qb most tds career 1920 to 1975

Between the 1920 and 1975 seasons, Fran Tarkenton had the most passing touchdowns by a quarterback, with 291 touchdowns.

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qb most passing tds career 1920 to 1975
NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
291
208
2,931
5,225
56.1
38,840
7.4
186.7
212
81.5
5.6
4.1
200
1,630
2Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
290
211
2,830
5,186
54.6
40,239
7.8
190.7
253
78.2
5.6
4.9
74
590
3Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
255
218
2,433
4,262
57.1
32,224
7.6
147.8
189
82.6
6.0
4.4
94
748
4Len Dawson
L. Dawson
239
211
2,136
3,741
57.1
28,711
7.7
136.1
183
82.6
6.4
4.9
167
1,423
5John Hadl
J. Hadl
237
196
2,292
4,550
50.4
32,793
7.2
167.3
257
67.9
5.2
5.6
162
1,365
6John Brodie
J. Brodie
214
201
2,469
4,491
55.0
31,548
7.0
157.0
224
72.3
4.8
5.0
47
380
7Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
212
178
2,118
3,817
55.5
28,339
7.4
159.2
221
73.6
5.6
5.8
8George Blanda
G. Blanda
208
180
1,750
3,653
47.9
24,622
6.7
136.8
248
60.8
5.7
6.8
9Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
199
166
2,319
4,403
52.7
28,953
6.6
174.4
147
74.5
4.5
3.3
155
1,157
10Norm Snead
N. Snead
196
175
2,254
4,311
52.3
30,558
7.1
174.6
253
65.9
4.5
5.9
89
717
11Bobby Layne
B. Layne
196
175
1,814
3,700
49.0
26,768
7.2
153.0
243
63.4
5.3
6.6
12Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
173
140
1,553
2,895
53.6
23,611
8.2
168.7
178
75.1
6.0
6.1
13Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
170
165
1,737
3,392
51.2
24,410
7.2
147.9
181
69.2
5.0
5.3
118
894
14Joe Namath
J. Namath
166
125
1,722
3,425
50.3
25,967
7.6
207.7
199
67.5
4.8
5.8
86
826
15Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
165
177
1,475
3,153
46.8
21,265
6.7
120.1
203
59.8
5.2
6.4
0
0
16Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
161
137
1,255
2,530
49.6
18,717
7.4
136.6
134
73.4
6.4
5.3
72
636
17Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
160
241
1,369
2,663
51.4
20,661
7.8
85.7
147
74.3
6.0
5.5
55
458
18Bart Starr
B. Starr
152
196
1,808
3,149
57.4
24,718
7.8
126.1
138
80.5
4.8
4.4
59
533
19Charlie Conerly
C. Conerly
151
149
1,256
2,534
49.6
17,313
6.8
116.2
154
66.4
6.0
6.1
20Frank Ryan
F. Ryan
149
126
1,090
2,133
51.1
16,042
7.5
127.3
111
77.6
7.0
5.2
4
35
21Tobin Rote
T. Rote
148
149
1,329
2,907
45.7
18,850
6.5
126.5
191
56.8
5.1
6.6
22Don Meredith
D. Meredith
135
104
1,170
2,308
50.7
17,199
7.5
165.4
111
74.8
5.8
4.8
23Sid Luckman
S. Luckman
132
117
881
1,693
52.0
14,050
8.3
120.1
128
74.5
7.8
7.6
24Bob Griese
B. Griese
128
104
1,199
2,205
54.4
16,002
7.3
153.9
116
75.1
5.8
5.3
148
1,272
25Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
126
125
1,339
2,504
53.5
17,457
7.0
139.7
122
72.2
5.0
4.9
117
866
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