most passing yards 1963 to 1972

Between the 1963 and 1972 seasons, Fran Tarkenton had the most passing yards, with 26,543 yards.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player 1963 to 1972
NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
26,543
139
1,970
3,566
55.2
7.4
191.0
194
138
81.1
5.4
3.9
125
973
2John Hadl
J. Hadl
25,306
140
1,717
3,380
50.8
7.5
180.8
186
187
70.9
5.5
5.5
95
849
3John Brodie
J. Brodie
22,713
119
1,794
3,246
55.3
7.0
190.9
163
152
74.5
5.0
4.7
43
351
4Len Dawson
L. Dawson
22,355
135
1,629
2,910
56.0
7.7
165.6
194
139
83.1
6.7
4.8
105
924
5Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
21,909
116
1,736
3,027
57.4
7.2
188.9
173
119
82.7
5.7
3.9
68
565
6Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
21,758
120
1,544
2,794
55.3
7.8
181.3
139
127
78.2
5.0
4.5
60
494
7Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
21,553
124
1,648
3,212
51.3
6.7
173.8
151
110
74.2
4.7
3.4
71
548
8Norm Snead
N. Snead
21,492
120
1,562
2,999
52.1
7.2
179.1
142
169
67.6
4.7
5.6
57
484
9Joe Namath
J. Namath
20,099
91
1,306
2,605
50.1
7.7
220.9
126
143
69.3
4.8
5.5
30
281
10Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
18,505
139
1,243
2,499
49.7
7.4
133.1
161
126
74.9
6.4
5.0
58
535
11Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
16,464
108
1,197
2,339
51.2
7.0
152.4
116
121
69.0
5.0
5.2
46
368
12Bart Starr
B. Starr
14,843
111
1,071
1,847
58.0
8.0
133.7
101
73
85.6
5.5
4.0
59
533
13Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
14,498
84
988
2,146
46.0
6.8
172.6
74
128
55.2
3.4
6.0
21
187
14Bill Nelsen
B. Nelsen
14,165
90
963
1,905
50.6
7.4
157.4
98
101
70.2
5.1
5.3
50
494
15Don Meredith
D. Meredith
14,078
77
942
1,846
51.0
7.6
182.8
109
87
76.4
5.9
4.7
16Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
13,984
98
939
2,041
46.0
6.9
142.7
108
124
61.3
5.3
6.1
0
0
17Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
13,967
114
909
1,722
52.8
8.1
122.5
118
89
81.2
6.9
5.2
46
397
18George Blanda
G. Blanda
12,392
140
911
1,869
48.7
6.6
88.5
100
120
61.4
5.4
6.4
9
86
19Frank Ryan
F. Ryan
11,827
75
797
1,566
50.9
7.6
157.7
124
81
80.8
7.9
5.2
4
35
20Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
11,535
91
891
1,677
53.1
6.9
126.8
80
88
69.1
4.8
5.2
66
544
21Jim Hart
J. Hart
11,240
68
761
1,628
46.7
6.9
165.3
67
97
58.7
4.1
6.0
56
511
22Bob Griese
B. Griese
10,919
68
813
1,543
52.7
7.1
160.6
81
80
71.4
5.2
5.2
94
864
23Craig Morton
C. Morton
10,093
81
670
1,274
52.6
7.9
124.6
77
72
75.5
6.0
5.7
82
667
24Bob Berry
B. Berry
8,747
61
614
1,095
56.1
8.0
143.4
58
61
76.5
5.3
5.6
127
898
25Bill Munson
B. Munson
8,388
65
677
1,276
53.1
6.6
129.0
56
57
69.7
4.4
4.5
24
164
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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