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
Yards per Catch

1
Profile photo of Lance Rentzel

Lance Rentzel

Dallas Cowboys

22.3

2
Profile photo of Paul Warfield

Paul Warfield

Cleveland Browns

21.1

3
Profile photo of Gene Washington

Gene Washington

Minnesota Vikings

21.1

4
Profile photo of Carroll Dale

Carroll Dale

Green Bay Packers

19.5

5
Profile photo of John Gilliam

John Gilliam

St. Louis Cardinals

19.2

6
Profile photo of Bob Hayes

Bob Hayes

Dallas Cowboys

18.6

7
Profile photo of Paul Flatley

Paul Flatley

Atlanta Falcons

18.5

8
Profile photo of Homer Jones

Homer Jones

New York Giants

17.7

9
Profile photo of Ben Hawkins

Ben Hawkins

Philadelphia Eagles

17.7

10
Profile photo of Harold Jackson

Harold Jackson

Philadelphia Eagles

17.2

11
Profile photo of Wendell Tucker

Wendell Tucker

Los Angeles Rams

16.6

12
Profile photo of John Henderson

John Henderson

Minnesota Vikings

16.3

13
Profile photo of Al Dodd

Al Dodd

New Orleans Saints

16.2

14
Profile photo of Roy Jefferson

Roy Jefferson

Pittsburgh Steelers

16.1

15
Profile photo of Earl McCullouch

Earl McCullouch

Detroit Lions

16.0

16
Profile photo of Gary Ballman

Gary Ballman

Philadelphia Eagles

15.9

17
Profile photo of Charlie Sanders

Charlie Sanders

Detroit Lions

15.6

18
Profile photo of Boyd Dowler

Boyd Dowler

Green Bay Packers

15.4

19
Profile photo of Willie Richardson

Willie Richardson

Baltimore Colts

15.0

20
Profile photo of Jack Snow

Jack Snow

Los Angeles Rams

15.0

21
Profile photo of Joe Morrison

Joe Morrison

New York Giants

14.7

22
Profile photo of Gary Collins

Gary Collins

Cleveland Browns

14.6

23
Profile photo of Dave Parks

Dave Parks

New Orleans Saints

14.2

24
Profile photo of Ray Perkins

Ray Perkins

Baltimore Colts

14.0

25
Profile photo of Gene Washington

Gene Washington

San Francisco 49ers

13.9

26
Profile photo of Danny Abramowicz

Danny Abramowicz

New Orleans Saints

13.9

27
Profile photo of Milt Morin

Milt Morin

Cleveland Browns

13.4

28
Profile photo of Dick Witcher

Dick Witcher

San Francisco 49ers

13.2

29
Profile photo of Jackie Smith

Jackie Smith

St. Louis Cardinals

13.0

30
Profile photo of John Mackey

John Mackey

Baltimore Colts

13.0

31
Profile photo of Don Herrmann

Don Herrmann

New York Giants

12.8

32
Profile photo of Jerry Smith

Jerry Smith

Washington Redskins

12.6

33
Profile photo of Dave Williams

Dave Williams

St. Louis Cardinals

12.5

34
Profile photo of Charley Taylor

Charley Taylor

Washington Redskins

12.4

35
Profile photo of Bob Windsor

Bob Windsor

San Francisco 49ers

12.2

36
Profile photo of Tom Matte

Tom Matte

Baltimore Colts

11.9

37
Profile photo of Bob Wallace

Bob Wallace

Chicago Bears

11.8

38
Profile photo of Billy Truax

Billy Truax

Los Angeles Rams

11.6

39
Profile photo of Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon

Chicago Bears

11.5

40
Profile photo of Bob Long

Bob Long

Washington Redskins

11.1

41
Profile photo of John Beasley

John Beasley

Minnesota Vikings

10.9

42
Profile photo of Freeman White

Freeman White

New York Giants

10.9

43
Profile photo of Tony Baker

Tony Baker

New Orleans Saints

10.4

44
Profile photo of Travis Williams

Travis Williams

Green Bay Packers

10.2

45
Profile photo of Andy Livingston

Andy Livingston

New Orleans Saints

9.9

46
Profile photo of Leroy Keyes

Leroy Keyes

Philadelphia Eagles

9.5

47
Profile photo of Doug Cunningham

Doug Cunningham

San Francisco 49ers

9.5

48
Profile photo of Les Josephson

Les Josephson

Los Angeles Rams

9.2

49
Profile photo of Ken Willard

Ken Willard

San Francisco 49ers

9.1

50
Profile photo of Charlie Harraway

Charlie Harraway

Washington Redskins

8.9

51
Profile photo of Larry Brown

Larry Brown

Washington Redskins

8.9

52
Profile photo of Larry Smith

Larry Smith

Los Angeles Rams

6.5

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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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