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NFL 1956 Leaders
Receiving Yards

1
Profile photo of Billy Howton

Billy Howton

Green Bay Packers

1,188

2
Profile photo of Harlon Hill

Harlon Hill

Chicago Bears

1,128

3
Profile photo of Billy Wilson

Billy Wilson

San Francisco 49ers

889

4
Profile photo of Jim Mutscheller

Jim Mutscheller

Baltimore Colts

715

5
Profile photo of Leon Clarke

Leon Clarke

Los Angeles Rams

650

6
Profile photo of Dave Middleton

Dave Middleton

Detroit Lions

606

7
Profile photo of Frank Gifford

Frank Gifford

New York Giants

603

8
Profile photo of Elroy Hirsch

Elroy Hirsch

Los Angeles Rams

603

9
Profile photo of Raymond Berry

Raymond Berry

Baltimore Colts

601

10
Profile photo of Dorne Dibble

Dorne Dibble

Detroit Lions

597

11
Profile photo of Bobby Walston

Bobby Walston

Philadelphia Eagles

590

12
Profile photo of Bob Boyd

Bob Boyd

Los Angeles Rams

586

13
Profile photo of Ray Mathews

Ray Mathews

Pittsburgh Steelers

540

14
Profile photo of John Carson

John Carson

Washington Redskins

504

15
Profile photo of Jim Doran

Jim Doran

Detroit Lions

448

16
Profile photo of Gary Knafelc

Gary Knafelc

Green Bay Packers

418

17
Profile photo of Pete Brewster

Pete Brewster

Cleveland Browns

417

18
Profile photo of Kyle Rote

Kyle Rote

New York Giants

405

19
Profile photo of Steve Meilinger

Steve Meilinger

Washington Redskins

395

20
Profile photo of Elbie Nickel

Elbie Nickel

Pittsburgh Steelers

376

21
Profile photo of Clyde Conner

Clyde Conner

San Francisco 49ers

362

22
Profile photo of Dante Lavelli

Dante Lavelli

Cleveland Browns

344

23
Profile photo of Lowell Perry

Lowell Perry

Pittsburgh Steelers

334

24
Profile photo of Ray Renfro

Ray Renfro

Cleveland Browns

325

25
Profile photo of Bill McColl

Bill McColl

Chicago Bears

322

26
Profile photo of Don Stonesifer

Don Stonesifer

Chicago Cardinals

320

27
Profile photo of Gene Schroeder

Gene Schroeder

Chicago Bears

315

28
Profile photo of Gordie Soltau

Gordie Soltau

San Francisco 49ers

299

29
Profile photo of Gern Nagler

Gern Nagler

Chicago Cardinals

268

30
Profile photo of Tank Younger

Tank Younger

Los Angeles Rams

268

31
Profile photo of Joe Johnson

Joe Johnson

Green Bay Packers

258

32
Profile photo of Joe Arenas

Joe Arenas

San Francisco 49ers

226

33
Profile photo of Fred Cone

Fred Cone

Green Bay Packers

218

34
Profile photo of L.G. Dupre

L.G. Dupre

Baltimore Colts

216

35
Profile photo of Howie Ferguson

Howie Ferguson

Green Bay Packers

214

36
Profile photo of Hank Burnine

Hank Burnine

Two different teams

208

37
Profile photo of Rick Casares

Rick Casares

Chicago Bears

203

38
Profile photo of Ollie Matson

Ollie Matson

Chicago Cardinals

199

39
Profile photo of Alex Webster

Alex Webster

New York Giants

197

40
Profile photo of Hugh McElhenny

Hugh McElhenny

San Francisco 49ers

193

41
Profile photo of Alan Ameche

Alan Ameche

Baltimore Colts

189

42
Profile photo of Ken MacAfee

Ken MacAfee

New York Giants

184

43
Profile photo of Johnny Olszewski

Johnny Olszewski

Chicago Cardinals

182

44
Profile photo of Royce Womble

Royce Womble

Baltimore Colts

180

45
Profile photo of Al Carmichael

Al Carmichael

Green Bay Packers

180

46
Profile photo of Billy Vessels

Billy Vessels

Baltimore Colts

177

47
Profile photo of Dave Mann

Dave Mann

Chicago Cardinals

170

48
Profile photo of Pete Retzlaff

Pete Retzlaff

Philadelphia Eagles

159

49
Profile photo of John Bredice

John Bredice

Philadelphia Eagles

146

50
Profile photo of Gene Gedman

Gene Gedman

Detroit Lions

142

51
Profile photo of Sid Watson

Sid Watson

Pittsburgh Steelers

138

52
Profile photo of Ron Miller

Ron Miller

Los Angeles Rams

129

53
Profile photo of Dick James

Dick James

Washington Redskins

127

54
Profile photo of Preston Carpenter

Preston Carpenter

Cleveland Browns

124

55
Profile photo of Bob Schnelker

Bob Schnelker

New York Giants

122

56
Profile photo of Don Schaefer

Don Schaefer

Philadelphia Eagles

117

57
Profile photo of Max Boydston

Max Boydston

Chicago Cardinals

116

58
Profile photo of Leon Hart

Leon Hart

Detroit Lions

116

59
Profile photo of Joe Perry

Joe Perry

San Francisco 49ers

104

60
Profile photo of Hal Giancanelli

Hal Giancanelli

Philadelphia Eagles

104

61
Profile photo of Lenny Moore

Lenny Moore

Baltimore Colts

102

62
Profile photo of Leo Elter

Leo Elter

Washington Redskins

99

63
Profile photo of John Henry Johnson

John Henry Johnson

San Francisco 49ers

90

64
Profile photo of Fran Rogel

Fran Rogel

Pittsburgh Steelers

88

65
Profile photo of Skeets Quinlan

Skeets Quinlan

Two different teams

87

66
Profile photo of Billy Wells

Billy Wells

Washington Redskins

86

67
Profile photo of Tommy Wilson

Tommy Wilson

Los Angeles Rams

86

68
Profile photo of John Hoffman

John Hoffman

Chicago Bears

85

69
Profile photo of Jack Losch

Jack Losch

Green Bay Packers

85

70
Profile photo of Howard Cassady

Howard Cassady

Detroit Lions

83

71
Profile photo of Joe Childress

Joe Childress

Chicago Cardinals

82

72
Profile photo of Dicky Moegle

Dicky Moegle

San Francisco 49ers

79

73
Profile photo of Ron Waller

Ron Waller

Los Angeles Rams

76

74
Profile photo of Night Train Lane

Night Train Lane

Chicago Cardinals

75

75
Profile photo of Lynn Chandnois

Lynn Chandnois

Pittsburgh Steelers

71

76
Profile photo of Jack O'Brien

Jack O'Brien

Pittsburgh Steelers

71

77
Profile photo of Joe Marconi

Joe Marconi

Los Angeles Rams

70

78
Profile photo of Don McIlhenny

Don McIlhenny

Detroit Lions

70

79
Profile photo of Dick Bielski

Dick Bielski

Philadelphia Eagles

63

80
Profile photo of Jerry Reichow

Jerry Reichow

Detroit Lions

63

81
Profile photo of Lou Baldacci

Lou Baldacci

Pittsburgh Steelers

62

82
Profile photo of Bob Carey

Bob Carey

Los Angeles Rams

60

83
Profile photo of Tommy Runnels

Tommy Runnels

Washington Redskins

56

84
Profile photo of Frank Bernardi

Frank Bernardi

Chicago Cardinals

56

85
Profile photo of Jack McClairen

Jack McClairen

Pittsburgh Steelers

56

86
Profile photo of Perry Jeter

Perry Jeter

Chicago Bears

52

87
Profile photo of Bill Stits

Bill Stits

Detroit Lions

52

88
Profile photo of Tom Fears

Tom Fears

Los Angeles Rams

49

89
Profile photo of Mel Triplett

Mel Triplett

New York Giants

48

90
Profile photo of Jim Dooley

Jim Dooley

Chicago Bears

47

91
Profile photo of Ted Wegert

Ted Wegert

Philadelphia Eagles

46

92
Profile photo of Gene Filipski

Gene Filipski

New York Giants

37

93
Profile photo of Ken Keller

Ken Keller

Philadelphia Eagles

36

94
Profile photo of Will Berzinski

Will Berzinski

Philadelphia Eagles

35

95
Profile photo of Sam Baker

Sam Baker

Washington Redskins

35

96
Profile photo of Bill Bowman

Bill Bowman

Detroit Lions

34

97
Profile photo of Jug Girard

Jug Girard

Detroit Lions

33

98
Profile photo of Harland Carl

Harland Carl

Chicago Bears

31

99
Profile photo of Rocky Ryan

Rocky Ryan

Philadelphia Eagles

31

100
Profile photo of Charlie Shepard

Charlie Shepard

Pittsburgh Steelers

31

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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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