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Most Receptions of the 1960s (NFL)

Every NFL season from 1960 to 1969, added up. Passes caught

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Bobby Mitchell recorded more receptions than any other NFL player in the 1960s, with 470, 54 clear of Boyd Dowler (416). He did it in 9 seasons, with a best year of 72 in 1962. The top ten runs from 470 down to 349.

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Bobby Mitchell NFL leader, 1960s Bobby Mitchell 1960–1968 · 9 seasons
470 Receptions 54 clear of Boyd Dowler
# Player Seasons REC Best year
1 Bobby Mitchell Bobby Mitchell 1960–1968 (9) 470 72 (1962)
2 Boyd Dowler Boyd Dowler 1960–1969 (10) 416 54 (1967)
3 Raymond Berry Raymond Berry 1960–1967 (8) 412 75 (1961)
4 Tommy McDonald 1960–1968 (9) 410 67 (1965)
5 Bobby Conrad 1960–1969 (10) 408 73 (1963)
6 Mike Ditka Mike Ditka 1961–1969 (9) 372 75 (1964)
7 Bernie Casey 1961–1968 (8) 359 59 (1965)
8 Charley Taylor 1964–1969 (6) 354 72 (1966)
9 Sonny Randle Sonny Randle 1960–1968 (9) 350 63 (1962)
10 Gail Cogdill Gail Cogdill 1960–1969 (10) 349 53 (1962)
11 Pete Retzlaff 1960–1966 (7) 340 66 (1965)
12 Johnny Morris Johnny Morris 1960–1967 (8) 332 93 (1964)
13 Red Phillips 1960–1967 (8) 329 78 (1961)
14 Carroll Dale Carroll Dale 1960–1969 (10) 328 45 (1969)
15 Jimmy Orr Jimmy Orr 1960–1969 (10) 322 55 (1962)
16 Joe Morrison Joe Morrison 1960–1969 (10) 322 46 (1966)
17 Jackie Smith 1963–1969 (7) 309 56 (1967)
18 Gary Collins 1962–1969 (8) 290 56 (1966)
19 John Mackey John Mackey 1963–1969 (7) 281 55 (1967)
20 Frank Clarke 1960–1967 (8) 281 65 (1964)
21 Paul Flatley 1963–1969 (7) 267 51 (1963)
22 Dave Parks Dave Parks 1964–1969 (6) 264 80 (1965)
23 Aaron Thomas Aaron Thomas 1961–1969 (9) 256 51 (1967)
24 Bob Hayes Bob Hayes 1965–1969 (5) 252 64 (1966)
25 Del Shofner Del Shofner 1960–1967 (8) 251 68 (1961)
26 Gary Ballman 1962–1969 (8) 251 47 (1964)
27 Buddy Dial Buddy Dial 1960–1966 (7) 245 60 (1963)
28 Jerry Smith 1965–1969 (5) 239 67 (1967)
29 Timmy Brown 1960–1968 (9) 235 52 (1962)
30 Jim Gibbons Jim Gibbons 1960–1968 (9) 231 51 (1960)
31 Bill Brown Bill Brown 1961–1969 (9) 229 48 (1964)
32 Max McGee Max McGee 1960–1967 (8) 225 51 (1961)
33 Monty Stickles 1960–1968 (9) 222 43 (1961)
34 Terry Barr Terry Barr 1960–1965 (6) 217 66 (1963)
35 Paul Warfield 1964–1969 (6) 215 52 (1964)
36 Lenny Moore Lenny Moore 1960–1967 (8) 215 49 (1961)
37 Homer Jones 1964–1969 (6) 214 49 (1967)
38 Jim Taylor Jim Taylor 1960–1967 (8) 212 41 (1966)
39 John Crow 1960–1968 (9) 211 31 (1968)
40 Jim Brown Jim Brown 1960–1965 (6) 206 47 (1962)
41 Tom Matte Tom Matte 1961–1969 (9) 205 48 (1963)
42 Dick Bass 1960–1969 (10) 204 31 (1966)
43 Ron Kramer Ron Kramer 1960–1967 (8) 201 37 (1962)
44 Roy Jefferson Roy Jefferson 1965–1969 (5) 199 67 (1969)
45 Preston Carpenter Preston Carpenter 1960–1966 (7) 199 36 (1962)
46 Ernie Green 1962–1968 (7) 195 45 (1966)
47 Tommy Mason Tommy Mason 1961–1969 (9) 190 40 (1963)
48 Jack Snow 1965–1969 (5) 178 49 (1969)
49 Willie Richardson 1963–1969 (7) 178 63 (1967)
50 Danny Abramowicz Danny Abramowicz 1967–1969 (3) 177 73 (1969)
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