George Frederick Blanda
Position: QB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: September 17, 1927 in Youngwood, PA
Died: September 27, 2010 in Alameda, CA
College: Kentucky (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 12th round (119th overall) of the 1949 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 77 (467th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1981
| Rk | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat | September 9, 1961 | W | Houston Oilers | Oakland Raiders | 55 | 0 | boxscore | |
| 2 | Sun | September 24, 1961 | L | Houston Oilers | @ | San Diego Chargers | 24 | 34 | boxscore |
| 3 | Sun | October 1, 1961 | L | Houston Oilers | @ | Dallas Texans | 21 | 26 | boxscore |
| 4 | Sun | October 29, 1961 | W | Houston Oilers | @ | Buffalo Bills | 28 | 16 | boxscore |
| 5 | Sun | November 5, 1961 | W | Houston Oilers | @ | Denver Broncos | 55 | 14 | boxscore |
| 6 | Sun | November 12, 1961 | W | Houston Oilers | Boston Patriots | 27 | 15 | boxscore | |
| 7 | Sun | November 19, 1961 | W | Houston Oilers | New York Titans | 49 | 13 | boxscore | |
| 8 | Sun | November 26, 1961 | W | Houston Oilers | Denver Broncos | 45 | 14 | boxscore | |
| 9 | Sun | December 3, 1961 | W | Houston Oilers | San Diego Chargers | 33 | 13 | boxscore | |
| 10 | Sun | December 10, 1961 | W | Houston Oilers | @ | New York Titans | 48 | 21 | boxscore |
| 11 | Sun | December 17, 1961 | W | Houston Oilers | @ | Oakland Raiders | 47 | 16 | boxscore |
| 12 | Sun | December 24, 1961 | W | Houston Oilers | @ | San Diego Chargers | 10 | 3 | boxscore |