most passing yards from 1965 to 1974

Between the 1965 and 1974 seasons, Fran Tarkenton had the most passing yards, with 26,437 yards.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player from 1965 to 1974
NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
26,437
138
1,997
3,588
55.7
7.4
191.6
189
131
81.5
5.3
3.7
173
1,385
2John Hadl
J. Hadl
26,407
140
1,819
3,599
50.5
7.3
188.6
192
191
70.4
5.3
5.3
127
1,081
3Joe Namath
J. Namath
23,681
111
1,565
3,099
50.5
7.6
213.3
151
171
69.3
4.9
5.5
59
573
4Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
23,456
130
1,916
3,586
53.4
6.5
180.4
166
118
75.6
4.6
3.3
137
1,026
5John Brodie
J. Brodie
20,974
116
1,669
2,987
55.9
7.0
180.8
149
144
74.4
5.0
4.8
47
380
6Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
19,651
121
1,624
2,770
58.6
7.1
162.4
155
103
83.7
5.6
3.7
94
748
7Len Dawson
L. Dawson
19,385
129
1,444
2,540
56.9
7.6
150.3
147
120
80.9
5.8
4.7
144
1,227
8Norm Snead
N. Snead
19,009
112
1,477
2,747
53.8
6.9
169.7
127
160
66.9
4.6
5.8
73
608
9Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
17,580
123
1,200
2,402
50.0
7.3
142.9
155
126
73.9
6.5
5.2
72
636
10Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
15,924
97
1,183
2,155
54.9
7.4
164.2
103
116
72.1
4.8
5.4
74
590
11Jim Hart
J. Hart
15,874
94
1,139
2,336
48.8
6.8
168.9
102
115
65.1
4.4
4.9
94
813
12Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
14,731
102
1,142
2,124
53.8
6.9
144.4
103
102
71.9
4.8
4.8
94
728
13Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
14,573
108
1,072
2,086
51.4
7.0
134.9
100
102
69.6
4.8
4.9
108
815
14Bob Griese
B. Griese
14,309
94
1,081
2,014
53.7
7.1
152.2
114
103
74.0
5.7
5.1
132
1,141
15Bill Nelsen
B. Nelsen
13,889
83
947
1,861
50.9
7.5
167.3
96
98
70.8
5.2
5.3
50
494
16Craig Morton
C. Morton
11,789
109
807
1,545
52.2
7.6
108.2
89
86
73.4
5.8
5.6
95
764
17Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
11,312
122
719
1,368
52.6
8.3
92.7
92
79
78.7
6.7
5.8
51
431
18Bart Starr
B. Starr
10,844
84
776
1,331
58.3
8.1
129.1
71
59
83.9
5.3
4.4
59
533
19Bill Munson
B. Munson
9,858
75
830
1,532
54.2
6.4
131.4
64
57
72.5
4.2
3.7
62
430
20Don Meredith
D. Meredith
9,554
51
617
1,213
50.9
7.9
187.3
83
53
81.9
6.8
4.4
21Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
9,361
56
693
1,411
49.1
6.6
167.2
59
80
61.0
4.2
5.7
133
1,228
22Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
9,303
56
676
1,493
45.3
6.2
166.1
48
82
53.6
3.2
5.5
21
187
23Bob Berry
B. Berry
9,173
77
658
1,167
56.4
7.9
119.1
64
64
77.3
5.5
5.5
130
918
24Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
8,174
70
558
1,231
45.3
6.6
116.8
64
73
60.1
5.2
5.9
0
0
25Pete Beathard
P. Beathard
8,126
96
571
1,273
44.9
6.4
84.6
42
82
50.2
3.3
6.4
41
353
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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