Other football leagues in 1969:    
AFL

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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NFL 1969 Leaders
Kickoff Return Yards

1
Profile photo of Bo Scott

Bo Scott

Cleveland Browns

722

2
Profile photo of Preston Pearson

Preston Pearson

Baltimore Colts

706

3
Profile photo of Ron Smith

Ron Smith

Los Angeles Rams

585

4
Profile photo of Dave Hampton

Dave Hampton

Green Bay Packers

582

5
Profile photo of Bobby Williams

Bobby Williams

Detroit Lions

563

6
Profile photo of Jim Duncan

Jim Duncan

Baltimore Colts

560

7
Profile photo of Don McCall

Don McCall

Pittsburgh Steelers

532

8
Profile photo of MacArthur Lane

MacArthur Lane

St. Louis Cardinals

523

9
Profile photo of Bob Campbell

Bob Campbell

Pittsburgh Steelers

522

10
Profile photo of Travis Williams

Travis Williams

Green Bay Packers

517

11
Profile photo of Bill Bradley

Bill Bradley

Philadelphia Eagles

467

12
Profile photo of Rickie Harris

Rickie Harris

Washington Redskins

458

13
Profile photo of Don Shy

Don Shy

New Orleans Saints

447

14
Profile photo of Clint Jones

Clint Jones

Minnesota Vikings

444

15
Profile photo of Charlie Bryant

Charlie Bryant

Atlanta Falcons

407

16
Profile photo of Cannonball Butler

Cannonball Butler

Atlanta Falcons

405

17
Profile photo of John Fuqua

John Fuqua

New York Giants

399

18
Profile photo of Tom Barrington

Tom Barrington

New Orleans Saints

394

19
Profile photo of Walter Roberts

Walter Roberts

Washington Redskins

383

20
Profile photo of Alvin Haymond

Alvin Haymond

Los Angeles Rams

375

21
Profile photo of Ronnie Blye

Ronnie Blye

Philadelphia Eagles

370

22
Profile photo of John Gilliam

John Gilliam

St. Louis Cardinals

339

23
Profile photo of Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers

Chicago Bears

339

24
Profile photo of Cecil Turner

Cecil Turner

Chicago Bears

326

25
Profile photo of Terry Brown

Terry Brown

St. Louis Cardinals

320

26
Profile photo of Rich Houston

Rich Houston

New York Giants

252

27
Profile photo of Garry Lyle

Garry Lyle

Chicago Bears

248

28
Profile photo of Charlie West

Charlie West

Minnesota Vikings

240

29
Profile photo of Richmond Flowers

Richmond Flowers

Dallas Cowboys

238

30
Profile photo of Larry Walton

Larry Walton

Detroit Lions

230

31
Profile photo of Gene Howard

Gene Howard

New Orleans Saints

227

32
Profile photo of Henry Dyer

Henry Dyer

Washington Redskins

207

33
Profile photo of Doug Cunningham

Doug Cunningham

San Francisco 49ers

207

34
Profile photo of Roy Shivers

Roy Shivers

St. Louis Cardinals

205

35
Profile photo of Leroy Keyes

Leroy Keyes

Philadelphia Eagles

200

36
Profile photo of Dave Kopay

Dave Kopay

Washington Redskins

187

37
Profile photo of Al Dodd

Al Dodd

New Orleans Saints

171

38
Profile photo of Jim Holifield

Jim Holifield

New York Giants

156

39
Profile photo of Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis

San Francisco 49ers

155

40
Profile photo of Reece Morrison

Reece Morrison

Cleveland Browns

155

41
Profile photo of Johnny Fuller

Johnny Fuller

San Francisco 49ers

155

42
Profile photo of Lem Barney

Lem Barney

Detroit Lions

154

43
Profile photo of Paul Gipson

Paul Gipson

Atlanta Falcons

145

44
Profile photo of Calvin Hill

Calvin Hill

Dallas Cowboys

125

45
Profile photo of Craig Baynham

Craig Baynham

Dallas Cowboys

114

46
Profile photo of Claxton Welch

Claxton Welch

Dallas Cowboys

112

47
Profile photo of Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon

Chicago Bears

105

48
Profile photo of Bobby Thompson

Bobby Thompson

New Orleans Saints

101

49
Profile photo of Kent Lawrence

Kent Lawrence

Philadelphia Eagles

97

50
Profile photo of Willie Williams

Willie Williams

New York Giants

96

51
Profile photo of Warren Bankston

Warren Bankston

Pittsburgh Steelers

89

52
Profile photo of Randy Minniear

Randy Minniear

New York Giants

83

53
Profile photo of Bob Hayes

Bob Hayes

Dallas Cowboys

80

54
Profile photo of Roy Jefferson

Roy Jefferson

Pittsburgh Steelers

80

55
Profile photo of Harmon Wages

Harmon Wages

Atlanta Falcons

76

56
Profile photo of Izzy Lang

Izzy Lang

Los Angeles Rams

70

57
Profile photo of Ralph Kurek

Ralph Kurek

Chicago Bears

66

58
Profile photo of Mike Wilson

Mike Wilson

St. Louis Cardinals

66

59
Profile photo of Al Nelson

Al Nelson

Philadelphia Eagles

63

60
Profile photo of Carl Ward

Carl Ward

New Orleans Saints

58

61
Profile photo of Cyril Pinder

Cyril Pinder

Philadelphia Eagles

56

62
Profile photo of Elijah Nevett

Elijah Nevett

New Orleans Saints

53

63
Profile photo of Mal Snider

Mal Snider

Atlanta Falcons

48

64
Profile photo of Kermit Alexander

Kermit Alexander

San Francisco 49ers

47

65
Profile photo of Les Shy

Les Shy

Dallas Cowboys

47

66
Profile photo of Dean Brown

Dean Brown

Cleveland Browns

45

67
Profile photo of Tom Vaughn

Tom Vaughn

Detroit Lions

44

68
Profile photo of Al Brenner

Al Brenner

New York Giants

39

69
Profile photo of Willie Ellison

Willie Ellison

Los Angeles Rams

38

70
Profile photo of Oscar Reed

Oscar Reed

Minnesota Vikings

38

71
Profile photo of Willis Crenshaw

Willis Crenshaw

St. Louis Cardinals

34

72
Profile photo of Marlin McKeever

Marlin McKeever

Washington Redskins

31

73
Profile photo of Dave Robinson

Dave Robinson

Green Bay Packers

31

74
Profile photo of Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson

Cleveland Browns

31

75
Profile photo of Tom Longo

Tom Longo

New York Giants

31

76
Profile photo of Pat Curran

Pat Curran

Los Angeles Rams

28

77
Profile photo of Dick Butkus

Dick Butkus

Chicago Bears

28

78
Profile photo of Jim Lindsey

Jim Lindsey

Minnesota Vikings

26

79
Profile photo of Leroy Kelly

Leroy Kelly

Cleveland Browns

26

80
Profile photo of Eddie Hinton

Eddie Hinton

Baltimore Colts

24

81
Profile photo of Billy Harris

Billy Harris

Minnesota Vikings

23

82
Profile photo of Elijah Pitts

Elijah Pitts

Green Bay Packers

22

83
Profile photo of George Seals

George Seals

Chicago Bears

20

84
Profile photo of Spider Lockhart

Spider Lockhart

New York Giants

19

85
Profile photo of Marv Woodson

Marv Woodson

Two different teams

18

86
Profile photo of Roger Wehrli

Roger Wehrli

St. Louis Cardinals

18

87
Profile photo of Rosey Taylor

Rosey Taylor

Two different teams

16

88
Profile photo of Tom Nowatzke

Tom Nowatzke

Detroit Lions

14

89
Profile photo of Gale Gillingham

Gale Gillingham

Green Bay Packers

13

90
Profile photo of George Kunz

George Kunz

Atlanta Falcons

13

91
Profile photo of Ed Mooney

Ed Mooney

Detroit Lions

12

92
Profile photo of George Burman

George Burman

Los Angeles Rams

11

93
Profile photo of Dave Wilcox

Dave Wilcox

San Francisco 49ers

10

94
Profile photo of Jeff Stanciel

Jeff Stanciel

Atlanta Falcons

10

95
Profile photo of Charlie Leigh

Charlie Leigh

Cleveland Browns

6

96
Profile photo of Dave Graham

Dave Graham

Philadelphia Eagles

5

97
Profile photo of Jimmy Hester

Jimmy Hester

New Orleans Saints

4

98
Profile photo of Steve Smith

Steve Smith

Minnesota Vikings

3

99
Profile photo of Earl Edwards

Earl Edwards

San Francisco 49ers

3

100
Profile photo of Jim Snowden

Jim Snowden

Washington Redskins

2

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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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