I was very proud of my heritage and I developed a lot of character in the early days and learned that hard work, dedication and discipline and tenacity and never giving up, you can succeed in proving your life. YEAR TEAM G ATT COMP PCT YDS AVG LNG TD INT 1st 1st% 20+ SCK SCKY RATE; 1949 Chicago Bears
Jim Otto and I who played in every game of the AFL in its 10 years. They are more or less programmed.
High School: Youngwood (PA) Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame: January 24, 1981.
Blanda joined the Oilers of the new American Football League in 1960 and played 16 seasons before hanging it up for good following the 1975 campaign.
I want to thank two great coaches I had at Oakland, Johnny Rausch who was my coach in 1967 and 1968. Although the Baltimore Colts won 27-17, Blanda accounted for all of the Raiders' points off two touchdown passes and one field goal.
NFL footage © NFL Productions LLC.L.A Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said Wednesday that it's likely Tyrod Taylor will start to begin the season, but is confident Justin Herbert will learn quickly despite lost practice time.Later that season, Blanda became the oldest quarterback to play in a championship game, throwing two touchdown passes and kicking a field goal in Oakland's 27-17 loss to Baltimore in the AFC title game. Blanda also held the NFL record for most interceptions thrown with 277, until Brett Favre broke it on October 14, 2007.
I received my education and my degree and never really aspired to be a professional player but it happened and I was drafted by the great Chicago Bears and the great George Halas.
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"It certainly doesn't bother me," Blanda said about losing the scoring record. Blanda played more seasons than any player in NFL history. He went on to lead the Oilers to the first two AFL titles and won AFL Player of the Year honors in 1961. Enshrined into Pro Football Hall of Fame: August 1, 1981. George Blanda, the seemingly ageless Hall of Fame quarterback and kicker whose 26-year career was best remembered for a remarkable run of late-game theatrics with the Oakland Raiders, has died. Thank you very much.Blanda did not become a fulltime starter until his fifth season with the Bears and in 1954 he was shelved by an injury. Blanda held the pro scoring record when he retired, with 2,002 points. Presenter: Al Davis, Managing Partner, Oakland Raiders She has put up with me for 31 years, can you believe that.
And he reinforced my spirit of hard work, dedication and discipline and never giving up. Blanda also held the NFL record for most interceptions thrown with 277, until Brett Favre broke it on October 14, 2007.
George Blanda was a Hall of Famer in every way."
I really feel proud and honored that the good Lord gave me the power and the strength, the upbringing to continue on with the game I sincerely loved and enjoyed playing.
Full Name: George Frederick Blanda.
Without her and my two lovely children, I could have been retired many, many years before I did, but they encouraged me to continue to play to do what I wanted to do. But the emergence of the American Football League in 1960 gave Blanda another chance to play. He became Chicago’s starting quarterback in 1953 and led the NFL in pass attempts with 362 and completions with 269, a 46.7 completion percentage and 23 interceptions against 14 touchdowns.
And the thrill was competing week after week, year after year.
Blanda retired with the most points in history before the total was topped by several players in recent years.© 2020 NFL Enterprises LLC. He retired following the 1975 season and just shy of his 49th birthday after 26 seasons with the Chicago Bears, Baltimore Colts, Houston Oilers, and Oakland Raiders. George Blanda, a Hall of Fame quarterback who also excelled as a kicker, passed away early this morning after a brief illness.
"Blanda scored 2,002 points in his career, a pro football record at the time of his retirement, kicking 335 field goals and 943 extra points, running for nine touchdowns and throwing for 236 more. We had a celebration last year in Houston for the 1960 and 1961 AFL championship seasons and the team hall of fame members and it was great to have George join us and remember fondly those early years. ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - George Blanda, the seemingly ageless Hall of Fame quarterback and kicker whose 26-year career was best remembered …
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