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NFL 1961 Leaders
Passing TD

1
Profile photo of Sonny Jurgensen

Sonny Jurgensen

Philadelphia Eagles

32

2
Profile photo of Billy Wade

Billy Wade

Chicago Bears

22

3
Profile photo of Milt Plum

Milt Plum

Cleveland Browns

18

4
Profile photo of Fran Tarkenton

Fran Tarkenton

Minnesota Vikings

18

5
Profile photo of Y.A. Tittle

Y.A. Tittle

New York Giants

17

6
Profile photo of Bart Starr

Bart Starr

Green Bay Packers

16

7
Profile photo of Johnny Unitas

Johnny Unitas

Baltimore Colts

16

8
Profile photo of Eddie LeBaron

Eddie LeBaron

Dallas Cowboys

14

9
Profile photo of Sam Etcheverry

Sam Etcheverry

St. Louis Cardinals

14

10
Profile photo of John Brodie

John Brodie

San Francisco 49ers

14

11
Profile photo of Norm Snead

Norm Snead

Washington Redskins

11

12
Profile photo of Rudy Bukich

Rudy Bukich

Pittsburgh Steelers

11

13
Profile photo of Bobby Layne

Bobby Layne

Pittsburgh Steelers

11

14
Profile photo of Don Meredith

Don Meredith

Dallas Cowboys

9

15
Profile photo of Zeke Bratkowski

Zeke Bratkowski

Los Angeles Rams

8

16
Profile photo of Charlie Conerly

Charlie Conerly

New York Giants

7

17
Profile photo of Earl Morrall

Earl Morrall

Detroit Lions

7

18
Profile photo of Jim Ninowski

Jim Ninowski

Detroit Lions

7

19
Profile photo of Frank Ryan

Frank Ryan

Los Angeles Rams

5

20
Profile photo of Ralph Guglielmi

Ralph Guglielmi

St. Louis Cardinals

5

21
Profile photo of George Shaw

George Shaw

Minnesota Vikings

4

22
Profile photo of Ed Brown

Ed Brown

Chicago Bears

4

23
Profile photo of Bob Gaiters

Bob Gaiters

New York Giants

2

24
Profile photo of King Hill

King Hill

Philadelphia Eagles

2

25
Profile photo of Len Dawson

Len Dawson

Cleveland Browns

1

26
Profile photo of Jim Brown

Jim Brown

Cleveland Browns

1

27
Profile photo of George Izo

George Izo

Washington Redskins

1

28
Profile photo of Tom Moore

Tom Moore

Green Bay Packers

1

29
Profile photo of Dick Hoak

Dick Hoak

Pittsburgh Steelers

1

30
Profile photo of Lamar McHan

Lamar McHan

Baltimore Colts

1

31
Profile photo of Lee Grosscup

Lee Grosscup

New York Giants

1

32
Profile photo of Bob Waters

Bob Waters

San Francisco 49ers

1

33
Profile photo of Paul Hornung

Paul Hornung

Green Bay Packers

1

34
Profile photo of John David Crow

John David Crow

St. Louis Cardinals

1

35
Profile photo of Prentice Gautt

Prentice Gautt

St. Louis Cardinals

1

36
Profile photo of Hugh McElhenny

Hugh McElhenny

Minnesota Vikings

0

37
Profile photo of John Adams

John Adams

Chicago Bears

0

38
Profile photo of John Roach

John Roach

Green Bay Packers

0

39
Profile photo of Bobby Joe Green

Bobby Joe Green

Pittsburgh Steelers

0

40
Profile photo of Clarence Peaks

Clarence Peaks

Philadelphia Eagles

0

41
Profile photo of Tom Tracy

Tom Tracy

Pittsburgh Steelers

0

42
Profile photo of Jon Arnett

Jon Arnett

Los Angeles Rams

0

43
Profile photo of Dick James

Dick James

Washington Redskins

0

44
Profile photo of Bobby Joe Conrad

Bobby Joe Conrad

St. Louis Cardinals

0

45
Profile photo of J.W. Lockett

J.W. Lockett

Two different teams

0

46
Profile photo of Billy Kilmer

Billy Kilmer

San Francisco 49ers

0

47
Profile photo of Jamie Caleb

Jamie Caleb

Minnesota Vikings

0

48
Profile photo of John Aveni

John Aveni

Washington Redskins

0

49
Profile photo of Charley Johnson

Charley Johnson

St. Louis Cardinals

0

50
Profile photo of Tommy Mason

Tommy Mason

Minnesota Vikings

0

51
Profile photo of Buddy Humphrey

Buddy Humphrey

Dallas Cowboys

0

52
Profile photo of Jerry Reichow

Jerry Reichow

Minnesota Vikings

0

53
Profile photo of Lenny Moore

Lenny Moore

Baltimore Colts

0

54
Profile photo of Howard Cassady

Howard Cassady

Detroit Lions

0

55
Profile photo of Bobby Boyd

Bobby Boyd

Baltimore Colts

0

56
Profile photo of Danny Villanueva

Danny Villanueva

Los Angeles Rams

0

57
Profile photo of John Henry Johnson

John Henry Johnson

Pittsburgh Steelers

0

58
Profile photo of J.D. Smith

J.D. Smith

San Francisco 49ers

0

59
Profile photo of Terry Nofsinger

Terry Nofsinger

Pittsburgh Steelers

0

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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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