#PHYTERS QUARTERBACK LEAGUE OF LEGENDS PRO#

Little did Blanda know that he'd battle with Halas over his contract for years to come. But the Bears drafted Blanda in the 12th round, and after some negotiating, Halas signed him to a $6,000 contract with a $600 bonus.

When he finished his Kentucky career, he thought his football days were over. Recalling the time he met Bryant, Blanda said: 'I thought this must be what God looks like.'Д«landa was the starting quarterback his last two seasons at Kentucky (1947-48), compiling rather ordinary numbers: 120 completions in 242 passes (.496 percentage), 1,451 yards, 12 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. The Wildcats lost three games in each of the next three years. Bryant, who later won fame and set countless records at Alabama, arrived in his sophomore year, following a 1-9 season. 17, 1927 in Youngwood, Pa., was a quarterback and kicker at Kentucky. 'I concentrate on looking at the spot where the ball will be put and watching the spotter's hands.'Д«landa, born on Sept. 'I never think about that,' he said matter of factly. He raised his game in the postseason, hitting 56.4 percent of his field-goal attempts (52.6 percent during the regular season).

1, 1964, a record that lasted until New England's Drew Bledsoe threw 70 in a 1994 overtime game.Д«landa showed a knack for late-game heroics, particularly as a kicker. Thirteen times he threw four or more touchdown passes in a game, and once he unleashed 68 passes, for Houston against Buffalo on Nov. 19, 1961, a record he shares with four other quarterbacks. Blanda (1963-65) and Marino are the only pros to lead their league in completions three consecutive seasons.ДЄs an Oiler, he threw seven touchdown passes against the New York Titans on Nov. The 6-foot-2, 215-pound Blanda led his league in pass attempts four times (1953 with the Bears, 1963-65 with the Houston Oilers in the American Football League), tied for second with Sammy Baugh and Johnny Unitas behind Dan Marino. He missed just 16 extra points in the regular season and was perfect (49-for-49) in the postseason. He also threw the most interceptions (277). He played more seasons (26) and more games (340) than anyone and became the game's oldest player.

#PHYTERS QUARTERBACK LEAGUE OF LEGENDS PRO#

Bryant, it became apparent, occasionally erred.Д«landa is pro football's all-time leading scorer with 2,002 points (335 field goals, 943 extra points, and nine touchdowns). Then he turned his back on time, competing until he was 48 in a sport dominated by younger, stronger, faster players.Д«ear Bryant, his coach at the University of Kentucky in the late 1940s, told his first pro coach, George Halas of the Chicago Bears, that Blanda would never make it in the National Football League as a placekicker. George Blanda's vintage became legendary in a pro football career that extended longer than anyone's did.Д¬oached by legends, Blanda eventually became a star in his 30s. Some athletes, like fine wines, require a little aging before savoring the sweet smell of success.

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