September 27, 2010
SouthAmerica: Rest in Peace!
George Blanda, NFL great, dead at 83
By Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times
September 27, 2010|5:20 p.m.
George Blanda, the legendary quarterback and kicker for four different NFL teams, died at the age of 83. George Blanda played a record 26 seasons.
George Blanda, the Hall of Fame quarterback and kicker who played a record 26 seasons of professional football and once almost single-handedly won five consecutive games for the Oakland Raiders, has died. He was 83.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame said Blanda died Monday after a brief illness, and the Raiders issued a statement calling him "a brave Raider and a close personal friend of Raiders owner Al Davis."
Blanda, who career dated to an era when players routinely manned two positions, scored a then-record 2,002 points.
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SouthAmerica: Rest in Peace!
George Blanda, NFL great, dead at 83
By Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times
September 27, 2010|5:20 p.m.
George Blanda, the legendary quarterback and kicker for four different NFL teams, died at the age of 83. George Blanda played a record 26 seasons.
George Blanda, the Hall of Fame quarterback and kicker who played a record 26 seasons of professional football and once almost single-handedly won five consecutive games for the Oakland Raiders, has died. He was 83.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame said Blanda died Monday after a brief illness, and the Raiders issued a statement calling him "a brave Raider and a close personal friend of Raiders owner Al Davis."
Blanda, who career dated to an era when players routinely manned two positions, scored a then-record 2,002 points.
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