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 Kickoff Return

1
Profile photo of Bobby Williams

Bobby Williams

Detroit Lions

33.1

2
Profile photo of Jim Duncan

Jim Duncan

Baltimore Colts

29.5

3
Profile photo of Bo Scott

Bo Scott

Cleveland Browns

28.9

4
Profile photo of Don Shy

Don Shy

New Orleans Saints

27.9

5
Profile photo of Dave Hampton

Dave Hampton

Green Bay Packers

26.5

6
Profile photo of MacArthur Lane

MacArthur Lane

St. Louis Cardinals

26.2

7
Profile photo of Clint Jones

Clint Jones

Minnesota Vikings

26.1

8
Profile photo of Don McCall

Don McCall

Pittsburgh Steelers

25.3

9
Profile photo of Travis Williams

Travis Williams

Green Bay Packers

24.6

10
Profile photo of Rickie Harris

Rickie Harris

Washington Redskins

24.1

11
Profile photo of Alvin Haymond

Alvin Haymond

Los Angeles Rams

23.4

12
Profile photo of Tom Barrington

Tom Barrington

New Orleans Saints

23.2

13
Profile photo of Preston Pearson

Preston Pearson

Baltimore Colts

22.8

14
Profile photo of Walter Roberts

Walter Roberts

Washington Redskins

22.5

15
Profile photo of Bill Bradley

Bill Bradley

Philadelphia Eagles

22.2

16
Profile photo of Ron Smith

Ron Smith

Los Angeles Rams

21.7

17
Profile photo of Terry Brown

Terry Brown

St. Louis Cardinals

21.3

18
Profile photo of Bob Campbell

Bob Campbell

Pittsburgh Steelers

20.1

19
Profile photo of John Fuqua

John Fuqua

New York Giants

20.0

20
Profile photo of Ronnie Blye

Ronnie Blye

Philadelphia Eagles

19.5

21
Profile photo of Charlie Bryant

Charlie Bryant

Atlanta Falcons

19.4

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