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CFL Kickoff Return Leaders

Career Leaders
Category Player Record
Returns Henry Williams 335
Yards Henry Williams 7354
Average (100 returns minimum) Larry Highbaugh 35.2
Touchdowns Harvey Wylie 5
Yearly Leaders (Yards)
Year League Player NO YDS AVG LG TD
1947 IRFU Joey Pal 1
1947 WIFU Roy Wright 1
1951 WIFU George McPhail 28 454 16.2 0
1952 WIFU Pete Thodos 32 816 25.5 94 0
1953 WIFU John Henry Johnson 20 578 28.9 104 1
1954 IRFU Alex Webster 18 393 21.8 41 0
1954 WIFU Ken Carpenter 17 630 37.1 62 0
1955 IRFU Don Pinhey 26 632 24.3 53 0
1955 WIFU Harry Lunn 17 557 32.8 53 0
1956 IRFU Hal Patterson 28 771 27.5 105 1
1956 WIFU By Bailey 24 680 28.3 96 1
1957 IRFU Hal Patterson 24 648 27.0 54 0
1957 WIFU Leo Lewis 26 854 32.8 76 0
1958 IRFU Bobby Judd 20 439 22.0 35 0
1958 WIFU Mike Hagler 24 744 31.0 67 0
1959 IRFU Jim Rountree 16 433 27.1 40 0
1959 WIFU Willie Fleming 21 545 26.0 52 0
1960 IRFU Don Clark 28 660 23.6 37 0
1960 WIFU Harvey Wylie 20 670 33.5 110 1
1961 CFL Harvey Wylie 21 622 29.6 104 1
1962 CFL Harvey Wylie 28 876 31.3 102 1
1963 CFL Leo Lewis 29 796 27.4 50 0
1964 CFL Leo Lewis 24 768 32.0 84 0
1965 CFL Dave Raimey 22 635 28.9 105 1
1966 CFL Trent Walters 19 557 29.3 90 0
1967 CFL Jim Young 11 251 22.8 33 0
1968 CFL Dave Raimey 31 930 30.0 93 1
1969 CFL Bobby Thompson 20 600 30.0 51 0
1970 CFL Al Marcelin 21 659 31.4 85 0
1971 CFL Mack Herron 35 1019 29.1 62 0
1972 CFL Monroe Eley 37 1033 27.9 56 0
1973 CFL Larry Highbaugh 22 873 39.7 102 1
1974 CFL Tom Scott 28 752 26.9 65 0
1975 CFL Rocky Long 34 944 27.8 90 0
1976 CFL Rocky Long 34 979 28.8 59 0
1977 CFL Paul Williams 36 812 22.6 37 0
1978 CFL Vince Phason 30 796 26.5 49 0
1979 CFL Leon Bright 27 820 30.4 79 0
1980 CFL Martin Cox 33 793 24.0 39 0
1981 CFL Devon Ford 36 888 24.7 51 0
1982 CFL Dwight Edwards 36 869 24.1 73 0
1983 CFL Joe Hollimon 31 765 24.7 49 0
1984 CFL Craig Ellis 42 1040 24.8 92 0
1985 CFL Keyvan Jenkins 35 720 20.6 47 0
1986 CFL Jeff Treftlin 46 984 21.4 42 0
1987 CFL Ron Hopkins 47 1098 23.4 48 0
1988 CFL Orville Lee 47 940 20.0 81 0
1989 CFL Darrell Wallace 57 1225 21.5 91 1
1990 CFL Stacey Dawsey 59 1307 22.2 56 0
1991 CFL Willis Jacox 58 1231 21.2 67 0
1992 CFL Rocket Ismail 43 1139 26.5 55 0
1993 CFL Cory Philpot 36 1008 28.0 91 1
1994 CFL Lucius Floyd 39 845 21.7 56 0
1995 CFL Freeman Baysinger 50 1023 20.5 86 1
1996 CFL Kenny Wilhite 57 1167 20.5 55 0
1997 CFL Marvin Coleman 52 1297 24.9 72 0
1998 CFL Eric Blount 64 1695 26.5 96 2
1999 CFL Jimmy Cunningham 47 1032 22.0 98 1
2000 CFL Albert Johnson 61 1506 24.7 96 1
2001 CFL Antonio Warren 58 1501 25.9 90 0
2002 CFL Steve Fisher 51 1208 23.7 50 0
2003 CFL Winston October 48 1018 21.2 39 0
2004 CFL Keith Stokes 56 1112 19.9 108 1
2005 CFL Aaron Lockett 61 1249 20.5 56 0
2006 CFL J.R. Ruffin 63 1461 23.2 90 1
2007 CFL Ian Smart 53 1228 23.2 88 0
2008 CFL Joffrey Reynolds 16 405 25.3 51 0
2010 CFL Yonus Davis 32 815 25.5 88 1
2011 CFL Chad Owens 69 1750 25.4 91 1
2012 CFL Onrea Jones 24 700 29.2 62 0
2013 CFL Lindsey Lamar 16 460 28.8 104t 1
2014 CFL Kendial Lawrence 17 493 29.0 107 2
2016 CFL Roy Finch 43 1480 34.4 59 1
2017 CFL Roy Finch 26 696 26.8 55 0
2018 CFL Chris Rainey 56 1438 25.7 95 1
2019 CFL Dante Absher 49 1201 24.5 87 1
2021 CFL DeVonte Dedmon 49 1223 25.0 100 1
2022 CFL Terry Williams 61 1526 25.0 41 0
2023 CFL Terry Williams 57 1315 23.1 62 0
2024 CFL Terry Williams 57 1335 23.4 54 0
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