2 George Blanda Quotes

FameRank: 6

"Records"

* Played more seasons (26) than anyone in NFL history

* Held Career Pro Football points record with 2,002 (1971–2000)

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/statvalue1=4,007

/statlabel2=Pass completions

/statvalue2=1,911

/statlabel3=Touchdown/TD–Interception/INT

/statvalue3=236–277

/statlabel4=Passing Yards

/statvalue4=26,920

/statlabel5=Passer rating/QB Rating

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/statlabel6=NFL career scoring leaders/Points scored

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"George Frederick Blanda" ("The Grand Old Man") (September 17, 1927 – September 27, 2010) was a American football quarterback and placekicker. The son of a Slovak-born Pittsburgh-area coal miner, Blanda has the distinction of having 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 (American football)/John Carney 1988-2010, is the other), and he holds the record for most extra points kicked.

He was married to Betty Harris from December 17, 1949 until his death on September 27, 2010. He had two children.