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American football player (1927–2010)

American football player

George Blanda

Blanda depicted on a 1954 Bowman football card

No. 22, 64, 16

Position:

Quarterback
Placekicker

Personal information

Born:

(1927-09-17)September 17, 1927
Youngwood, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Died:

September 27, 2010(2010-09-27) (aged 83)
Alameda, California, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight:

215 lb (98 kg)

Career information

High school:

Youngwood
(Youngwood, Pennsylvania)

College:

Kentucky (1945–1948)

NFL draft:

1949: 12th round, 119th pick

Career history

Career highlights and awards

NFL records

Most seasons played: 26
Most career extra points made: 943
Most passing touchdowns in a game: 7 (tied)

Career NFL/AFL statistics

Passing attempts / completions:	4,007 / 1,911
Completion percentage:	47.7%
TD–INT:	236–277
Passing yards:	26,920
Passer rating:	60.6
Field goals attempted / made:	641 / 335
Field goal percentage:	52.3%
Points scored:	2,002
Stats atPro Football Reference

Pro Football Hall of Fame

George Frederick Blanda (September 17, 1927 – September 27, 2010) was an American professionalfootball quarterback andplacekicker who played in theAmerican Football League (AFL) andNational Football League (NFL). Blanda 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 August 1976 as the sport's oldest player at the age of 48, a mark that still stands.^[1]^[2] One of only three players to play in four different decades (the other two beingJohn Carney andJeff Feagles), he holds the record for most extra points made (943) and attempted (959).^[3]

College career

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Blanda was a quarterback and kicker atKentucky from 1945 to 1948. CoachPaul "Bear" Bryant, who later won fame and set countless records atSoutheastern Conference rivalAlabama, arrived in his sophomore year, following a 1–9 season in 1945. The Wildcats lost only three games in each of the next three years.^[4]

Blanda was the starting quarterback his last two seasons at Kentucky (1947–1948), compiling 120 completions in 242 passes (49.6 percent completions), 1,451 yards and 12 touchdowns.^[5]

Professional career

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Chicago Bears

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Blanda was signed by theChicago Bears for $600 in1949, an amount ownerGeorge Halas demanded back when he made the team. Blanda was given a lucrative contract of $6000, as the $600 was just a sign on bonus. While primarily used as aquarterback andplacekicker, Blanda also saw time on the defensive side of the ball atlinebacker. It was not until1953 that Blanda emerged as the Bears' top quarterback, but an injury the following year effectively ended his first-string status. For the next four years, he was used mostly in a kicking capacity. Later commenting on his testy relationship with Halas, Blanda noted, "he was too cheap to even buy me a kicking shoe."^[3] Blanda later reflected that by the 1950s the pro game had moved beyond Halas, who seemed to lack the interest he had earlier.

Houston Oilers

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Blanda retired after the1958 season because of Halas' insistence on only using him as a kicker, but returned in1960 upon the formation of theAmerican Football League. He signed with theHouston Oilers as both a quarterback and kicker. He was derided by the sports media as an "NFL Reject", but he went on to lead the Oilers to the first two league titles in AFL history, and he was theAll-AFL quarterback and wonAFL Player of the Year honors in1961. During that season, he led the AFL in passing yards (3,330) and touchdown passes (36). His 36 touchdown passes in 1961 were the most ever thrown by any NFL/AFL quarterback in a single season, until matched byY. A. Tittle of the NFLNew York Giants two years later in1963. Blanda's and Tittle's mark remained the record until surpassed byDan Marino's 48 touchdown passes in1984. In the 1961 title game, he threw five interceptions, becoming the fourth quarterback in football history to do so in a playoff game. However, the Oilers won 10–3 on the strength of a tough defense that held the San Diego Chargers to no points until late in the fourth quarter, and Blanda made a field goal and threw a touchdown pass toBilly Cannon in the win. Of all players to throw five interceptions or more in a playoff game, Blanda is the only one who did not lose the game.^[6]

During 1962, he had two 400-yard passing days for the Oilers: a 464-yard effort against theBuffalo Bills on October 29, with four touchdown passes (winning 28–16); and 418 yards three weeks later against theTitans of New York, this time with seven touchdown passes in a 49–13 victory. Blanda passed for 36 touchdowns that season. Blanda threw 42 interceptionsthat season, a record that still stands as the only quarterback to throw 40 interceptions in a season. In the 1962 title game that went to double overtime, he kicked a field goal and threw for a touchdown pass but had his fifth interception occur late to eventually set up the game-ending field goal.^[7]^[8] On thirteen occasions, he connected on four or moretouchdown passes during a game, and on November 1,1964, unleashed 68 passes for Houston against the eventual championBuffalo Bills.

From1963 to1965, Blanda led the AFL in passing attempts and completions, and ranked in the top ten for attempts, completions, yards and touchdowns during seven consecutive seasons. The 1966 season would see Blanda's Oilers begin the season with a 3–5 record despite a statistically prolific connection with receiverCharley Frazier. Blanda would cede playing time at quarterback to the 25-year-oldDon Trull, though Blanda continued to serve as the team's primary kicker.^[9] A four-time AFL All-Star, Blanda's already-long career seemed over when he was released by the Oilers on March 18,1967. However, theOakland Raiders signed him that July, seeing his potential as a contributing backup passer and a dependable kicker.

In later years, Blanda remained a strong supporter of AFL heritage, saying: "That first year, the Houston Oilers orLos Angeles Chargers (24–16 losers to the Oilers in the title game) could have beaten theNFL champion (Philadelphia) in a Super Bowl." Blanda said further: "I think the AFL was capable of beating the NFL in a Super Bowl game as far back as 1960 or '61. I just regret we didn't get the chance to prove it."

Oakland Raiders

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In1967, Blanda's first season with the Raiders, his kicking skills helped him lead the AFL in scoring with 116 points. In two instances, his leg helped play a role in Raider victories: a trio of field goals helped upset the defending league championKansas City Chiefs on October 1; in the closing weeks of the regular season, Blanda booted four field goals behind a hostile Houston crowd in a 19–7 victory over his former team, theOilers, helping gain a measure of revenge. Three weeks later, the Raiders met the Oilers again in theAFL Championship Game and won 40–7.

The Raiders went on to compete inSuper Bowl II, but lost the game to theGreen Bay Packers.

In1970, Blanda was released during the exhibition season, but bounced back to establish his 21st professional season. During that season, Blanda, at age 43, had a remarkable five-game run. Against the Steelers, Blanda threw for three touchdowns in relief of an injuredDaryle Lamonica. One week later, his 48-yard field goal with three seconds remaining salvaged a 17–17 tie with theKansas City Chiefs. On November 8, he again came off the bench to throw a touchdown pass to tie theCleveland Browns with 1:34 remaining, then kicked a 53-yard field goal with 0:03 left for the 23–20 win. Immediately after the winning field goal, Raiders radio announcerBill King excitedly declared, "George Blanda has just been elected King of the World!"^[10] In the team's next game, Blanda replaced Lamonica in the fourth quarter and connected withFred Biletnikoff on a touchdown pass with 2:28 left in the game to defeat theDenver Broncos, 24–19.^[11] The following week, Blanda's 16-yard field goal in the closing seconds defeated theSan Diego Chargers, 20–17.

In theAFC title game against theBaltimore Colts, Blanda again relieved an injured Lamonica, completing 17 of 32 passes for 217 yards and two touchdowns while also kicking a 48-yard field goal and two extra points, keeping the Raiders in the game until the final quarter, when he was intercepted twice. Aged 43, he became the oldest quarterback ever to play in a championship game, and was one of the few remaining straight-ahead kickers in theNFL.

Blanda's achievements resulted in his winning theBert Bell Award. Chiefs' owner Lamar Hunt said, "Why, this George Blanda is as good as his father, who used to play for Houston." Although he never again played a major role at quarterback, Blanda served as the Raiders' kicker for five more seasons. Blanda was also named theAssociated Press Male Athlete of the Year, being the first-ever professional football player to earn the award. He finished 2nd in theAssociated Press MVP voting toJohn Brodie.^[12]

He played in his last game atPittsburgh'sThree Rivers Stadium on January 4,1976, at age 48,^[13] in the1975 AFC Championship Game, in which he kicked a 41-yard field goal and made one extra point as the Raiders lost to theSteelers 16–10. Blanda was released during training camp in late August1976 and succeeded at kicker by rookieFred Steinfort. Blanda never played football again, but he harbored no ill feelings when the Raiders went on to win the NFL title that year inSuper Bowl XI (incidentally, Steinfort was injured in mid-season and was replaced by 35-year-old veteranErrol Mann).^[1]^[2]^[14]^[15]

NFL/AFL career statistics

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Legend
	AFL MVP
	Won theAFL championship
	NFL record
	Led the league
Bold	Career high
Underline	Incomplete data

Regular season

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Year	Team	Games			Passing									Kicking
Year	Team	GP	GS	Record	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	Lng	TD	Int	Rtg	FGM	FGA	Lng	FG%	XPM	XPA	XP%	Pts
1949	CHI	12	2	—	9	21	42.9	197	9.4	44	0	5	37.3	7	15	—	46.7	0	0	—	21
1950	BAL	1	0	—	0	0	—	0	—	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0
1950	CHI	11	0	—	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6	6	15	—	40.0	0	0	—	18
1951	CHI	12	0	—	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	6	17	—	35.3	26	26	100.0	44
1952	CHI	12	2	1−1	47	131	35.9	664	5.1	59	8	11	38.5	6	25	—	24.0	30	30	100.0	48
1953	CHI	12	12	3−8−1	169	362	46.7	2,164	6.0	72	14	23	52.3	7	20	—	35.0	27	27	100.0	48
1954	CHI	8	7	4−3	131	281	46.6	1,929	6.9	76	15	17	62.1	8	16	—	50.0	23	23	100.0	47
1955	CHI	12	0	—	42	97	43.3	459	4.7	51	4	7	41.6	11	16	—	68.8	37	37	100.0	70
1956	CHI	12	0	—	37	69	53.6	439	6.4	69	7	4	82.9	12	28	—	42.9	45	47	95.7	81
1957	CHI	12	0	—	8	19	42.1	65	3.4	13	1	3	11.8	14	26	—	53.8	23	23	100.0	65
1958	CHI	12	0	—	2	7	28.6	19	2.7	12	0	0	39.6	11	23	—	47.8	36	37	97.3	69
1960	HOU	14	11	8−3	169	363	46.6	2,413	6.6	88	24	22	65.4	15	32	53	45.5	46	47	97.9	91
1961	HOU	14	11	9−2	187	362	51.7	3,330	9.2	80	36	22	91.3	16	29	55	55.2	64	65	98.5	112
1962	HOU	14	14	11−3	197	418	47.1	2,810	6.7	78	27	42	51.3	11	26	54	42.3	48	49	98.0	81
1963	HOU	14	13	6−7	224	423	53.0	3,003	7.1	80	24	25	70.1	9	24	46	37.5	39	39	100.0	66
1964	HOU	14	13	4−9	262	505	51.9	3,287	6.5	80	17	27	61.4	13	29	49	44.8	37	38	97.4	76
1965	HOU	14	12	3−9	186	442	42.1	2,542	5.8	95	20	30	47.9	11	21	45	52.4	28	28	100.0	61
1966	HOU	14	8	3−5	122	271	45.0	1,764	6.5	79	17	21	55.3	16	30	51	53.3	39	40	97.5	87
1967	OAK	14	0	—	15	38	39.5	285	7.5	50	3	3	59.6	20	30	46	66.7	56	57	98.2	116
1968	OAK	14	1	1−0	30	49	61.2	522	10.7	94	6	2	120.1	21	34	48	61.8	54	54	100.0	117
1969	OAK	14	0	—	6	13	46.2	73	5.6	20	2	1	71.5	20	37	46	54.1	45	45	100.0	105
1970	OAK	14	0	—	29	55	52.7	461	8.4	44	6	5	79.4	16	29	52	55.2	36	36	100.0	84
1971	OAK	14	0	—	32	58	55.2	378	6.5	37	4	6	58.6	15	22	42	68.2	41	42	97.6	86
1972	OAK	14	0	—	5	15	33.3	77	5.1	26	1	0	73.5	17	26	48	65.4	44	44	100.0	95
1973	OAK	14	0	—	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	23	33	49	69.7	31	31	100.0	100
1974	OAK	14	0	—	1	4	25.0	28	7.0	28	1	0	95.8	11	17	49	64.7	44	46	95.7	77
1975	OAK	14	0	—	1	3	33.3	11	3.7	11	0	1	5.6	13	21	37	61.9	44	48	91.7	83
Career		340	106	53−50−1	1,911	4,007	47.7	26,920	6.7	95	236	277	60.6	335	641	55	52.4	943	959	98.3	1,948

Postseason

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Year	Team	Games			Passing									Kicking
Year	Team	GP	GS	Record	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	Lng	TD	Int	Rtg	FGM	FGA	FG%	XPM	XPA	XP%	Pts
1950	CHI	1	0	—	0	0	—	0	—	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	0	—	0
1956	CHI	1	1	0–1	12	27	44.4	140	5.2	—	0	1	45.3	0	0	—	1	1	100.0	1
1960	HOU	1	1	1–0	16	31	51.6	301	9.7	88	3	0	117.8	1	2	50.0	3	3	100.0	6
1961	HOU	1	1	1–0	18	40	45.0	160	4.0	35	1	5	25.0	1	1	100.0	1	1	100.0	4
1962	HOU	1	1	0–1	23	46	50.0	261	5.7	24	1	5	35.1	1	3	33.3	2	2	100.0	5
1967	OAK	2	0	—	0	2	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6	4	7	57.1	6	6	100.0	18
1968	OAK	2	0	—	0	0	—	0	—	0	0	0	—	5	6	83.3	7	7	100.0	22
1969	OAK	2	0	—	3	11	27.3	57	5.2	33	0	3	9.1	0	3	0.0	9	9	100.0	9
1970	OAK	2	0	—	17	32	53.1	271	8.5	38	2	3	63.4	1	2	50.0	5	5	100.0	8
1972	OAK	1	0	—	0	0	—	0	—	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	1	1	100.0	1
1973	OAK	2	0	—	0	0	—	0	—	0	0	0	—	5	7	71.4	4	4	100.0	19
1974	OAK	2	0	—	0	0	—	0	—	0	0	0	—	2	3	66.7	5	5	100.0	11
1975	OAK	2	0	—	0	0	—	0	—	0	0	0	—	2	5	40.0	5	5	100.0	11
Career		20	4	2–2	89	189	47.1	1,190	6.3	88	7	17	42.4	22	39	56.4	49	49	100.0	115

Records and honors

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Blanda finished his 26 professional football seasons having completed 1,911 of 4,007 pass attempts for 26,920 yards and 236 touchdowns. Blanda also held theNFL record for most interceptions thrown with 277, until Brett Favre broke it on October 14, 2007. He rushed for 344 yards and 9 touchdowns on the ground, kicked 335 of 641 field goals, and 943 of 959 extra points, giving him 2,002 total points. Additional stats include 1 interception, 2 kickoff returns for 19 yards, 22 punts for 809 yards, and 23 fumble recoveries.

Blanda holds the following professional football records:

Most seasons played: 26 (1949–1958, 1960–1975)
Most seasons scoring a point: 26
One of two players to play in 4 different decades. Blanda played in the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s andJohn Carney, who played in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s
Oldest player to play in an NFL game: 48 years, 109 days
Most interceptions thrown, single season: 42 (1962)
Passing touchdowns in a game: 7 (Tied with 7 others^[16]) November 19, 1961, vs.New York Titans^[17]
MostPATs made (943) and attempted (959)

He is the placekicker on theAll-Time All-AFL Team, and was one of only 20 players to play all ten years of the AFL, as well as one of only three who were in every AFL game their teams played. Blanda was elected to thePro Football Hall of Fame in 1981, his first year of eligibility, and also was inducted into theUniversity of Kentucky Hall of Fame.

Blanda held the record formost professional football games played with 340 until September 26, 2004, when it was broken by another placekicker,Morten Andersen as well as the record formost consecutive games played^[18] until September 26, 1976, by defensive endJim Marshall. He still holds the record for most games played by an AFL/NFL player who was not exclusively a kicker or punter. His 114 postseason points were an NFL record at the time of his retirement.

Blanda brokeLou Groza's career scoring record in 1971, a record he held until 2000 when it was broken byGary Anderson. Blanda's 2,002 total points are still good for 7th on the all-time scoring list.^[19]

U.S. Route 119 in Blanda's hometown ofYoungwood, Pennsylvania, was renamed George Blanda Boulevard in 1985.^[20]

In 1999, Blanda was ranked number 98 onThe Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players.^[21]

Blanda was the first-ever recordedfantasy football draft pick when the game was first created in 1962 by The Greater Oakland Professional Pigskin Prognosticators League.^[22]

Personal life

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Blanda was the son of aSlovak-bornPittsburgh-areacoal miner.^{[citation needed]} He was married to Betty Harris from December 17, 1949, until his death on September 27, 2010, ten days after his 83rd birthday. They had two children.

Death

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According to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Blanda died after a "short illness" on September 27, 2010.^[23] He was 83 years old.^[24] A moment of silence was held in Blanda's honor prior to the start of the September 27, 2010, game between theGreen Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears onMonday Night Football, fromSoldier Field.^[25]

Legacy

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The 1970s TV seriesHappy Days was set in 1950s Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In theSeason 3 episode "Football Frolics", first aired January 20, 1976,Richie Cunningham (played byRon Howard) andRalph Malph (Donny Most) are watching the December 9, 1956, Chicago Bears – Chicago Cardinals televised game. AfterEd Brown's pass toHarlon Hill is intercepted by the Cardinals, Richie wants "the other quarterback" put in. Ralph says that the other quarterback is "washed up. He's old. He's 30. He's got no future." Richie argues back, "George Blanda has two or three good years left." The joke was that Blanda, 19 years after the date depicted in the show, was still playing.^[26]

Towards the end of his career, Blanda also served as a commercial spokesman for Chrysler Corporation. He was often seen in television commercials promoting the full-size Dodge Truck line, most notably its new "Club Cab" after the line received a complete redesign in 1973. Blanda also appeared in commercials for Schaefer Beer, Brut cologne, Kellogg's cereals and many others during the early 1970s.

References

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^^a ^b"George Blanda not bitter, pulls for Oakland success".Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 23, 1976. p. 23.
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^Maule, Tex (November 23, 1970)."Let George do it - and he does".Sports Illustrated. p. 30.
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^Cohn, Bob (September 28, 2010)."NFL great, Youngwood native Blanda dies".triblive.com. RetrievedNovember 17, 2020.
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^Dickey, Glenn (January 8, 2011)."Fantasy Football: Craze's roots go back to Oakland".The San Francisco Chronicle.
^Richardson, Bill (September 27, 2010)."Ageless wonder George Blanda dies".Kansas City Star. Archived fromthe original on October 1, 2010. RetrievedSeptember 28, 2010.
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"George Blanda: The Old Man". (1999). InESPN SportsCentury. Michael MacCambridge, Editor. New York: Hyperion ESPN Books. p. 228.

External links

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Blanda's citation in the American Football League Hall of Fame
Media related toGeorge Blanda at Wikimedia Commons

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Caleb Williams (2024–present)

Las Vegas Raiders starting quarterbacks

Played inOakland (1960–1981, 1995–2019) andLos Angeles (1982–1994)

Tom Flores (1960–1961, 1963–1966)
Babe Parilli (1960)
Cotton Davidson (1962–1964, 1966)
Hunter Enis (1962)
Don Heinrich (1962)
Dick Wood (1965)
Daryle Lamonica (1967–1973)
George Blanda (1968)
Ken Stabler (1971–1979)
Larry Lawrence (1974–1975)
Mike Rae (1976–1977)
Jim Plunkett (1980–1986)
Dan Pastorini (1980)
Marc Wilson (1981, 1983–1987)
Rusty Hilger (1987)
Vince Evans (1987, 1993, 1995)
Jay Schroeder (1988–1992)
Steve Beuerlein (1988–1989)
Todd Marinovich (1991–1992)
Jeff Hostetler (1993–1996)
Billy Joe Hobert (1995–1996)
Jeff George (1997–1998)
Donald Hollas (1998)
Wade Wilson (1998)
Rich Gannon (1999–2004)
Rick Mirer (2003)
Marques Tuiasosopo (2003, 2005)
Kerry Collins (2004–2005)
Aaron Brooks (2006)
Andrew Walter (2006, 2008)
Josh McCown (2007)
Daunte Culpepper (2007)
JaMarcus Russell (2007–2009)
Bruce Gradkowski (2009–2010)
Charlie Frye (2009)
Jason Campbell (2010–2011)
Kyle Boller (2011)
Carson Palmer (2011–2012)
Terrelle Pryor (2012–2013)
Matt Flynn (2013)
Matt McGloin (2013, 2016)
Derek Carr (2014–2022)
EJ Manuel (2017)
Jarrett Stidham (2022)
Jimmy Garoppolo (2023)
Aidan O'Connell (2023–present)
Brian Hoyer (2023)
Gardner Minshew (2024)
Desmond Ridder (2024)

Tennessee Titans starting quarterbacks

Formerly theHouston Oilers (1960–1996) and theTennessee Oilers (1997–1998)

George Blanda (1960–1966)
Jacky Lee (1960–1961, 1963, 1967)
Don Trull (1964–1966, 1968–1969)
Buddy Humphrey (1966)
Pete Beathard (1967–1969)
Bob Davis (1967–1969)
Charley Johnson (1970–1971)
Jerry Rhome (1970)
Dan Pastorini (1971–1979)
Lynn Dickey (1971, 1973–1974)
Kent Nix (1972)
John Hadl (1976–1977)
Gifford Nielsen (1979, 1981–1983)
Ken Stabler (1980–1981)
John Reaves (1981)
Archie Manning (1982–1983)
Oliver Luck (1983, 1985–1986)
Warren Moon (1984–1993)
Brent Pease (1987)
Cody Carlson (1988, 1990, 1992–1994)
Billy Joe Tolliver (1994)
Bucky Richardson (1994)
Chris Chandler (1995–1996)
Steve McNair (1995–2005)
Will Furrer (1995)
Neil O'Donnell (1999–2001, 2003)
Billy Volek (2003–2005)
Matt Mauck (2005)
Vince Young (2006–2010)
Kerry Collins (2006–2010)
Rusty Smith (2010)
Matt Hasselbeck (2011–2012)
Jake Locker (2012–2014)
Ryan Fitzpatrick (2013)
Charlie Whitehurst (2014)
Zach Mettenberger (2014–2015)
Marcus Mariota (2015–2019)
Matt Cassel (2016–2017)
Blaine Gabbert (2018)
Ryan Tannehill (2019–2023)
Malik Willis (2022)
Joshua Dobbs (2022)
Will Levis (2023–present)
Mason Rudolph (2024)

v t e Tennessee Titans Ring of Honor
Bud Adams Elvin Bethea George Blanda Robert Brazile Earl Campbell Jeff Fisher Eddie George Mike Holovak Ken Houston Bruce Matthews Warren Moon Mike Munchak Steve McNair Jim Norton Bum Phillips Floyd Reese Frank Wycheck Billy "White Shoes" Johnson

Houston Oilers 1960 AFL champions (inaugural season roster)

Head coach:Lou Rymkus

Houston Oilers 1961 AFL champions

Head coaches:Lou Rymkus
Wally Lemm

v t e Oakland Raiders 1967 AFL champions
00Jim Otto 3Daryle Lamonica 11Mike Eischeid 16George Blanda 19Cotton Davidson 20Warren Powers 21Rodger Bird 22Larry Todd 23Rod Sherman 24Willie Brown 25Fred Biletnikoff 29Howie Williams 30Roger Hagberg 33Billy Cannon 34Gus Otto 35Hewritt Dixon 36Clem Daniels 38Estes Banks 40Pete Banaszak 42Bill Laskey 45Dave Grayson 47Kent McCloughan 48Bill Budness 50Duane Benson 52J. R. Williamson 53Dan Birdwell 55Dan Conners 62Bob Kruse 63Gene Upshaw 65Wayne Hawkins 70Jim Harvey 73Richard Sligh 74Tom Keating 76Bob Svihus 77Ike Lassiter 78Dan Archer 79Harry Schuh 81Warren Wells 83Ben Davidson 84Ken Herock 85Carleton Oats 86Bill Fairband 88Dave Kocourek 89Bill Miller
Head coach:John Rauch
Coaches:Tom Dahms John Madden Marv Marinovich John Polonchek Ollie Spencer Charlie Sumner

v t e American Football League Most Valuable Player award winners (AP,UPI,TSN)
Unanimous	1960:Abner Haynes 1961:George Blanda 1964:Gino Cappelletti 1966:Jim Nance 1967:Daryle Lamonica 1968:Joe Namath 1969:Daryle Lamonica
Split	1962:Cookie Gilchrist (UPI, AP) &Len Dawson (TSN) 1963:Lance Alworth (UPI),Tobin Rote (AP) &Clem Daniels (TSN) 1965:Paul Lowe (TSN) &Jack Kemp (AP, UPI)

American Football League All-Time Team

Bert Bell Award winners

1959:Unitas
1960:Van Brocklin
1961:Hornung
1962:Robustelli
1963:J. Brown
1964:Unitas
1965:Retzlaff
1966:Meredith
1967:Unitas
1968:Kelly
1969:Gabriel
1970:Blanda
1971:Staubach
1972:L. Brown
1973:Simpson
1974:Olsen
1975:Tarkenton
1976:Stabler
1977:Griese
1978:Bradshaw
1979:Campbell
1980:Jaworski
1981:Anderson
1982:Theismann
1983:Riggins
1984:Marino
1985:Payton
1986:L. Taylor
1987:Rice
1988:Cunningham
1989:Montana
1990:Cunningham
1991:Sanders
1992:Young
1993:Smith
1994:Young
1995:Favre
1996:Favre
1997:Sanders
1998:Cunningham
1999:Warner
2000:Gannon
2001:Faulk
2002:Gannon
2003:Manning
2004:Manning
2005:Alexander
2006:Tomlinson
2007:Brady
2008:Peterson
2009:Brees
2010:Vick
2011:Rodgers
2012:Peterson
2013:Manning
2014:Watt
2015:Newton
2016:Ryan
2017:Wentz
2018:Mahomes
2019:Jackson
2020:No award given
2021:J. Taylor
2022:Hurts
2023:Jackson
2024:Barkley

Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year

Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year winners

1970:Unitas
1971:Hadl
1972:Lanier
1973:Dawson
1974:Blanda
1975:Anderson
1976:Harris
1977:Payton
1978:Staubach
1979:Greene
1980:Carmichael
1981:Swann
1982:Theismann
1983:Benirschke
1984:Lyons
1985:Stephenson
1986:R. Williams
1987:Duerson
1988:Largent
1989:Moon
1990:Singletary
1991:Muñoz
1992:Elway
1993:Thomas
1994:Seau
1995:Esiason
1996:Green
1997:Aikman
1998:Marino
1999:Carter
2000:Flanigan &Brooks
2001:Bettis
2002:Vincent
2003:Shields
2004:Dunn
2005:P. Manning
2006:Brees &Tomlinson
2007:Taylor
2008:Warner
2009:Waters
2010:M. Williams
2011:Birk
2012:Witten
2013:Tillman
2014:Davis
2015:Boldin
2016:Fitzgerald &E. Manning
2017:Watt
2018:Long
2019:Campbell
2020:Wilson
2021:Whitworth
2022:Prescott
2023:Heyward
2024:Armstead

v t e Members of thePro Football Hall of Fame
Quarterbacks	Aikman Baugh Blanda Bradshaw Clark Conzelman L. Dawson Driscoll Elway Favre Fouts Friedman Graham Griese Herber Jurgensen J. Kelly Layne Luckman Manning Marino Montana Moon Namath A. Parker Stabler Starr Staubach Tarkenton Tittle Unitas Van Brocklin Warner Waterfield S. Young
Running backs	M. Allen Battles Bettis J. Brown Campbell Canadeo Csonka T. Davis Dickerson Dorsett Dudley Faulk Gifford Grange Guyon F. Harris Hinkle Hornung James J. H. Johnson L. Kelly Lambeau Leemans F. Little Martin Matson McAfee McElhenny J. McNally Moore Motley Nagurski Nevers Payton Perry Pollard Riggins B. Sanders Sayers Simpson E. Smith Strong Ji. Taylor T. Thomas Thorpe Tomlinson Trippi Van Buren Walker
Wide receivers / ends	Alworth Badgro Berry Biletnikoff Branch T. Brown Bruce Carmichael Carter Chamberlin Fears Flaherty Halas Harrison Hayes Hewitt Hirsch Hutson Irvin A. Johnson C. Johnson Joiner Largent Lavelli Lofton Maynard McDonald Millner Mitchell Monk Moss Owens Pearson Pihos A. Reed Rice St. Sharpe Speedie Stallworth Swann C. Taylor Warfield
Tight ends	Casper Ditka Gates Gonzalez Mackey Newsome C. Sanders Sh. Sharpe J. Smith Winslow
Offensive linemen	L. Allen Boselli B. Brown R. Brown Covert Creekmur D. Dawson DeLamielleure Dierdorf Faneca Gatski Gregg Grimm Hannah Hickerson Hill Hutchinson S. Jones W. Jones Kramer Langer L. Little Mack Matthews Mawae McCormack McDaniel Mix Munchak Muñoz Ogden Otto Pace J. Parker Ringo Roaf Shaw A. Shell Shields J. Slater St. Clair Stanfel Stephenson J. Thomas Tingelhoff Upshaw Webster Wright Yary Zimmerman
Pre-modern era two-way players	Edwards Fortmann Healey Hein Henry Hubbard Kiesling Kinard Lyman Michalske Musso Owen D. Slater Stydahar Trafton Turner Wojciechowicz
Defensive linemen	J. Allen Atkins Bethea Buchanan Culp W. Davis Dean Dent Doleman Donovan Eller Ford Freeney J. Greene Haley Hampton Humphrey D. Jones Jordan Karras Kennedy Klecko Lilly Long Marchetti McMichael Nomellini Olsen Page Peppers Randle Robustelli Sapp Selmon Seymour B. Smith Sprinkle Stautner Strahan Ja. Taylor Weinmeister Ra. White Re. White B. Willis B. Young Youngblood
Linebackers	Bednarik Bo. Bell Brazile Brooks Buoniconti Butkus Carson Connor George Gradishar K. Greene Ham Hanburger Hendricks Howley Huff Jackson Lambert Lanier Lewis Mills Nitschke Richter D. Robinson Schmidt Seau Singletary L. Taylor D. Thomas Z. Thomas Tippett Urlacher Ware Wilcox P. Willis
Defensive backs	Adderley E. Allen Atwater Bailey Barber Barney Blount W. Brown J. Butler L. Butler Christiansen Dawkins Dillon Easley Green C. Harris Haynes Houston J. Johnson Krause Lane Lary Law LeBeau Lott Lynch Polamalu E. Reed Renfro Revis Riley J. Robinson D. Sanders D. Shell E. Thomas Tunnell Wehrli Williams L. Wilson Wood C. Woodson R. Woodson
Special teams	Andersen Groza Guy Hester Stenerud
Coaches	G. Allen P. Brown Chamberlin Conzelman Coryell Cowher Dungy Ewbank Flaherty Flores Gibbs Gillman Grant Halas J. Johnson Lambeau Landry Levy Lombardi Madden Neale Noll Owen Parcells Shula Stram Vermeil Walsh
Contributors	Beathard Be. Bell Bidwill Bowlen Brandt Carr A. Davis DeBartolo Finks Halas Hunt J. Jones Lambeau T. Mara W. Mara Marshall A. McNally Nunn Polian Ray Reeves A. Rooney D. Rooney Rozelle E. Sabol S. Sabol Schramm Tagliabue R. Wilson Wolf G. Young
Italics denotes members who have been elected, but not yet inducted.