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Blanda retired from pro football in August 1976 as the sport's oldest player at the age of 48, a mark that still stands. [1] [2] One of only three players to play in four different decades (the other two being John Carney and Jeff Feagles), he holds the record for most extra points made (943) and attempted (959). [3]
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 2020 Kazuyoshi Miura (continuous) 57 years, 345 days Active Australian rules football: Sampson Hosking : 48 years, 159 days (interchange only) 1936 Wally Watts : 44 years, 49 days 1916
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]
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.
Noted for the longevity of his career, he retired as the oldest tackle in NFL history and was the oldest offensive lineman to win a Super Bowl. [2] Whitworth played college football for the LSU Tigers, receiving second-team All-American honors in 2006, and was selected by the Bengals in the second round of the 2006 NFL draft.
Free-agent long snapper L.P. Ladouceur, 40, is the only other active player over the age of 40. The oldest quarterback of all-time was George Blanda, whose oldest age while playing was 48 years, 3 ...
American Major League Baseball player [53] Sam Dana: 1903–2007: 104: American football player [54] George Daneel: 1904–2004: 100: South African international rugby union player [55] Frans De Blaes: 1909–2010: 100: Belgian canoeist [56] George Deane: 1828–1929: 100: English cricketer [57] Bill Dellastatious: 1922–2023: 101: American ...
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.