#6 George Blanda | Top 10 Raiders All Time | NFL Films

[@RogerPeet]

I've loved the Oakland Raiders since 1968. I was 12, but I remember watching 'The King of the World'

[@user-yc9eo8ju3d]

I just wish to God,that the Raiders would have kept him on for one more year, so that he would have gotten his Championship Ring. I hope that he gets it in Heaven.😇🙏

[@STAWSKINATOR]

He played until he was 48 years old, that's nuts

[@StephenDoty84]

No, it isn't. --Tom Brady

[@ninline2000]

@b and c racing when Blanda played they beat the living he'll out of quarterbacks.

[@jeremythompson9122]

Especially in that era when player safety wasn't even really a thought yet. The guys career began in 1948 when they were still wearing leather helmets and he played through the 1974 season. That is insane. That guy took a hell of a beating but man was he tough. You had to be to last 26 years in pro football back in those days. Thats two or three careers in one LoL

[@wilsonstone935]

@Brandon Mitchell he put up monster passing numbers in late 50s n 60s

[@robertsprouse9282]

@Brandon Mitchell, he played seven years as a starter with the Oilers in the '60's, and a year and a half with the Bears as a starter in the '50's. He did primarily kick. But, in 1970, he came off of the bench and won five games playing qb and kicking. GORDIE HOWE scored 15 goals in the NHL as a 51, and later that season, a 52 year old. He played in the 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's and 1980 in the NHL..

[@metalmat3651]

This may have been before my time but this dude is a legend, will never forget

[@maxkiller-kb3ht]

MetalmaT 42 interceptions

[@ItsPGWavy]

@@maxkiller-kb3ht and?

[@grindhardlio7814]

@@ItsPGWavy what do you mean and?😂

[@garrison6863]

Amazing player. The guy played in four decades and was both a good QB and an excellent kicker.

[@williamslater4566]

George Blanda was one of those great western Pennsylvania quarterbacks!! Had great Gene's a true legend his hometown of Youngwood Pennsylvania has a small street named after him he needs a statue!!!!!!

[@bigfkd1981]

6, Marino, Montana, blanda, Namath, Jim Kelly, and Unitas

[@JayDogTitan]

Loved by his teammates, fans, and the league in general, he was awesome and a helluva Raider!!

[@al6347]

I remember as a kid watching the Oakland Raiders saying. (Put the old man in)

[@bennettaschmidt1778]

George Blanda was my very first football hero!. I loved him when he played for the Oilers and when he played for the Raiders.

[@R3dp055um]

I didn't see the 1970 season, I was only 10 years old, but I did watch all of those games in 1972 when he came off the bench to save the Raiders from defeat. It was ironic because the Raiders had paid a small fortune to sign the wonder boy Darryl Lamonica, and then Lamonica sat on the bench while a man old enough to be his dad saved the game. It was the first year I followed NFL football, and to my 12-year old eyes, Blanda was hella impressive.

[@billmoran3219]

Blanda is probably the only guy ever who could say I’m a master journeyman professional football player. 26 years played 48 when he retired, more then half his life at the time of retirement.☠️

[@bradcherry101]

And in an era of hard hitting at that.. if he played today, he’d probably play till he was 70 or 80 ☠️

[@emilkoch4098]

I think it's really too bad he gets forgotten about nowadays. This guy played multiple positions, and still holds several records to this day as far as I know. To play multiple positions in the NFL today is unheard of. He still holds the record for being the oldest player in the NFL. He's underrated big time. George Blanda is most well known for his time with the raiders.

[@leighharkey-marsh9188]

I watched many games with my dad. It was the best part of my life. When Kenny the Snake was hurt he took them to the playoffs. Great human

[@dasteelerfan1]

He was a gamer he left it all on the field ! He found ways to win and did just that

[@knockywigglesworth1909]

He was a Great Player for many years! Surprisingly long, tons of talent!!

[@jesstephenson3431]

He was the greatest world championship qb as a Oiler...NEVER FORGET

[@michaellauletti6552]

I remember that season he was passing winning touchdowns and kicking field goals.unbelievable

[@donstone4349]

This guy could do it all,kick ,punt ,rally a team and what an arm

[@Robespierre1758X]

Love him

[@mikeyoungblood1642]

How the hell did they leave George Blanda off the Top 100 Players of All Time list?!

[@waynerembert3116]

@Sam Houston Yeah, he should be higher. Triple threat player.

[@marqstheman]

He’s A Raider, The NFL hates the Raiders.

[@robertsprouse9282]

@Brandon Mitchell, you simply just don't know much about football pre-1978 rule changes, do you?

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@adye1989, but he threw 36 a record tied that same year in the NFL by TITTLE. It was not the same type of game, got it?

[@cobracmr4]

Dude threw like 40 interceptions in a season. That's why

[@Cam12369]

Born in the 20s played into the 70s wow. Never could happen today that’s insane

[@christopherbailey5163]

He never got a Super Bowl ring but I was very honored to have seen him play and kick, remember in 1977 Super Bowl they were calling willie brown old man willie.

[@Johnjohn-dt6hw]

Madden cut him..he shoulda Ben grandfathered in as a relic for God sakes..plus they won the bowl in 76 that's bogus..at that age if you keep playing let him play plus he was producing.People forget he won the 75 AFC championship..if not for the immaculate reception

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

His name was AFL-NFL

[@Gamebox27]

When Al says you're the best player. You are

[@stripervince1]

The old man was god in 1970. Watched every minute of his glory in 70. Shoulda been number one on the list

[@flaccidwhitecoat]

Fun fact: George Blanda is one of two players in NFL history to play in four separate decades. The other is John Carney

[@jamesreynolds6071]

Nooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!

[@beachlife4235]

Naw it's more like 2 and half decades, George was 48 when he last played .4 decades is 40 years thats impossible

[@tropicmix8765]

@@beachlife4235 he played IN four not FOR four.

[@MarkHoward660]

Blanda my favorite , and I was born and raised in Denver

[@kevinkhoy7171]

1970 George Balanda filled in at QB It was his most Popular Season. He Pulled the 🏴‍☠️ out of the 🔥 5 Games in a Row! Getting them into the playoffs!

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

A true Raider legend. In his 40s, he was beating 20 somethings. When you look at Blanda's career, well, timewise, he outlasted Tom Brady and others who came after him.

[@audrarisley7326]

My grandfather got to hang out with george blanda because george blanda thought he was somone else

[@larrytischler570]

Don Merideth who was Dallas Cowboys QB before doing all those ABC NFL color broadcasts told of going to the Oakland stadium before the game to check out the broadcast equipment. On his way up he ran into someone early for the game that told him, "I know you, you're George Blanda". Dandy Don was quite amused.

[@whitneyneat6983]

Thanks Al Davis for the memories, G. BLANDA

[@JohnWilliams-jj2en]

My favorite player of all time.

[@andrewpadaetz5549]

Gotta love Bill King "George Blanda has just been elected King of the World"... #HolyToledo

[@charlesdoody440]

42 ints in one season

[@nomibe2911]

Can someone explain 2:28 where the player is by the goal post trying to hit the ball during the fg attempt? Was this legal?

[@stephenholmes1036]

He wasn't Branch or Allan he was George Blanda the greatest

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

Georges longevity of a career

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

Players who played in the forties Brett Favre Tom Brady Jim Otto George Blanda Jerry Rice

[@MarkHoward660]

the miracle man geoge blanda

[@marqueswilliams345]

George "The Old Man" Blanda

[@geminiman7791]

Should be higher.

[@robertsprouse9282]

@Brandon Mitchell, dude played in a time when pass defense rules were different. Dude threw 36 td passes in a season, not broken for 24 years. Most qbs then threw more picks than TD passes. He won 2 AFL TITLES AS A STARTER, ONE AS A KICKER. In 1970 as a 43 year old, he was the AFC player of the year, and the first kicker to eclipse 2 grand points. Yeah, he was real garbage.. If not for his qb play and kicking in 1970, the Raiduhhhs win 3 games. Next..

[@bigbaws4469]

@@robertsprouse9282 he did throw more picks than tds lmao

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@bigbaws4469, more picks than TDs= not unusual then..its why teams ran the ball so much, and once zones came in as the coin of the realm, majority pass defense strategy, and the hashmarks moved closer to the middle of the field, running really took off until pass defense rules were changed in '78 four years after he retired.. Would Blanda have been a Hall of Fame qb if he got that really legitimate shot that he wanted in the 1950's 12 or 13(for two years) team NFL? Probably not..but he never got to play enough in the '50's NFL to learn the pro passing game, when he did play qb and not just kicker/punter, he stunk. It took getting all of those AFL in-game reps and that in- games' situations' experience and playcalling, even if the AFL was inferior to the NFL up to 1968, to make him a pro-quality starting qb or at least, an impact-making field gen.. And, 1970 in the first regular season schedule merger season= proved it!!. No, he was put in the HALL because of the kicking pto record-then- points, the clutch qb play/field goal kicking winning games run that he was on in the early 1970's as a 40+ year old; incredible, at the time, and that longevity in pro ball(one of the teams he played for started in another 1940's pro league, and folded after two seasons in the NFL and was Balty's first non-semipro football team), and he was put in because of the part he played in the history of the game's development.. TWENTY FIVE SEASONS IN THE U.S.in pro ball, all in the U.S.= UNHEARD OF! THAT, CHARLIE BROWN IS WHAT CHRISTM..ERRR GEORGE BLANDA IS/WAS ALL ABOUT.. Side note: Oh, with few exceptions, most pro qbs today cannot consistently throw a receiver open.. The guy either has to be wide open or he generally, reaches behind or waits for the ball instead of catching the ball full speed at arms' length in FRONT of them.. Watch UNITAS, and see ball placement with Ray Berry and TE John Mackey, and WRs/flankers/rbs Lennie Moore, and WR Willie Richardson.. QBs today have wideopen receivers, and do not have to hit the target bullseye consistently, especially= leading the receiver, of which there are 3-5 wideouts, out of a shotgun with blockers that can extend their arms while blocking, where one or two receivers are wideopen on practically every play getting passes from a qb with a lot more time to pass without fear of being broken in half. It was a totally different game..make no mistake.. with a lot fewer plays..and different= NON-ARENABALL STATS.. YEP..

[@deadmeme3853]

Goat

[@danknox9986]

He whipped out the Chargers over and over again!

[@al6347]

As kids we would yell at the TV Put in the old man. GB

[@dtheman1219]

What's the music clip from 0:07 to 0:45

[@carljustinenuestro8771]

Fun fact: He was actually older not just his coach but also his owner as well. (George Blanda was born in 1927. Al Davis, the owner, was born in 1929. And, John Madden, the coach, was born in 1936.)

[@AuditMadness]

2:23 he hits a 58 yard field goal

[@mynameisgladiator1933]

I loved watching Blanda do what he did in the 1970 season. But think about this. We drafted Stabler in 1968. Al Davis sat stabler for FIVE years before allowing him to play. The reason Blanda had to come in all those games was because Lamonica was sucking the place up. I believe if Stabler had been injected into those games, the Raiders probably win a super bowl in 1970 and one or two more before 1976's super bowl victory. Blanda was great but he was no Kenny Stabler.

[@jeremythompson9122]

I agree. They probablycould've won in Baltimore in the 70 AFC Championship If they played Kenny Stabler earlier. Blanda was great in 1970 but he was already 43 or 44 years old by then. Who knows if they played Stabler as a rookie they might've even beat the Jets in the 68 AFL Championship. The Snake was Namaths backup at Alabama for a year or two I think

[@jonburrows8602]

That is simply not True. While the Raiders drafted Stabler in 1968, he didn't join the team until 1970. He therefore just wasn't ready to do much of anything as a rookie in 1970. One could argue that he should have been the Raiders starter after the disappointing 1971 season, but that is it.

[@mynameisgladiator1933]

@@jonburrows8602What a dufus you are. First of all "That is simply not true." What a stupid expression in this context. Learn English. Second of all, he did join the Raiders in 1968, only to quit in 1969. Try learning something before posting. From Wikipedia: "Stabler signed a two-year contract with the Raiders in March 1968.[8] In November, the Raiders sent Stabler to Spokane, Washington, to play for the Spokane Shockers of the Continental Football League.[9][10][11] He played in two games for the Shockers before being recalled by the Raiders in late November.[12][13][14] In July 1969, Stabler left the Raiders.[15] However, in November 1969, Stabler said "I'll be back in pro football come June."[16][17] In January 1970, it was reported that Stabler and Raiders head coach John Madden agreed that Stabler would return to the Raiders for training camp in July.[18] " If Al Davis hadn't been an idiot, Stabler would have started from 1968. Lamonica was horrible.

[@gabrielmwoodman9867]

ABSOLUTE LEDGEND LED HIS TEAM TO TO A 11-3 RECORD AND MADE THE PRO BOWL WHILE THROWING 42 INTERCEPTIONS

[@toma.4808]

The ric flair of pro football.

[@billmoran3219]

Only Blanda played for real...

[@TehJew22]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

[@thewaytv1111]

Those announcers were hilarious 😂

[@erniemartinez3075]

George Blanca is the Greatest Football player ever

[@206seabass]

hey this was posted on my birthday!!!!

[@thatchannel8951]

you know that feeling when youtube keeps spamming verizon ads?

[@joelgalvan8358]

Blanda, cool in the pocket, and even cooler kicking.

[@scottmiceli7121]

He threw 42 interceptions one season. He was Eli before Eli

[@mmgen1711]

Scott Miceli rules were different man, you cant compare numbers

[@nickchristopoulos8138]

back in those days... you could do anything you wanted to the reciever....

[@bglrj]

I used to wait on him at the hardware store in Alameda. Ornery grouchy cuss. Looked like he was 110. He was still playing.

[@Fireyninjadog]

He was really great on the oilers

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

Blanda was a big guy

[@jerryblair4106]

I love the Raiders Al Davis Just Win Baby!!

[@williamweiss6128]

He was a lot more than I knew when I was a snot nosed brat. QB Houston? He had several records.

[@assholio203]

Crazy he only started one game for the raiders

[@woodyallen8997]

Jawalruss Russell just barely missed making this list.

[@edpinkerton7947]

Played linebacker for a while with the Bears

[@catfan5439]

Am I the only one who thinks the two thumbs down dummies are beyond stupip? I mean how do you thumbs down a history? Its all true ....jeeze

[@catfan5439]

Sam Houston dont shortchange yourself....you can learn how not to troll...just give up playing your justin bieber tunes...youll be fine....just saying

[@scottalexander44]

The shame of it was he retired in 1975. The year before they won the superbowl.

[@craigmorgan7053]

How many times was Lamonica rattled late in the 4th qtr and yanked for Blanda to drive within field goal range and kick the game winner? I can't remember him ever failing that task....😎

[@Raboon16283]

Why is Casper not on this

[@coleleg2924]

Alex Manuel he really needs to be on this list

[@greggillings9454]

At least NFL films put him on the top 10 TE list of all time though.

[@EN-ku3cd]

The guy at the end had no idea what was saying

[@bam2xl14]

bruh had more INTs than TDs in his career

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

Football was george blandas name

[@coreycurtismusic2019]

He threw over 277 career interceptions!!! How is this man in the hall of fame?

[@freeweights101]

cause brett farv threw 336

[@theFORCEismyallie]

George Blanda played longer than Tom Brady.

[@thewaytv1111]

Brady about to join the raiders and catch the OG

[@charlesbird781]

Christopher Walken is Donald Trump in “The Al Davis Story”

[@realjcis1011]

"Most clutch player"...too bad Derek Carr will be taking that title in soon,and hopefully in years to come.

[@p.s.9031]

D.C. can't stay healthy. Injury prone. Waste of money.

[@StephenDoty84]

Most clutch player: Adam Vinateri, a kicker who won play-off games and super bowls by himself.

[@dcbandnerd]

Oof.

[@starpowerfitness9651]

Raiirderssss

[@shakeandjake_1]

So basically most QBs could still be in the league by switching to Kicker lmao

[@hockeyfan1799]

Blanda over Plunkett?

[@jonnybgood1105]

But yet Cliff Branch passed and is still not in the hof

[@novelshoppe3696]

His Number was 16 -- not 6.

[@moobiemaykker9639]

They were not referring to his jersey. They ranked all of the best players and picked the 10 best Raiders of all time. Blanda was the sixth best player of all time... there were five players better than him.

[@joelgalvan8358]

Máster of the, heide. Game.

[@kentjensen4939]

Tom Brady is trying to top him.

[@StephenDoty84]

No Jack Tatum or George Atkinson in the top 10... hmmm

[@StephenDoty84]

@Harry Engel Steve Atwater ahead of them both...

[@StephenDoty84]

Good list. You know the Raiders better than I do. I'd have to study too much film to make a list or pick between Tatum and Atkinson. I'm a Patriot fan. Stabler to Branch was a devastating combo in the NFL for years, though. I like Atwater from Denver better than any Raider DB, ever since he stopped Okoye and changed his attitude.

[@andrewpadaetz5549]

I see what you did there with Otto..

[@unholyrollerr8rfrankiemosq680]

But honestly tho...was he worthy of being an NFL HOFer??

[@bigbaws4469]

No

[@handsomeorangutan7285]

@@bigbaws4469 He deserves to be in the hall of frame but I respect your opinion.

[@HorrorFanatik]

I’m sorry but he doesn’t not deserve HOF

[@elinovak3770]

The oldest player in NFL history 🏈

[@bigbaws4469]

Im sorry but how is this man in the hof he threw 42 picks in 14 games and has ratio of 236tds to 277 picks the fact some people are even calling this guy the goat is stupid he doesnt even deserve to be in the hof

[@buckchile614]

He'd be in for just longevity, but is 7th in career points!

[@randyholliday5626]

236 TDS 277 interceptions with a 47,7% completion percentage he was trash

[@lloydkline1518]

My hero ❤️ George blanda: NFL football 🏈 hall of fame