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The 1960s
The first decade of the NFL is over and it's time for a look back.
Passing Yardage
1 Sonny Jurgensen
2 Bart Starr
3 Johnny Unitas
4 Charley Johnson
5 Len Dawson
6 Don Meredith
7 Fran Tarkenton
8 Jack Kemp
9 Frank Ryan
10 Billy Kilmer
Of some note is that Fran, Ryan and Kilmer have all played about a season less than the rest.
Passing TDs
1 Bart Starr
2 Johnny Unitas
3 Charley Johnson
4 Sonny Jurgensen
5 Len Dawson
6 Frank Ryan
7 Don Meredith
8 Jack Kemp
9 Fran Tarkenton
10 John Roach
Of note here is that there's a huge difference from 1 to 10, with Starr having almost twice as many TDs (277) than Roach (144)
QB Rating
1 Bart Starr
2 Johnny Unitas
3 John Roach
4 Charley Johnson
5 Len Dawson
6 Frank Ryan
7 George Blanda
8 Al Dorow
9 Bob Griese
10 Mike Taliaferro
Unitas is the only one retired on the first two lists, so the numbers keep piling up there. However, Blanda and Dorow are retired also on this list.
Rushing Yards
1 Paul Hornung
2 Paul Lowe
3 Clem Daniels
4 Jim Brown
5 John David Crow
6 Amos Marsh
7 Craig McGarigle
8 Timmy Brown
9 Lenny Moore
10 Dick Bass
Mimicking real life, Jim Brown retired after 7 seasons of play y et still remains at #4, meaning he averaged 1,570 yards a season. Crow, Timmy Brown and Moore are also retired.
Rushing TDs
1 John David Crow
2 Paul Hornung
3 Jim Brown
3 Lenny Moore
5 Timmy Brown
6 Clem Daniels
7 Paul Lowe
8 Tom Watkins
9 Dick Bass
10 Craig McGarigle
Crow had a startling 11 per season to reach the top in only 8 seasons. Hornung is at 86 and so likely to take the top spot in both lists this season. No young superstars shooting up the lists here yet, but Simpson's rookie splash looks promising.
REceiving Yards
1 Lionel Taylor
2 Johnny Morris
3 Bobby Mitchell
4 Carroll DAle
5 Raymond Berry
6 Charley Hennigan
7 Sonny Randle
8 Tommy McDonald
9 Bobby Joe Conrad
10 Gail Cogdill
Berry retired after 7 seasons, meaning he averaged over 1,500 a season in his day.
Receiving TDs
1 Lionel Taylor
2 Raymond Berry
3 Charley Hennigan
4 Carroll DAle
5 Bobby Mitchell
6 Sonny Randle
7 Boyd Dowler
8 Johnny Morris
9 Tommy mcDonald
10 Buddy Dial
Taylor is running away with this. But Berry's 83 touchdowns in 7 seasons is impressive indeed.
Tackles
1 Goose Gonsoulin
2 Dave Baker
3 Chuck Allen
4 Nick Buoniconti
5 Larry Wilson
6 Willie Wood
7 Johnny Robinson
8 Jerry Tubbs
9 Larry Grantham
10 sherrill Headrick
Buoniconti is at #4 despite playing two less seasons than the rest. Grantham is the only OLB to make the list, and deserves extra mention for coming in #11 in sacks as well.
Sacks
1 Don Floyd
2 Jim Katcavage
3 Lamar Lundy
4 Mel Branch
5 Doug Atkins
6 Deacon Jones
7 Andy STynchula
8 Floyd Peters
9 Mack Yoho
10 Dan Currie
Notable is the fact that Katcavage, Lundy, Atkins and Currie are all reired. Atkins makes #5 despite playing only 5 seasons, racking up 66 sacks in that time. Floyd however is running away with this with 114.5 and counting.
Interceptions
1 Goose Gonsoulin
2 Eddie Meador
3 Dave Webster
4 Fred Williamson
5 Dick LeBeau
6 Erich Barnes
7 Dave Baker
8 Willie Wood
9 Tony Banfield
10 Linden Crow
Goose shows why he's won all those defensive player of the year awards, coming in first in tackles and in interceptions. He's also got the highest all time pass defense rating, and leads the league in career forced fumbles. Sadly Night Train Lane only played 5 seasons, but is currently at #3 in pass defense all time.
Key Run Blocks
1 Ken Gray
2 Ron Mix
3 Bruce Bosley
4 Jim Otto
5 Bob Schmidt
6 Dick Schafrath
7 John Gordy
8 Dan McGrew
9 Jim Ringo
10 Eldon Danehauer
Ken Gray has also racked up 109 pancakes in ten years, 30 more than the next guy.
Single Season Records of note
QB Rating - Johnny Unitas - 1960 - 123.7
Passing Yards - Bart Starr - 1964 - 4,762
Passing TDs - Bart Starr - 1967 - 40
Rushing Yards - Jim Brown - 1962 - 2,069
Rushing TDs - Jim Brown -1962 - 17
Receptions - Raymond Berry - 1960 - 144
Receiving Yards - Raymond Berry - 1960 - 2,153
Receiving TDs - Charley Hennigan - 1966 - 19
Interceptions - Dave Webster - 1965 - 11
Tackles - Nick Buonconti - 1963 - 143
Sacks - Jim Katcavage - 1961 - 20 (shared with Don Floyd, 1969)
Key Run Blocks - Ken Gray - 1964 - 59
Passes Defended - Night Train Lane - 1960 - 31
Single Game Records of Note
Passing Yards - Johnny Unitas - 1962 - 462
Passing TDs - John Roach - 1965 - 6
Rushign Yards - Paul Hornung - 1963 - 249
Receiving Yards - Raymond Berry - 1960 - 282
SAcks - Jim Katcavage - 1961 - 5.0
MVP Awards
4 - Bart Starr
3 - Johnny Unitas
Defensive Player of the Year Awards
6 - Goose Gonsoulin, S, Broncos (and he won Defensive Rookie another one of those years)
Super Bowl Appearances
4- Green Bay Packers
4- Indianapolis Colts
3- Cleveland Browns
3- Denver Broncos
3- Arizona Cardinals
Super Bowl Wins
3 - Green Bay Packers
2 - Indianapolis Colts
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