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Oldest player to record a two-point conversion: 38 years, 167 days, Antonio Gates December 2, 2018 Oldest player to throw a touchdown pass : 47 years, 88 days, George Blanda December 14, 1974 Oldest player to have a 300+ yard passing game : 45 years, 151 days, Tom Brady January 1, 2023
George Stanley Halas Sr. (February 2, 1895 – October 31, 1983), nicknamed "Papa Bear", was an American professional football end, coach, and executive.He was the founder and owner of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL), and served as his own head coach on four occasions.
Rank Player Position Career Points 43 Jerry Rice: Wide receiver: 1985–2004 1,256 62 Emmitt Smith: Running back: 1990–2004 1,052 74 LaDainian Tomlinson
He was selected to the NFL's 75th and 100th Anniversary All-Time Teams in 1994 and 2019, respectively. [87] In 2021 The Athletic listed him at 98 of the 100 greatest players ever. [88] Van Buren lived quietly in Lancaster, Pennsylvania after his football career, where he ran an antique shop with his son-in-law. He also owned a used-car lot with ...
In 1965, in the most high-profile such contest and a major boost to the AFL, University of Alabama quarterback Joe Namath signed with the New York Jets rather than the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals for a then-record $427,000. In 1966, the NFL's New York Giants broke an informal agreement and signed placekicker Pete Gogolak, who was under contract ...
James Ray Hines (September 10, 1946 – June 3, 2023) was an American track and field athlete and National Football League (NFL) player, who held the 100-meter world record for 15 years. In 1968, he became the first man to officially break the 10-second barrier in the 100 meters , and won individual and relay gold at the Mexico City Olympics .
George Taliaferro (January 8, 1927 – October 8, 2018) was an American professional football player who was the first African American drafted by a National Football League (NFL) team. [2] Beginning his football career at Indiana University for the Hoosiers team, he played in the NFL for the New York Yanks from 1950 to 1951, the Dallas Texans ...
Melvin Jack Hein (August 22, 1909 – January 31, 1992), nicknamed "Old Indestructible", [1] [2] was an American professional football player. In the era of one-platoon football, he played as a center (then a position on both offense and defense) and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963 as part of the first class of inductees.