Other football leagues in 1969:    
AFL

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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NFL 1969 Leaders
Longest Punt Return

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Profile photo of Rickie Harris

Rickie Harris

Washington Redskins

86

2
Profile photo of Travis Williams

Travis Williams

Green Bay Packers

83

3
Profile photo of Lem Barney

Lem Barney

Detroit Lions

74

4
Profile photo of Charlie West

Charlie West

Minnesota Vikings

55

5
Profile photo of Alvin Haymond

Alvin Haymond

Los Angeles Rams

52

6
Profile photo of Bob Hayes

Bob Hayes

Dallas Cowboys

50

7
Profile photo of Bill Bradley

Bill Bradley

Philadelphia Eagles

37

8
Profile photo of Terry Brown

Terry Brown

St. Louis Cardinals

35

9
Profile photo of Mel Renfro

Mel Renfro

Dallas Cowboys

34

10
Profile photo of Gene Howard

Gene Howard

New Orleans Saints

30

11
Profile photo of Garry Lyle

Garry Lyle

Chicago Bears

27

12
Profile photo of Walter Roberts

Walter Roberts

Washington Redskins

25

13
Profile photo of Roger Wehrli

Roger Wehrli

St. Louis Cardinals

25

14
Profile photo of Bob Campbell

Bob Campbell

Pittsburgh Steelers

23

15
Profile photo of Al Dodd

Al Dodd

New Orleans Saints

21

16
Profile photo of Ron Smith

Ron Smith

Los Angeles Rams

21

17
Profile photo of Walt Sumner

Walt Sumner

Cleveland Browns

21

18
Profile photo of Larry Walton

Larry Walton

Detroit Lions

20

19
Profile photo of Kent Lawrence

Kent Lawrence

Philadelphia Eagles

18

20
Profile photo of John Mallory

John Mallory

Atlanta Falcons

15

21
Profile photo of Brian Piccolo

Brian Piccolo

Chicago Bears

15

22
Profile photo of Reece Morrison

Reece Morrison

Cleveland Browns

15

23
Profile photo of Doug Cunningham

Doug Cunningham

San Francisco 49ers

14

24
Profile photo of Rick Volk

Rick Volk

Baltimore Colts

14

25
Profile photo of Charlie Leigh

Charlie Leigh

Cleveland Browns

14

26
Profile photo of Leroy Kelly

Leroy Kelly

Cleveland Browns

13

27
Profile photo of Sam Havrilak

Sam Havrilak

Baltimore Colts

13

28
Profile photo of Willie Wood

Willie Wood

Green Bay Packers

13

29
Profile photo of Mike Freeman

Mike Freeman

Atlanta Falcons

12

30
Profile photo of Bobby Thompson

Bobby Thompson

New Orleans Saints

12

31
Profile photo of Cecil Turner

Cecil Turner

Chicago Bears

12

32
Profile photo of Nate Wright

Nate Wright

Two different teams

11

33
Profile photo of Lance Rentzel

Lance Rentzel

Dallas Cowboys

11

34
Profile photo of Jerry Logan

Jerry Logan

Baltimore Colts

11

35
Profile photo of Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon

Chicago Bears

11

36
Profile photo of Preston Pearson

Preston Pearson

Baltimore Colts

11

37
Profile photo of Spider Lockhart

Spider Lockhart

New York Giants

11

38
Profile photo of Elijah Pitts

Elijah Pitts

Green Bay Packers

10

39
Profile photo of Bobby Bryant

Bobby Bryant

Minnesota Vikings

9

40
Profile photo of Randy Minniear

Randy Minniear

New York Giants

9

41
Profile photo of Roy Shivers

Roy Shivers

St. Louis Cardinals

9

42
Profile photo of Roy Jefferson

Roy Jefferson

Pittsburgh Steelers

9

43
Profile photo of Dick Hoak

Dick Hoak

Pittsburgh Steelers

9

44
Profile photo of Bob Grim

Bob Grim

Minnesota Vikings

8

45
Profile photo of Johnny Roland

Johnny Roland

St. Louis Cardinals

8

46
Profile photo of Johnny Fuller

Johnny Fuller

San Francisco 49ers

7

47
Profile photo of Tom Vaughn

Tom Vaughn

Detroit Lions

6

48
Profile photo of Ben Hawkins

Ben Hawkins

Philadelphia Eagles

6

49
Profile photo of Carl Ward

Carl Ward

New Orleans Saints

5

50
Profile photo of Nick Eddy

Nick Eddy

Detroit Lions

5

51
Profile photo of Al Brenner

Al Brenner

New York Giants

3

52
Profile photo of Joe Scarpati

Joe Scarpati

Philadelphia Eagles

2

53
Profile photo of Tom Barrington

Tom Barrington

New Orleans Saints

0

54
Profile photo of John Pergine

John Pergine

Los Angeles Rams

0

55
Profile photo of Chuck Hughes

Chuck Hughes

Philadelphia Eagles

0

56
Profile photo of Sam Davis

Sam Davis

Pittsburgh Steelers

0

57
Profile photo of Paul Martha

Paul Martha

Pittsburgh Steelers

0

58
Profile photo of Dave Cahill

Dave Cahill

Atlanta Falcons

0

59
Profile photo of Kermit Alexander

Kermit Alexander

San Francisco 49ers

0

60
Profile photo of Tom McCauley

Tom McCauley

Atlanta Falcons

0

61
Profile photo of Mike Johnson

Mike Johnson

Dallas Cowboys

0

62
Profile photo of Eddie Meador

Eddie Meador

Los Angeles Rams

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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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