"George's multitalented flair for the dramatic ... which by itself was more than twice the average playing career." In his last game, Mr. Blanda kicked a 41-yard field goal and made an extra ...

I shouted over and over again that George Blanda and Warren Wells helped win a game in the last eight seconds. Surely, I shouted the kicker can pull it off in this game. At the time, there were ...

Jan. 4, 1976, this southwestern PA native played in his last game at Pittsburgh’s Three ... 17, 1927, in Youngwood, Pennsylvania, George Frederick Blanda was truly an ageless wonder.

The last of George Blanda’s five consecutive “miracle finishes ... Division of the American Football Conference by a full game, 6-2-2 to Kansas City’s 5-3-2 and San Diego’s 4-4-2.

There were 1,000 people jamming the long corridor at the Oakland Airport last night who knew. One group hoisted aloft a “Blanda For President” banner and another which stated “George Did It ...

October 14, 1962: On this day, one of the greatest clutch players in pro football history, George ... His last game at age 48 against the Steelers in 1976 iconized Blanda as being the oldest ...

George Blanda, the Hall of Fame quarterback and kickerwho played a record 26 seasons of professional football and once almost single-handedly won five consecutive games for the Oakland Raiders ...

Plain Dealer game stories on every regular season ... It seems that the Lord's been with us the last few weeks." George Blanda, aging hero of the Oakland Raiders' 23-20 last-second comeback ...

Raiders Owner Al Davis once said of George Blanda, "He's the greatest competitor the game has ever seen ... That year, Blanda's last-minute heroics as a quarterback and place kicker resulted ...

"George was ... and booted a last-minute field goal to defeat the San Diego Chargers. The Raiders ended up losing to the Baltimore Colts in the 1970 AFC title game, but Blanda became the oldest ...

George Blanda, the Hall of Fame quarterback and kicker who played a record 26 seasons of professional football and once almost single-handedly won five consecutive games for the Oakland Raiders ...

Blanda's last game was the 1975 AFC Championship Game ... "We are deeply saddened by the passing of the great George Blanda," the Raiders said in a statement Monday. "George was a brave Raider ...