oldest nfl player in 1971

George Blanda was the oldest in 1971. He was 44 years old.

NAMEAgeSEASONTMGPYDSYDS/GTDRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDKR YDSKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR YDS/GPR TD
1George Blanda
G. Blanda
44
1971
14
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
2Zeke Bratkowski
Z. Bratkowski
40
1971
6
1
0.2
1
1
0.2
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
3Forrest Gregg
F. Gregg
38
1971
6
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
4Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
38
1971
13
3
0.2
0
5
0.4
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
5Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
37
1971
5
29
5.8
0
29
5.8
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
6Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
37
1971
14
13
0.9
0
13
0.9
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
7Bart Starr
B. Starr
37
1971
4
11
2.8
1
11
2.8
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
8Erich Barnes
E. Barnes
36
1971
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
9John Brodie
J. Brodie
36
1971
14
45
3.2
3
45
3.2
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
10Len Dawson
L. Dawson
36
1971
14
10
0.7
0
24
1.7
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
11Gene Hickerson
G. Hickerson
36
1971
14
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
12Don Maynard
D. Maynard
36
1971
14
410
29.3
2
2
0.1
0
408
29.1
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
13Lou Michaels
L. Michaels
36
1971
10
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
14Bobby Joe Green
B. Joe Green
35
1971
14
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
15Bobby Howfield
B. Howfield
35
1971
14
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
16Chuck Howley
C. Howley
35
1971
14
122
8.7
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
17Ray Nitschke
R. Nitschke
35
1971
9
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
18Jack Pardee
J. Pardee
35
1971
14
58
4.1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
19Wayne Walker
W. Walker
35
1971
14
12
0.9
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
20Willie Wood
W. Wood
35
1971
14
32
2.3
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
21
1.5
0
21Paul Dickson
P. Dickson
34
1971
5
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
22Boyd Dowler
B. Dowler
34
1971
12
352
29.3
0
0
0.0
0
352
29.3
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
23Jim Houston
J. Houston
34
1971
14
21
1.5
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
21
1.5
0
0
0.0
0
24Bob Jeter
B. Jeter
34
1971
9
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
25Charlie Krueger
C. Krueger
34
1971
14
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0

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