George Blanda dies at age 83


George Frederick Blanda (“The Grand Old Man”) (September 17, 1927 – September 27, 2010) was a former collegiate and Professional Football quarterback and placekicker. The son of a Czech-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. He was married from December 17, 1949 until his death to Betty Harris and had 2 children.

George Blanda signed Oakland Raiders 8×10 color Photo with inscription HOF 81. This item was signed in blue sharpie at the Chantilly, VA show at the Dulles Expo Center November 1, 2008. George was 4x Pro Bowl Quarterback-kicker for the Chicago Bears 1949, 1950-59, Houston Oilers 1960-66 and Oakland Raiders 1967-75. 1970 NFL MVP. Was NFL’s All time leading scorer when he retired. Elected to the NFL Hall of Fame in 1981. This item was signed at a public show and will come with an autograph ticket from the show with matching CSA Authentic Holograms on the item and ticket.