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NFL 1961 Leaders
Passing Attempts

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Profile photo of Johnny Unitas

Johnny Unitas

Baltimore Colts

420

2
Profile photo of Sonny Jurgensen

Sonny Jurgensen

Philadelphia Eagles

416

3
Profile photo of Norm Snead

Norm Snead

Washington Redskins

375

4
Profile photo of Milt Plum

Milt Plum

Cleveland Browns

302

5
Profile photo of Bart Starr

Bart Starr

Green Bay Packers

295

6
Profile photo of Y.A. Tittle

Y.A. Tittle

New York Giants

285

7
Profile photo of John Brodie

John Brodie

San Francisco 49ers

283

8
Profile photo of Fran Tarkenton

Fran Tarkenton

Minnesota Vikings

280

9
Profile photo of Billy Wade

Billy Wade

Chicago Bears

250

10
Profile photo of Jim Ninowski

Jim Ninowski

Detroit Lions

247

11
Profile photo of Eddie LeBaron

Eddie LeBaron

Dallas Cowboys

236

12
Profile photo of Zeke Bratkowski

Zeke Bratkowski

Los Angeles Rams

230

13
Profile photo of Sam Etcheverry

Sam Etcheverry

St. Louis Cardinals

196

14
Profile photo of Don Meredith

Don Meredith

Dallas Cowboys

182

15
Profile photo of Rudy Bukich

Rudy Bukich

Pittsburgh Steelers

156

16
Profile photo of Earl Morrall

Earl Morrall

Detroit Lions

150

17
Profile photo of Bobby Layne

Bobby Layne

Pittsburgh Steelers

149

18
Profile photo of Frank Ryan

Frank Ryan

Los Angeles Rams

142

19
Profile photo of Ralph Guglielmi

Ralph Guglielmi

St. Louis Cardinals

116

20
Profile photo of Charlie Conerly

Charlie Conerly

New York Giants

106

21
Profile photo of Ed Brown

Ed Brown

Chicago Bears

98

22
Profile photo of George Shaw

George Shaw

Minnesota Vikings

91

23
Profile photo of George Izo

George Izo

Washington Redskins

40

24
Profile photo of Billy Kilmer

Billy Kilmer

San Francisco 49ers

34

25
Profile photo of Bob Waters

Bob Waters

San Francisco 49ers

28

26
Profile photo of Lee Grosscup

Lee Grosscup

New York Giants

22

27
Profile photo of Lamar McHan

Lamar McHan

Baltimore Colts

15

28
Profile photo of Len Dawson

Len Dawson

Cleveland Browns

15

29
Profile photo of John David Crow

John David Crow

St. Louis Cardinals

14

30
Profile photo of Charley Johnson

Charley Johnson

St. Louis Cardinals

13

31
Profile photo of Jon Arnett

Jon Arnett

Los Angeles Rams

13

32
Profile photo of King Hill

King Hill

Philadelphia Eagles

12

33
Profile photo of Tom Tracy

Tom Tracy

Pittsburgh Steelers

12

34
Profile photo of Terry Nofsinger

Terry Nofsinger

Pittsburgh Steelers

11

35
Profile photo of Prentice Gautt

Prentice Gautt

St. Louis Cardinals

11

36
Profile photo of Paul Hornung

Paul Hornung

Green Bay Packers

5

37
Profile photo of John Roach

John Roach

Green Bay Packers

4

38
Profile photo of Dick James

Dick James

Washington Redskins

4

39
Profile photo of Jerry Reichow

Jerry Reichow

Minnesota Vikings

3

40
Profile photo of Bob Gaiters

Bob Gaiters

New York Giants

3

41
Profile photo of Jim Brown

Jim Brown

Cleveland Browns

3

42
Profile photo of Dick Hoak

Dick Hoak

Pittsburgh Steelers

3

43
Profile photo of Lenny Moore

Lenny Moore

Baltimore Colts

2

44
Profile photo of Buddy Humphrey

Buddy Humphrey

Dallas Cowboys

2

45
Profile photo of Tom Moore

Tom Moore

Green Bay Packers

2

46
Profile photo of John Henry Johnson

John Henry Johnson

Pittsburgh Steelers

2

47
Profile photo of J.W. Lockett

J.W. Lockett

Two different teams

2

48
Profile photo of Jamie Caleb

Jamie Caleb

Minnesota Vikings

1

49
Profile photo of Danny Villanueva

Danny Villanueva

Los Angeles Rams

1

50
Profile photo of John Aveni

John Aveni

Washington Redskins

1

51
Profile photo of J.D. Smith

J.D. Smith

San Francisco 49ers

1

52
Profile photo of Hugh McElhenny

Hugh McElhenny

Minnesota Vikings

1

53
Profile photo of Howard Cassady

Howard Cassady

Detroit Lions

1

54
Profile photo of Bobby Boyd

Bobby Boyd

Baltimore Colts

1

55
Profile photo of Clarence Peaks

Clarence Peaks

Philadelphia Eagles

1

56
Profile photo of John Adams

John Adams

Chicago Bears

1

57
Profile photo of Bobby Joe Green

Bobby Joe Green

Pittsburgh Steelers

1

58
Profile photo of Tommy Mason

Tommy Mason

Minnesota Vikings

1

59
Profile photo of Bobby Joe Conrad

Bobby Joe Conrad

St. Louis Cardinals

1

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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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