2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE

1975 Bobby Thompson 22 565 25.7 0
1976 James Hunter 14 375 26.6 0
1977 Eddie Payton 18 457 25.4 1
1978 Jesse Thompson 14 346 24.7 0
1979 John Arnold 23 539 23.4 0
1980 Rick Kane 23 495 21.5 0
1981 Alvin Hall 25 525 21.0 0
1982 Alvin Hall# 16 426 26.6 1
1983 Alvin Hall 23 492 21.4 0
1984 Pete Mandley 22 390 17.7 0
1985 Alvin Hall 39 886 22.7 0
1986 Herman Hunter 48 1007 21.0 0
1987 Gary Lee 32 719 22.5 0
1988 Gary Lee 18 355 19.7 0
1989 Mel Gray# 24 640 26.7 0
1990 Mel Gray 41 939 22.9 0
1991 Mel Gray* 36 929 25.8 0
1992 Mel Gray 42 1006 24.0 1
1993 Mel Gray 28 688 24.6 1
1994 Mel Gray* 45 1276 28.4 3
1995 Ron Rivers 19 420 22.1 0
1996 Glyn Milburn 64 1627 25.4 0
1997 Glyn Milburn 55 1315 23.9 0
1998 Terry Fair* 51 1428 28.0 2
1999 Terry Fair 34 752 22.1 0
2000 Desmond Howard 57 1401 24.6 0
2001 Desmond Howard 57 1446 25.4 0
2002 Eddie Drummond 40 1039 26.0 0
2003 Reggie Swinton 50 964 24.1 1
2004 Eddie Drummond 41 1092 26.6 2
2005 Eddie Drummond 49 1077 22.0 0
2006 Eddie Drummond 62 1349 21.8 0
2007 Aveion Cason 42 1041 24.8 0
2008 Brandon Middleton 39 864 22.2 0
2009 Aaron Brown 42 951 22.6 0
2010 Stefan Logan 55 1448 26.8 1
2011 Stefan Logan 33 832 25.2 0
2012 Stefan Logan 28 597 21.3 0
2013 Jeremy Ross 15 439 29.3 1
2014 Jeremy Ross 23 584 25.4 0
PUNT RETURNS
Year Player PR Yds Avg TD
1944 Frank Sinkwich 11 148 13.5 0
1945 Dave Ryan 15 221 14.7 0
1946 Bill DeCorrevont 6 81 13.5 0
1947 William Dudley 11 182 16.5 1
1948 Joe Margucci 10 100 10.0 0
1949 Bill Dudley 11 199 18.1 1
1950 Clarence Self 12 129 10.8 0
1951 Jack Christiansen 18 343 19.1 4
1952 Jack Christiansen* 15 322 21.5 2
1953 Yale Lary 13 115 8.8 1
1954 Jack Christiansen 23 225 9.8 1
1955 Lee Riley 14 107 7.6 0
1956 Howard Cassady 13 83 6.4 0
1957 Yale Lary 25 139 5.6 0
1958 Yale Lary 27 196 7.3 1
1959 Terry Barr 16 102 6.4 0
1960 Terry Barr 14 104 7.4 0
1961 Howard Cassady 16 159 9.9 0
1962 Pat Studstill* 29 457 15.8 0
1963 Tommy Watkins 32 399 12.5 1
1964 Tommy Watkins* 16 238 14.9 2
1965 Tommy Watkins 23 234 10.2 0
1966 Tommy Vaughn 18 179 9.9 0
1967 Tommy Watkins 15 57 3.8 0
1968 Lem Barney 13 79 6.1 0
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1969 Lem Barney 9 191 21.2 1
1970 Lem Barney 25 259 10.4 1
1971 Lem Barney 14 122 8.7 0
1972 Lem Barney 15 108 7.2 0
1973 Lem Barney 27 231 8.6 0
1974 Dick Jauron# 17 286 16.8 0
1975 Charlie West 22 219 10.0 0
1976 Lem Barney 23 191 8.3 0
1977 Eddie Payton 27 273 10.1 1
1978 Jesse Thompson 16 161 10.1 0
1979 John Arnold 19 164 8.6 0
1980 Ray Williams 27 259 9.6 0
1981 Robbie Martin 52 450 8.7 1
1982 Robbie Martin 26 275 10.6 0
1983 Ken Jenkins 23 230 10.0 0
1984 Robbie Martin 25 210 8.4 0
1985 Pete Mandley 38 403 10.6 1
1986 Pete Mandley 43 420 9.8 1
1987 Pete Mandley 23 250 10.9 0
1988 Pete Mandley 37 287 7.8 0
1989 Walter Stanley* 36 496 13.8 0
1990 Mel Gray 34 361 10.6 0
1991 Mel Gray* 25 385 15.4 1
1992 Mel Gray 18 175 9.7 1
1993 Mel Gray 23 197 8.6 0
1994 Mel Gray 21 233 11.1 0
1995 Johnnie Morton 7 48 6.9 0
1996 Glyn Milburn 34 284 8.4 0
1997 Glyn Milburn 47 433 9.2 0
1998 Terry Fair 30 189 6.3 0
1999 Terry Fair 11 97 8.8 0
2000 Desmond Howard 31 457 14.7 1
2001 Desmond Howard 22 201 9.1 0
2002 Eddie Drummond 18 138 7.7 1
2003 Reggie Swinton 23 318 13.8 1
2004 Eddie Drummond 24 316 13.2 2
2005 Eddie Drummond 26 157 6.0 0
2006 Eddie Drummond 28 296 10.6 0
2007 Troy Walters 15 118 7.9 0
2008 Shaun McDonald 11 104 9.5 0
2009 Dennis Northcutt 22 189 8.6 0
2010 Stefan Logan 30 362 12.1 0
2011 Stefan Logan 37 301 8.1 0
2012 Stefan Logan 33 300 9.1 0
2013 Micheal Spurlock 22 145 6.6 0
2014 Jeremy Ross 32 284 8.9 0
PUNTING
Year Player
Pnt Yds Avg Net In20 Lg
1939 Johnny Pingel 32 1368 42.8 - - 65
1940 Whizzer White 52 2132 41.0 - - 61
1941 Whizzer White 48 1997 41.6 - - 63
1942 Harry Hopp 27 1098 40.7 - - 52
1942 Chet Wetterlund 11 449 40.8 - - 56
1943 Harry Hopp 42 1643 39.1 - - 60
1944 Frankie Sinkwich 45 1845 41.0 - - 73
1945 Chuck Fenenbock 29 1081 37.3 - - 57
1946 Bob Cifers 30 1369 45.6 - - 73
1947 Leroy Zimmerman 49 2078 42.4 - - 62
1948 George Grimes 28 1006 35.9 - - 56
1949 Bill Dudley 34 1278 37.6 - - 55
1950 Bob Smith 32 1310 40.9 - - 60
1951 Bob Smith 49 2082 42.5 - - 73
1952 Bob Smith 61 2729 44.7 - - 66
1953 Bob Smith 40 1647 41.2 - - 57
1954 Jug Girard 63 2585 41.0 - - 65
1955 Jug Girard 56 2310 41.3 - - 65
1956 Yale Lary 42 1698 40.4 - - 61
1957 Yale Lary 54 2156 39.9 - - 66
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