EAGLES GAME NOTES

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON KICKOFF RETURNS
ALL-TIME LEADING KICKOFF RETURNERS (min. 25 returns)
Player Years KOR Yds Avg Lg TDs
1. Josh Huff 2014-16 (3) 42 1,165 27.74 107t 2
2. Steve Van Buren 1944-51 (8) 76 2,030 26.71 98t 3
3. Irv Cross 1961-69 (6) 28 745 26.61 74 0
4. Timmy Brown 1960-67 (8) 169 4,483 26.53 105t 5
5. Al Nelson 1965-73 (9) 101 2,625 25.99 78 0
6. Wilbert Montgomery 1977-84 (8) 32 814 25.44 99t 1
7. Quintin Demps 2008-09 (2) 58 1,469 25.33 100t 1
8. Brian Mitchell 2000-02 (3) 131 3,311 25.27 94t 2
9. Allen Rossum 1998-99 (2) 98 2,427 24.77 89t 1
10. Billy Walik 1970-72 (3) 67 1,640 24.48 82 0
11. Alvin Haymond 1968 (1) 28 677 24.18 98t 1
BEST KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE, SEASON (min. 1.25 ret/gm)
Player Years KOR Yds Avg Lg TDs
1. Al Nelson 1972 25 728 29.12 78 0
2. Steve Van Buren 1945 13 373 28.69 98t 1
3. Timmy Brown 1963 33 945 28.64 100t 1
4. Timmy Brown 1966 20 562 28.10 93t 2
5. Timmy Brown 1961 29 811 27.97 105t 1
6. Timmy Brown 1962 30 831 27.70 99t 1
7. Hershel Walker 1994 21 581 27.67 94t 1
8. Don Stevens 1952 16 433 27.06 51 0
9. Brian Mitchell 2002 43 1,162 27.02 57 0
10. Wilbert Montgomery 1977 23 619 26.91 99t 1
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TOP SINGLE-GAME KICKOFF RETURN PERFORMANCES
MOST KICKOFF RETURN YARDS, Game
PLAYER GAME YARDS
1. Derrick Witherspoon 11/24/1996 at Ari. Cardinals 253
2. Timmy Brown 11/6/1966 vs. Cowboys 247
3. Allen Rossum 11/14/1999 vs. Redskins 222
4. Quintin Demps 11/9/2008 vs. Giants 220
5. Duce Staley 11/30/1997 vs. Bengals 195
MOST KICKOFF RETURNS, Game
PLAYER GAME KOR
1. Quintin Demps 11/9/2008 vs. Giants 8
Allen Rossum 11/21/1999 vs. Colts 8
Derrick Witherspoon 11/24/1996 at Ari. Cardinals 8
4. (5 times) last by Ellis Hobbs 9/20/2009 vs. Saints 7
BEST KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE, Game (min. 3 kickoff returns)
PLAYER GAME AVG
1. Timmy Brown 9/22/1963 vs. Cardinals 59.0
2. Alvin Haymond 9/22/1968 vs. NY Giants 51.0
3. Timmy Brown 11/6/1966 vs. Cowboys 49.4
4. Derrick Witherspoon 9/22/1996 at Falcons 48.0
5. Allen Rossum 11/14/1999 vs. Redskins 44.4
MOST KICKOFF RETURNS FOR A TD, Game
PLAYER GAME TDs
1. Timmy Brown 11/6/1966, 93 & 90 yards vs. Cowboys 2*
* NFL Record
MOST KICKOFF RETURNS, Career
PLAYER
RETURNS
1. Timmy Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
2. Brian Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
3. Al Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
4. Allen Rossum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
5. Larry Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
MOST KICKOFF RETURN YARDS, Career
PLAYER
YARDS
1. Timmy Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,483
2. Brian Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,311
3. Al Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,625
4. Allen Rossum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,427
5. Larry Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,075
MOST KICKOFF RETURN TDs, Career
PLAYER
TDS
1. Timmy Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
2. Derrick Witherspoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Steve Van Buren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
4. Josh Huff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Brian Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
MOST KICKOFF RETURNS, Season
PLAYER (YEAR)
RETURNS
1. Allen Rossum (1999). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
2. Derrick Witherspoon (1996) . . . . . . . . . . . .53
3. Quintin Demps (2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
4. Herman Hunter (1985) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
5. Brian Mitchell (2000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Duce Staley (1997) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
MOST KICKOFF RETURN YARDS, Season
PLAYER (YEAR)
YARDS
1. Allen Rossum (1999). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,347
2. Quintin Demps (2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,314
3. Derrick Witherspoon (1996) . . . . . . . . . 1,271
4. Brian Mitchell (2002) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,162
5. Duce Staley (1997) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,139
MOST KICKOFF RETURN TDs, Season
PLAYER (YEAR)
TDS
1. Derrick Witherspoon (1996) . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS
PLAYER (GAME)
YARDS
1. Josh Huff (11/23/2014 vs. Titans) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107t
2. Timmy Brown (9/17/1961 vs. Browns) . . . . . . . . . . . . 105t
3. Russ Craft (10/7/1950 vs. LA Rams) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103t
4. Chris Polk (9/21/2014 vs. Redskins) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102t
5. Quintin Demps (11/23/2008 at Ravens) . . . . . . . . . . . 100t
Timmy Brown (9/22/1963 vs. StL. Cardinals) . . . . . . 100t
Dave Smukler (11/13/1938 at Brooklyn Dodgers) . . 100t