LC control no. | no2006109023 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Blanda, George, 1927-2010 |
Associated country | United States |
Associated place | Chicago (Ill.) |
Located | Lexington (Ky.) |
Birth date | 1927-09-17 |
Death date | 2010-09-27 |
Place of birth | Youngwood (Pa.) |
Field of activity | Football |
Affiliation | University of Kentucky Chicago Bears (Football team) Baltimore Colts (Football team) Houston Oilers (Football team) Oakland Raiders (Football team) |
Profession or occupation | Football players Quarterbacks (Football) Placekickers (Football) |
Found in | Over forty, 1978: t.p. (George Blanda) OCLC data base, Oct. 13, 2006: (hdg.: Blanda, George, 1927-) New York times WWW site, Sept. 28, 2010 (in obituary published Sept. 27: George Blanda; b. George Frederick Blanda, Sept. 17, 1927, Youngwood, Pa.; d. Monday [Sept. 27, 2010], aged 83; quarterback and place-kicker who played professional football longer than anyone else and who retired having scored more points than anyone else) Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: pages 86-87 (George F. Blanda; entered University of Kentucky in 1945, graduated in 1951. Signed by the Chicago Bears in 1949 through 1958, also played for Baltimore Colts, Houston Oilers and Oakland Raiders (1967-1976). Named Associated Press' male athlete of the year in 1970 and NFL's man of the year in 1974. Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1981.) |
Associated language | eng |