George Blanda Dies - Hope I catch Him Later

George Blanda died at 83.  George Blanda was probably the coolest football player I have ever watched.  As a small child, I watched him quarterback the Oilers AND kick field goals, then around 70, saw him lead the Raiders into the playoffs (older than the Favre).

He not only knew defenses backwards and forwards, he kicked clutch field goals.  He didn't retire from the NFL until he was 48, well the second time he did retire in 1958 but came back to play in the AFL. The AFL was awesome because they pased a lot, scored a lot and was more fun. In 13 of his 26 seasons he kicked 100% of his extra points attempted.  He was 98.3% for his career.  His percentage for field goals wasn't all that high, but he managed to make many clutch kicks to tie or win games.  He even kicked a 53 yarder at age 43.  He scored 2002 points in his professional football career.

George Blanda - rest in peace.  The rest of y'all, stay safe!