George Blanda dies at 83

[rustybayonet]

For those of us old farts that remember -

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[JohnnyReb]

I am not a big football fan. I only watch when there's nothing else on...been that way all my life. I was raised on a farm and my daddy never let me have time to play sports so....

Well, I don't remember the year but George B. was 42 years old. My Wife's daddy watched several sports at the same time...you know...click, golf...click, football ...click something else. I'd sit with him and watch TV sports to make him happy while he drove me crazy. 3 or 4 weeks in a row with his team down and only a couple of minutes to go, George B. came in to replace an injured quarterback. The cool headed old pro settled his team down while at the same time pumping them up. He pulled a win out every week for 4 weeks in a row I think it was. I still didn't care much for football but I developed a great respect for the old man George Blanda.

...and I did enjoy watching those few games.