Other football leagues in 1966:    
NFL
The AFL and the NFL champions faced each other in the first annual Super Bowl at the end of the season to determine an overall champion.  
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AFL 1966 Leaders
Punt Return Yards

1
Profile photo of Rodger Bird

Rodger Bird

Oakland Raiders

323

2
Profile photo of Speedy Duncan

Speedy Duncan

San Diego Chargers

238

3
Profile photo of Ed Rutkowski

Ed Rutkowski

Buffalo Bills

209

4
Profile photo of Butch Byrd

Butch Byrd

Buffalo Bills

186

5
Profile photo of Mike Garrett

Mike Garrett

Kansas City Chiefs

139

6
Profile photo of Abner Haynes

Abner Haynes

Denver Broncos

119

7
Profile photo of Joe Auer

Joe Auer

Miami Dolphins

99

8
Profile photo of Ode Burrell

Ode Burrell

Houston Oilers

78

9
Profile photo of Sherman Lewis

Sherman Lewis

New York Jets

76

10
Profile photo of Bobby Jancik

Bobby Jancik

Houston Oilers

62

11
Profile photo of Bake Turner

Bake Turner

New York Jets

60

12
Profile photo of Bob Neff

Bob Neff

Miami Dolphins

60

13
Profile photo of Lew Scott

Lew Scott

Denver Broncos

56

14
Profile photo of Emmitt Thomas

Emmitt Thomas

Kansas City Chiefs

56

15
Profile photo of Goldie Sellers

Goldie Sellers

Denver Broncos

49

16
Profile photo of Sammy Weir

Sammy Weir

New York Jets

48

17
Profile photo of Vic Purvis

Vic Purvis

Boston Patriots

43

18
Profile photo of Aaron Brown

Aaron Brown

Kansas City Chiefs

43

19
Profile photo of Tom Hennessey

Tom Hennessey

Boston Patriots

39

20
Profile photo of Wes Matthews

Wes Matthews

Miami Dolphins

38

21
Profile photo of Billy Johnson

Billy Johnson

Boston Patriots

37

22
Profile photo of Bill Baird

Bill Baird

New York Jets

35

23
Profile photo of Earl Christy

Earl Christy

New York Jets

23

24
Profile photo of Joe Bellino

Joe Bellino

Boston Patriots

19

25
Profile photo of Joe Krakoski

Joe Krakoski

Oakland Raiders

19

26
Profile photo of Allen Trammel

Allen Trammel

Houston Oilers

19

27
Profile photo of Jim Hudson

Jim Hudson

New York Jets

18

28
Profile photo of Kenny Graham

Kenny Graham

San Diego Chargers

15

29
Profile photo of Pervis Atkins

Pervis Atkins

Oakland Raiders

13

30
Profile photo of Billy Cannon

Billy Cannon

Oakland Raiders

12

31
Profile photo of Hagood Clarke

Hagood Clarke

Buffalo Bills

12

32
Profile photo of Fred Williamson

Fred Williamson

Kansas City Chiefs

10

33
Profile photo of Nemiah Wilson

Nemiah Wilson

Denver Broncos

10

34
Profile photo of Willie Mitchell

Willie Mitchell

Kansas City Chiefs

7

35
Profile photo of Frank Jackson

Frank Jackson

Miami Dolphins

7

36
Profile photo of White Graves

White Graves

Boston Patriots

5

37
Profile photo of Dave Plump

Dave Plump

San Diego Chargers

4

38
Profile photo of Darrell Lester

Darrell Lester

Denver Broncos

1

39
Profile photo of Bobby Ply

Bobby Ply

Kansas City Chiefs

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  1. I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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