what tight end led the nfl in tds in 1979

Ozzie Newsome scored the most total touchdowns by a tight end in 1979, with 9 touchdowns.

NAMETDSEASONTMGPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTSPPG
1Ozzie Newsome
O. Newsome
9
1979
16
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
3.4
2Raymond Chester
R. Chester
8
1979
14
0
8
0
0
0
0
48
3.4
3Jimmie Giles
J. Giles
7
1979
16
0
7
0
0
0
0
42
2.6
4Henry Childs
H. Childs
5
1979
16
0
5
0
0
0
0
30
1.9
5Billy Joe DuPree
B. Joe DuPree
5
1979
16
0
5
0
0
0
0
30
1.9
6Russ Francis
R. Francis
5
1979
12
0
5
0
0
0
0
30
2.5
7Bob Klein
B. Klein
5
1979
15
0
5
0
0
0
0
30
2.0
8Jerome Barkum
J. Barkum
4
1979
13
0
4
0
0
0
0
24
1.8
9Paul Coffman
P. Coffman
4
1979
16
0
4
0
0
0
0
24
1.5
10Bennie Cunningham
B. Cunningham
4
1979
15
0
4
0
0
0
0
24
1.6
11Ken MacAfee
K. MacAfee
4
1979
16
0
4
0
0
0
0
24
1.5
12Reese McCall
R. McCall
4
1979
14
0
4
0
0
0
0
24
1.7
13Mike Barber
M. Barber
3
1979
15
0
3
0
0
0
0
18
1.2
14Dave Casper
D. Casper
3
1979
15
0
3
0
0
0
0
18
1.2
15Jean Fugett
J. Fugett
3
1979
11
0
3
0
0
0
0
18
1.6
16Bruce Hardy
B. Hardy
3
1979
16
0
3
0
0
0
0
18
1.1
17David Hill
D. Hill
3
1979
16
0
3
0
0
0
0
18
1.1
18Keith Krepfle
K. Krepfle
3
1979
16
0
3
0
0
0
0
18
1.1
19Terry Nelson
T. Nelson
3
1979
16
0
3
0
0
0
0
18
1.1
20Derrick Ramsey
D. Ramsey
3
1979
16
0
3
0
0
0
0
18
1.1
21Mickey Shuler
M. Shuler
3
1979
16
0
3
0
0
0
0
18
1.1
22Al Chandler
A. Chandler
2
1979
TOT
15
0
2
0
0
0
0
12
0.8
23Reuben Gant
R. Gant
2
1979
14
0
2
0
0
0
0
12
0.9
24Jim Mitchell
J. Mitchell
2
1979
16
0
2
0
0
0
0
12
0.8
25Gary Shirk
G. Shirk
2
1979
16
0
2
0
0
0
0
12
0.8
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