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
Receiving Yards

1
Profile photo of Harold Jackson

Harold Jackson

Philadelphia Eagles

1,116

2
Profile photo of Roy Jefferson

Roy Jefferson

Pittsburgh Steelers

1,079

3
Profile photo of Danny Abramowicz

Danny Abramowicz

New Orleans Saints

1,015

4
Profile photo of John Gilliam

John Gilliam

St. Louis Cardinals

997

5
Profile photo of Lance Rentzel

Lance Rentzel

Dallas Cowboys

960

6
Profile photo of Paul Warfield

Paul Warfield

Cleveland Browns

886

7
Profile photo of Charley Taylor

Charley Taylor

Washington Redskins

883

8
Profile photo of Carroll Dale

Carroll Dale

Green Bay Packers

879

9
Profile photo of Paul Flatley

Paul Flatley

Atlanta Falcons

834

10
Profile photo of Gene Washington

Gene Washington

Minnesota Vikings

821

11
Profile photo of Gary Collins

Gary Collins

Cleveland Browns

786

12
Profile photo of Ben Hawkins

Ben Hawkins

Philadelphia Eagles

761

13
Profile photo of Bob Hayes

Bob Hayes

Dallas Cowboys

746

14
Profile photo of Homer Jones

Homer Jones

New York Giants

744

15
Profile photo of Jack Snow

Jack Snow

Los Angeles Rams

734

16
Profile photo of Gene Washington

Gene Washington

San Francisco 49ers

711

17
Profile photo of Dave Williams

Dave Williams

St. Louis Cardinals

702

18
Profile photo of Jerry Smith

Jerry Smith

Washington Redskins

682

19
Profile photo of Charlie Sanders

Charlie Sanders

Detroit Lions

656

20
Profile photo of Joe Morrison

Joe Morrison

New York Giants

647

21
Profile photo of Willie Richardson

Willie Richardson

Baltimore Colts

646

22
Profile photo of Wendell Tucker

Wendell Tucker

Los Angeles Rams

629

23
Profile photo of Al Dodd

Al Dodd

New Orleans Saints

600

24
Profile photo of Bob Windsor

Bob Windsor

San Francisco 49ers

597

25
Profile photo of Jackie Smith

Jackie Smith

St. Louis Cardinals

561

26
Profile photo of Bob Wallace

Bob Wallace

Chicago Bears

553

27
Profile photo of John Henderson

John Henderson

Minnesota Vikings

553

28
Profile photo of Bob Long

Bob Long

Washington Redskins

533

29
Profile photo of Earl McCullouch

Earl McCullouch

Detroit Lions

529

30
Profile photo of Tom Matte

Tom Matte

Baltimore Colts

513

31
Profile photo of Milt Morin

Milt Morin

Cleveland Browns

495

32
Profile photo of Gary Ballman

Gary Ballman

Philadelphia Eagles

492

33
Profile photo of Charlie Harraway

Charlie Harraway

Washington Redskins

489

34
Profile photo of Doug Cunningham

Doug Cunningham

San Francisco 49ers

484

35
Profile photo of Boyd Dowler

Boyd Dowler

Green Bay Packers

477

36
Profile photo of Jimmy Orr

Jimmy Orr

Baltimore Colts

474

37
Profile photo of John Mackey

John Mackey

Baltimore Colts

443

38
Profile photo of Dave Parks

Dave Parks

New Orleans Saints

439

39
Profile photo of Dick Witcher

Dick Witcher

San Francisco 49ers

435

40
Profile photo of Billy Truax

Billy Truax

Los Angeles Rams

431

41
Profile photo of Don Herrmann

Don Herrmann

New York Giants

423

42
Profile photo of Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon

Chicago Bears

414

43
Profile photo of Ray Perkins

Ray Perkins

Baltimore Colts

391

44
Profile photo of Gail Cogdill

Gail Cogdill

Atlanta Falcons

374

45
Profile photo of J.R. Wilburn

J.R. Wilburn

Pittsburgh Steelers

373

46
Profile photo of Jimmy Thomas

Jimmy Thomas

San Francisco 49ers

364

47
Profile photo of John Beasley

John Beasley

Minnesota Vikings

361

48
Profile photo of Tony Baker

Tony Baker

New Orleans Saints

352

49
Profile photo of Aaron Thomas

Aaron Thomas

New York Giants

348

50
Profile photo of Jim Mitchell

Jim Mitchell

Atlanta Falcons

339

51
Profile photo of Ken Willard

Ken Willard

San Francisco 49ers

326

52
Profile photo of Freeman White

Freeman White

New York Giants

315

53
Profile photo of Cid Edwards

Cid Edwards

St. Louis Cardinals

309

54
Profile photo of Donny Anderson

Donny Anderson

Green Bay Packers

308

55
Profile photo of Larry Brown

Larry Brown

Washington Redskins

302

56
Profile photo of Larry Smith

Larry Smith

Los Angeles Rams

300

57
Profile photo of Cannonball Butler

Cannonball Butler

Atlanta Falcons

297

58
Profile photo of Les Josephson

Les Josephson

Los Angeles Rams

295

59
Profile photo of Andy Livingston

Andy Livingston

New Orleans Saints

278

60
Profile photo of Leroy Keyes

Leroy Keyes

Philadelphia Eagles

276

61
Profile photo of Travis Williams

Travis Williams

Green Bay Packers

275

62
Profile photo of Eddie Hinton

Eddie Hinton

Baltimore Colts

269

63
Profile photo of Mike Ditka

Mike Ditka

Dallas Cowboys

268

64
Profile photo of Leroy Kelly

Leroy Kelly

Cleveland Browns

267

65
Profile photo of Clifton McNeil

Clifton McNeil

San Francisco 49ers

255

66
Profile photo of Dennis Homan

Dennis Homan

Dallas Cowboys

240

67
Profile photo of Pettis Norman

Pettis Norman

Dallas Cowboys

238

68
Profile photo of Dave Osborn

Dave Osborn

Minnesota Vikings

236

69
Profile photo of Ray Poage

Ray Poage

New Orleans Saints

236

70
Profile photo of Calvin Hill

Calvin Hill

Dallas Cowboys

232

71
Profile photo of John Hilton

John Hilton

Pittsburgh Steelers

231

72
Profile photo of Harmon Wages

Harmon Wages

Atlanta Falcons

228

73
Profile photo of Marv Fleming

Marv Fleming

Green Bay Packers

226

74
Profile photo of Dave Hampton

Dave Hampton

Green Bay Packers

216

75
Profile photo of Austin Denney

Austin Denney

Chicago Bears

203

76
Profile photo of Tom Mitchell

Tom Mitchell

Baltimore Colts

199

77
Profile photo of Dick Hoak

Dick Hoak

Pittsburgh Steelers

190

78
Profile photo of Jon Henderson

Jon Henderson

Pittsburgh Steelers

188

79
Profile photo of Dan Reeves

Dan Reeves

Dallas Cowboys

187

80
Profile photo of Tommy Mason

Tommy Mason

Los Angeles Rams

185

81
Profile photo of Bill Brown

Bill Brown

Minnesota Vikings

183

82
Profile photo of Jerry Simmons

Jerry Simmons

Two different teams

182

83
Profile photo of Tom Woodeshick

Tom Woodeshick

Philadelphia Eagles

177

84
Profile photo of Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson

Cleveland Browns

164

85
Profile photo of Bob Grim

Bob Grim

Minnesota Vikings

155

86
Profile photo of Ernie Koy

Ernie Koy

New York Giants

152

87
Profile photo of Brian Piccolo

Brian Piccolo

Chicago Bears

143

88
Profile photo of Bill Triplett

Bill Triplett

Detroit Lions

141

89
Profile photo of Don Shy

Don Shy

New Orleans Saints

141

90
Profile photo of Johnny Roland

Johnny Roland

St. Louis Cardinals

136

91
Profile photo of Butch Wilson

Butch Wilson

New York Giants

132

92
Profile photo of Earl Gros

Earl Gros

Pittsburgh Steelers

131

93
Profile photo of Walt Garrison

Walt Garrison

Dallas Cowboys

131

94
Profile photo of John Wright

John Wright

Detroit Lions

130

95
Profile photo of Les Shy

Les Shy

Dallas Cowboys

124

96
Profile photo of Marshall Cropper

Marshall Cropper

Pittsburgh Steelers

116

97
Profile photo of Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers

Chicago Bears

116

98
Profile photo of Larry Walton

Larry Walton

Detroit Lions

109

99
Profile photo of Bill Tucker

Bill Tucker

San Francisco 49ers

104

100
Profile photo of Ray Ogden

Ray Ogden

Chicago Bears

100

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