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
Rushing Attempts

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Profile photo of Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers

Chicago Bears

236

2
Profile photo of Tom Matte

Tom Matte

Baltimore Colts

235

3
Profile photo of Calvin Hill

Calvin Hill

Dallas Cowboys

204

4
Profile photo of Larry Brown

Larry Brown

Washington Redskins

202

5
Profile photo of Leroy Kelly

Leroy Kelly

Cleveland Browns

196

6
Profile photo of Dave Osborn

Dave Osborn

Minnesota Vikings

186

7
Profile photo of Tom Woodeshick

Tom Woodeshick

Philadelphia Eagles

186

8
Profile photo of Andy Livingston

Andy Livingston

New Orleans Saints

181

9
Profile photo of Walt Garrison

Walt Garrison

Dallas Cowboys

176

10
Profile photo of Ken Willard

Ken Willard

San Francisco 49ers

171

11
Profile photo of Larry Smith

Larry Smith

Los Angeles Rams

166

12
Profile photo of Cannonball Butler

Cannonball Butler

Atlanta Falcons

163

13
Profile photo of Dick Hoak

Dick Hoak

Pittsburgh Steelers

151

14
Profile photo of Doug Cunningham

Doug Cunningham

San Francisco 49ers

147

15
Profile photo of Charlie Harraway

Charlie Harraway

Washington Redskins

141

16
Profile photo of Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson

Cleveland Browns

138

17
Profile photo of Johnny Roland

Johnny Roland

St. Louis Cardinals

138

18
Profile photo of Tony Baker

Tony Baker

New Orleans Saints

134

19
Profile photo of Junior Coffey

Junior Coffey

Two different teams

131

20
Profile photo of Travis Williams

Travis Williams

Green Bay Packers

129

21
Profile photo of Bill Brown

Bill Brown

Minnesota Vikings

126

22
Profile photo of Les Josephson

Les Josephson

Los Angeles Rams

124

23
Profile photo of Leroy Keyes

Leroy Keyes

Philadelphia Eagles

121

24
Profile photo of Altie Taylor

Altie Taylor

Detroit Lions

118

25
Profile photo of Earl Gros

Earl Gros

Pittsburgh Steelers

116

26
Profile photo of Bill Triplett

Bill Triplett

Detroit Lions

111

27
Profile photo of Joe Morrison

Joe Morrison

New York Giants

107

28
Profile photo of Cid Edwards

Cid Edwards

St. Louis Cardinals

107

29
Profile photo of Donny Anderson

Donny Anderson

Green Bay Packers

87

30
Profile photo of Oscar Reed

Oscar Reed

Minnesota Vikings

83

31
Profile photo of Dave Hampton

Dave Hampton

Green Bay Packers

80

32
Profile photo of Nick Eddy

Nick Eddy

Detroit Lions

78

33
Profile photo of Ernie Koy

Ernie Koy

New York Giants

76

34
Profile photo of Jim Grabowski

Jim Grabowski

Green Bay Packers

73

35
Profile photo of Terry Cole

Terry Cole

Baltimore Colts

73

36
Profile photo of Harmon Wages

Harmon Wages

Atlanta Falcons

72

37
Profile photo of Larry Watkins

Larry Watkins

Detroit Lions

62

38
Profile photo of Warren Bankston

Warren Bankston

Pittsburgh Steelers

62

39
Profile photo of Paul Gipson

Paul Gipson

Atlanta Falcons

62

40
Profile photo of Cyril Pinder

Cyril Pinder

Philadelphia Eagles

60

41
Profile photo of Reece Morrison

Reece Morrison

Cleveland Browns

59

42
Profile photo of Dan Reeves

Dan Reeves

Dallas Cowboys

59

43
Profile photo of Mel Farr

Mel Farr

Detroit Lions

58

44
Profile photo of Willis Crenshaw

Willis Crenshaw

St. Louis Cardinals

55

45
Profile photo of Clint Jones

Clint Jones

Minnesota Vikings

54

46
Profile photo of Bobby Douglass

Bobby Douglass

Chicago Bears

51

47
Profile photo of Charlie Bryant

Charlie Bryant

Atlanta Falcons

50

48
Profile photo of Jerry Hill

Jerry Hill

Baltimore Colts

49

49
Profile photo of Brian Piccolo

Brian Piccolo

Chicago Bears

45

50
Profile photo of Ronnie Bull

Ronnie Bull

Chicago Bears

44

51
Profile photo of Bo Scott

Bo Scott

Cleveland Browns

44

52
Profile photo of Les Shy

Les Shy

Dallas Cowboys

42

53
Profile photo of Fran Tarkenton

Fran Tarkenton

New York Giants

37

54
Profile photo of Randy Minniear

Randy Minniear

New York Giants

35

55
Profile photo of Elijah Pitts

Elijah Pitts

Green Bay Packers

35

56
Profile photo of Roman Gabriel

Roman Gabriel

Los Angeles Rams

35

57
Profile photo of Tucker Frederickson

Tucker Frederickson

New York Giants

33

58
Profile photo of Greg Landry

Greg Landry

Detroit Lions

33

59
Profile photo of Tommy Mason

Tommy Mason

Los Angeles Rams

33

60
Profile photo of Don McCall

Don McCall

Pittsburgh Steelers

30

61
Profile photo of Mike Hull

Mike Hull

Chicago Bears

29

62
Profile photo of Roy Shivers

Roy Shivers

St. Louis Cardinals

27

63
Profile photo of MacArthur Lane

MacArthur Lane

St. Louis Cardinals

25

64
Profile photo of Ernie Wheelwright

Ernie Wheelwright

New Orleans Saints

25

65
Profile photo of Preston Pearson

Preston Pearson

Baltimore Colts

24

66
Profile photo of Jimmy Thomas

Jimmy Thomas

San Francisco 49ers

23

67
Profile photo of Joe Kapp

Joe Kapp

Minnesota Vikings

22

68
Profile photo of Jack Concannon

Jack Concannon

Chicago Bears

22

69
Profile photo of Don Shy

Don Shy

New Orleans Saints

21

70
Profile photo of Bill Tucker

Bill Tucker

San Francisco 49ers

20

71
Profile photo of John Fuqua

John Fuqua

New York Giants

20

72
Profile photo of Bob Berry

Bob Berry

Atlanta Falcons

20

73
Profile photo of Willie Ellison

Willie Ellison

Los Angeles Rams

20

74
Profile photo of Perry Williams

Perry Williams

Green Bay Packers

18

75
Profile photo of Sonny Jurgensen

Sonny Jurgensen

Washington Redskins

17

76
Profile photo of Charley Johnson

Charley Johnson

St. Louis Cardinals

17

77
Profile photo of Craig Morton

Craig Morton

Dallas Cowboys

16

78
Profile photo of Roger Staubach

Roger Staubach

Dallas Cowboys

15

79
Profile photo of Ross Montgomery

Ross Montgomery

Chicago Bears

15

80
Profile photo of Dick Shiner

Dick Shiner

Pittsburgh Steelers

14

81
Profile photo of Perry Lee Dunn

Perry Lee Dunn

Baltimore Colts

13

82
Profile photo of Billy Kilmer

Billy Kilmer

New Orleans Saints

11

83
Profile photo of Johnny Unitas

Johnny Unitas

Baltimore Colts

11

84
Profile photo of Randy Johnson

Randy Johnson

Atlanta Falcons

11

85
Profile photo of John Brodie

John Brodie

San Francisco 49ers

11

86
Profile photo of Terry Hanratty

Terry Hanratty

Pittsburgh Steelers

10

87
Profile photo of Bruce Lemmerman

Bruce Lemmerman

Atlanta Falcons

10

88
Profile photo of Kent Nix

Kent Nix

Pittsburgh Steelers

10

89
Profile photo of Norm Snead

Norm Snead

Philadelphia Eagles

8

90
Profile photo of Ronnie Blye

Ronnie Blye

Philadelphia Eagles

8

91
Profile photo of Ralph Kurek

Ralph Kurek

Chicago Bears

8

92
Profile photo of Bill Munson

Bill Munson

Detroit Lions

7

93
Profile photo of Jim Hart

Jim Hart

St. Louis Cardinals

7

94
Profile photo of Bart Starr

Bart Starr

Green Bay Packers

7

95
Profile photo of Gary McDermott

Gary McDermott

Atlanta Falcons

7

96
Profile photo of Tom Barrington

Tom Barrington

New Orleans Saints

7

97
Profile photo of Billy Harris

Billy Harris

Minnesota Vikings

6

98
Profile photo of Jim Lindsey

Jim Lindsey

Minnesota Vikings

6

99
Profile photo of Claxton Welch

Claxton Welch

Dallas Cowboys

6

100
Profile photo of Henry Dyer

Henry Dyer

Washington Redskins

6

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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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