Is Tom Brady the best old athlete, ever?
Coinstartled
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...at 41.
Opinion of a local radio host a few minutes ago.
I have to think about this for a bit.
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A few baseball players come to mind, but one has to evaluate the possibility/probability of PED's
Damn MLB.
Brady is loaded up with ped's too
I'd put my money on George Blanda. He could throw for a touchdown, then kick the extra point. Played 26 seasons and retired at 48. When you say Raiders, this is the guy I think of.
Considering he took his team to the Super Bowl and broke nearly every single game Super Bowl passing record for at the age of 40 I’d say Tom Brady is in the conversation. He is certainly the best QB ever
I agree that Brady is the best Patriots QB ever and I'm including the Boston Patriots.
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Julio Franco?
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Ralph
Just thought of another one. Minnie Minoso.
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Ralph
George Foreman (although Brady is probably not far behind).
Keith Richards
Jimmy Connors
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Sort of funny that George Blanda was mentioned. I remember a Happy Days episode when Richie and his dad were watching a Bears-Packers game on TV. Blanda came into the game as the Bears QB. And I cannot remember what was said exactly but it was something along the lines of... Never heard of him... He won't amount to anything...The episode probably aired shortly after Blanda retired.
I am very reluctant to say best old athlete ever.
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Yeah, it's Gordie without a doubt. The guy had 96 points when he was 49. Yeah, it was in the WHA where scoring was easier but still...96 points.
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someone beat me to it but I would say George Blanda.
I might be biased but I'm also right
LOL.
Actually lots of names in this thread, I didn’t realize there were that many players North of 40.
Let's wait until Brady is in his mid to late 40s before we compare him to others in their mid to late 40s.
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Football is a really rough sport, and Brady has been remarkably durable. If he can continue to play on a high level for another couple of years, I think that he will rank ahead of most all of the guys members have mentioned here.
George Blanda was remarkable in that he could sill play pro football at age 48. He threw his last touchdown pass at age 47. Still he was in a back-up role at that time.
Blanda was certainly one of the greatest “straight on” classic place (not soccer style) kickers. I remember seeing him hit one from around the 50 yard line in the early 1960s. Of course the official length was about 50 yards because the goal posts were at the front of the endzone at that time.
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Happy days, yikes now you have opened a can of worms. Who is better , Al or Arnold?
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George Blanda was remarkable
what was really remarkable about Blanda was that he kicked and also had to be ready as QB if needed. when that happened he was able to rise to the occasion and be better than average, not an easy task. another player of his ilk is old timer Lou "the toe" Groza from the Cleveland Browns. he played the first half or his career as not only the kicker but an offensive tackle in Paul Browns messenger service, though that was most often a guard. Groza retired in 1968 at the age of 44 after 21 years and held most kicking records at the time. he was an easy HOF'er. I watched him play in Cleveland his last four years and he could still send a kickoff out of the endzone, 70+ yards straight on.