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The Top Ranked Punt Returners of the 1970s
Notes: Ranking Explanation
| Rnk | Athlete | Overall Decade Rank |
| 1 | Rick Upchurch (PR) | 533 |
| 2 | Mike Fuller (PR) | 543 |
| 3 | Billy Johnson (PR) | 558 |
| 4 | Bruce Taylor (PR) | 597 |
| 5 | Jake E. Scott (PR) | 598 |
| 6 | Bill Thompson (PR) | 604 |
| 7 | Lemar Parrish (PR) | 616 |
| 8 | Keith Moody (PR) | 617 |
| 9 | Ron Smith (PR) | 628 |
| 10 | Jim Bertelsen (PR) | 665 |
| 11 | Neal Colzie (PR) | 666 |
| 12 | Lem Barney (PR) | 683 |
| 13 | Howard Stevens (PR) | 717 |
| 14 | Ralph McGill (PR) | 722 |
| 15 | Freddie Solomon (PR) | 724 |
| 16 | Larry Marshall (PR) | 734 |
| 17 | Glen Edwards (PR) | 750 |
| 18 | Terry Metcalf (PR) | 752 |
| 19 | Steve Schubert (PR) | 769 |
| 20 | Danny Reece (PR) | 790 |
| 21 | Jon Staggers (PR) | 795 |
| 22 | Willard Harrell (PR) | 812 |
| 23 | Tommy Casanova (PR) | 817 |
| 24 | Ed Podolak (PR) | 818 |
| 25 | Ike Hill (PR) | 820 |
| 26 | Bill Bradley (PR) | 841 |
| 27 | Charlie West (PR) | 854 |
| 28 | Stanley Morgan (PR) | 930 |
| 29 | Bruce Harper (PR) | 943 |
| 30 | Alvin Wyatt (PR) | 978 |
| 31 | Eddie Brown (1952) (PR) | 986 |
| 32 | Johnnie Gray (PR) | 994 |
| 33 | Mike Haynes (PR) | 1018 |
| 34 | Mack Herron (PR) | 1019 |
| 35 | Butch Johnson (PR) | 1021 |
| 36 | Chris Farasopoulos (PR) | 1039 |
| 37 | Speedy Duncan (PR) | 1050 |
| 38 | Greg Pruitt (PR) | 1060 |
| 39 | George Atkinson (PR) | 1085 |
| 40 | Al Dodd (PR) | 1116 |
| 41 | Theo Bell (PR) | 1137 |
| 42 | Steve Odom (PR) | 1144 |
| 43 | Pete Athas (PR) | 1158 |
| 44 | Ken Ellis (PR) | 1161 |
| 45 | Alvin Haymond (PR) | 1163 |
| 46 | Cullen Bryant (PR) | 1192 |
| 47 | Manfred Moore (PR) | 1217 |
| 48 | Cliff Harris (PR) | 1222 |
| 49 | Tony Leonard (PR) | 1244 |
| 50 | Golden Richards (PR) | 1248 |
| 51 | Dave Elmendorf (PR) | 1258 |
| 52 | Wally Henry (PR) | 1278 |
| 53 | Virgil Livers (PR) | 1287 |
| 54 | Bruce Laird (PR) | 1306 |
| 55 | Larry Brunson (PR) | 1315 |
| 56 | Bobby Bryant (PR) | 1316 |
| 57 | Eddie Payton (PR) | 1323 |
| 58 | Charlie Greer (PR) | 1348 |
| 59 | Lou Piccone (PR) | 1382 |
| 60 | Willie Shelby (PR) | 1395 |
| 61 | Tony Green (PR) | 1452 |
| 62 | Ted Vactor (PR) | 1454 |
| 63 | Jerry LeVias (PR) | 1465 |
| 64 | John Sciarra (PR) | 1476 |
| 65 | Jackie Wallace (PR) | 1479 |
| 66 | Bobby Duhon (PR) | 1480 |
| 67 | Donnie Walker (PR) | 1481 |
| 68 | Lyle Blackwood (PR) | 1505 |
| 69 | Larry Jones (PR) | 1521 |
| 70 | Willie Belton (PR) | 1523 |
| 71 | Herb Mul-Key (PR) | 1549 |
| 72 | Rolland Lawrence (PR) | 1550 |
| 73 | J.T. Smith (PR) | 1561 |
| 74 | Johnny Roland (PR) | 1562 |
| 75 | Linzy Cole (PR) | 1574 |
| 76 | Tony Hill (PR) | 1575 |
| 77 | Lynn Swann (PR) | 1584 |
| 78 | Ron Gardin (PR) | 1586 |
| 79 | Tony Nathan (PR) | 1587 |
| 80 | Rich Mauti (PR) | 1591 |
| 81 | Jim Smith (PR) | 1593 |
| 82 | Ken Houston (PR) | 1599 |
| 83 | Dennis Morgan (PR) | 1610 |
| 84 | Dick Jauron (PR) | 1616 |
| 85 | Nesby Glasgow (PR) | 1635 |
| 86 | John Mallory (PR) | 1660 |
| 87 | Leroy Kelly (PR) | 1662 |
| 88 | Rondy Colbert (PR) | 1675 |
| 89 | Chris Fletcher (PR) | 1676 |
| 90 | Gerald Tinker (PR) | 1686 |
| 91 | Pat Tilley (PR) | 1695 |
| 92 | Tony Davis (PR) | 1720 |
| 93 | Billy Ryckman (PR) | 1721 |
| 94 | Charlie Leigh (PR) | 1727 |
| 95 | Ray M. Brown (PR) | 1736 |
| 96 | Dave Brown (PR) | 1738 |
| 97 | Thom Darden (PR) | 1741 |
| 98 | Keith Wright (PR) | 1749 |
| 99 | Dino Hall (PR) | 1755 |
| 100 | John Kimbrough (PR) | 1756 |
| 101 | Tom McCauley (PR) | 1760 |
| 102 | Jeff Severson (PR) | 1762 |
| 103 | Johnny Rodgers (PR) | 1764 |
| 104 | Hubie Bryant (PR) | 1766 |
| 105 | Lenny Dunlap (PR) | 1782 |
| 106 | Rod Sherman (PR) | 1804 |
| 107 | Gil Chapman (PR) | 1823 |
| 108 | Gary Hammond (PR) | 1832 |
| 109 | Kevin Miller (PR) | 1833 |
| 110 | Carl Garrett (PR) | 1860 |
| 111 | Larry Willingham (PR) | 1863 |
| 112 | Bobby Hammond (PR) | 1869 |
| 113 | Jack Steptoe (PR) | 1883 |
| 114 | Floyd Little (PR) | 1904 |
| 115 | Vaughn Lusby (PR) | 1911 |
| 116 | Billy Waddy (PR) | 1925 |
| 117 | Buddy Hardeman (PR) | 1928 |
| 118 | Rufus Crawford (PR) | 1933 |
| 119 | Dennis Pearson (PR) | 1955 |
| 120 | Jesse Thompson (PR) | 1957 |
| 121 | Reece Morrison (PR) | 1958 |
| 122 | Rolly Woolsey (PR) | 1961 |
| 123 | Ray Rhodes (PR) | 1989 |
| 124 | Tommy Pharr (PR) | 1991 |
| 125 | Guido Merkens (PR) | 2009 |
| 126 | Ricky Feacher (PR) | 2014 |
| 127 | Sam McCullum (PR) | 2023 |
| 128 | Bobby Majors (PR) | 2030 |
| 129 | John Arnold (PR) | 2035 |
| 130 | Jim Robinson (PR) | 2043 |
| 131 | Bob Hayes (PR) | 2056 |
| 132 | Dwight Hicks (PR) | 2060 |
| 133 | Jimmy Cefalo (PR) | 2063 |
| 134 | Gary Hayman (PR) | 2081 |
| 135 | Joe Theismann (PR) | 2083 |
| 136 | Rick Volk (PR) | 2089 |
| 137 | Steve Wilson (PR) | 2092 |
| 138 | Charlie Thomas (PR) | 2099 |
| 139 | Chuck Latourette (PR) | 2101 |
| 140 | Jeff Moore (PR) | 2103 |
| 141 | Louie Giammona (PR) | 2120 |
| 142 | Mike Battle (PR) | 2121 |
| 143 | Rich Ellender (PR) | 2125 |
| 144 | Ronnie Coleman (PR) | 2126 |
| 145 | Roscoe Word (PR) | 2127 |
| 146 | Rob Scribner (PR) | 2158 |
| 147 | Dennis Homan (PR) | 2172 |
| 148 | Jack Deloplaine (PR) | 2173 |
| 149 | Wes Chandler (PR) | 2182 |
| 150 | Bruce Rhodes (PR) | 2196 |
| 151 | Darryl Stingley (PR) | 2197 |
| 152 | Jimmy Edwards (PR) | 2201 |
| 153 | John Love (PR) | 2202 |
| 154 | Mel Renfro (PR) | 2228 |
| 155 | Cliff Branch (PR) | 2246 |
| 156 | Gary Green (PR) | 2247 |
| 157 | Ira Matthews (PR) | 2248 |
| 158 | Leonard Willis (PR) | 2251 |
| 159 | Len Walterscheid (PR) | 2277 |
| 160 | Danny Colbert (PR) | 2296 |
| 161 | Dennis Meyer (PR) | 2297 |
| 162 | Steve Holden (PR) | 2301 |
| 163 | Terry Schmidt (PR) | 2303 |
| 164 | Willie Wood (PR) | 2304 |
| 165 | Billy Walik (PR) | 2321 |
| 166 | Randy Reutershan (PR) | 2331 |
| 167 | Rocky Turner (PR) | 2332 |
| 168 | Tom Myers (PR) | 2333 |
| 169 | Mike Richardson (PR) | 2359 |
| 170 | Walter Packer (PR) | 2365 |
| 171 | Walter Roberts (PR) | 2387 |
| 172 | Alfred Jackson (PR) | 2398 |
| 173 | Ben Hawkins (PR) | 2400 |
| 174 | Danny Buggs (PR) | 2402 |
| 175 | Frenchy Fuqua (PR) | 2404 |
| 176 | Wade Manning (PR) | 2413 |
| 177 | Rickie Harris (PR) | 2429 |
| 178 | Bob Grim (PR) | 2450 |
| 179 | Gordon Bell (PR) | 2453 |
| 180 | Marshall Johnson (PR) | 2470 |
| 181 | Rick Jennings (PR) | 2471 |
| 182 | Tim Berra (PR) | 2472 |
| 183 | Willie Miller (PR) | 2474 |
| 184 | Isaac Hagins (PR) | 2491 |
| 185 | Dave Preston (PR) | 2507 |
| 186 | Dick Conn (PR) | 2522 |
| 187 | Roland Hooks (PR) | 2539 |
| 188 | Stan Black (PR) | 2540 |
| 189 | Bill Cahill (PR) | 2557 |
| 190 | Dennis Law (PR) | 2559 |
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