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NFL 1939 Leaders
Receiving Yards

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Profile photo of Don Hutson

Don Hutson

Green Bay Packers

846

2
Profile photo of Perry Schwartz

Perry Schwartz

Brooklyn Dodgers

550

3
Profile photo of Andy Farkas

Andy Farkas

Washington Redskins

437

4
Profile photo of Sam Boyd

Sam Boyd

Pittsburgh Pirates

423

5
Profile photo of Dick Plasman

Dick Plasman

Chicago Bears

403

6
Profile photo of Jim Benton

Jim Benton

Cleveland Rams

388

7
Profile photo of Bill Smith

Bill Smith

Chicago Cardinals

387

8
Profile photo of Red Ramsey

Red Ramsey

Philadelphia Eagles

359

9
Profile photo of Eggs Manske

Eggs Manske

Chicago Bears

321

10
Profile photo of Wayne Millner

Wayne Millner

Washington Redskins

294

11
Profile photo of Joe Carter

Joe Carter

Philadelphia Eagles

292

12
Profile photo of Vic Spadaccini

Vic Spadaccini

Cleveland Rams

292

13
Profile photo of Charley Malone

Charley Malone

Washington Redskins

274

14
Profile photo of Les McDonald

Les McDonald

Chicago Bears

261

15
Profile photo of Chuck Hanneman

Chuck Hanneman

Detroit Lions

257

16
Profile photo of Lloyd Cardwell

Lloyd Cardwell

Detroit Lions

250

17
Profile photo of Bill Hewitt

Bill Hewitt

Philadelphia Eagles

243

18
Profile photo of Bob MacLeod

Bob MacLeod

Chicago Bears

231

19
Profile photo of Dick Todd

Dick Todd

Washington Redskins

230

20
Profile photo of Bob Swisher

Bob Swisher

Chicago Bears

228

21
Profile photo of Carl Mulleneaux

Carl Mulleneaux

Green Bay Packers

218

22
Profile photo of Jay Arnold

Jay Arnold

Philadelphia Eagles

207

23
Profile photo of Bill Sortet

Bill Sortet

Pittsburgh Pirates

196

24
Profile photo of Joel Mason

Joel Mason

Chicago Cardinals

188

25
Profile photo of Tuffy Leemans

Tuffy Leemans

New York Giants

185

26
Profile photo of Joe Laws

Joe Laws

Green Bay Packers

177

27
Profile photo of Monk Moscrip

Monk Moscrip

Detroit Lions

176

28
Profile photo of George Platukis

George Platukis

Pittsburgh Pirates

170

29
Profile photo of Maury Patt

Maury Patt

Cleveland Rams

165

30
Profile photo of Harold Hill

Harold Hill

Brooklyn Dodgers

150

31
Profile photo of Fran Murray

Fran Murray

Philadelphia Eagles

144

32
Profile photo of Bill Shepherd

Bill Shepherd

Detroit Lions

143

33
Profile photo of Hank Soar

Hank Soar

New York Giants

134

34
Profile photo of Milt Gantenbein

Milt Gantenbein

Green Bay Packers

127

35
Profile photo of Ed Justice

Ed Justice

Washington Redskins

124

36
Profile photo of Chuck Newton

Chuck Newton

Philadelphia Eagles

123

37
Profile photo of Bob Masterson

Bob Masterson

Washington Redskins

114

38
Profile photo of Jim Lee Howell

Jim Lee Howell

New York Giants

112

39
Profile photo of Jimmy Johnston

Jimmy Johnston

Washington Redskins

111

40
Profile photo of Fred Vanzo

Fred Vanzo

Detroit Lions

110

41
Profile photo of Johnny Wilson

Johnny Wilson

Cleveland Rams

108

42
Profile photo of Harry Jacunski

Harry Jacunski

Green Bay Packers

104

43
Profile photo of Jim Austin

Jim Austin

Detroit Lions

102

44
Profile photo of Waddy Young

Waddy Young

Brooklyn Dodgers

100

45
Profile photo of Jim Poole

Jim Poole

New York Giants

99

46
Profile photo of Boyd Brumbaugh

Boyd Brumbaugh

Two different teams

95

47
Profile photo of Johnny Spirida

Johnny Spirida

Washington Redskins

95

48
Profile photo of Andy Uram

Andy Uram

Green Bay Packers

93

49
Profile photo of Marshall Goldberg

Marshall Goldberg

Chicago Cardinals

90

50
Profile photo of Ray Nolting

Ray Nolting

Chicago Bears

87

51
Profile photo of Dale Burnett

Dale Burnett

New York Giants

86

52
Profile photo of Bob McChesney

Bob McChesney

Washington Redskins

86

53
Profile photo of George Faust

George Faust

Chicago Cardinals

85

54
Profile photo of Versil Deskin

Versil Deskin

Chicago Cardinals

84

55
Profile photo of Ward Cuff

Ward Cuff

New York Giants

83

56
Profile photo of Bill Moore

Bill Moore

Detroit Lions

82

57
Profile photo of Wendell Butcher

Wendell Butcher

Brooklyn Dodgers

73

58
Profile photo of Paul McDonough

Paul McDonough

Cleveland Rams

73

59
Profile photo of Gary Famiglietti

Gary Famiglietti

Chicago Bears

72

60
Profile photo of Chuck Gelatka

Chuck Gelatka

New York Giants

71

61
Profile photo of Jim McDonald

Jim McDonald

Detroit Lions

71

62
Profile photo of Cecil Isbell

Cecil Isbell

Green Bay Packers

71

63
Profile photo of John Siegal

John Siegal

Chicago Bears

71

64
Profile photo of Clarke Hinkle

Clarke Hinkle

Green Bay Packers

70

65
Profile photo of Doug Russell

Doug Russell

Two different teams

67

66
Profile photo of Rock Reed

Rock Reed

Chicago Cardinals

67

67
Profile photo of George Wilson

George Wilson

Chicago Bears

66

68
Profile photo of Bill Osmanski

Bill Osmanski

Chicago Bears

65

69
Profile photo of Hank Bruder

Hank Bruder

Green Bay Packers

65

70
Profile photo of Ev Fisher

Ev Fisher

Chicago Cardinals

62

71
Profile photo of Earl Crowder

Earl Crowder

Chicago Cardinals

59

72
Profile photo of Woody Dow

Woody Dow

Philadelphia Eagles

58

73
Profile photo of Gaylon Smith

Gaylon Smith

Cleveland Rams

57

74
Profile photo of Dick Riffle

Dick Riffle

Philadelphia Eagles

57

75
Profile photo of Hugh McCullough

Hugh McCullough

Pittsburgh Pirates

57

76
Profile photo of Mike Rodak

Mike Rodak

Cleveland Rams

54

77
Profile photo of Ray Hamilton

Ray Hamilton

Detroit Lions

53

78
Profile photo of Johnny Drake

Johnny Drake

Cleveland Rams

53

79
Profile photo of Joel Hitt

Joel Hitt

Cleveland Rams

51

80
Profile photo of Len Barnum

Len Barnum

New York Giants

50

81
Profile photo of Corby Davis

Corby Davis

Cleveland Rams

49

82
Profile photo of Bernie Scherer

Bernie Scherer

Pittsburgh Pirates

49

83
Profile photo of Kent Ryan

Kent Ryan

Detroit Lions

46

84
Profile photo of Herman Hodges

Herman Hodges

Brooklyn Dodgers

45

85
Profile photo of Al Owen

Al Owen

New York Giants

45

86
Profile photo of Bill Lazetich

Bill Lazetich

Cleveland Rams

44

87
Profile photo of Larry Craig

Larry Craig

Green Bay Packers

44

88
Profile photo of Jiggs Kline

Jiggs Kline

New York Giants

44

89
Profile photo of Dick Schweidler

Dick Schweidler

Chicago Bears

43

90
Profile photo of Solly Sherman

Solly Sherman

Chicago Bears

42

91
Profile photo of Stan Kosel

Stan Kosel

Brooklyn Dodgers

40

92
Profile photo of Jimmy Lawrence

Jimmy Lawrence

Two different teams

39

93
Profile photo of Bernie Masterson

Bernie Masterson

Chicago Bears

37

94
Profile photo of Buddy Parker

Buddy Parker

Chicago Cardinals

33

95
Profile photo of Elmer Kolberg

Elmer Kolberg

Philadelphia Eagles

33

96
Profile photo of Hal Bradley

Hal Bradley

Two different teams

29

97
Profile photo of Jack Manders

Jack Manders

Chicago Bears

29

98
Profile photo of Nello Falaschi

Nello Falaschi

New York Giants

27

99
Profile photo of Bill Davidson

Bill Davidson

Pittsburgh Pirates

27

100
Profile photo of Howie Weiss

Howie Weiss

Detroit Lions

25

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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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