George Blanda
Quarterback, American football player
1927 – 2010
Who was George Blanda?
George Frederick Blanda 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, 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.
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- Born
- Sep 17, 1927
Youngwood - Ethnicity
- Slovak American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Kentucky
- Lived in
- Kentucky
- Youngwood
- Died
- Sep 27, 2010
Alameda
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on July 23, 2013
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