most passing yards 1963 to 1973

Between the 1963 and 1973 seasons, Fran Tarkenton had the most passing yards, with 28,656 yards.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player 1963 to 1973
NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
28,656
153
2,139
3,840
55.7
7.5
187.3
209
145
82.0
5.4
3.8
156
1,243
2John Hadl
J. Hadl
27,314
154
1,852
3,638
50.9
7.5
177.4
208
198
72.2
5.7
5.4
112
975
3Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
24,772
138
1,918
3,672
52.2
6.7
179.5
174
122
75.7
4.7
3.3
102
767
4John Brodie
J. Brodie
23,839
133
1,892
3,440
55.0
6.9
179.2
166
164
73.0
4.8
4.8
47
380
5Len Dawson
L. Dawson
23,080
143
1,695
3,011
56.3
7.7
161.4
196
144
82.7
6.5
4.8
119
1,028
6Norm Snead
N. Snead
22,975
130
1,693
3,234
52.4
7.1
176.7
149
191
66.1
4.6
5.9
66
551
7Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
22,813
130
1,823
3,172
57.5
7.2
175.5
179
124
82.5
5.6
3.9
84
679
8Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
22,229
125
1,578
2,870
55.0
7.7
177.8
142
134
77.2
4.9
4.7
74
590
9Joe Namath
J. Namath
21,065
97
1,374
2,738
50.2
7.7
217.2
131
149
69.2
4.8
5.4
40
378
10Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
19,119
147
1,285
2,592
49.6
7.4
130.1
163
134
73.6
6.3
5.2
69
622
11Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
18,929
122
1,381
2,685
51.4
7.0
155.2
136
138
69.8
5.1
5.1
72
545
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
14Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
14,220
128
926
1,760
52.6
8.1
111.1
118
93
79.9
6.7
5.3
48
415
15Bill 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
16Don Meredith
D. Meredith
14,078
77
942
1,846
51.0
7.6
182.8
109
87
76.4
5.9
4.7
17Babe 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
18Jim Hart
J. Hart
13,463
80
939
1,948
48.2
6.9
168.3
82
107
62.2
4.2
5.5
78
679
19Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
13,191
101
1,013
1,904
53.2
6.9
130.6
94
97
70.5
4.9
5.1
81
632
20George Blanda
G. Blanda
12,392
154
911
1,869
48.7
6.6
80.5
100
120
61.4
5.4
6.4
9
86
21Bob Griese
B. Griese
12,341
81
929
1,761
52.8
7.0
152.4
98
88
73.0
5.6
5.0
105
939
22Frank 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
23Craig Morton
C. Morton
10,267
95
683
1,306
52.3
7.9
108.1
80
73
75.5
6.1
5.6
82
667
24Bill Munson
B. Munson
9,517
75
772
1,463
52.8
6.5
126.9
65
65
69.5
4.4
4.4
38
258
25Bob Berry
B. Berry
8,868
67
624
1,119
55.8
7.9
132.4
59
63
75.7
5.3
5.6
128
906
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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