George Blanda

 

George Frederick Blanda

Height/Weight 6-2, 215 lbs.

Position Quarterback-Kicker

College Kentucky

Pro Career 26 seasons (340 games)
1949 Chicago Bears
1950 Baltimore Colts
1950-58 Chicago Bears
1960-66 Houston Oilers
1967-75 Oakland Raiders

Elected to Hall 01/24/1981

Enshrined into Hall 08/01/1981

Other members of Class
Red Badgro
Willie Davis
Jim Ringo

Birthdate 09/17/1927

Birthplace Youngwood, PA

High School Youngwood (PA)

Drafted
12th round (119th overall) by Chicago Bears in 1949. Also drafted in 2nd round (9th overall) of 1949 AAFC draft by the Chicago Hornets.

Uniform Number #16 (also wore 22, 64)

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Famous for last-minute heroics in five straight 1970 games. . .Scored record 2,002 points . . .Held or tied for 21 title game, 16 regular-season marks. . .Passed for 7 TDs one game, 36 in season, 1961. . .1961 AFL, 1970 AFC Player of the Year . . .Career passing totals: 4,007 attempts, 26,920 yards, 236 TDs. . .26-season, 340-game career longest ever . . .Played until age 48. . .Born September 17, 1927, in Youngwood, Pennsylvania.

Career Passing Stats (with the Raiders)

Year Att Comp Pct. Yards Avg. TD TD% Int Int% Rating

1967

38

15

39,5

285

7,5

3

7,9

3

7,9

59,7

1968

49

30

61,2

522

10,7

6

12,2

2

4,1

121,3

1969

13

6

46,2

73

5,6

2

15,4

1

7,7

83,2

1970

55

29

52,7

461

8,4

6

10,9

5

9,1

79,4

1971

58

32

55,2

378

6,5

4

6,9

6

10,3

55,3

1972

15

5

33,3

77

5,1

1

6,7

0

0

73,4

1974

4

1

25

28

7

1

25

0

0

135,4

1975

3

1

33,3

11

3,7

0

0

1

33,3

-93,5

Totals

 235 119 50,6 1835 7,8 23 9,8 18 7,7 77,3

Career Kicking Stats (with the Raiders)

Year XPM XPA Pct FGM FGA Pct. Points

1967

56

57

98,2

20

30

66,7

116

1968

54

54

100

21

34

61,8

117

1969

45

45

100

20

37

54,1

105

1970

36

36

100

16

29

55,2

84

1971

41

42

97,6

15

22

68,2

86

1972

44

44

100

17

26

65,4

95

1973

31

31

100

23

33

69,7

100

1974

44

46

95,7

11

17

64,7

77

1975

44

48

91,7

13

21

61,9

83
Totals 395 403 98 156 249 62,7 863

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