George Blanda was Brett Favre without the waffling. Blanda, the quintessential old-school NFL player, played until he was a month shy of his 49th birthday as a kicker. He played quarterback well into ...

George Blanda, the Hall of Fame quarterback and kickerwho played a record 26 seasons of professional football and once almost single-handedly won five consecutive games for the Oakland Raiders, has ...

Lower the flags to half-mast. Turn on the autumn wind. Break out the photo albums. George Blanda is no longer among us, Raider Nation. George, known for his never-ending career and the ability to keep ...

Those were the words of radio announcer Bill King after another great comeback orchestrated by the Raiders' legendary quarterback/kicker in 1970. Having come off the bench to first throw a game-tying ...

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- George Blanda, who played longer than anyone in pro football history and racked up the most points in a career that spanned four decades, mostly with the Chicago Bears and Oakland ...

In a sport where the average career lasts less than four years, George Blanda's lasted 26 seasons. Blanda retired after the 1975 season, at 48 the oldest man to play in a National Football League game ...

George Blanda essentially had three careers in professional football, the last with the Oakland Raiders. Blanda, a quarterback, and kicker who started for legendary Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant in his ...

ALAMEDA, Calif. – George Blanda, the seemingly ageless Hall of Fame quarterback and kicker whose 26-year career was best remembered for a remarkable run of late-game theatrics with the Oakland Raiders ...

I have written several articles which mentioned the power and precise plays executed by George Blanda and Warren Wells, among others. Yesterday, as I watched the Oakland Raiders in the last few ...

Following his 52-yard field goal with three seconds left that beat Cleveland, Raiders radio announcer Bill King excitedly proclaimed, “George Blanda has just been elected King of the World!” The ...