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...early AFL built up a steady following that rooted for indisputable stars like Lance Alworth and Babe Parilli and George Blanda--and thrilled to the bizarre bounces that the ball took when the talent of the Hall of Famers mixed democratically with the hall of flamers...
...Washington for a booksellers' convention, the Oakland Raiders' middle-aging (44) Quarterback George Blanda plugged his ghosted biography, Blanda, Alive and Kicking, with a few kicks at other players. On Joe Namath and his $250,000 salary demand: "Nobody's worth that much. He hasn't played for the past two years." On former Teammate Chip Oliver, who quit the pro game to join a hippie commune: "He claims he once kicked a 75-yard field goal while high on mescaline. Hell, I punted a ball 86 yards against Tennessee-at the time I was high...
...just as if Willie Mays had hit two game-winning home runs off Mickey Lolich in the World Series. Or George Blanda had outplayed Roger Staubach in back-to-back Super Bowls. Or Sammy Snead had beaten Jack Nicklaus in successive play-offs for the Masters. Last week, at 37, for the second year in a row, Ken Rosewall won the world championship of professional tennis. Once again, he did it by defeating the most formidable opponent possible, Rod ("The Rocket") Laver...
...hereby nominate Alexis Smith for this year's George Blanda Award...
...Football's George Blanda...