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Name Born Died Age Team(s) Ralph Horween [1] August 3, 1896 Chicago, Illinois: May 26, 1997 Charlottesville, Virginia: 100 years, 296 days Chicago Cardinals (1921–1923) Tom Dickinson [2] July 20, 1897 Detroit, Michigan: October 29, 1999 Georgetown, Ohio: 102 years, 101 days Detroit Heralds (1920) Sam Dana [3] [4] August 7, 1903 New York City ...
As a result, the league dropped from 22 to 12 teams, and a majority of the remaining teams were centered around the East Coast instead of the Midwest, where the NFL had started. The New York Yankees were added from the American Football League (AFL I) and the Cleveland Bulldogs returned.
Sport Name Age played Year retired American football: Manfred Burgsmüller [1]: 52 years, 182 days 2002 Association football: Ezzeldin Bahader (one-off) [2]: 74 years, 348 days
One of two players to play in 4 different decades. Blanda played in the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and John Carney, who played in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s; Oldest player to play in an NFL game: 48 years, 109 days; Most interceptions thrown, single season: 42 (1962) Passing touchdowns in a game: 7 (Tied with 7 others [16]) November 19 ...
Cities that hosted NFL teams in the 1920s and 1930s. Cities that still have NFL teams from that era are in black, while other cities are in red. Only teams that played more than ten games in the NFL are included. In league meetings prior to the 1933 season, three new teams, the Pirates, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Eagles, were admitted to the NFL.
As of September 2022, Tom Brady is the oldest player in the NFL, according to NBC Sports. He turned 45 in August 2022, according to the NFL.
The NFL is known for its brutal physicality and as a result shorter careers. Check out the list of the oldest active players in the NFL in 2024.
Oldest player: 48, George Blanda, 1975 [157] Only players to throw and catch a pass for a touchdown in the same play : 3 yards, Brad Johnson on October 12, 1997; 37 yards, Frank Ryan on October 30, 1960; [ 158 ] 6 yards, Marcus Mariota on January 6, 2018 (playoff game) [ 159 ]