most pass attempts through 1979

Before 1980, Fran Tarkenton had the most pass attempts, with 6,467 attempts.

Interpreted as:
most pass attempts by a player through 1979
NAMEATTGPCMPPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
6,467
246
3,686
57.0
47,003
7.3
191.1
342
266
80.4
5.3
4.1
274
2,337
2Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
5,186
211
2,830
54.6
40,239
7.8
190.7
290
253
78.2
5.6
4.9
74
590
3John Hadl
J. Hadl
4,687
224
2,363
50.4
33,503
7.1
149.6
244
268
67.4
5.2
5.7
179
1,514
4Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
4,498
183
2,366
52.6
29,444
6.5
160.9
201
149
74.3
4.5
3.3
168
1,268
5John Brodie
J. Brodie
4,491
201
2,469
55.0
31,548
7.0
157.0
214
224
72.3
4.8
5.0
47
380
6Norm Snead
N. Snead
4,353
178
2,276
52.3
30,797
7.1
173.0
196
257
65.5
4.5
5.9
94
744
7Jim Hart
J. Hart
4,279
165
2,159
50.5
29,208
6.8
177.0
177
205
66.4
4.1
4.8
175
1,426
8Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
4,262
218
2,433
57.1
32,224
7.6
147.8
255
189
82.6
6.0
4.4
94
748
9George Blanda
G. Blanda
4,007
340
1,911
47.7
26,920
6.7
79.2
236
277
60.6
5.9
6.9
12
94
10Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
3,817
178
2,118
55.5
28,339
7.4
159.2
212
221
73.6
5.6
5.8
11Joe Namath
J. Namath
3,762
140
1,886
50.1
27,663
7.4
197.6
173
220
65.5
4.6
5.8
109
1,052
12Len Dawson
L. Dawson
3,741
211
2,136
57.1
28,711
7.7
136.1
239
183
82.6
6.4
4.9
167
1,423
13Bobby Layne
B. Layne
3,700
175
1,814
49.0
26,768
7.2
153.0
196
243
63.4
5.3
6.6
14Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
3,392
165
1,737
51.2
24,410
7.2
147.9
170
181
69.2
5.0
5.3
118
894
15Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
3,330
189
1,552
46.6
22,681
6.8
120.0
178
220
59.6
5.3
6.6
0
0
16Bob Griese
B. Griese
3,329
156
1,865
56.0
24,302
7.3
155.8
186
168
76.8
5.6
5.0
258
2,229
17Bart Starr
B. Starr
3,149
196
1,808
57.4
24,718
7.8
126.1
152
138
80.5
4.8
4.4
59
533
18Craig Morton
C. Morton
3,083
177
1,627
52.8
22,370
7.3
126.4
150
157
71.3
4.9
5.1
290
2,197
19Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
3,073
122
1,436
46.7
21,218
6.9
173.9
114
183
57.3
3.7
6.0
21
187
20Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
2,995
165
1,693
56.5
21,886
7.3
132.6
187
203
72.2
6.2
6.8
21Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
2,984
170
1,585
53.1
20,495
6.9
120.6
152
146
71.6
5.1
4.9
158
1,193
22Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
2,958
131
1,685
57.0
22,700
7.7
173.3
153
109
83.4
5.2
3.7
313
2,154
23Tobin Rote
T. Rote
2,907
149
1,329
45.7
18,850
6.5
126.5
148
191
56.8
5.1
6.6
24Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
2,895
140
1,553
53.6
23,611
8.2
168.7
173
178
75.1
6.0
6.1
25Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
2,859
129
1,474
51.6
19,918
7.0
154.4
147
163
67.5
5.1
5.7
239
2,163
StatMuse has season-level data for passing attempts going back to the 1932 season.

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