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 Yards

1
Profile photo of Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers

Chicago Bears

1,032

2
Profile photo of Calvin Hill

Calvin Hill

Dallas Cowboys

942

3
Profile photo of Tom Matte

Tom Matte

Baltimore Colts

909

4
Profile photo of Larry Brown

Larry Brown

Washington Redskins

888

5
Profile photo of Tom Woodeshick

Tom Woodeshick

Philadelphia Eagles

831

6
Profile photo of Walt Garrison

Walt Garrison

Dallas Cowboys

818

7
Profile photo of Leroy Kelly

Leroy Kelly

Cleveland Browns

817

8
Profile photo of Andy Livingston

Andy Livingston

New Orleans Saints

761

9
Profile photo of Cannonball Butler

Cannonball Butler

Atlanta Falcons

655

10
Profile photo of Dave Osborn

Dave Osborn

Minnesota Vikings

643

11
Profile photo of Tony Baker

Tony Baker

New Orleans Saints

642

12
Profile photo of Larry Smith

Larry Smith

Los Angeles Rams

599

13
Profile photo of Ken Willard

Ken Willard

San Francisco 49ers

557

14
Profile photo of Doug Cunningham

Doug Cunningham

San Francisco 49ers

541

15
Profile photo of Travis Williams

Travis Williams

Green Bay Packers

536

16
Profile photo of Dick Hoak

Dick Hoak

Pittsburgh Steelers

531

17
Profile photo of Junior Coffey

Junior Coffey

Two different teams

511

18
Profile photo of Cid Edwards

Cid Edwards

St. Louis Cardinals

504

19
Profile photo of Johnny Roland

Johnny Roland

St. Louis Cardinals

498

20
Profile photo of Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson

Cleveland Browns

472

21
Profile photo of Les Josephson

Les Josephson

Los Angeles Rams

461

22
Profile photo of Bill Brown

Bill Brown

Minnesota Vikings

430

23
Profile photo of Charlie Harraway

Charlie Harraway

Washington Redskins

428

24
Profile photo of Bobby Douglass

Bobby Douglass

Chicago Bears

408

25
Profile photo of Oscar Reed

Oscar Reed

Minnesota Vikings

393

26
Profile photo of Joe Morrison

Joe Morrison

New York Giants

387

27
Profile photo of Bill Triplett

Bill Triplett

Detroit Lions

377

28
Profile photo of Harmon Wages

Harmon Wages

Atlanta Falcons

375

29
Profile photo of Dave Hampton

Dave Hampton

Green Bay Packers

365

30
Profile photo of Leroy Keyes

Leroy Keyes

Philadelphia Eagles

361

31
Profile photo of Altie Taylor

Altie Taylor

Detroit Lions

348

32
Profile photo of Earl Gros

Earl Gros

Pittsburgh Steelers

343

33
Profile photo of Cyril Pinder

Cyril Pinder

Philadelphia Eagles

309

34
Profile photo of Paul Gipson

Paul Gipson

Atlanta Falcons

303

35
Profile photo of Reece Morrison

Reece Morrison

Cleveland Browns

300

36
Profile photo of Ernie Koy

Ernie Koy

New York Giants

300

37
Profile photo of Donny Anderson

Donny Anderson

Green Bay Packers

288

38
Profile photo of Nick Eddy

Nick Eddy

Detroit Lions

272

39
Profile photo of Jim Grabowski

Jim Grabowski

Green Bay Packers

261

40
Profile photo of Warren Bankston

Warren Bankston

Pittsburgh Steelers

259

41
Profile photo of Charlie Bryant

Charlie Bryant

Atlanta Falcons

246

42
Profile photo of Mel Farr

Mel Farr

Detroit Lions

245

43
Profile photo of Greg Landry

Greg Landry

Detroit Lions

243

44
Profile photo of Clint Jones

Clint Jones

Minnesota Vikings

241

45
Profile photo of Terry Cole

Terry Cole

Baltimore Colts

204

46
Profile photo of Larry Watkins

Larry Watkins

Detroit Lions

201

47
Profile photo of Jimmy Thomas

Jimmy Thomas

San Francisco 49ers

190

48
Profile photo of Ronnie Bull

Ronnie Bull

Chicago Bears

187

49
Profile photo of Dan Reeves

Dan Reeves

Dallas Cowboys

173

50
Profile photo of Willis Crenshaw

Willis Crenshaw

St. Louis Cardinals

172

51
Profile photo of Fran Tarkenton

Fran Tarkenton

New York Giants

172

52
Profile photo of Bo Scott

Bo Scott

Cleveland Browns

157

53
Profile photo of Sonny Jurgensen

Sonny Jurgensen

Washington Redskins

156

54
Profile photo of Roman Gabriel

Roman Gabriel

Los Angeles Rams

156

55
Profile photo of Les Shy

Les Shy

Dallas Cowboys

154

56
Profile photo of Brian Piccolo

Brian Piccolo

Chicago Bears

148

57
Profile photo of Jerry Hill

Jerry Hill

Baltimore Colts

143

58
Profile photo of Randy Minniear

Randy Minniear

New York Giants

141

59
Profile photo of Tucker Frederickson

Tucker Frederickson

New York Giants

136

60
Profile photo of Tommy Mason

Tommy Mason

Los Angeles Rams

135

61
Profile photo of Elijah Pitts

Elijah Pitts

Green Bay Packers

134

62
Profile photo of Roy Shivers

Roy Shivers

St. Louis Cardinals

115

63
Profile photo of Terry Hanratty

Terry Hanratty

Pittsburgh Steelers

106

64
Profile photo of Joe Kapp

Joe Kapp

Minnesota Vikings

104

65
Profile photo of Don McCall

Don McCall

Pittsburgh Steelers

98

66
Profile photo of MacArthur Lane

MacArthur Lane

St. Louis Cardinals

93

67
Profile photo of John Fuqua

John Fuqua

New York Giants

89

68
Profile photo of Ernie Wheelwright

Ernie Wheelwright

New Orleans Saints

85

69
Profile photo of Mike Hull

Mike Hull

Chicago Bears

81

70
Profile photo of Preston Pearson

Preston Pearson

Baltimore Colts

81

71
Profile photo of Jim Mitchell

Jim Mitchell

Atlanta Falcons

77

72
Profile photo of Don Shy

Don Shy

New Orleans Saints

75

73
Profile photo of Bill Tucker

Bill Tucker

San Francisco 49ers

72

74
Profile photo of Kent Nix

Kent Nix

Pittsburgh Steelers

70

75
Profile photo of Bob Berry

Bob Berry

Atlanta Falcons

68

76
Profile photo of Craig Morton

Craig Morton

Dallas Cowboys

62

77
Profile photo of Jack Concannon

Jack Concannon

Chicago Bears

62

78
Profile photo of John Brodie

John Brodie

San Francisco 49ers

62

79
Profile photo of Danny Abramowicz

Danny Abramowicz

New Orleans Saints

61

80
Profile photo of Roger Staubach

Roger Staubach

Dallas Cowboys

60

81
Profile photo of Bart Starr

Bart Starr

Green Bay Packers

60

82
Profile photo of Bruce Lemmerman

Bruce Lemmerman

Atlanta Falcons

57

83
Profile photo of Willie Ellison

Willie Ellison

Los Angeles Rams

56

84
Profile photo of Dick Shiner

Dick Shiner

Pittsburgh Steelers

55

85
Profile photo of Perry Williams

Perry Williams

Green Bay Packers

55

86
Profile photo of Randy Johnson

Randy Johnson

Atlanta Falcons

55

87
Profile photo of Ross Montgomery

Ross Montgomery

Chicago Bears

52

88
Profile photo of Charley Johnson

Charley Johnson

St. Louis Cardinals

51

89
Profile photo of Steve Spurrier

Steve Spurrier

San Francisco 49ers

49

90
Profile photo of Tom McCauley

Tom McCauley

Atlanta Falcons

49

91
Profile photo of Sam Havrilak

Sam Havrilak

Baltimore Colts

49

92
Profile photo of Roy Jefferson

Roy Jefferson

Pittsburgh Steelers

46

93
Profile photo of Perry Lee Dunn

Perry Lee Dunn

Baltimore Colts

45

94
Profile photo of Bob Windsor

Bob Windsor

San Francisco 49ers

39

95
Profile photo of Lem Barney

Lem Barney

Detroit Lions

36

96
Profile photo of Ray Perkins

Ray Perkins

Baltimore Colts

36

97
Profile photo of Tom Barrington

Tom Barrington

New Orleans Saints

33

98
Profile photo of Bill Munson

Bill Munson

Detroit Lions

31

99
Profile photo of Milt Morin

Milt Morin

Cleveland Browns

30

100
Profile photo of J.R. Wilburn

J.R. Wilburn

Pittsburgh Steelers

29

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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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