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
Punt Return Yards

1
Profile photo of Alvin Haymond

Alvin Haymond

Los Angeles Rams

435

2
Profile photo of Charlie West

Charlie West

Minnesota Vikings

245

3
Profile photo of Lem Barney

Lem Barney

Detroit Lions

191

4
Profile photo of Travis Williams

Travis Williams

Green Bay Packers

189

5
Profile photo of Bill Bradley

Bill Bradley

Philadelphia Eagles

181

6
Profile photo of Bob Hayes

Bob Hayes

Dallas Cowboys

179

7
Profile photo of Rickie Harris

Rickie Harris

Washington Redskins

158

8
Profile photo of Bob Campbell

Bob Campbell

Pittsburgh Steelers

133

9
Profile photo of Ron Smith

Ron Smith

Los Angeles Rams

122

10
Profile photo of Al Dodd

Al Dodd

New Orleans Saints

106

11
Profile photo of Walt Sumner

Walt Sumner

Cleveland Browns

88

12
Profile photo of Mel Renfro

Mel Renfro

Dallas Cowboys

80

13
Profile photo of Garry Lyle

Garry Lyle

Chicago Bears

78

14
Profile photo of Gene Howard

Gene Howard

New Orleans Saints

73

15
Profile photo of Roger Wehrli

Roger Wehrli

St. Louis Cardinals

65

16
Profile photo of Elijah Pitts

Elijah Pitts

Green Bay Packers

60

17
Profile photo of Rick Volk

Rick Volk

Baltimore Colts

58

18
Profile photo of Sam Havrilak

Sam Havrilak

Baltimore Colts

56

19
Profile photo of Johnny Roland

Johnny Roland

St. Louis Cardinals

53

20
Profile photo of Reece Morrison

Reece Morrison

Cleveland Browns

49

21
Profile photo of Roy Shivers

Roy Shivers

St. Louis Cardinals

44

22
Profile photo of Brian Piccolo

Brian Piccolo

Chicago Bears

43

23
Profile photo of John Mallory

John Mallory

Atlanta Falcons

42

24
Profile photo of Jerry Logan

Jerry Logan

Baltimore Colts

41

25
Profile photo of Terry Brown

Terry Brown

St. Louis Cardinals

39

26
Profile photo of Willie Wood

Willie Wood

Green Bay Packers

38

27
Profile photo of Preston Pearson

Preston Pearson

Baltimore Colts

37

28
Profile photo of Cecil Turner

Cecil Turner

Chicago Bears

32

29
Profile photo of Walter Roberts

Walter Roberts

Washington Redskins

32

30
Profile photo of Mike Freeman

Mike Freeman

Atlanta Falcons

30

31
Profile photo of Spider Lockhart

Spider Lockhart

New York Giants

29

32
Profile photo of Leroy Kelly

Leroy Kelly

Cleveland Browns

28

33
Profile photo of Kent Lawrence

Kent Lawrence

Philadelphia Eagles

26

34
Profile photo of Bobby Thompson

Bobby Thompson

New Orleans Saints

25

35
Profile photo of Larry Walton

Larry Walton

Detroit Lions

24

36
Profile photo of Roy Jefferson

Roy Jefferson

Pittsburgh Steelers

23

37
Profile photo of Doug Cunningham

Doug Cunningham

San Francisco 49ers

23

38
Profile photo of Nate Wright

Nate Wright

Two different teams

21

39
Profile photo of Charlie Leigh

Charlie Leigh

Cleveland Browns

18

40
Profile photo of Randy Minniear

Randy Minniear

New York Giants

15

41
Profile photo of Lance Rentzel

Lance Rentzel

Dallas Cowboys

14

42
Profile photo of Johnny Fuller

Johnny Fuller

San Francisco 49ers

12

43
Profile photo of Bob Grim

Bob Grim

Minnesota Vikings

12

44
Profile photo of Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon

Chicago Bears

11

45
Profile photo of Tom Vaughn

Tom Vaughn

Detroit Lions

10

46
Profile photo of Bobby Bryant

Bobby Bryant

Minnesota Vikings

9

47
Profile photo of Dick Hoak

Dick Hoak

Pittsburgh Steelers

9

48
Profile photo of Tom Barrington

Tom Barrington

New Orleans Saints

8

49
Profile photo of Joe Scarpati

Joe Scarpati

Philadelphia Eagles

6

50
Profile photo of Al Brenner

Al Brenner

New York Giants

6

51
Profile photo of Ben Hawkins

Ben Hawkins

Philadelphia Eagles

6

52
Profile photo of Nick Eddy

Nick Eddy

Detroit Lions

5

53
Profile photo of Carl Ward

Carl Ward

New Orleans Saints

5

54
Profile photo of Chuck Hughes

Chuck Hughes

Philadelphia Eagles

0

55
Profile photo of Sam Davis

Sam Davis

Pittsburgh Steelers

0

56
Profile photo of Dave Cahill

Dave Cahill

Atlanta Falcons

0

57
Profile photo of John Pergine

John Pergine

Los Angeles Rams

0

58
Profile photo of Paul Martha

Paul Martha

Pittsburgh Steelers

0

59
Profile photo of Mike Johnson

Mike Johnson

Dallas Cowboys

0

60
Profile photo of Eddie Meador

Eddie Meador

Los Angeles Rams

-1

61
Profile photo of Tom McCauley

Tom McCauley

Atlanta Falcons

-11

62
Profile photo of Kermit Alexander

Kermit Alexander

San Francisco 49ers

-18

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