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George Blanda (born September 17, 1927) was an American football player. He was a prime example of players who were called " NFL Rejects" by some. The NFL Chicago Bears thought the University of Kentucky's Blanda wasn't good enough to be a quarterback and wanted him to be a place kicker only. But in 1960, the formation of the American Football League led to Blanda's signing by the Houston Oilers as a quarterback and kicker. He went on to lead the Oilers to the first two league titles in AFL history, and he won AFL Player of the Year honors in 1961. Blanda once passed for 7 TDs in one game, and 36 in a season, 1961. Thirteen times he threw four or more touchdown passes in a game, and once he unleashed 68 passes, for Houston against Buffalo on Nov. 1, 1964. For three staight years, 1963 through 1965, he led the league in passing attempts and completions, and was in the top ten for attempts, completions, yards and touchdowns for seven straight years. He was a four-time member of the American Football League All-Star team. In 1967, when Blanda was almost 40, he left the Oilers but the Oakland Raiders saw him as a contributing backup passer and a dependable kicker so they picked him up. At Oakland, he was a clutch kicker and a valuable "reliever" who pulled games out if fellow Hall of Famer Daryle Lamonica was unavailable or ineffective. He was especially successful in this role in 1970Events January events January 1 Construction begins on Arcosanti, by Paolo Soleri, in Mayer, Arizona, located 65, miles north of Phoenix, Arizona. January 1 Unix epoch at 00:00:00 UTC. January 12 Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war. January, when he was named the NFL's MVP.

Blanda went on to become the oldest quarterback to start a title game, and the oldest professional football player, with the longest career, 26 years. He remains a strong supporter of the AFL heritage, recently saying: "That first year, the Houston Oilers or Los Angeles ChargersThe San Diego Chargers are a National Football League team based in San Diego, California. Founded 1959 (charter American Football League member) Formerly known as Los Angeles Chargers Home stadium Qualcomm Stadium (formerly Jack Murphy Stadium) Uniform c (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 didn't get the chance to prove it."

He is the placekicker on the All-time All-AFL Team . Blanda was one of only 20 players to play all ten years of the AFL, one of only three who were in every AFL game their teams played, and is a member of the American Football League Hall of FameThe American Football League Hall of Fame in Amherst, New York was founded in response to the Pro Football Hall of Fame's perceived bias in favour of the National Football League. The American Football League Hall of Fame exists only in cyberspace to quot, the Pro Football Hall of FameThe Pro Football Hall of Fame is actually the National Football League's Hall of Fame. The building opened in Canton, Ohio on September 7, 1963 with 17 charter inductees. Through 2004, all but one of the inductees played some part of their pro career in t, and the University of Kentucky Hall of Fame.

Blanda held the record for most NFL games played (including his AFL games) with 340 until September 26September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. Events 1580 Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the globe 1687 The Parthenon in Athens is partially destroyed after an explosion caused by the, 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co, when it was broken by another placekicker, Morten AndersenMorten Andersen (born August 19, 1960, in Struer, Denmark) plays American football. He began his sporting life as a boy in Copenhagen. As a student in Denmark, he was a gymnast and a long jumper, and barely missed becoming a member of the Danish junior na.



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