George BlandaBlanda, George FrederickHeight: 6-1 Weight: 210 Born: September 17, 1927 Youngwood, PA Died: September 27, 2010 Hinsdale, IL High School: Youngwood (PA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Kentucky | Lettered |
| 1946 | Kentucky | Lettered |
| 1947 | Kentucky | Lettered |
| 1948 | Kentucky | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (9th overall) 1949 Chicago Hornets; 12th round (119th overall) 1949 Chicago Bears |
| Relatives: Brother of Paul Blanda |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Chicago Bears (NFL)1949 CHIB NFL | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952 Chicago Bears (NFL)1952 CHIB NFL | 20 | 104 | 5.2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953 Chicago Bears (NFL)1953 CHIB NFL | 24 | 62 | 2.6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 Chicago Bears (NFL)1954 CHIB NFL | 19 | 41 | 2.2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 Chicago Bears (NFL)1955 CHIB NFL | 15 | 54 | 3.6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 Chicago Bears (NFL)1956 CHIB NFL | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 Chicago Bears (NFL)1957 CHIB NFL | 5 | -5 | -1.0 | 1t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 Houston Oilers (AFL)1960 HOU AFL | 16 | 16 | 1.0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 Houston Oilers (AFL)1961 HOU AFL | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 Houston Oilers (AFL)1962 HOU AFL | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 Houston Oilers (AFL)1963 HOU AFL | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 Houston Oilers (AFL)1964 HOU AFL | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 Houston Oilers (AFL)1965 HOU AFL | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966 Houston Oilers (AFL)1966 HOU AFL | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1969 OAK AFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1970 OAK NFL | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 135 | 344 | 2.5 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Chicago Bears (NFL)1949 CHIB NFL | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 7 | 197 | 9.4 | 21.9 | 44 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 23.8 | 33 | 37.3 | ||||
| 1950 Chicago Bears (NFL)1950 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1950 Year (NFL)1950 Year NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1952 Chicago Bears (NFL)1952 CHIB NFL | 131 | 47 | 35.9 | 73 | 664 | 5.1 | 14.1 | 59t | 8 | 6.1 | 11 | 8.4 | 74 | 38.5 | ||||
| 1953 Chicago Bears (NFL)1953 CHIB NFL | 362 | 169 | 46.7 | 170 | 2164 | 6.0 | 12.8 | 72 | 14 | 3.9 | 23 | 6.4 | 110 | 52.3 | ||||
| 1954 Chicago Bears (NFL)1954 CHIB NFL | 281 | 131 | 46.6 | 133 | 1929 | 6.9 | 14.7 | 76t | 15 | 5.3 | 17 | 6.0 | 108 | 62.1 | ||||
| 1955 Chicago Bears (NFL)1955 CHIB NFL | 97 | 42 | 43.3 | 48 | 459 | 4.7 | 10.9 | 51t | 4 | 4.1 | 7 | 7.2 | 57 | 41.6 | ||||
| 1956 Chicago Bears (NFL)1956 CHIB NFL | 69 | 37 | 53.6 | 28 | 439 | 6.4 | 11.9 | 69t | 7 | 10.1 | 4 | 5.8 | 21 | 82.9 | ||||
| 1957 Chicago Bears (NFL)1957 CHIB NFL | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 8 | 65 | 3.4 | 8.1 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 15.8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 | ||
| 1958 Chicago Bears (NFL)1958 CHIB NFL | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 5 | 19 | 2.7 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1960 Houston Oilers (AFL)1960 HOU AFL | 363 | 169 | 46.6 | 172 | 2413 | 6.6 | 14.3 | 75 | 24 | 6.6 | 22 | 6.1 | 9 | 76 | 65.4 | |||
| 1961 Houston Oilers (AFL)1961 HOU AFL | 362 | 187 | 51.7 | 153 | 3330 | 9.2 | 17.8 | 80t | 36 | 9.9 | 22 | 6.1 | 91.3 | |||||
| 1962 Houston Oilers (AFL)1962 HOU AFL | 418 | 197 | 47.1 | 179 | 2810 | 6.7 | 14.3 | 78t | 27 | 6.5 | 42 | 10.0 | 51.3 | |||||
| 1963 Houston Oilers (AFL)1963 HOU AFL | 423 | 224 | 53.0 | 174 | 3003 | 7.1 | 13.4 | 80t | 24 | 5.7 | 25 | 5.9 | 70.1 | |||||
| 1964 Houston Oilers (AFL)1964 HOU AFL | 505 | 262 | 51.9 | 216 | 3287 | 6.5 | 12.5 | 80t | 17 | 3.4 | 27 | 5.3 | 13 | 113 | 61.4 | |||
| 1965 Houston Oilers (AFL)1965 HOU AFL | 442 | 186 | 42.1 | 226 | 2542 | 5.8 | 13.7 | 95t | 20 | 4.5 | 30 | 6.8 | 47.9 | |||||
| 1966 Houston Oilers (AFL)1966 HOU AFL | 271 | 122 | 45.0 | 128 | 1764 | 6.5 | 14.5 | 79t | 17 | 6.3 | 21 | 7.7 | 55.3 | |||||
| 1967 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1967 OAK AFL | 38 | 15 | 39.5 | 20 | 285 | 7.5 | 19.0 | 50t | 3 | 7.9 | 3 | 7.9 | 3 | 19 | 59.6 | |||
| 1968 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1968 OAK AFL | 49 | 30 | 61.2 | 17 | 522 | 10.7 | 17.4 | 94t | 6 | 12.2 | 2 | 4.1 | 2 | 19 | 120.1 | |||
| 1969 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1969 OAK AFL | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 6 | 73 | 5.6 | 12.2 | 20 | 2 | 15.4 | 1 | 7.7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 71.5 | ||
| 1970 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1970 OAK NFL | 55 | 29 | 52.7 | 21 | 461 | 8.4 | 15.9 | 44t | 6 | 10.9 | 5 | 9.1 | 4 | 37 | 79.4 | |||
| 1971 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1971 OAK NFL | 58 | 32 | 55.2 | 20 | 378 | 6.5 | 11.8 | 37 | 4 | 6.9 | 6 | 10.3 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 58.6 | ||
| 1972 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1972 OAK NFL | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | 10 | 77 | 5.1 | 15.4 | 26t | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 73.5 | ||
| 1974 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1974 OAK NFL | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 3 | 28 | 7.0 | 28.0 | 28t | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 95.8 |
| 1975 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1975 OAK NFL | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 11 | 3.7 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4007 | 1911 | 47.7 | 1819 | 26920 | 6.7 | 14.1 | 95t | 236 | 5.9 | 277 | 6.9 | 26 | 634 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Chicago Bears (NFL)1953 CHIB NFL | 0 | 7 | 7L | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1961 Houston Oilers (AFL)1961 HOU AFL | 1 | -16 | -16.0 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 Houston Oilers (AFL)1964 HOU AFL | 0 | -7 | -7L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | -16 | -16.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Chicago Bears (NFL)1951 CHIB NFL | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Chicago Bears (NFL)1949 CHIB NFL | 19 | 746 | 39.3 | 57 | 0 | |||||||
| 1950 Chicago Bears (NFL)1950 CHIB NFL | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 30 | 1 | |||||||
| 1950 Year (NFL)1950 Year NFL | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 30 | 1 | |||||||
| 1956 Chicago Bears (NFL)1956 CHIB NFL | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 22 | 809 | 36.8 | 57 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Chicago Bears (NFL)1951 CHIB NFL | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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