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NFL 1961 Leaders
Receiving Yards

1
Profile photo of Tommy McDonald

Tommy McDonald

Philadelphia Eagles

1,144

2
Profile photo of Del Shofner

Del Shofner

New York Giants

1,125

3
Profile photo of Red Phillips

Red Phillips

Los Angeles Rams

1,092

4
Profile photo of Mike Ditka

Mike Ditka

Chicago Bears

1,076

5
Profile photo of Buddy Dial

Buddy Dial

Pittsburgh Steelers

1,047

6
Profile photo of R.C. Owens

R.C. Owens

San Francisco 49ers

1,032

7
Profile photo of Gail Cogdill

Gail Cogdill

Detroit Lions

956

8
Profile photo of Frank Clarke

Frank Clarke

Dallas Cowboys

919

9
Profile photo of Max McGee

Max McGee

Green Bay Packers

883

10
Profile photo of Raymond Berry

Raymond Berry

Baltimore Colts

873

11
Profile photo of Jerry Reichow

Jerry Reichow

Minnesota Vikings

859

12
Profile photo of Ray Renfro

Ray Renfro

Cleveland Browns

834

13
Profile photo of Fred Dugan

Fred Dugan

Washington Redskins

817

14
Profile photo of Kyle Rote

Kyle Rote

New York Giants

805

15
Profile photo of Monty Stickles

Monty Stickles

San Francisco 49ers

794

16
Profile photo of Billy Howton

Billy Howton

Dallas Cowboys

785

17
Profile photo of Pete Retzlaff

Pete Retzlaff

Philadelphia Eagles

769

18
Profile photo of Lenny Moore

Lenny Moore

Baltimore Colts

728

19
Profile photo of Bill Anderson

Bill Anderson

Washington Redskins

637

20
Profile photo of Boyd Dowler

Boyd Dowler

Green Bay Packers

633

21
Profile photo of Terry Barr

Terry Barr

Detroit Lions

630

22
Profile photo of Sonny Randle

Sonny Randle

St. Louis Cardinals

591

23
Profile photo of Bobby Walston

Bobby Walston

Philadelphia Eagles

569

24
Profile photo of Jim Gibbons

Jim Gibbons

Detroit Lions

566

25
Profile photo of Carroll Dale

Carroll Dale

Los Angeles Rams

561

26
Profile photo of Ron Kramer

Ron Kramer

Green Bay Packers

559

27
Profile photo of Johnny Morris

Johnny Morris

Chicago Bears

548

28
Profile photo of Joe Walton

Joe Walton

New York Giants

544

29
Profile photo of Ollie Matson

Ollie Matson

Los Angeles Rams

537

30
Profile photo of Willie Galimore

Willie Galimore

Chicago Bears

502

31
Profile photo of Bobby Joe Conrad

Bobby Joe Conrad

St. Louis Cardinals

499

32
Profile photo of Clarence Peaks

Clarence Peaks

Philadelphia Eagles

472

33
Profile photo of Preston Carpenter

Preston Carpenter

Pittsburgh Steelers

460

34
Profile photo of Jim Brown

Jim Brown

Cleveland Browns

459

35
Profile photo of Dave Middleton

Dave Middleton

Minnesota Vikings

444

36
Profile photo of Bob Schnelker

Bob Schnelker

Two different teams

401

37
Profile photo of Taz Anderson

Taz Anderson

St. Louis Cardinals

399

38
Profile photo of Dick Bielski

Dick Bielski

Dallas Cowboys

377

39
Profile photo of Jim Mutscheller

Jim Mutscheller

Baltimore Colts

370

40
Profile photo of Bobby Mitchell

Bobby Mitchell

Cleveland Browns

368

41
Profile photo of Jimmy Orr

Jimmy Orr

Baltimore Colts

357

42
Profile photo of Bo Farrington

Bo Farrington

Chicago Bears

349

43
Profile photo of J.D. Smith

J.D. Smith

San Francisco 49ers

343

44
Profile photo of Ted Dean

Ted Dean

Philadelphia Eagles

335

45
Profile photo of Joe Perry

Joe Perry

Baltimore Colts

322

46
Profile photo of Gordie Smith

Gordie Smith

Minnesota Vikings

320

47
Profile photo of Nick Pietrosante

Nick Pietrosante

Detroit Lions

315

48
Profile photo of Alex Webster

Alex Webster

New York Giants

313

49
Profile photo of John David Crow

John David Crow

St. Louis Cardinals

306

50
Profile photo of Aaron Thomas

Aaron Thomas

San Francisco 49ers

301

51
Profile photo of Dick James

Dick James

Washington Redskins

298

52
Profile photo of Don Perkins

Don Perkins

Dallas Cowboys

298

53
Profile photo of Tom Osborne

Tom Osborne

Washington Redskins

297

54
Profile photo of Hugh McElhenny

Hugh McElhenny

Minnesota Vikings

283

55
Profile photo of Timmy Brown

Timmy Brown

Philadelphia Eagles

264

56
Profile photo of John Henry Johnson

John Henry Johnson

Pittsburgh Steelers

262

57
Profile photo of Angelo Coia

Angelo Coia

Chicago Bears

249

58
Profile photo of Billy Stacy

Billy Stacy

St. Louis Cardinals

241

59
Profile photo of Gern Nagler

Gern Nagler

Cleveland Browns

241

60
Profile photo of Rich Kreitling

Rich Kreitling

Cleveland Browns

229

61
Profile photo of Leon Clarke

Leon Clarke

Cleveland Browns

211

62
Profile photo of Jon Arnett

Jon Arnett

Los Angeles Rams

194

63
Profile photo of Billy Ray Barnes

Billy Ray Barnes

Philadelphia Eagles

194

64
Profile photo of Amos Marsh

Amos Marsh

Dallas Cowboys

189

65
Profile photo of Bernie Casey

Bernie Casey

San Francisco 49ers

185

66
Profile photo of Clyde Conner

Clyde Conner

San Francisco 49ers

177

67
Profile photo of Jim Taylor

Jim Taylor

Green Bay Packers

175

68
Profile photo of A.D. Williams

A.D. Williams

Minnesota Vikings

174

69
Profile photo of Alex Hawkins

Alex Hawkins

Baltimore Colts

158

70
Profile photo of Jim Doran

Jim Doran

Dallas Cowboys

153

71
Profile photo of J.W. Lockett

J.W. Lockett

Two different teams

149

72
Profile photo of Paul Hornung

Paul Hornung

Green Bay Packers

145

73
Profile photo of Dick Bass

Dick Bass

Los Angeles Rams

145

74
Profile photo of Tom Tracy

Tom Tracy

Pittsburgh Steelers

133

75
Profile photo of Prentice Gautt

Prentice Gautt

St. Louis Cardinals

132

76
Profile photo of Steve Junker

Steve Junker

Washington Redskins

130

77
Profile photo of Red Mack

Red Mack

Pittsburgh Steelers

128

78
Profile photo of Tommy Mason

Tommy Mason

Minnesota Vikings

122

79
Profile photo of Ray Hayes

Ray Hayes

Minnesota Vikings

121

80
Profile photo of Dan Lewis

Dan Lewis

Detroit Lions

118

81
Profile photo of Glenn Davis

Glenn Davis

Detroit Lions

115

82
Profile photo of Sam Horner

Sam Horner

Washington Redskins

113

83
Profile photo of Hugh McInnis

Hugh McInnis

St. Louis Cardinals

107

84
Profile photo of Steve Meilinger

Steve Meilinger

Pittsburgh Steelers

103

85
Profile photo of Mark Smolinski

Mark Smolinski

Baltimore Colts

100

86
Profile photo of Don Bosseler

Don Bosseler

Washington Redskins

94

87
Profile photo of Jim Dooley

Jim Dooley

Chicago Bears

90

88
Profile photo of Jim Cunningham

Jim Cunningham

Washington Redskins

90

89
Profile photo of John Aveni

John Aveni

Washington Redskins

84

90
Profile photo of C.R. Roberts

C.R. Roberts

San Francisco 49ers

83

91
Profile photo of Duane Allen

Duane Allen

Los Angeles Rams

80

92
Profile photo of John Adams

John Adams

Chicago Bears

80

93
Profile photo of Erich Barnes

Erich Barnes

New York Giants

74

94
Profile photo of Abe Woodson

Abe Woodson

San Francisco 49ers

74

95
Profile photo of Mal Hammack

Mal Hammack

St. Louis Cardinals

70

96
Profile photo of Rick Casares

Rick Casares

Chicago Bears

69

97
Profile photo of Charley Ferguson

Charley Ferguson

Cleveland Browns

68

98
Profile photo of Joe Morrison

Joe Morrison

New York Giants

67

99
Profile photo of Pervis Atkins

Pervis Atkins

Los Angeles Rams

67

100
Profile photo of Dick Lucas

Dick Lucas

Philadelphia Eagles

67

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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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