Other football leagues in 1969:    
NFL

In 1970, the AFL was absorbed into the NFL and the league reorganized with the ten AFL franchises along with three existing NFL teams: the Baltimore Colts, the Cleveland Browns, and the Pittsburgh Steelers, becoming part of the newly formed American Football Conference.

The AFL and the NFL champions faced each other in Super Bowl IV at the end of the season to determine an overall champion.

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AFL 1969 Leaders
Punt Return Yards

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Profile photo of Jerry LeVias

Jerry LeVias

Houston Oilers

292

2
Profile photo of Bill Thompson

Bill Thompson

Denver Broncos

288

3
Profile photo of Speedy Duncan

Speedy Duncan

San Diego Chargers

280

4
Profile photo of Mike Battle

Mike Battle

New York Jets

235

5
Profile photo of Mercury Morris

Mercury Morris

Miami Dolphins

172

6
Profile photo of Carl Garrett

Carl Garrett

Boston Patriots

159

7
Profile photo of George Atkinson

George Atkinson

Oakland Raiders

153

8
Profile photo of Max Anderson

Max Anderson

Buffalo Bills

142

9
Profile photo of Willie Mitchell

Willie Mitchell

Kansas City Chiefs

101

10
Profile photo of Mike Richardson

Mike Richardson

Houston Oilers

93

11
Profile photo of Essex Johnson

Essex Johnson

Cincinnati Bengals

85

12
Profile photo of Dick Anderson

Dick Anderson

Miami Dolphins

82

13
Profile photo of Floyd Little

Floyd Little

Denver Broncos

70

14
Profile photo of George Burrell

George Burrell

Denver Broncos

56

15
Profile photo of Rod Sherman

Rod Sherman

Oakland Raiders

46

16
Profile photo of Larry Carwell

Larry Carwell

Boston Patriots

43

17
Profile photo of Butch Byrd

Butch Byrd

Buffalo Bills

37

18
Profile photo of Charlie Greer

Charlie Greer

Denver Broncos

36

19
Profile photo of Mike Garrett

Mike Garrett

Kansas City Chiefs

28

20
Profile photo of Dave Grayson

Dave Grayson

Oakland Raiders

28

21
Profile photo of Bill Baird

Bill Baird

New York Jets

21

22
Profile photo of Goldie Sellers

Goldie Sellers

Kansas City Chiefs

15

23
Profile photo of Speedy Thomas

Speedy Thomas

Cincinnati Bengals

15

24
Profile photo of Kenny Graham

Kenny Graham

San Diego Chargers

15

25
Profile photo of Sid Blanks

Sid Blanks

Boston Patriots

10

26
Profile photo of Tom Beier

Tom Beier

Miami Dolphins

8

27
Profile photo of Ode Burrell

Ode Burrell

Houston Oilers

6

28
Profile photo of Russ Smith

Russ Smith

San Diego Chargers

5

29
Profile photo of Gene Milton

Gene Milton

Miami Dolphins

4

30
Profile photo of Roy Reeves

Roy Reeves

Buffalo Bills

3

31
Profile photo of Preston Ridlehuber

Preston Ridlehuber

Buffalo Bills

3

32
Profile photo of Robert James

Robert James

Buffalo Bills

2

33
Profile photo of Dale McCullers

Dale McCullers

Miami Dolphins

0

34
Profile photo of John Guillory

John Guillory

Cincinnati Bengals

0

35
Profile photo of Al Coleman

Al Coleman

Cincinnati Bengals

0

36
Profile photo of Cecil Leonard

Cecil Leonard

New York Jets

0

37
Profile photo of Howard Twilley

Howard Twilley

Miami Dolphins

0

38
Profile photo of Pete Richardson

Pete Richardson

Buffalo Bills

0

39
Profile photo of Tom Janik

Tom Janik

Boston Patriots

0

40
Profile photo of Jackie Allen

Jackie Allen

Oakland Raiders

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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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