Other football leagues in 1969:    
NFL

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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AFL 1969 Leaders
Longest Kickoff Return

1
Profile photo of Mercury Morris

Mercury Morris

Miami Dolphins

105

2
Profile photo of Jerry LeVias

Jerry LeVias

Houston Oilers

87

3
Profile photo of Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson

Cincinnati Bengals

74

4
Profile photo of O.J. Simpson

O.J. Simpson

Buffalo Bills

73

5
Profile photo of Bill Thompson

Bill Thompson

Denver Broncos

63

6
Profile photo of Carl Garrett

Carl Garrett

Boston Patriots

63

7
Profile photo of Bubba Thornton

Bubba Thornton

Buffalo Bills

58

8
Profile photo of Bobby Bell

Bobby Bell

Kansas City Chiefs

53

9
Profile photo of Speedy Duncan

Speedy Duncan

San Diego Chargers

52

10
Profile photo of Essex Johnson

Essex Johnson

Cincinnati Bengals

51

11
Profile photo of Wendell Hayes

Wendell Hayes

Kansas City Chiefs

45

12
Profile photo of Mike Battle

Mike Battle

New York Jets

45

13
Profile photo of Charlie Smith

Charlie Smith

Oakland Raiders

41

14
Profile photo of Aaron Marsh

Aaron Marsh

Boston Patriots

41

15
Profile photo of Ken Riley

Ken Riley

Cincinnati Bengals

40

16
Profile photo of Warren McVea

Warren McVea

Kansas City Chiefs

40

17
Profile photo of George Atkinson

George Atkinson

Oakland Raiders

39

18
Profile photo of Jackie Allen

Jackie Allen

Oakland Raiders

38

19
Profile photo of Wandy Williams

Wandy Williams

Denver Broncos

38

20
Profile photo of Gene Milton

Gene Milton

Miami Dolphins

37

21
Profile photo of Willie Mitchell

Willie Mitchell

Kansas City Chiefs

36

22
Profile photo of Robert Holmes

Robert Holmes

Kansas City Chiefs

36

23
Profile photo of Ode Burrell

Ode Burrell

Houston Oilers

32

24
Profile photo of Hilton Crawford

Hilton Crawford

Buffalo Bills

31

25
Profile photo of Rod Sherman

Rod Sherman

Oakland Raiders

31

26
Profile photo of Paul Lowe

Paul Lowe

Kansas City Chiefs

30

27
Profile photo of George Burrell

George Burrell

Denver Broncos

30

28
Profile photo of Floyd Little

Floyd Little

Denver Broncos

30

29
Profile photo of Jess Phillips

Jess Phillips

Cincinnati Bengals

29

30
Profile photo of Larry Carwell

Larry Carwell

Boston Patriots

28

31
Profile photo of Bake Turner

Bake Turner

New York Jets

28

32
Profile photo of John Guillory

John Guillory

Cincinnati Bengals

28

33
Profile photo of Charlie Joiner

Charlie Joiner

Houston Oilers

28

34
Profile photo of Max Anderson

Max Anderson

Buffalo Bills

28

35
Profile photo of Ed Podolak

Ed Podolak

Kansas City Chiefs

28

36
Profile photo of Dickie Post

Dickie Post

San Diego Chargers

27

37
Profile photo of Russ Smith

Russ Smith

San Diego Chargers

27

38
Profile photo of Sid Blanks

Sid Blanks

Boston Patriots

25

39
Profile photo of Cecil Leonard

Cecil Leonard

New York Jets

23

40
Profile photo of R.C. Gamble

R.C. Gamble

Boston Patriots

23

41
Profile photo of Jimmy Hines

Jimmy Hines

Miami Dolphins

22

42
Profile photo of Ron Sayers

Ron Sayers

San Diego Chargers

21

43
Profile photo of Bob Gladieux

Bob Gladieux

Boston Patriots

20

44
Profile photo of Jim Richards

Jim Richards

New York Jets

20

45
Profile photo of Ron Berger

Ron Berger

Boston Patriots

20

46
Profile photo of Ron Lamb

Ron Lamb

Cincinnati Bengals

19

47
Profile photo of Tom Beier

Tom Beier

Miami Dolphins

17

48
Profile photo of Walt Barnes

Walt Barnes

Denver Broncos

16

49
Profile photo of Ken Criter

Ken Criter

Denver Broncos

14

50
Profile photo of Clarence Scott

Clarence Scott

Boston Patriots

14

51
Profile photo of Jerald Collins

Jerald Collins

Buffalo Bills

14

52
Profile photo of Marty Schottenheimer

Marty Schottenheimer

Boston Patriots

13

53
Profile photo of Clem Turner

Clem Turner

Cincinnati Bengals

13

54
Profile photo of Bill Enyart

Bill Enyart

Buffalo Bills

12

55
Profile photo of Waddey Harvey

Waddey Harvey

Buffalo Bills

11

56
Profile photo of Lee White

Lee White

New York Jets

5

57
Profile photo of Gene Foster

Gene Foster

San Diego Chargers

1

58
Profile photo of Jim Mertens

Jim Mertens

Miami Dolphins

1

59
Profile photo of Jimmy Warren

Jimmy Warren

Miami Dolphins

0

60
Profile photo of Lloyd Mumphord

Lloyd Mumphord

Miami Dolphins

0

61
Profile photo of Gene Huey

Gene Huey

San Diego Chargers

0

62
Profile photo of Jim Fetherston

Jim Fetherston

San Diego Chargers

0

63
Profile photo of Jim Carroll

Jim Carroll

New York Jets

0

64
Profile photo of Bob Briggs

Bob Briggs

San Diego Chargers

0

65
Profile photo of Chip Myrtle

Chip Myrtle

Denver Broncos

0

66
Profile photo of Alvin Reed

Alvin Reed

Houston Oilers

0

67
Profile photo of Duane Benson

Duane Benson

Oakland Raiders

0

68
Profile photo of George Sauer

George Sauer

New York Jets

0

69
Profile photo of Harry Gunner

Harry Gunner

Cincinnati Bengals

0

70
Profile photo of Gus Hollomon

Gus Hollomon

Denver Broncos

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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