The Oldest Player In NFL History| George Blanda.
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Within the annals of American football, emerges the figure of a truly remarkable quarterback, whose graying hair and feats as a kicker captivated the hearts of many fans.
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George Blandas 1970 heroics alone replacing Lamonica earned him Canton status, Blanda was a genuine football player.
I'm 62. I grew up in Oakland and have been a Raiders fan ever since. I still think that George Blanda is STILL playing football somewhere.
14 years of football 🏈 , an I'm 62 as well an I would love to believe there is a place For Raiders fans football addict's 😇
Those 70s Raiders were the best! Remember watching Blanda...
@@caiusKeys Right you are sir! as long as 'Santa Blanda' was around and in the game you never counted the Raiders out!
And I grew up in Goose Creek SC, my 1st NFL game on TV was the infamous "Heidi Bowl", from that day thru now have been a fan of the raiders, win or lose....My Dad was an Eagles fan(my 2nd favorite team)....
@@irongoatrocky2343I was a 10-12 yr old wondering how Blanda could play at 45yrs old
I'm old enough to remember the social excitement in 1970, when George was on every sports fans mind. At age 43, during 5 straight games, Blanda ruled the world.
Been a Raiders fan since 1968.
I remember watching those games with my Dad and brother. It was so exciting to see George come in a save the day!!!!!
I remember that like yesterday. Every week he won the game with his arm or leg, sometimes it was both. You could not have written a movie script that was more unbelievable. As a ten year old kid, it was magical. Been a Raider fan since 1967!
This guy is someone to be respected and Marvel at.
This guy was a better qb in his 40s than 2/3 of the qbs in the NFL today in there 20s.
Uh....and you justify this how?
@@60zeller By watching. I saw Blanda play when I was a kid. He is correct.
@@60zeller Al Davis saw/knew the talent that Blanda had!
That alone speaks volumes!
@@60zellerBlanda was 48 yrs old and still performing miracles
Yep. Without the money and equipment they have today too.
I remember watching him play with the Raiders when I was an early teen. When he came in, he could really rally the offense to get stuff done in clutch times. There were times he took a beating with tough defenses coming at him, but he mostly always got up, dusted off and made things happen. He was a hellova player and he has my respect.
I remember him well. He was voted Male Athlete of the Year in 1970 for his last-second heroics in several games.
I remember that year
I caddied for him about 20 times. Good golfer and tipper. Fun to be with (except when he was losing)!
Saw him play in the 70s. In the day of real football. Unnecessary roughness on the QB was not in effect. He still lasted that long. He looked like an old fella next to the younger players. But they rallied around him cause they knew he could get it done. Remarkable!
Well this was before we knew about CTE and people were playing with concussions. I played back in the day, only in high school and the word concussion was never used. We used to say you got your bell rung. You would sit out a couple of plays and back in you would go. What you romanticize I think was some truly terrible times in the game. Let’s not forget hitting defenseless receivers. I am not sure if you played but it was truly brutal and peoples brains got messed up. They still do actually.
I played under those rules, and I got my bell rung, and I would do it again, as would 95% of players back then, it was a better game, it was football, now it’s just a track meet and the players have no class, unsportsmanlike conduct is not only accepted but encouraged, I lost interest when Brady retired, he was the last player from that era
I grew up in the Bay Area. And got to go to the Oakland Raiders Game’s back in the late 60s and 70s . One Christmas back then my uncle gave me a facesimile autograph Oakland Raiders Football With All The Player’s Names. George was one of those players. Fast Forward I’m now over 30 and my supervisor call’s us into his office to tell us he will be going into the hospital because he has cancer. I went home that day and found the autograph Oakland Raiders football my uncle gave me and took it to work. Knowing that My supervisor was a Huge Oakland Raiders Fan. And handed him the football and told him this will give you something to do in the hospital while you recover from cancer. His wife said somedays he would just hold the ball , other days he would read all the names, most of all he would hug the football. Never did find out what happened to the football. All I know is. My Supervisor George Needed It More Then I did . Thank You To George Blanda And The Oakland Raiders. For Always Being There For Your Fan’s.
Outstanding
Saw the greatest
SINGLE HANDED
comeback in NFL HISTORY.
GEORGE BLANDA
1970
Down THREE SCORES to The Jets,
In the SNOW, maybe 2 minutes and some change.
Two TOUCHDOWNS passes
And a winning FIELD GOAL..
kicked Bare foot....... In the SNOW.
AT 48 years old......
Unfricking un real game
And human being...,.
George Blanda
Ultra NFL ......LEGEND......
@@lorenzo6mmI was a Super Jets fan and I said how can this 48yr old beat the Jets but he did, smdh
As I understand it, Blanda only “left” Pro Football because they could no longer get him INSURED at 49!! He was still doing his thing, but OTHERS decided that his time to go had come,,,,
My brother had that same football
I find it compelling having learned Blanda and Kenny Stabler each played college ball under the legendary coach Bear Bryant! Nice documentary!
Isn't that 🤔
Add Joe Namath to the list as well as many many more greats.
@@sam21462 Blanda and Namath both in long list of western pa qbs
Montana, Kelly, Marino, ferrotte, Unitas, off top of my head
@@g.t.richardson6311the first qb of prominence I heard of was Johnny U.
George Blanda’s contribution to the Raiders organization and the NFL is hard to overstate. He was inspirational to so many fans and players. I watched every game he played in the Silver and Black. I get choked up thinking about him.
George had longevity. He was forced to retire at age 48. Bet he got a very good retirement. Go George!
George and Earl Morrell 72 Miami did real well in their later years.
Blanda's 1970 season was magical - he bailed out Raiders in 4 straight games.
I saw it too. Never will forget it.
I saw Blanda play in 61. I was right on the sidelines as a teenager. The Oilers won.
A true warrior
I remember a joke on the '70's sitcom, "Happy Days," set in the late 50's, where one character says to another while watching a football game, "Blanda? He's washed up!" He was still playing for the Raiders when the show aired around '73 or '74.
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Yes, I do remember that episode. We here in New England always assumed Tom Brady would be the one to continue to play (he was healthy and in excellent shape) to break Blandas’ playing record. I believe anyone now or in the future will never break Blandas’ longevity record.
only a few ouf us rember george blanda. QB and ended as a kicker and backup QB
Mr.Blanda is 1of the reasons I'm a RAIDERS fan to this day 52 yrs later!!! RN4L just win baby!!💯🏈🤘💥👍
Seeing old footage of what was essentially an old man come in and save the day was amazing.
He essentially wasn't old though. Just older than the age of the others in the league.
I remember George Blanda and salute him not only as a great Oakland Raiders player but an American citizen as well. His achievements illustrate the American desire to excel in what ever endeavor present a challenge.
George Blanda is playing football in heaven now.
Saw the greatest
SINGLE HANDED
comeback in NFL HISTORY.
GEORGE BLANDA
1970
Down THREE SCORES to The Jets,
In the SNOW, maybe 2 minutes and some change.
Two TOUCHDOWNS passes
And a winning FIELD GOAL..
kicked Bare foot....... In the SNOW.
AT 48 years old......
Unfricking un real game
And human being...,.
George Blanda
Ultra NFL ......LEGEND......
In 1970... he would have been 42....
Just sayin..... :P
@@d0nKsTaH
Yes. Thank you.
I remember George Blanda as an Oiler. I learned to tolerate and finally like the Raiders when Blanda player for them. George Blanda was an all round winner and role model. Still miss him.
Could Blanda do today what he did yesterday? I seem to recall
he was mostly used as a kicker. Remember, Danny White
was a punter for Dallas, and backup QB. White was a good
punter, and he could still bail out the Cowboys as a QB as well.
Some would say Blanda could do so with all the protection the
QB now receives today. He would last longer, But he played when
players were getting their Rockem Sockem heads knocked off!
You got blasted running out of bounds. Today, they throw the
mellow yellow for barely slapping the helmet! Blanda was
one tough cookie.
Danny White became the starter for Dallas after Staubach retired but I don’t think he continued to act as punter after that. He led Dallas to 3 NFC Championship games but never to a Super Bowl. He had a very good career. I’m not sure if Blanda could do what he did back then in today’s game.
Brady wouldn't have lasted past 35 ,in the old days, he never liked getting hit,
Blanda = Legend
When I was a kid, I had a book called the 100 greatest athletes of all time. George Blanda was one of them.
I remember a game in Oakland that the Raiders were playing the Cowboys. Blanda came in as quarterback and beat the Cowboys.
Last game of the regular season in 1974.
My dad was born the same month and year as Blanda, and I remember as a teenager being amazed at Blanda’s longevity, trying to picture my dad on the field at his age.
George Blanda, came rhrough everytime he was very dependable, stayed healthy and had a lot of good things happen for him. The Oakland Raiders were a great team with him, as were all the teams he played for.🏈
The "man" of men in football! 😊
I’m 77 Remember the OLD AFL like yesterday the Houston Oilers the first four years could beat most NFL teams back then given the chance Look up the team statistics for Tolar Hennegain Cannon Gorman & Blanda Wally lemm was the coach talk about exciting Football it was a pleasure to watch,today I can’t stand football other than College
I was able to see George Blanda shortly before his retirement. My father and I were in Phoenix in the Summer of 1976. My dad asked me if I wanted to see "My" Raiders vs. the then St Louis Cardinals in a pre-season game at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, AZ. It was a very hot afternoon but I got to see "My" team! Great memories! RIP George Blanda.
I remember this man LEAD that Raiders team down the field. He would call a simple dive off tackle and the biggest hole would open for Hubbard run through no one was allowed to even touch Blanda or a fight would break out. Great stuff!!!
What an amazing career.Im 80yrs. old &I watched him many times on TV can you imagine today's players signing a $6,ooo.a year contract?
The toughest Raider of them all.
Not only an excellent field general. But a capable kicker and punter as well.
He also played linebacker for a couple years in the early 50s.
Great player, great entertainer. Thanks for posting.
I remember watching George Blanda as a young teen, He was Great and so was watching AFL Football in the early 70's. Blanda was very reliable & entertaining in Big Games. Mr. Raider
He retired for a year then came back and played 7 years then was released. He then hung around for 3 years then released again. Then stayed around another 5 seasons. 1949-1976 at 48 years old.
He spent the last seasons kicking extra points.
I remember watching George as a kid. I remember him being like a Swiss Army knife. Always performing a different role to help his Raiders.
He was one of my favorite raiders I've been a raiders fan since 1972.
This video is great to watch. In 1960, living in Chicago, I'd rather watch George on ABC throw many touchdowns than the home town Bears. This also was the case the next year, 1961 and later years when George played for Oakland (his "5" great games). A couple years ago, I searched CZcams to see Mr. Blanda playing. But none of those programs was as informative about George as this one, thanks!
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Love to root for the old guys who seem to always have a little magic left in them. Gritty guy. First rate. Way too young to have watched him play, but I know I would have been a fan.
His 26 years as compared to Brady’s 23 years saw way more changes to the game of football. Then again, maybe it could be argued the other way around. That would be a great topic for a video.
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I remember Blanda playing a Monday Night Football game against Buffalo in his last season. The game was a real snoozer for three quarters. In the 4th quarter, the game came alive with scoring with each team scoring 21 points. The game went past midnight, so it was 12:06 AM and George's 47th birthday. Oakland was in possession with very little time on the clock, on Buffalo's 40 something yard line. As it was, he came off the bench to keep the game alive as the backup quarterback. Field goal time. Oakland wins if Blanda makes the field goal and on his 47th birthday to boot! You could cut the tension with a knife! The ball is snapped and......Blanda didn't even kick the ball into the end zone! Oakland lost. Of course, one play doesn't take away from all he accomplished but I'll never get that game out of my head. RIP George.
I was a Bill's fan and we watched every MNF game in the 70's. Couldn't believe the Bills lost
To think that in three years, it will be the centennial. This dude looked 100 years old when he was 48.....and ballin'!
George Blanda was my favorite NFL/ AFL QB! The Old Man as John Madden called him started as a Chicago Bear with Papa Halas, QB the Bud Adams Oliers to the AFL first 3 Championships winning two in "61 & 62" and losing to the Lamar Hunt Dallas Texans, now the Kansas City Chiefs in Triple Overtime in "63", only to find himself on AL Davis Oakland Raiders under the Great Coach John Madden! I believe John's respect for George's football athletic abilities and knowledge is what indeared John to George and when John was interviewed in his bus during his Broadcasting Career with His best Bud Pat Summerall the Ex Chicago Cardinal place kicker! John was asked if he would ever liked to Coach another NFL Team? John paused and said yes! He said I would've love to coach the Chicago Bears! With the great players that played there and it's history! with talking with George about his playing time and dealing with George S Halas, I'd like to have given it a shot! George Blanda was a Great Man that played Great Football and is an Old School NFL/AFL HOF "81" Player that was a Champion even before his two titles he won in Houston! That most of these new fangled football players with these F_CKING TV TIMEOUTS! where games are now 3 hour TV Commercials and once in a while a football game breaks out! Instead of a hour game! The new players couldn't hold George Blanda's jockstrap without running over to the sideline to get some blow! (Oxygen) well done video on the history of the Great George Blanda! That the League was built on the back of these Great Football Players!
he was and is one of the greatest of all time...
As a teenager, I watch him backup Lamonica and totally amazed how ready he was every time his number was called and was an amazing kicker too!
George Blanda was a smart player. As he aged he was wise enough to limit himself to kicking and obviously was not diving head on at guys on returns. A great athlete and a very smart football player.
Blanda’s final pass was a Touchdown pass to Cliff Branch on National TV vs the Dallas Cowboys. The following week the Raiders beat the Dolphins in the Sea of Hands Game in 1974. Blanda’s last FG attempt was a successful 40 yd FG in the 1975 AFC Championship at Pittsburgh on a frozen icy field. He was 48 years old when he made that clutch FG with 23 seconds left in the game to make the score 16-10 Pittsburgh. The Raiders then recovered an onside kick and completed a Hail Mary pass to Cliff Branch just short of the end zone as time expired
He was was the man when I was a kid.
Best of luck with that stutter, friend. ; )
Awesome and tough Football player, One of my favorites.
Thanks for posting this. I miss seeing him play. I had always cringed when he got sacked hard. He was one tough dude......
I'm a football fan. I love this guy when he played
Raiders were my team then and i a Mississippian who remembers Blanda playing backup Q.B. and kicking.
I won several Fantasy Football Championships in the 60’s with George Blanda as my QB
As a kid in the 1970s I never saw Blanda play but remember my older brother talking about him, they used one phrase when describing him and I’ve always known him as Iron Man George Blanda who played longer than anyone.
George Blanda was sort of a mystery to me as a kid in the 60s. I wondered why he continued to play when the game got more and more for younger men. I'm retired myself now, and this life of mine has likewise moved opportunity to younger men. Now I understand why George focused so hard on the things that meant so much. It's all you have left.
Watched Blanda enter a game in his late 40s and kick afield goal.
He was one helluva QB. Bad MoFo too!
He was still playing with Raiders at 47 years old. No one will ever come close.
I was a kid when he had his big years. My father used to gloat that a guy that was around the same age as him was doing what he was doing
NHL's & WHL Gordie Howe, played 32 seasons and retired at the age of 52! Held the majority of stats records ( not to mention, he was a fighter too ), especially ALL - TIME in Pts totals until surpassed by Wayne Gretzky. Gordie's career out shines Blanda's hands down.
Hockey has had many 20+ season players
Pro football very few
Gordie Howe is in the NHL GOAT conversation and as Mr Hockey was an absolute true legend.
With that, why are you comparing Howe & Blanda?
Not once during this video does the narrator state that Blanda was the greatest professional athlete to play past 45, but rather complimented his career and acknowledging he was the oldest player in Pro FOOTBALL history.
@@PJLeo-sp4gn Why? Comparing NFL's oldest, to NHL's oldest. Obviously. Fair comparison.
Yep, YB. You and 8 other people care. Just sayin'.
@@scottski51 Yep, me and 8 others care. I am in GOOD company. juz sayin' 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆
I remember George well. O was a maze that he was still a place kicker and filled in as a QB for Darell Laconia at his age.
Most Excellent..... Im 61... remember watching many many Raiders games in the early 70s.... Awesome Post ✌
I remember in his later years playing football he was referred as the old man. I sometimes wonder why Tom Brady was never called the old man.
I'm sure when Brady entered Oakland's stadium, fans had some
choice names for him. Unrepeatable here on CZcams! lol!
I think George just appeared to look older than Tom did at age 40 and beyond . I was pretty young at the end of George’s career but remember very clearly him coming in and closing out games as a QB. DEFINITELY a real LEGEND of the game.
Just look at them
Some called him grandpa, though lol
He was an interesting player during my youth.
Raiders legend
Loved watching Blanda when I was a kid. Has Brady ever kicked a field goal? That's why Blanda is the GOAT!
I remember clearly watching George play as quarterback for the Raiders in the early 1970s. He did very well. ♥️
SUPERMAN REALLY DOES LIVE IN OAKLAND.
The Bay Area was a different world back then and Blanda and the Raiders represented that, it was blue collar and so were the Raiders players, and it was special, seeing this just brings me back, sad that world is gone but grateful I was able to live it. It’s all went to hell and so have the Raiders, the only thing todays Raiders have in common is the uniform
Enjoyed watching George Blanda & thought that we might see a 50 year old, still playing football. Oh well.
I was a Jets fan, but that year that he came in was so exciting. Unforgettable.
He was a good old quarterback for Oakland Raiders in 47 years ago.
I remember watching him pass and kick . I remember he was special way back then when I was a kid seeing him on b&w tv.
So impressive ! Respect!
impressive. i remember stabler, southpaw and blanda kicking.
What a guy!!!
Legend
Blanda had an amazing Reg. Season in '61. He4 had 36 TD passes in 12 games. He was averaging 3 per game. In a 17 game season he could have had 51 for the year IF---IF he could have maintained that pace. Just for comparison, Marino only had 32 TD passes in '84 in his 1st 12 games and Marino benefitted from the "Mel Blount Rule" of '78 concerning bump and run with receivers.
Un gran mariscal de campo para quienes lo vimos y vivimos
His son and I attended the same high school.
I used to wait on him in the hardware store near his home in Alameda. Crusty crabby old coot. He was still playing at that time.
Coach Madden said Blanda would play if he's dead .
He married my cousin. Remember watching him as a young boy. RIP
R A I D E R legend
i never realized how bad his career numbers were.
I live 2 miles away from Youngwood, PA.
A true raider
Still upset madden cut blanda in 1976....everybody in football knew raiders were destined to be in super bowl 11 in 1977....
Being a Bears fan it doesn’t surprise me that they had a QB and shit on him. Halas probably didn’t like passing, 3 yards and cloud of dust then put out the defense.
The old man.
Hell, I thought he was still playing!😀
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My mom’s favorite player when I was growing up. His pics at the end, at like 46…he looks 66! Compare him to Tom Brady who is 46.
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6000 dollar contract sad peanuts compared to these days "