George Blanda - wikipedia George Blanda George Blanda Blanda on a 1955 Bowman football card No. 64, 22, 16 Position : Quarterback, placekicker Born : ( 1927 - 09 - 17 ) September 17, 1927 Youngwood, Pennsylvania Died : September 27, 2010 ( 2010 - 09 - 27 ) ( aged 83 ) Alameda, California Height : 6 ft 2 in ( 1.88 m ) Career information High school : Youngwood ( PA ) College : Kentucky NFL Draft : 1949 / Round : 12 / Pick : 119 Career history Chicago Bears ( 1949 ) Baltimore Colts ( 1950 ) Chicago Bears ( 1950 -- 1958 ) Houston Oilers ( 1960 -- 1966 ) Oakland Raiders ( 1967 -- 1975 ) Career highlights and awards NFL Man of the Year ( 1974 ) Bert Bell Award ( 1970 ) Associated Press Athlete of the Year ( 1970 ) 3 × AFL champion ( 1960, 1961, 1967 ) 4 × AFL All - Star ( 1961 -- 1963, 1967 ) First - team All - AFL ( 1961 ) 2 × Second - team All - AFL ( 1962, 1963 ) AFL Most Valuable Player ( 1961 ) 2 × AFL passing yards leader ( 1961, 1963 ) AFL passing touchdowns leader ( 1961 ) AFL All - Time Team NFL records 26 seasons played 7 touchdown passes in a game ( tied ) Career professional statistics TD -- INT : 236 -- 277 Passing yards : 26,920 Completion percentage : 47.7 Passer rating : 60.6 Field goals : 335 / 639 ( 52.4 % ) Extra points : 943 / 959 ( 98.3 % ) Player stats at PFR Pro Football Hall of Fame George Frederick Blanda ( September 17, 1927 -- September 27, 2010 ) was an American football quarterback and placekicker who played professionally in the American Football League ( AFL ) and National Football League ( NFL ). Blanda played 26 seasons of professional football, the most in the sport 's history, and had scored more points than anyone in history at the time of his retirement. Blanda retired from pro football in 1976 at the age of 48. He was one of only two players to play in four different decades ( John Carney 1988 -- 2010, is the other ), and he holds the record for most extra points kicked. During his career, he played under head coaches Bear Bryant, George Halas, and John Madden. Contents 1 Collegiate career 2 Professional career 2.1 Chicago Bears 2.2 Houston Oilers 2.3 Oakland Raiders 3 Career regular season statistics 4 Records and honors 5 Personal life 6 Legacy 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Collegiate career Blanda was a quarterback and kicker at Kentucky. Coach Paul `` Bear '' Bryant, who later won fame and set countless records at Southeastern Conference rival Alabama, arrived in his sophomore year, following a 1 -- 9 season. The Wildcats lost three games in each of the next three years. Blanda was the starting quarterback his last two seasons at Kentucky ( 1947 -- 1948 ), compiling 120 completions in 242 passes ( 49.6 percent completions ), 1,451 yards and 12 touchdowns. Professional career Chicago Bears Blanda was signed by the Chicago Bears for $600 in 1949, an amount owner George Halas demanded back when he made the team, as Blanda was now given a very lucrative contract for many, many dollars more. While primarily used as a quarterback and placekicker, Blanda also saw time on the defensive side of the ball at linebacker. It was not until 1953 that Blanda emerged as the Bears ' top signal caller, but an injury the following year effectively ended his first - string status. For the next four years, he was used mostly in a kicking capacity. Later commenting on his testy relationship with Halas, Blanda noted, `` he was too cheap to even buy me a kicking shoe. '' Blanda later reflected that by the 1950s the pro game had moved beyond Halas, who seemed to lack the interest he had earlier. Houston Oilers Blanda retired after the 1958 NFL season because of Halas ' insistence on only using him as a kicker, but returned in 1960 upon the formation of the American Football League. He signed with the Houston Oilers as both a quarterback and kicker. He was derided by the sports media as an `` NFL Reject '', but he went on to lead the Oilers to the first two league titles in AFL history, and he was the All - AFL quarterback and won AFL Player of the Year honors in 1961. During that season, he led the AFL in passing yards ( 3,330 ) and touchdown passes ( 36 ). His 36 touchdown passes in 1961 were the most ever thrown by any NFL / AFL quarterback in a single season, until matched by Y.A. Tittle of the NFL New York Giants two years later in 1963. Blanda 's and Tittle 's mark remained the record until surpassed by Dan Marino 's 48 touchdown passes in 1984. Blanda 's 42 interceptions thrown in 1962 is a record that still stands. During 1962, he had two 400 - yard passing days for the Oilers : a 464 - yard effort against the Buffalo Bills on October 29, with four touchdown passes ( winning 28 -- 16 ) ; and 418 yards three weeks later against the Titans of New York, this time with seven touchdown passes in a 49 -- 13 victory. Blanda passed for 36 touchdowns that season. On 13 occasions, he connected on four or more touchdown passes during a game, and on November 1, 1964, unleashed 68 passes for Houston against the Buffalo Bills. From 1963 to 1965, Blanda led the AFL in passing attempts and completions, and ranked in the top ten for attempts, completions, yards and touchdowns during seven consecutive seasons. A four - time member of the American Football League All - Star team, Blanda 's already - long career seemed over when he was released by the Oilers on March 18, 1967. However, the Oakland Raiders signed him that July, seeing his potential as a contributing backup passer and a dependable kicker. In later years, Blanda remained a strong supporter of AFL heritage, saying : `` That first year, the Houston Oilers or Los Angeles Chargers ( 24 -- 16 losers to the Oilers in the title game ) could have beaten the NFL champion ( Philadelphia ) in a Super Bowl. '' Blanda said further : `` I think the AFL was capable of beating the NFL in a Super Bowl game as far back as 1960 or ' 61. I just regret we did n't get the chance to prove it. '' Oakland Raiders In 1967, during Blanda 's first season with the Raiders, his kicking skills helped him lead the AFL in scoring with 116 points. In two instances, his leg helped play a role in Raider victories : a trio of field goals helped upset the defending league champion Kansas City Chiefs on October 1 ; in the closing weeks of the regular season, Blanda booted four field goals behind a hostile Houston crowd in a 19 -- 7 victory over his former team, the Oilers, helping gain a measure of revenge. The Raiders went on to compete in Super Bowl II, but lost the final two AFL Championship games in the 10 - year history of the league. In 1970, Blanda was released during the exhibition season, but bounced back to establish his 21st professional season. During that season, Blanda, at age 43, had a remarkable five - game run. Against the Steelers, Blanda threw for three touchdowns in relief of an injured Daryle Lamonica. One week later, his 48 - yard field goal with three seconds remaining salvaged a 17 -- 17 tie with the Kansas City Chiefs. On November 8, he again came off the bench to throw a touchdown pass to tie the Cleveland Browns with 1 : 34 remaining, then kicked a 53 - yard field goal with 0 : 03 left for the 23 -- 20 win. Immediately after the winning field goal, Raiders radio announcer Bill King excitedly declared, `` George Blanda has just been elected King of the World ! '' In the team 's next game, Blanda replaced Lamonica in the fourth quarter and connected with Fred Biletnikoff on a touchdown pass with 2 : 28 left in the game to defeat the Denver Broncos, 24 -- 19. The following week, Blanda 's 16 - yard field goal in the closing seconds defeated the San Diego Chargers, 20 -- 17. In the AFC title game against the Baltimore Colts, Blanda again relieved an injured Lamonica, completing 17 of 32 passes for 217 yards and 2 touchdowns while also kicking a 48 - yard field goal and two extra points, keeping the Raiders in the game until the final quarter, when he was intercepted twice. Aged 43, he became the oldest quarterback ever to play in a championship game, and was one of the few remaining straight - ahead kickers in the NFL. Blanda 's achievements resulted in his winning the Bert Bell Award. Chiefs ' owner Lamar Hunt said, `` Why, this George Blanda is as good as his father, who used to play for Houston. '' Although he never again played a major role at quarterback, Blanda served as the Raiders ' kicker for five more seasons. He played in his last game at Pittsburgh 's Three Rivers Stadium on January 4, 1976, at age 48, in the 1975 AFC Championship Game, in which he kicked a 41 - yard field goal and made one extra point as the Raiders lost to the Steelers 16 -- 10. Career regular season statistics Career high / best bolded show Regular season statistics Season Team ( record ) GS QBrec Comp PAtt Comp % PYds PTD INT LNG QB Rate RAtt RYds RTD FGM FGA FG % XPM XPA XP % PTS 1949 Chicago Bears ( 9 -- 3 ) 12 N / A 9 21 42.9 197 0 5 44 37.3 9 7 15 46.7 N / A N / A N / A 27 1950 Baltimore Colts ( 1 -- 11 ) 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 N / A N / A N / A 0 1950 Chicago Bears ( 9 -- 3 ) 11 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 39.6 0 0 0 6 15 40.0 N / A N / A N / A 18 1951 Chicago Bears ( 7 -- 5 ) 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 17 35.3 26 26 100.0 44 1952 Chicago Bears ( 5 -- 7 ) 12 1 -- 1 47 131 35.9 664 8 11 59 38.5 20 104 6 25 24.0 30 30 100.0 54 1953 Chicago Bears ( 3 -- 8 -- 1 ) 12 12 3 -- 8 -- 1 169 362 46.7 2164 14 23 72 52.3 24 62 0 7 20 35.0 27 27 100.0 48 1954 Chicago Bears ( 8 -- 4 ) 8 7 4 -- 3 131 281 46.6 1929 15 17 76 62.1 19 41 0 8 16 50.0 23 23 100.0 47 1955 Chicago Bears ( 8 -- 4 ) 12 0 42 97 43.3 459 7 51 41.6 15 54 11 16 68.8 37 37 100.0 82 1956 Chicago Bears ( 9 -- 2 -- 1 ) 12 0 37 69 53.6 439 7 69 82.9 6 47 0 12 28 42.9 45 47 95.7 81 1957 Chicago Bears ( 5 -- 7 ) 12 0 8 19 42.1 65 0 13 11.8 5 − 5 0 14 26 53.8 23 23 100.0 71 1958 Chicago Bears ( 8 -- 4 ) 12 0 7 28.6 19 0 0 12 39.6 0 0 0 11 23 47.8 36 37 97.3 69 1960 Houston Oilers ( 10 -- 4 ) 14 11 8 -- 3 169 363 46.6 2413 24 22 88 65.4 16 16 15 33 45.5 46 47 97.9 115 1961 Houston Oilers ( 10 -- 3 -- 1 ) 14 11 9 -- 2 187 362 51.7 3330 36 22 80 91.3 7 12 0 16 26 61.5 64 65 98.5 112 1962 Houston Oilers ( 11 -- 3 ) 14 14 11 -- 3 197 418 47.1 2810 27 42 78 51.3 6 0 11 26 42.3 48 49 98.0 81 1963 Houston Oilers ( 6 -- 8 ) 14 13 6 -- 7 224 423 53.0 3003 24 25 80 70.1 0 9 24 37.5 39 39 100.0 66 1964 Houston Oilers ( 4 -- 10 ) 14 13 4 -- 9 262 505 51.9 3287 17 27 80 61.4 − 2 0 13 29 44.8 37 38 97.4 76 1965 Houston Oilers ( 4 -- 10 ) 14 12 3 -- 9 186 442 42.1 2542 20 30 95 47.9 − 6 0 11 21 52.4 28 28 100.0 61 1966 Houston Oilers ( 3 -- 11 ) 14 8 3 -- 5 122 271 45.0 1764 17 21 79 55.3 0 16 30 53.3 39 40 97.5 87 1967 Oakland Raiders ( 13 -- 1 ) 14 0 15 38 39.5 285 50 59.6 0 0 0 20 30 66.7 56 57 98.2 116 1968 Oakland Raiders ( 12 -- 2 ) 14 1 -- 0 30 49 61.2 522 6 94 120.1 0 0 0 21 34 61.8 54 54 100.0 117 1969 Oakland Raiders ( 12 -- 1 -- 1 ) 14 0 6 13 46.2 73 20 71.5 0 0 20 37 54.1 45 45 100.0 105 1970 Oakland Raiders ( 8 -- 4 -- 2 ) 14 0 29 55 52.7 461 6 5 44 79.4 0 16 29 55.2 36 36 100.0 84 1971 Oakland Raiders ( 8 -- 4 -- 2 ) 14 0 32 58 55.2 378 6 37 58.6 0 0 0 15 22 68.2 41 42 97.6 86 1972 Oakland Raiders ( 10 -- 3 -- 1 ) 14 0 5 15 33.3 77 0 26 73.5 0 0 0 17 26 65.4 44 44 100.0 95 1973 Oakland Raiders ( 9 -- 4 -- 1 ) 14 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 23 33 69.7 31 31 100.0 100 Oakland Raiders ( 12 -- 2 ) 14 0 25.0 28 0 28 95.8 0 0 0 11 17 64.7 44 46 95.7 77 Oakland Raiders ( 11 -- 3 ) 14 0 33.3 11 0 11 5.6 0 0 0 13 21 61.9 44 48 91.7 83 Career ( 26 seasons ) 340 106 53 -- 50 -- 1 1911 4007 47.7 26920 236 277 95 60.6 135 344 9 335 639 52.4 943 959 98.3 2002 Records and honors Blanda finished his 26 professional football seasons having completed 1,911 of 4,007 pass attempts for 26,920 yards and 236 touchdowns. Blanda also held the NFL record for most interceptions thrown with 277, until Brett Favre broke it on October 14, 2007. He rushed for 344 yards and 9 touchdowns on the ground, kicked 335 of 641 field goals, and 943 of 959 extra points, giving him 2,002 total points. Additional stats include 1 interception, 2 kickoff returns for 19 yards, 22 punts for 809 yards, and 23 fumble recoveries. Blanda holds the following professional football records : Passing touchdowns in a game : 7 ( Tied with 7 others ) November 19, 1961 vs. New York Titans Most seasons played : 26 ( 1949 -- 58, 1960 -- 75 ) Most seasons scoring a point : 26 One of two players to play in 4 different decades : ( 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s ) Most PATs made ( 943 ) and attempted ( 959 ) Most interceptions thrown, single season : 42 ( 1962 ) Held record of most pass attempts in a single game : 68 ( 37 completions, vs. Buffalo Bills on 11 / 1 / 1964 ) until 1994 when Drew Bledsoe had 70 Oldest player to play in an NFL game : 48 years, 109 days First player ever to score over 2,000 points Oldest quarterback to start a title game Most total points accounted for ( including touchdown passes ) in a career : 3,418 ( not an official stat ) He is the placekicker on the All - Time All - AFL Team, and was one of only 20 players to play all ten years of the AFL, as well as one of only three who were in every AFL game their teams played. Blanda was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1981, his first year of eligibility, and also was inducted into the University of Kentucky Hall of Fame. Blanda held the record for most professional football games played with 340 until September 26, 2004, when it was broken by another placekicker, Morten Andersen as well as the record for most consecutive games played until September 26, 1976 by defensive end Jim Marshall. He still holds the record for most games played by an AFL / NFL player who was not exclusively a kicker or punter. His 114 postseason points were an NFL record at the time of his retirement. Blanda broke Lou Groza 's career scoring record in 1971, a record he held until 2000 when it was broken by Gary Anderson. U.S. Route 119 in Blanda 's hometown of Youngwood, Pennsylvania was renamed George Blanda Boulevard in 1985. In 1999, Blanda was ranked number 98 on The Sporting News ' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players. Blanda was the first ever recorded fantasy football draft pick when the game was first created in 1962 by The Greater Oakland Professional Pigskin Prognosticators League. Personal life Blanda was the son of a Slovak - born Pittsburgh - area coal miner. Blanda was married to Betty Harris from December 17, 1949 until his death on September 27, 2010, ten days after his 83rd birthday. They had two children. According to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Blanda died after a `` short illness '' on September 27, 2010. He was 83 years old. A moment of silence was held in Blanda 's honor prior to the start of the September 27, 2010 game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football, from Soldier Field. Legacy The 1970s TV series Happy Days was set in 1950s Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In the Season 3 episode `` Football Frolics '', Richie Cunningham ( played by Ron Howard ) and Ralph Malph ( Donny Most ) are watching the November 9, 1956, Chicago Bears -- Chicago Cardinals televised game. After Ed Brown 's pass to Harlon Hill is intercepted by the Cardinals, Richie wants `` the other quarterback '' put in. Ralph says that quarterback is `` washed up. He 's old. He 's 30. He 's got no future. '' Richie argues back, `` George Blanda has two or three good years left. '' The joke was that Blanda, 19 years later at the time of the show 's filming, was still playing. See also List of American Football League players Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame References ^ Jump up to : Frank Litsky ; Bruce Weber ( September 27, 2010 ). `` George Blanda, Hall of Fame Football Player, Dies at 83 ''. New York Times. Retrieved September 28, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Kentucky Football Retired Jerseys - UK Wildcats News ''. Archived from the original on 2013 - 08 - 10. Jump up ^ Ross, George ( September 27, 2010 ). `` Blanda 's miracle season : Browns beaten by 52 - yard field goal from ' King of the World ' ''. The Oakland Tribune. Retrieved September 28, 2010. Jump up ^ `` History : Players Who 've Played in NFL at Age 40 or Older ''. Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2012 - 12 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Nick Foles ties Peyton Manning with 7 touchdown passes, crushes Raiders ''. 3 November 2013. Jump up ^ ESPN Sports Almanac 2006, page 273. Sports Almanac, Inc. 2005. Jump up ^ `` GEORGE BLANDA Career Highlights ''. Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2012 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20110409113817/http://pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/westmoreland/s_550009.html. Archived from the original on April 9, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2010. Missing or empty title = ( help ) Jump up ^ Dickey, Glenn ( January 8, 2011 ). `` Fantasy Football : Craze 's roots go back to Oakland ''. The San Francisco Chronicle. Jump up ^ Richardson, Bill ( September 27, 2010 ). `` Ageless wonder George Blanda dies ''. Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2010. Jump up ^ `` Hall of Famer 's longevity was legendary '', Salt Lake Tribune, September 28, 2010 Jump up ^ `` Raiders Hall of Fame QB George Blanda dies at 83 ''. Pittsburgh Tribune - Review. September 27, 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2010. Jump up ^ Monkovic, Toni. `` The Fifth Down, The New York Times NFL Blog ''. New York Times. Archived from the original on February 8, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016. `` George Blanda : The Old Man ''. ( 1999 ). In ESPN SportsCentury. Michael MacCambridge, Editor. New York : Hyperion ESPN Books. p. 228. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Blanda. George Blanda at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Career statistics and player information from NFL.com Pro-Football - Reference George Blanda at Find a Grave Blanda 's citation in the American Football League Hall of Fame Preceded by Abner Haynes American Football League MVP 1961 Succeeded by Len Dawson & Cookie Gilchrist Preceded by Lou Groza ( 1,608 ) Career NFL points record holder ( 2,002 ) 1971 -- 2000 Succeeded by Gary Anderson Decatur Staleys / Chicago Staleys / Chicago Bears starting quarterbacks Pard Pearce ( 1920 -- 1921 ) Chuck Dressen ( 1920 ) Jimmy Conzelman ( 1920 ) Joey Sternaman ( 1922 -- 1925, 1927 -- 1929 ) Johnny Bryan ( 1923 ) Milton Romney ( 1926 ) Paddy Driscoll ( 1926 -- 1929 ) Edward Sternaman ( 1927 ) Carl Brumbaugh ( 1930 -- 1936 ) Keith Molesworth ( 1932 -- 1936 ) Bernie Masterson ( 1935 -- 1940 ) Ray Buivid ( 1937 -- 1938 ) Gene Ronzani ( 1937 -- 1938, 1944 -- 1945 ) Sid Luckman ( 1939 -- 1949 ) Charlie O'Rourke ( 1942 ) Bob Snyder ( 1943 ) Johnny Long ( 1944 ) Al Grygo ( 1945 ) Tom Farris ( 1946 ) Noah Mullins ( 1946 -- 1948 ) Mike Jarmoluk ( 1947 ) Mike Holovak ( 1947 ) Ed Sprinkle ( 1948 ) Dick Flanagan ( 1948 ) Johnny Lujack ( 1949 -- 1951 ) George Blanda ( 1949, 1952 -- 1954 ) Bob Perina ( 1949 ) Steve Romanik ( 1951 -- 1952 ) Bob Williams ( 1952 ) Zeke Bratkowski ( 1954, 1957 -- 1960 ) Ed Brown ( 1955 -- 1961 ) Bill Wade ( 1961 -- 1965 ) Rudy Bukich ( 1964 -- 1966 ) Jack Concannon ( 1967 -- 1971 ) Larry Rakestraw ( 1967 -- 1968 ) Bobby Douglass ( 1969 -- 1975 ) Virgil Carter ( 1968 -- 1969 ) Kent Nix ( 1971 ) Gary Huff ( 1973 -- 1975 ) Bob Avellini ( 1975 -- 1979, 1982, 1984 ) Mike Phipps ( 1978 -- 1980 ) Vince Evans ( 1979 -- 1981, 1983 ) Jim McMahon ( 1982 -- 1988 ) Steve Fuller ( 1984 -- 1986 ) Rusty Lisch ( 1984 ) Greg Landry ( 1984 ) Mike Tomczak ( 1986 -- 1990 ) Doug Flutie ( 1986 ) Mike Hohensee ( 1987 ) Steve Bradley ( 1987 ) Jim Harbaugh ( 1988 -- 1993 ) Peter Tom Willis ( 1992 -- 1993 ) Will Furrer ( 1992 ) Steve Walsh ( 1994 ) Erik Kramer ( 1994 -- 1998 ) Dave Krieg ( 1996 ) Rick Mirer ( 1997 ) Steve Stenstrom ( 1998 ) Moses Moreno ( 1998 ) Shane Matthews ( 1999 -- 2000 ) Cade McNown ( 1999 -- 2000 ) Jim Miller ( 1999 -- 2002 ) Chris Chandler ( 2002 -- 2003 ) Henry Burris ( 2002 ) Kordell Stewart ( 2003 ) Rex Grossman ( 2003 -- 2008 ) Craig Krenzel ( 2004 ) Chad Hutchinson ( 2004 ) Jonathan Quinn ( 2004 ) Kyle Orton ( 2005, 2007 -- 2008 ) Brian Griese ( 2007 ) Jay Cutler ( 2009 -- 2016 ) Todd Collins ( 2010 ) Caleb Hanie ( 2011 ) Josh McCown ( 2011, 2013 ) Jason Campbell ( 2012 ) Jimmy Clausen ( 2014 -- 2015 ) Brian Hoyer ( 2016 ) Matt Barkley ( 2016 ) Mike Glennon ( 2017 ) Mitchell Trubisky ( 2017 -- present ) Los Angeles / Oakland Raiders starting quarterbacks Tom Flores ( 1960 -- 1961, 1963 -- 1966 ) Babe Parilli ( 1960 ) Cotton Davidson ( 1962 -- 1964, 1966 ) Hunter Enis ( 1962 ) Don Heinrich ( 1962 ) Dick Wood ( 1965 ) Daryle Lamonica ( 1967 -- 1973 ) George Blanda ( 1968 ) Ken Stabler ( 1971 -- 1979 ) Larry Lawrence ( 1974 -- 1975 ) Mike Rae ( 1976 -- 1977 ) Jim Plunkett ( 1980 -- 1986 ) Dan Pastorini ( 1980 ) Marc Wilson ( 1981, 1983 -- 1987 ) Rusty Hilger ( 1987 ) Vince Evans ( 1987, 1993, 1995 ) Jay Schroeder ( 1988 -- 1992 ) Steve Beuerlein ( 1988 -- 1989 ) Todd Marinovich ( 1991 -- 1992 ) Jeff Hostetler ( 1993 -- 1996 ) Billy Joe Hobert ( 1995 -- 1996 ) Jeff George ( 1997 -- 1998 ) Donald Hollas ( 1998 ) Wade Wilson ( 1998 ) Rich Gannon ( 1999 -- 2004 ) Rick Mirer ( 2003 ) Marques Tuiasosopo ( 2003, 2005 ) Kerry Collins ( 2004 -- 2005 ) Aaron Brooks ( 2006 ) Andrew Walter ( 2006, 2008 ) Josh McCown ( 2007 ) Daunte Culpepper ( 2007 ) JaMarcus Russell ( 2007 -- 2009 ) Bruce Gradkowski ( 2009 -- 2010 ) Charlie Frye ( 2009 ) Jason Campbell ( 2010 -- 2011 ) Kyle Boller ( 2011 ) Carson Palmer ( 2011 -- 2012 ) Terrelle Pryor ( 2012 -- 2013 ) Matt Flynn ( 2013 ) Matt McGloin ( 2013, 2016 ) Derek Carr ( 2014 -- present ) EJ Manuel ( 2017 ) Houston Oilers / Tennessee Oilers / Tennessee Titans starting quarterbacks George Blanda ( 1960 -- 1966 ) Jacky Lee ( 1960 -- 1961, 1963, 1967 ) Don Trull ( 1964 -- 1966, 1968 -- 1969 ) Buddy Humphrey ( 1966 ) Pete Beathard ( 1967 -- 1969 ) Bob Davis ( 1967 -- 1969 ) Charley Johnson ( 1970 -- 1971 ) Jerry Rhome ( 1970 ) Dan Pastorini ( 1971 -- 1979 ) Lynn Dickey ( 1971, 1973 -- 1974 ) Kent Nix ( 1972 ) John Hadl ( 1976 -- 1977 ) Gifford Nielsen ( 1979, 1981 -- 1983 ) Ken Stabler ( 1980 -- 1981 ) John Reaves ( 1981 ) Archie Manning ( 1982 -- 1983 ) Oliver Luck ( 1983, 1985 -- 1986 ) Warren Moon ( 1984 -- 1993 ) Brent Pease ( 1987 ) Cody Carlson ( 1988, 1990, 1992 -- 1994 ) Billy Joe Tolliver ( 1994 ) Bucky Richardson ( 1994 ) Chris Chandler ( 1995 -- 1996 ) Steve McNair ( 1995 -- 2005 ) Will Furrer ( 1995 ) Neil O'Donnell ( 1999 -- 2001, 2003 ) Billy Volek ( 2003 -- 2005 ) Matt Mauck ( 2005 ) Vince Young ( 2006 -- 2010 ) Kerry Collins ( 2006 -- 2010 ) Rusty Smith ( 2010 ) Matt Hasselbeck ( 2011 -- 2012 ) Jake Locker ( 2012 -- 2014 ) Ryan Fitzpatrick ( 2013 ) Charlie Whitehurst ( 2014 ) Zach Mettenberger ( 2014 -- 2015 ) Marcus Mariota ( 2015 -- present ) Matt Cassel ( 2016 -- 2017 ) Blaine Gabbert ( 2018 ) Houston Oilers 1960 AFL champions 12 Charlie Milstead 15 Jacky Lee 16 George Blanda 20 Billy Cannon 21 Ken Hall 24 Julian Spence 30 Mike Dukes 31 Doug Cline 32 Dave Smith 33 Bob White 34 Charlie Kendall 37 Charlie Hennigan 40 Tony Banfield 41 Mark Johnston 43 Jim Norton 44 Charlie Tolar 47 Don Brown 47 Bobby Gordon 50 Dennit Morris 51 John Simerson 53 Hugh Pitts 56 Phil Perlo 57 George Belotti 61 Bob Talamini 62 Wahoo McDaniel 63 Hogan Wharton 64 Fred Wallner 65 Gary Greaves 70 Al Jamison 71 Pete Davidson 72 Jerry Helluin 73 Dan Lanphear 74 George Shirkey 75 Don Floyd 76 Dalva Allen 77 Rich Michael 79 Orville Trask 82 Johnny Carson 84 Jack Atchason 86 John White 88 Al Witcher 89 Bill Groman Head coach : Lou Rymkus Assistant coaches : Wally Lemm Walt Schlinkman Mac Speedie Fred Wallner Houston Oilers 1961 AFL champions 12 Charlie Milstead 15 Jacky Lee 16 George Blanda 20 Billy Cannon 21 Ken Hall 22 Gary Wisener 24 Julian Spence 25 Gene Jones 27 Fred Glick 30 Mike Dukes 31 Doug Cline 32 Dave Smith 33 John Guzik 34 Jack Laraway 37 Ron Botchan 40 Tony Banfield 41 Mark Johnston 43 Jim Norton 44 Charley Tolar 46 Claude King 50 Dennit Morris 52 Bob Schmidt 57 George Belotti 60 Buzz Guy 61 Bob Talamini 62 Dick Frey 63 Hogan Wharton 64 Willis Perkins 66 Leo Reed 70 Al Jamison 73 Bob Kelly 74 George Shirkey 75 Don Floyd 77 Rich Michael 78 Byron Beams 79 Orville Trask 80 Dalva Allen 81 Bob McLeod 82 Ed Husmann 86 John White 87 Charley Hennigan 88 Willard Dewveall 89 Bill Groman Head coaches : Lou Rymkus Wally Lemm Assistant coaches : Walt Schlinkman Mac Speedie Joe Spencer Fred Wallner Oakland Raiders 1967 AFL champions 00 Jim Otto 3 Daryle Lamonica 11 Mike Eischeid 16 George Blanda 19 Cotton Davidson 20 Warren Powers 21 Rodger Bird 22 Larry Todd 23 Rod Sherman 24 Willie Brown 25 Fred Biletnikoff 29 Howie Williams 30 Roger Hagberg 33 Billy Cannon 34 Gus Otto 35 Hewritt Dixon 36 Clem Daniels 38 Estes Banks 40 Pete Banaszak 42 Bill Laskey 45 Dave Grayson 47 Kent McCloughan 48 Bill Budness 50 Duane Benson 52 J.R. Williamson 53 Dan Birdwell 55 Dan Conners 62 Bob Kruse 63 Gene Upshaw 65 Wayne Hawkins 70 Jim Harvey 73 Richard Sligh 74 Tom Keating 76 Bob Svihus 77 Ike Lassiter 78 Dan Archer 79 Harry Schuh 81 Warren Wells 83 Ben Davidson 84 Ken Herock 85 Carleton Oats 86 Bill Fairband 88 Dave Kocourek 89 Bill Miller Head coach : John Rauch Coaches : Tom Dahms John Madden Marv Marinovich John Polonchek Ollie Spencer Charlie Sumner AFL season passing yards leaders 1960 : Tripucka 1961 : Blanda 1962 : Tripucka 1963 : Blanda 1964 : Parilli 1965 : Hadl 1966 : Namath 1967 : Namath 1968 : Hadl 1969 : Lamonica AFL annual passing touchdowns leaders 1960 : Dorow 1961 : Blanda 1962 : Dawson 1963 : Dawson 1964 : Parilli 1965 : Dawson 1966 : Dawson 1967 : Lamonica 1968 : Hadl 1969 : Lamonica American Football League All - Time Team Joe Namath Len Dawson Clem Daniels Paul Lowe Lance Alworth Don Maynard Cookie Gilchrist Abner Haynes Charlie Hennigan Art Powell Fred Arbanas Dave Kocourek Ron Mix Jim Tyrer Winston Hill Stew Barber Ed Budde Billy Shaw Walt Sweeney Bob Talamini Jim Otto Jon Morris George Blanda Jim Turner Jerrel Wilson Bob Scarpitto Jerry Mays Gerry Philbin Rich Jackson Ron McDole Houston Antwine Tom Sestak Buck Buchanan Tom Keating Nick Buoniconti Bobby Bell George Webster Dan Conners Larry Grantham Mike Stratton Willie Brown Dave Grayson Butch Byrd Miller Farr Johnny Robinson George Saimes Goose Gonsoulin Kenny Graham Weeb Ewbank Sid Gillman Bert Bell Award winners 1959 : Unitas 1960 : Van Brocklin 1961 : Hornung 1962 : Robustelli 1963 : J. Brown 1964 : Unitas 1965 : Retzlaff 1966 : Meredith 1967 : Unitas 1968 : Kelly 1969 : Gabriel 1970 : Blanda 1971 : Staubach 1972 : L. Brown 1973 : Simpson 1974 : Olsen 1975 : Tarkenton 1976 : Stabler 1977 : Griese 1978 : Bradshaw 1979 : Campbell 1980 : Jaworski 1981 : Anderson 1982 : Theismann 1983 : Riggins 1984 : Marino 1985 : Payton 1986 : Taylor 1987 : Rice 1988 : Cunningham 1989 : Montana 1990 : Cunningham 1991 : Sanders 1992 : Young 1993 : Smith 1994 : Young 1995 : Favre 1996 : Favre 1997 : Sanders 1998 : Cunningham 1999 : Warner 2000 : Gannon 2001 : Faulk 2002 : Gannon 2003 : Manning 2004 : Manning 2005 : Alexander 2006 : Tomlinson 2007 : Brady 2008 : Peterson 2009 : Brees 2010 : Vick 2011 : Rodgers 2012 : Peterson 2013 : Manning 2014 : Watt 2015 : Newton 2016 : Ryan 2017 : Wentz Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year 1931 : Pepper Martin 1932 : Gene Sarazen 1933 : Carl Hubbell 1934 : Dizzy Dean 1935 : Joe Louis 1936 : Jesse Owens 1937 : Don Budge 1938 : Don Budge 1939 : Nile Kinnick 1940 : Tom Harmon 1941 : Joe DiMaggio 1942 : Frank Sinkwich 1943 : Gunder Hägg 1944 : Byron Nelson 1945 : Byron Nelson 1946 : Glenn Davis 1947 : Johnny Lujack 1948 : Lou Boudreau 1949 : Leon Hart 1950 : Jim Konstanty 1951 : Dick Kazmaier 1952 : Bob Mathias 1953 : Ben Hogan 1954 : Willie Mays 1955 : Howard Cassady 1956 : Mickey Mantle 1957 : Ted Williams 1958 : Herb Elliott 1959 : Ingemar Johansson 1960 : Rafer Johnson 1961 : Roger Maris 1962 : Maury Wills 1963 : Sandy Koufax 1964 : Don Schollander 1965 : Sandy Koufax 1966 : Frank Robinson 1967 : Carl Yastrzemski 1968 : Denny McLain 1969 : Tom Seaver 1970 : George Blanda 1971 : Lee Trevino 1972 : Mark Spitz 1973 : O.J. Simpson 1974 : Muhammad Ali 1975 : Fred Lynn 1976 : Bruce Jenner 1977 : Steve Cauthen 1978 : Ron Guidry 1979 : Willie Stargell 1980 : U.S. Olympic Hockey Team 1981 : John McEnroe 1982 : Wayne Gretzky 1983 : Carl Lewis 1984 : Carl Lewis 1985 : Dwight Gooden 1986 : Larry Bird 1987 : Ben Johnson 1988 : Orel Hershiser 1989 : Joe Montana 1990 : Joe Montana 1991 : Michael Jordan 1992 : Michael Jordan 1993 : Michael Jordan 1994 : George Foreman 1995 : Cal Ripken Jr. 1996 : Michael Johnson 1997 : Tiger Woods 1998 : Mark McGwire 1999 : Tiger Woods 2000 : Tiger Woods 2001 : Barry Bonds 2002 : Lance Armstrong 2003 : Lance Armstrong 2004 : Lance Armstrong 2005 : Lance Armstrong 2006 : Tiger Woods 2007 : Tom Brady 2008 : Michael Phelps 2009 : Jimmie Johnson 2010 : Drew Brees 2011 : Aaron Rodgers 2012 : Michael Phelps 2013 : LeBron James 2014 : Madison Bumgarner 2015 : Stephen Curry 2016 : LeBron James 2017 : José Altuve Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award 1970 : Unitas 1971 : Hadl 1972 : Lanier 1973 : Dawson 1974 : Blanda 1975 : Anderson 1976 : Harris 1977 : Payton 1978 : Staubach 1979 : Greene 1980 : Carmichael 1981 : Swann 1982 : Theismann 1983 : Benirschke 1984 : Lyons 1985 : Stephenson 1986 : Williams 1987 : Duerson 1988 : Largent 1989 : Moon 1990 : Singletary 1991 : Muñoz 1992 : Elway 1993 : Thomas 1994 : Seau 1995 : Esiason 1996 : Green 1997 : Aikman 1998 : Marino 1999 : Carter 2000 : Flanigan & Brooks 2001 : Bettis 2002 : Vincent 2003 : Shields 2004 : Dunn 2005 : P. Manning 2006 : Brees & Tomlinson 2007 : Taylor 2008 : Warner 2009 : Waters 2010 : Williams 2011 : Birk 2012 : Witten 2013 : Tillman 2014 : Davis 2015 : Boldin 2016 : Fitzgerald & E. Manning 2017 : Watt Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 1981 Red Badgro George Blanda Willie Davis Jim Ringo Members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Quarterbacks Pre-modern era Baugh Clark Conzelman Driscoll Friedman Herber Luckman A. Parker Modern era Aikman Blanda Bradshaw L. Dawson Elway Favre Fouts Graham Griese Jurgensen J. Kelly Layne Marino Montana Moon Namath Stabler Starr Staubach Tarkenton Tittle Unitas Van Brocklin Warner Waterfield Young Running backs Pre-modern era Battles Canadeo Dudley Grange Guyon Hinkle Lambeau Leemans McAfee McNally Nagurski Nevers Pollard Strong Thorpe Van Buren Modern era M. Allen Bettis J. Brown Campbell Csonka T. Davis Dickerson Dorsett Faulk Gifford Harris Hornung J.H. Johnson L. Kelly F. Little Martin Matson McElhenny Moore Motley Payton Perry Riggins B. 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Question: how old was george blanda when he retired from the oakland raiders
Answer: 48