To 20 QB's of the 1960's (in honor of Bart Starr)
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Let's see who you think are the best QB's of the 1960's.
1a. Bart Starr - 5 titles. led the league in passing 4 times. Only one losing season in the 60's. Very close to Dawson with more titles yet overall stats are less. 4 time all pro. 1 time first team. 1 MVP
1960-1969 Games 133 Record 81-32-4 Comp% 58.9 Yards 19126 TD's 125 INT's 90 QB Rating 87.7
1b. Len Dawson - 2 titles. led the league in passing 6 times. Only one losing season in the 60's. 6 time all pro. 2 time first team
1960-1969 Games 116 - Record 66-32-4 Comp% 56.7 Yards 19007 TD's 183 INT's 120 QB Rating
- Johnny Unitas - no titles. led the league in passing 1 time. No losing seasons. 7 time all pro 3 time first team. 2 time MVP
1960-1969 Games 125 Record 76-39-3 Comp% 55.3 Yards 26548 TD's 182 INT 165 QB Rating 79.0
- Sonny Jurgensen - Outstanding stats. led league in passing 1 time. In top 5 nearly every season. 5 time all pro. 2 time first team
1960-1969 Games 130 Record 49-60-7 Comp% 56.4 Yards 26222 TD's 207 INT 154 QB Rating 82.4
- Y.A Tittle - The #1 QB of the first half of the 60's at age 34 through 38. 3 straight titles games. Had he played the entire decade he would be at the top of the list. 3 time all pro. 2 time first teams. 1 MVP
1960-1964 Games 63 Record 35-14-3 Comp% 55.7 Yards 11133 TD's 100 INT 71 QB Rating 83.5
6 Fran Tarkenton - One of the most consistent QB's of the 60's. 5 all pro. Terrible supporting cast. Once he got HOF players went to 4 super bowls.
1961-1969 Games 126 Record 47-68-4 Comp % 53.9 Yards 23140 TD's 186 INT 134 QB Rating 81.0
- Roman Gabriel - The most underrated QB of the 60's. 3 time all-pro. Proven winner. 1 MVP
1962-1969 Games 88 Record 51-24-4 Comp % 51.5 Yards 15406 TDS 109 INTS 75 QB Rating 76.1
8 Darryl Lamonica - surprise! Amazing record. 3 time all pro. 2 time first team. Had he played more during the decade he would of been near the top of this list. Also had the best nickname of the 60's "The Mad Bomber"
1963-1969 Games 45 Record 40-4-1 Comp % 49.2 Yards 12274 TD's 105 INT 83 QB Rating 74.9
- Don Meredith - Solid starter his entire career. 3 all pros. The first great Cowboy QB.
1960-1968 Games 83 Record 47-32-4 Comp% 50.7 Yards 17199 TD's 135 INT QB Rating 74.8
- Frank Ryan - Much better than people might expect. 3 all pros. 1 championship. It always
1960-1969 Games Record 84 57-24-3 Comp % 51.4 yards 15296 TD's 146 INT 104 QB Rating 79.0
- John Brodie - Great QB with no supporting cast. Much like Fran Tarkenton once he got some help he took his team to the playoffs 3 straight years in the 70's. 1 all pro
1960-1969 Games 110 Record 46-57-7 Comp% 54.5 Yards 22196 TD's 150 INT 147 QB Rating 73.2
- Earl Morrall - The greatest back up QB in history was fantastic when he started. 1 mvp. 1 all pro. 1 first team. Would be much higher had he started the entire decade.
1960-1969 Games 58 Record 35-20-3 Comp % 52.7 Yards 12386 TD's 106 INT 82 QB Rating 79.8
- Joe Namath - 4 time all pro 1 time first team. 1 championship. On the field one of the most overrated players of all time. Had injuries not taken their toll it might be a different story.
1965-1969 Games 64 Record 37-23-4 Comp % 50.2 Yards 15488 TD's 97 INT 104 QB Rating 70.1
- John Hadl - 4 time all pro. 1 championship. Innovative offense.
1962-1969 Games 82 Record 45-32-5 Comp% 49.3 Yards 19026 TD's 143 INT 145 QB Rating 69.7
- George Blanda 3 time all pro. 1 time first team 2 time champion.
1960-1969 Games 83 Recod 45-38-0 Comp% 48.5 Yards 20029 TD's 176 INT's 195 QB Rating 63.6
- Babe Parilli - 3 time all pro
1960-1969 Games 84 Record 45-32-7 Comp %47.4 Yards 18289 TDS 144 INT 152 QB Rating 64.3
- Charley Johnson 1 time all pro. Steady QB with subpar teams.
1961-1969 Games 69 Record 36-28-5 Comp% 50.8 Yards 14928 TD's 108 INT 110 QB Rating 69.6
- Milt Plum - 2 time all pro
1960-1969 Games 77 Record 38-33-6 Comp% 53.3 Yards 13335 TD's 95 INT 103 QB Rating 70.0
- Jack Kemp - The most bizarre QB of the decade. 7 time all pro. 3 time first team. 1 championship. playoffs nearly every year yet by far the worst statistical QB of the decade.
1960-1969 Games 105 Record 65-37-3 Comp% 46.7 Yards 21134 TDs 114 INT 181 QB Rating 57.6
- Norm Snead 3 time all pro
1961-1969 Games 110 Record 34-71-5 Comp%50.3 Yards 21655 TD's 142 INTs 175 QB Rating 65.6
Comments
I would rank Tarkenton right up there with Dawson and better than Starr. He had a LOT less to work with than either player, especially Starr who had a GREAT team.
Fran played on two of the absolute worst teams in the 1960's, look at the guys he had to throw to, didn't have much for running backs to help him either. He got to 3 SBs and needed to win one or two to be regarded higher.
Tarkenton got to the Super Bowls in the 70’s, so if we’re talking best qb’s of the 60’s, it would have to be Starr. Not only did he win two SB’s, but he also won three NFL Championships.
Len Dawson and Bart Starr seem to be neck and neck. Unitas and Jurgensen could easily exchange places as well. 3 through 6 are all very close. Johnny's win/loss record gave him the nod even though he did not win any titles. He did have a better cast to surround himself with though. YA Tittle was the surprising one to me. The first half of the 60's he is easily the top QB. Had he played the whole decade he would be at the top of the list.
Bart had a GREAT team, he was great as well.
You could rank Bart, Len and Unitas above Fran, but NOT Jurgensen!
These three ALL played on VERY good teams with All-Pro receivers. I looked up the guys who played with Fran in the 1960's, I'll bet no one here could name one receiver he threw to. I'l also bet no one knows a running back!
It's a TEAM game!
Its a shame Len Dawson sat on the bench for his first 4 or 5 years with Pittsburgh. Those dolts
didn't realize what they had. Dawson had an excellent college career at Purdue, it was inexplicable
that he sat for that long.
The Chiefs offense was good with Dawson, but they had a shut down defense. Many of the Chiefs defensive players
from the mid sixties to mid seventies ended up in the Hall of Fame. I used to know how many, kind of forgot
with Johnny Robinson in now. Probably better than the famous purple people eaters defense.
Before "joe cool" Montana,
there was "Lenny the cool"
Halftime of the first Super Bowl, enjoying a smoke and a fresca.....