nfl interception leaders before 1970

Before 1970, Emlen Tunnell made the most interceptions, with 79 interceptions.

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NFL defensive interception leaders before 1970
NAMEINTGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Emlen Tunnell
E. Tunnell
79
167
1,282
4
16
0
2Night Train Lane
N. Train Lane
68
157
1,207
5
11
1
3Bobby Boyd
B. Boyd
57
121
994
4
12
1
4Jimmy Patton
J. Patton
52
153
712
2
15
0
5Bobby Dillon
B. Dillon
52
94
976
5
3
0
6Jack Butler
J. Butler
52
103
827
4
10
1
7Don Burroughs
D. Burroughs
50
122
564
0
9
0
8Yale Lary
Y. Lary
50
133
787
2
13
1
9Dave Grayson
D. Grayson
47
125
908
5
2
0
10Dick LeBeau
D. LeBeau
47
144
590
3
8
1
11Goose Gonsoulin
G. Gonsoulin
46
108
551
2
0
0
12Dave Whitsell
D. Whitsell
46
161
662
4
9
0
13Jack Christiansen
J. Christiansen
46
89
717
3
7
0
14Jim Norton
J. Norton
45
125
592
1
3
0
15Ed Meador
E. Meador
44
150
525
5
22
0
16Johnny Robinson
J. Robinson
43
136
533
1
5
0
17Bobby Hunt
B. Hunt
42
112
755
1
2
0
18Richie Petitbon
R. Petitbon
42
148
689
3
8
0
19Johnny Sample
J. Sample
41
125
460
4
14
0
20Don Doll
D. Doll
41
71
617
2
7
0
21Paul Krause
P. Krause
40
82
497
2
12
1
22Larry Wilson
L. Wilson
40
130
647
5
11
2
23Willie Wood
W. Wood
40
138
581
2
14
0
24Erich Barnes
E. Barnes
40
161
768
6
11
1
25Warren Lahr
W. Lahr
40
114
530
5
4
0
StatMuse has season-level data for interceptions going back to the 1940 season.

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