steve Wilson (KR) | 2362 |
| 217 | Tony Leonard (KR) | 2364 |
| 218 | Anthony Davis (KR) | 2384 |
| 219 | Josh Ashton (KR) | 2385 |
| 220 | Willie Rodgers (KR) | 2414 |
| 221 | Ernest Pough (KR) | 2426 |
| 222 | Tony Galbreath (KR) | 2456 |
| 223 | Altie Taylor (KR) | 2506 |
| 224 | Louis Carter (KR) | 2526 |
| 225 | Gordon Bell (KR) | 2537 |
| 226 | Andy Bolton (KR) | 2556 |
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