Terry Metcalf
In all of American professional football, that was Chuck Fenenbock of the 1946 Los Angeles Dons of the All American Football Conference (AAFC). He averaged 28.7 yards on kickoff returns and 18.7 yards on punt returns. In the American Football League, that was Bill Thompson of the 1969 Denver Broncos with a 28.5 yard kickoff return average and a 11.5 yard punt return average. In the National Football League, that was Mel Gray of the 1991 Detroit Lions with a 25.8 yard average on kickoff returns and a 15.4 yard average on punt returns.
If a player commits a kickoff out of bounds penalty in a football game, the opposing team is awarded the ball at a designated spot, usually 25 yards from where the ball went out of bounds.
Allen Rossum is a retired American football player. He played professionally from 1998 to 2009, and is the only player in NFL history to have a kickoff return for a touchdown with five different teams.
Simply by leading the league with kickoff yards per average.
The fair catch signal is a hand gesture made by a player on the receiving team in football to indicate that they will not attempt to advance the ball after catching a punt or kickoff. This allows the player to catch the ball without being tackled, and the opposing team must give the player space to make the catch safely.
Yes. A player may score directly from a kickoff, goal kick, corner kick, direct free kick, or dropped ball. A player may not score directly from an indirect free kick or throw-in.
Yes, a player in the NCAA can fair catch on a kickoff. The rules allow the receiving team to signal for a fair catch on a kickoff, which means they can catch the ball without being tackled and start their offensive drive from that spot without the risk of a return.
John Lynch (Safety) had a kickoff for the Tampa Bay Buccs a few years ago when their kicker (Grammatica?) tore his hamstring during the game.
As far as we know, no St. Louis Cardinal player ever wore a "?".
Jimmy Ballgame
Conrad Cardinal was born March 30, 1942, in Brooklyn, NY, USA.
The Oldest football player in history of football is George Blanda.