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Quarterback, Kentucky, 1945–48
George Blanda
Lettered 1945–48 (school media guide)
- Born
- Sep 17, 1927, in Youngwood, Pennsylvania
- Died
- Sep 27, 2010, in Alameda, California
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George Blanda played quarterback at Kentucky (1945–48). The Chicago Hornets took Blanda in round 2, No. 9 overall in the 1949 AAFC Draft.
Honors
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
In the NFL
AFL All-Star Games: 4 (1961–63, 1967) · Second-team All-Pro: 1970
All-Pro teams: Pro Football Writers second team 1970.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1960–66 | AFL | Houston Oilers |
| 1967–69 | AFL | Oakland Raiders |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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