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
Receiving Yards per Game

1
Profile photo of Harold Jackson

Harold Jackson

Philadelphia Eagles

79.7

2
Profile photo of Roy Jefferson

Roy Jefferson

Pittsburgh Steelers

77.1

3
Profile photo of Bob Hayes

Bob Hayes

Dallas Cowboys

74.6

4
Profile photo of Danny Abramowicz

Danny Abramowicz

New Orleans Saints

72.5

5
Profile photo of John Gilliam

John Gilliam

St. Louis Cardinals

71.2

6
Profile photo of Lance Rentzel

Lance Rentzel

Dallas Cowboys

68.6

7
Profile photo of Paul Warfield

Paul Warfield

Cleveland Browns

63.3

8
Profile photo of Charley Taylor

Charley Taylor

Washington Redskins

63.1

9
Profile photo of Carroll Dale

Carroll Dale

Green Bay Packers

62.8

10
Profile photo of Paul Flatley

Paul Flatley

Atlanta Falcons

59.6

11
Profile photo of Gene Washington

Gene Washington

Minnesota Vikings

58.6

12
Profile photo of Gary Collins

Gary Collins

Cleveland Browns

56.1

13
Profile photo of Ben Hawkins

Ben Hawkins

Philadelphia Eagles

54.4

14
Profile photo of Homer Jones

Homer Jones

New York Giants

53.1

15
Profile photo of Jack Snow

Jack Snow

Los Angeles Rams

52.4

16
Profile photo of Gene Washington

Gene Washington

San Francisco 49ers

50.8

17
Profile photo of Dave Williams

Dave Williams

St. Louis Cardinals

50.1

18
Profile photo of Jerry Smith

Jerry Smith

Washington Redskins

48.7

19
Profile photo of Charlie Sanders

Charlie Sanders

Detroit Lions

46.9

20
Profile photo of Joe Morrison

Joe Morrison

New York Giants

46.2

21
Profile photo of Willie Richardson

Willie Richardson

Baltimore Colts

46.1

22
Profile photo of Wendell Tucker

Wendell Tucker

Los Angeles Rams

44.9

23
Profile photo of Al Dodd

Al Dodd

New Orleans Saints

42.9

24
Profile photo of Bob Windsor

Bob Windsor

San Francisco 49ers

42.6

25
Profile photo of Jackie Smith

Jackie Smith

St. Louis Cardinals

40.1

26
Profile photo of John Henderson

John Henderson

Minnesota Vikings

39.5

27
Profile photo of Bob Wallace

Bob Wallace

Chicago Bears

39.5

28
Profile photo of Bob Long

Bob Long

Washington Redskins

38.1

29
Profile photo of Earl McCullouch

Earl McCullouch

Detroit Lions

37.8

30
Profile photo of Tom Matte

Tom Matte

Baltimore Colts

36.6

31
Profile photo of Ray Perkins

Ray Perkins

Baltimore Colts

35.5

32
Profile photo of Milt Morin

Milt Morin

Cleveland Browns

35.4

33
Profile photo of Don Herrmann

Don Herrmann

New York Giants

35.2

34
Profile photo of Gary Ballman

Gary Ballman

Philadelphia Eagles

35.1

35
Profile photo of Charlie Harraway

Charlie Harraway

Washington Redskins

34.9

36
Profile photo of Doug Cunningham

Doug Cunningham

San Francisco 49ers

34.6

37
Profile photo of Boyd Dowler

Boyd Dowler

Green Bay Packers

34.1

38
Profile photo of John Mackey

John Mackey

Baltimore Colts

31.6

39
Profile photo of Dave Parks

Dave Parks

New Orleans Saints

31.4

40
Profile photo of Dick Witcher

Dick Witcher

San Francisco 49ers

31.1

41
Profile photo of Billy Truax

Billy Truax

Los Angeles Rams

30.8

42
Profile photo of Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon

Chicago Bears

29.6

43
Profile photo of John Beasley

John Beasley

Minnesota Vikings

25.8

44
Profile photo of Tony Baker

Tony Baker

New Orleans Saints

25.1

45
Profile photo of Freeman White

Freeman White

New York Giants

24.2

46
Profile photo of Ken Willard

Ken Willard

San Francisco 49ers

23.3

47
Profile photo of Larry Brown

Larry Brown

Washington Redskins

21.6

48
Profile photo of Larry Smith

Larry Smith

Los Angeles Rams

21.4

49
Profile photo of Travis Williams

Travis Williams

Green Bay Packers

21.2

50
Profile photo of Les Josephson

Les Josephson

Los Angeles Rams

21.1

51
Profile photo of Andy Livingston

Andy Livingston

New Orleans Saints

19.9

52
Profile photo of Leroy Keyes

Leroy Keyes

Philadelphia Eagles

19.7

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