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
Passing Yards

1
Profile photo of Sonny Jurgensen

Sonny Jurgensen

Washington Redskins

3,102

2
Profile photo of Fran Tarkenton

Fran Tarkenton

New York Giants

2,918

3
Profile photo of Norm Snead

Norm Snead

Philadelphia Eagles

2,768

4
Profile photo of Bill Nelsen

Bill Nelsen

Cleveland Browns

2,743

5
Profile photo of Craig Morton

Craig Morton

Dallas Cowboys

2,619

6
Profile photo of Roman Gabriel

Roman Gabriel

Los Angeles Rams

2,549

7
Profile photo of Billy Kilmer

Billy Kilmer

New Orleans Saints

2,532

8
Profile photo of John Brodie

John Brodie

San Francisco 49ers

2,405

9
Profile photo of Johnny Unitas

Johnny Unitas

Baltimore Colts

2,342

10
Profile photo of Charley Johnson

Charley Johnson

St. Louis Cardinals

1,847

11
Profile photo of Joe Kapp

Joe Kapp

Minnesota Vikings

1,726

12
Profile photo of Don Horn

Don Horn

Green Bay Packers

1,505

13
Profile photo of Dick Shiner

Dick Shiner

Pittsburgh Steelers

1,422

14
Profile photo of Bart Starr

Bart Starr

Green Bay Packers

1,161

15
Profile photo of Bob Berry

Bob Berry

Atlanta Falcons

1,087

16
Profile photo of Jim Hart

Jim Hart

St. Louis Cardinals

1,086

17
Profile photo of Bill Munson

Bill Munson

Detroit Lions

1,062

18
Profile photo of Steve Spurrier

Steve Spurrier

San Francisco 49ers

926

19
Profile photo of Greg Landry

Greg Landry

Detroit Lions

853

20
Profile photo of Randy Johnson

Randy Johnson

Atlanta Falcons

788

21
Profile photo of Jack Concannon

Jack Concannon

Chicago Bears

783

22
Profile photo of Bobby Douglass

Bobby Douglass

Chicago Bears

773

23
Profile photo of Earl Morrall

Earl Morrall

Baltimore Colts

755

24
Profile photo of Terry Hanratty

Terry Hanratty

Pittsburgh Steelers

716

25
Profile photo of Gary Cuozzo

Gary Cuozzo

Minnesota Vikings

693

26
Profile photo of Roger Staubach

Roger Staubach

Dallas Cowboys

421

27
Profile photo of Edd Hargett

Edd Hargett

New Orleans Saints

403

28
Profile photo of Virgil Carter

Virgil Carter

Chicago Bears

343

29
Profile photo of Bruce Lemmerman

Bruce Lemmerman

Atlanta Falcons

330

30
Profile photo of Kent Nix

Kent Nix

Pittsburgh Steelers

290

31
Profile photo of George Mira

George Mira

Philadelphia Eagles

240

32
Profile photo of Jim Ninowski

Jim Ninowski

New Orleans Saints

227

33
Profile photo of Calvin Hill

Calvin Hill

Dallas Cowboys

137

34
Profile photo of Gary Wood

Gary Wood

New York Giants

106

35
Profile photo of Karl Sweetan

Karl Sweetan

Los Angeles Rams

101

36
Profile photo of Bob Lee

Bob Lee

Minnesota Vikings

79

37
Profile photo of Doug Cunningham

Doug Cunningham

San Francisco 49ers

48

38
Profile photo of Tom Matte

Tom Matte

Baltimore Colts

46

39
Profile photo of Larry Walton

Larry Walton

Detroit Lions

43

40
Profile photo of Andy Livingston

Andy Livingston

New Orleans Saints

38

41
Profile photo of Milt Plum

Milt Plum

New York Giants

37

42
Profile photo of Leroy Kelly

Leroy Kelly

Cleveland Browns

36

43
Profile photo of Jerry Rhome

Jerry Rhome

Cleveland Browns

35

44
Profile photo of Dan Reeves

Dan Reeves

Dallas Cowboys

35

45
Profile photo of Bobby Joe Green

Bobby Joe Green

Chicago Bears

30

46
Profile photo of Dick Hoak

Dick Hoak

Pittsburgh Steelers

30

47
Profile photo of Harmon Wages

Harmon Wages

Atlanta Falcons

16

48
Profile photo of Reece Morrison

Reece Morrison

Cleveland Browns

16

49
Profile photo of Ernie Koy

Ernie Koy

New York Giants

15

50
Profile photo of Tom Barrington

Tom Barrington

New Orleans Saints

15

51
Profile photo of Leroy Keyes

Leroy Keyes

Philadelphia Eagles

14

52
Profile photo of Billy Stevens

Billy Stevens

Green Bay Packers

12

53
Profile photo of Billy Lothridge

Billy Lothridge

Atlanta Falcons

9

54
Profile photo of King Hill

King Hill

St. Louis Cardinals

7

55
Profile photo of Frank Ryan

Frank Ryan

Washington Redskins

4

56
Profile photo of Joe Don Looney

Joe Don Looney

New Orleans Saints

0

57
Profile photo of Greg Barton

Greg Barton

Detroit Lions

0

58
Profile photo of Larry Smith

Larry Smith

Los Angeles Rams

0

59
Profile photo of Mel Farr

Mel Farr

Detroit Lions

0

60
Profile photo of Ronnie Bull

Ronnie Bull

Chicago Bears

0

61
Profile photo of Curt Knight

Curt Knight

Washington Redskins

0

62
Profile photo of Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers

Chicago Bears

0

63
Profile photo of Bill Bradley

Bill Bradley

Philadelphia Eagles

0

64
Profile photo of Paul Gipson

Paul Gipson

Atlanta Falcons

0

65
Profile photo of Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson

Cleveland Browns

0

66
Profile photo of Willie Ellison

Willie Ellison

Los Angeles Rams

0

67
Profile photo of Eddie Meador

Eddie Meador

Los Angeles Rams

0

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