List of the Day: Best Pass Receiving Seasons, 1960s NFL

Johnny Morris

TOP 10 RECEPTIONS
1- Johnny Morris, 1964 Chicago Bears
93 rec., 1200 yards, 12.9 avg., 10 TD

2- Dave Parks, 1965 San Francisco 49ers
80 rec., 1344 yards, 16.8 avg., 12 TD

3- Jim Phillips, 1961 Los Angeles Rams
78 rec., 1092 yards, 14.0 avg., 5 TD

4(tied)-Raymond Berry, 1961 Baltimore Colts
75 rec., 873 yards, 11.6 avg., 0 TD

4(tied)-Mike Ditka, 1964 Chicago Bears
75 rec., 897 yards, 12.0 avg., 5 TD

6- Raymond Berry, 1960 Baltimore Colts
74 rec., 1298 yards, 17.5 avg., 10 TD

7(tied)-Bobby Joe Conrad, 1963 St. Louis Cardinals
73 rec., 967 yards, 13.2 avg., 10 TD

7(tied)-Dan Abramowicz, 1969 New Orleans Saints
73 rec., 1015 yards, 13.9 avg., 7 TD

9(tied)-Bobby Mitchell, 1962 Washington Redskins
72 rec., 1384 yards, 19.2 avg., 11 TD

9(tied)-Charley Taylor, 1966 Washington Redskins
72 rec., 1119 yards, 15.5 avg., 12 TD


Dave Parks



Jim Phillips

BEST BY FRANCHISES NOT IN TOP 10
New York Giants: Del Shofner, 1961
68 rec., 1125 yards, 16.5 avg., 11 TD

Detroit Lions: Pat Studstill, 1966
67 rec., 1266 yards, 18.9 avg., 5 TD

Pittsburgh Steelers: Roy Jefferson, 1969
67 rec., 1079 yards, 16.1 avg., 9 TD

Philadelphia Eagles: Pete Retzlaff, 1965
66 rec., 1190 yards, 18.0 avg., 10 TD

Dallas Cowboys: Frank Clarke, 1964
65 rec., 973 yards, 15.0 avg., 5 TD

Cleveland Browns: Gary Collins, 1966
56 rec., 946 yards, 16.9 avg., 12 TD

Green Bay Packers: Boyd Dowler, 1967
54 rec., 836 yards, 15.5 avg., 4 TD

Minnesota Vikings: Paul Flatley, 1963
51 rec., 867 yards, 17.0 avg., 4 TD

Atlanta Falcons: Paul Flatley, 1969*
45 rec., 834 yards, 18.5 avg., 6 TD

* Falcons joined NFL in 1966


Mike Ditka



Bobby Joe Conrad

TOP 10 YARDS
1- Bobby Mitchell, 1963 Washington Redskins
1436 yards, 69 rec., 20.8 avg., 7 TD

2- Bobby Mitchell, 1962 Washington Redskins
1384 yards, 72 rec., 19.2 avg., 11 TD

3- Dave Parks, 1965 San Francisco 49ers
1344 yards, 80 rec., 16.8 avg., 12 TD

4- Raymond Berry, 1960 Baltimore Colts
1298 yards, 74 rec., 17.5 avg., 10 TD

5- Buddy Dial, 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers
1295 yards, 60 rec., 21.6 avg., 9 TD

6- Pat Studstill, 1966 Detroit Lions
1266 yards, 67 rec., 18.9 avg., 5 TD

7- Ben Hawkins, 1967 Philadelphia Eagles
1265 yards, 59 rec., 21.4 avg., 10 TD

8- Bob Hayes, 1966 Dallas Cowboys
1232 yards, 64 rec., 19.3 avg., 13 TD

9- Homer Jones, 1967 New York Giants
1209 yards, 49 rec., 24.7 avg., 13 TD

10-Jackie Smith, 1967 St. Louis Cardinals
1205 yards, 56 rec., 21.5 avg., 9 TD


Raymond Berry



Bobby Mitchell

BEST BY FRANCHISES NOT IN TOP 10
Chicago Bears: Johnny Morris, 1964
1200 yards, 93 rec., 12.9 avg., 10 TD

Los Angeles Rams: Jim Phillips, 1961
1092 yards, 78 rec., 14.0 avg., 5 TD

Cleveland Browns: Paul Warfield, 1968
1067 yards, 50 rec., 21.3 avg., 12 TD

New Orleans Saints: Dan Abramowicz, 1969*
1015 yards, 73 rec., 13.9 avg., 7 TD

Green Bay Packers: Boyd Dowler, 1963
901 yards, 53 rec., 17.0 avg. 6 TD

Minnesota Vikings: Paul Flatley, 1965
896 yards, 50 rec., 17.9 avg., 7 TD

Atlanta Falcons: Paul Flatley, 1969**
834 yards, 45 rec., 18.5 avg., 6 TD

* Saints joined NFL in 1967
** Falcons joined NFL in 1966


Bob Hayes



Homer Jones

List of the Day: Best Passing Yardage Seasons, 1960s NFL

Sonny Jurgensen

TOP 10
1- Sonny Jurgensen, 1967 Washington Redskins
3747 yards, 288-508, 56.7 %, 31 TD, 16 INT

2- Sonny Jurgensen, 1961 Philadelphia Eagles
3723 yards, 235-416, 56.5 %, 32 TD, 24 INT

3- Johnny Unitas, 1963 Baltimore Colts
3481 yards, 237-410, 57.8 %, 20 TD, 12 INT

4- Johnny Unitas, 1967 Baltimore Colts
3428 yards, 255-436, 58.5 %, 20 TD, 16 INT

5- Norm Snead, 1967 Philadelphia Eagles
3399 yards, 240-434, 55.3 %, 29 TD, 24 INT

6- Charley Johnson, 1963 St. Louis Cardinals
3280 yards, 222-423, 52.5 %, 28 TD, 21 INT

7- Sonny Jurgensen, 1962 Philadelphia Eagles
3261 yards, 196-366, 53.6 %, 22 TD, 26 INT

8- Y.A. Tittle, 1962 New York Giants
3224 yards, 200-375, 53.3 %, 33 TD, 20 INT

9- Sonny Jurgensen, 1966 Washington Redskins
3209 yards, 254-436, 58.3 %, 28 TD, 19 INT

10-Bill Wade, 1962 Chicago Bears
3172 yards, 225-412, 54.6 %, 18 TD, 24 INT


Johnny Unitas



Norm Snead



Charley Johnson



Y.A. Tittle

BEST BY FRANCHISES NOT IN TOP 10
San Francisco 49ers: John Brodie, 1965
3112 yards, 242-391, 61.9 %, 30 TD, 16 INT

Pittsburgh Steelers: Ed Brown, 1963
2982 yards, 168-362, 46.4 %, 21 TD, 20 INT

Cleveland Browns: Frank Ryan, 1966
2974 yards, 200-382, 52.4 %, 29 TD, 14 INT

Dallas Cowboys: Don Meredith, 1966
2805 yards, 177-344, 51.5 %, 24 TD, 12 INT

Los Angeles Rams: Roman Gabriel, 1967
2779 yards, 196-371, 52.8 %, 25 TD, 13 INT

Detroit Lions: Earl Morrall, 1963
2621 yards, 174-328, 53.0 %, 24 TD, 14 INT

Minnesota Vikings: Fran Tarkenton, 1965
2609 yards, 171-329, 52.0 %, 19 TD, 11 INT

New Orleans Saints: Billy Kilmer, 1969*
2532 yards, 193-360, 53.6 %, 20 TD, 17 INT

Green Bay Packers: Bart Starr, 1962
2438 yards, 178-285, 62.5 %, 12 TD, 9 INT

Atlanta Falcons: Randy Johnson, 1966**
1795 yards, 129-295, 43.7 %, 12 TD, 21 INT

* Saints joined NFL in 1967
** Falcons joined NFL in 1966


Bill Wade



John Brodie



Ed Brown



Frank Ryan

List of the Day: Best Rushing Seasons, 1960s NFL

Jim Brown

TOP 10
1- Jim Brown, 1963 Cleveland Browns
1863 yards, 291 att., 6.4 avg., 12 TD

2- Jim Brown, 1965 Cleveland Browns
1544 yards, 289 att., 5.3 avg., 17 TD

3- Jim Taylor, 1962 Green Bay Packers
1474 yards, 272 att., 5.4 avg., 19 TD

4- Jim Brown, 1964 Cleveland Browns
1446 yards, 280 att., 5.2 avg., 7 TD

5- Jim Brown, 1961 Cleveland Browns
1408 yards, 305 att., 4.6 avg., 8 TD

6- Jim Taylor, 1961 Green Bay Packers
1307 yards, 243 att., 5.4 avg., 15 TD

7- Jim Brown, 1960 Cleveland Browns
1257 yards, 215 att., 5.8 avg., 9 TD

8- Leroy Kelly, 1968 Cleveland Browns
1239 yards, 248 att., 5.0 avg., 16 TD

9- Gale Sayers, 1966 Chicago Bears
1231 yards, 229 att., 5.4 avg., 8 TD

10-Leroy Kelly, 1967 Cleveland Browns
1205 yards, 235 att., 5.1 avg., 11 TD


Jim Taylor



Leroy Kelly



Gale Sayers

BEST BY FRANCHISES NOT IN TOP 10
Pittsburgh Steelers: John Henry Johnson, 1962
1141 yards, 251 att., 4.5 avg., 7 TD

Los Angeles Rams: Dick Bass, 1966
1090 yards, 248 att., 4.4 avg., 8 TD

St. Louis Cardinals: John David Crow, 1960
1071 yards, 183 att., 5.9 avg., 6 TD

Minnesota Vikings: Dave Osborn, 1967
972 yards, 215 att., 4.5 avg., 2 TD

San Francisco 49ers: Ken Willard, 1968
967 yards, 227 att., 4.3 avg., 7 TD

Philadelphia Eagles: Tom Woodeshick, 1968
947 yards, 217 att., 4.4 avg., 3 TD

Dallas Cowboys: Don Perkins, 1962
945 yards, 222 att., 4.3 avg., 7 TD

New York Giants: Alex Webster, 1961
928 yards, 196 att., 4.7 avg., 2 TD

Baltimore Colts: Tom Matte, 1969
909 yards, 235 att., 3.9 avg., 11 TD

Washington Redskins: Larry Brown, 1969
888 yards, 202 att., 4.4 avg., 4 TD

Detroit Lions: Nick Pietrosante, 1960
872 yards, 161 att., 5.4 avg., 8 TD

New Orleans Saints: Andy Livingston, 1969*
761 yards, 181 att., 4.2 avg., 5 TD

Atlanta Falcons: Junior Coffey, 1966 & 1967**
722 yards, 199 att., 3.6 avg., 4 TD (1966)
722 yards, 180 att., 4.0 avg., 4 TD (1967)

*Saints joined NFL in 1967
**Falcons joined NFL in 1966


John Henry Johnson



Dick Bass



Don Perkins



Alex Webster