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NFL 1961 Leaders
Passing Yards

1
Profile photo of Sonny Jurgensen

Sonny Jurgensen

Philadelphia Eagles

3,723

2
Profile photo of Johnny Unitas

Johnny Unitas

Baltimore Colts

2,990

3
Profile photo of John Brodie

John Brodie

San Francisco 49ers

2,588

4
Profile photo of Bart Starr

Bart Starr

Green Bay Packers

2,418

5
Profile photo of Milt Plum

Milt Plum

Cleveland Browns

2,416

6
Profile photo of Norm Snead

Norm Snead

Washington Redskins

2,337

7
Profile photo of Y.A. Tittle

Y.A. Tittle

New York Giants

2,272

8
Profile photo of Billy Wade

Billy Wade

Chicago Bears

2,258

9
Profile photo of Fran Tarkenton

Fran Tarkenton

Minnesota Vikings

1,997

10
Profile photo of Jim Ninowski

Jim Ninowski

Detroit Lions

1,921

11
Profile photo of Eddie LeBaron

Eddie LeBaron

Dallas Cowboys

1,741

12
Profile photo of Zeke Bratkowski

Zeke Bratkowski

Los Angeles Rams

1,547

13
Profile photo of Sam Etcheverry

Sam Etcheverry

St. Louis Cardinals

1,275

14
Profile photo of Rudy Bukich

Rudy Bukich

Pittsburgh Steelers

1,253

15
Profile photo of Bobby Layne

Bobby Layne

Pittsburgh Steelers

1,205

16
Profile photo of Don Meredith

Don Meredith

Dallas Cowboys

1,161

17
Profile photo of Frank Ryan

Frank Ryan

Los Angeles Rams

1,115

18
Profile photo of Ralph Guglielmi

Ralph Guglielmi

St. Louis Cardinals

927

19
Profile photo of Earl Morrall

Earl Morrall

Detroit Lions

909

20
Profile photo of Ed Brown

Ed Brown

Chicago Bears

742

21
Profile photo of Charlie Conerly

Charlie Conerly

New York Giants

634

22
Profile photo of George Shaw

George Shaw

Minnesota Vikings

530

23
Profile photo of Billy Kilmer

Billy Kilmer

San Francisco 49ers

286

24
Profile photo of George Izo

George Izo

Washington Redskins

214

25
Profile photo of Bob Waters

Bob Waters

San Francisco 49ers

183

26
Profile photo of King Hill

King Hill

Philadelphia Eagles

101

27
Profile photo of Prentice Gautt

Prentice Gautt

St. Louis Cardinals

100

28
Profile photo of Lee Grosscup

Lee Grosscup

New York Giants

87

29
Profile photo of Len Dawson

Len Dawson

Cleveland Browns

85

30
Profile photo of Terry Nofsinger

Terry Nofsinger

Pittsburgh Steelers

78

31
Profile photo of John David Crow

John David Crow

St. Louis Cardinals

76

32
Profile photo of Tom Tracy

Tom Tracy

Pittsburgh Steelers

73

33
Profile photo of Charley Johnson

Charley Johnson

St. Louis Cardinals

51

34
Profile photo of Jon Arnett

Jon Arnett

Los Angeles Rams

47

35
Profile photo of Paul Hornung

Paul Hornung

Green Bay Packers

42

36
Profile photo of Bob Gaiters

Bob Gaiters

New York Giants

42

37
Profile photo of Tom Moore

Tom Moore

Green Bay Packers

42

38
Profile photo of Jim Brown

Jim Brown

Cleveland Browns

37

39
Profile photo of Lamar McHan

Lamar McHan

Baltimore Colts

28

40
Profile photo of Buddy Humphrey

Buddy Humphrey

Dallas Cowboys

16

41
Profile photo of Dick James

Dick James

Washington Redskins

15

42
Profile photo of Dick Hoak

Dick Hoak

Pittsburgh Steelers

13

43
Profile photo of John Adams

John Adams

Chicago Bears

11

44
Profile photo of Bobby Joe Conrad

Bobby Joe Conrad

St. Louis Cardinals

5

45
Profile photo of Clarence Peaks

Clarence Peaks

Philadelphia Eagles

0

46
Profile photo of J.W. Lockett

J.W. Lockett

Two different teams

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 Tommy Mason

Tommy Mason

Minnesota Vikings

0

50
Profile photo of Howard Cassady

Howard Cassady

Detroit Lions

0

51
Profile photo of Bobby Boyd

Bobby Boyd

Baltimore Colts

0

52
Profile photo of John Henry Johnson

John Henry Johnson

Pittsburgh Steelers

0

53
Profile photo of Jerry Reichow

Jerry Reichow

Minnesota Vikings

0

54
Profile photo of Lenny Moore

Lenny Moore

Baltimore Colts

0

55
Profile photo of Danny Villanueva

Danny Villanueva

Los Angeles Rams

0

56
Profile photo of J.D. Smith

J.D. Smith

San Francisco 49ers

0

57
Profile photo of Hugh McElhenny

Hugh McElhenny

Minnesota Vikings

0

58
Profile photo of Bobby Joe Green

Bobby Joe Green

Pittsburgh Steelers

0

59
Profile photo of John Roach

John Roach

Green Bay Packers

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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