I had 2 late uncles’ cards packed-full in 15-16 shoeboxes, with 50s & 60s baseball and football cards. I remember only a few of the names: Johnny Unitas, Big Daddy Lipscomb, LG DuPre, Gino Marchetti, Paul Brown, George Blanda, Ernie Banks, Ron Santo... there were so many thousands of cards, it’s impossible to remember so many. 1-2-3 of every one. I swear that some of them smelled like “bubblegum”... can’t remember the name of that flat, pink gum either. Too much water under “the bridge”, now at 62.
From an Internet source: "[Blanda] was a collegiate and professional football quarterback and placekicker. ... [he] has the distinction of having played 26 seasons of Professional Football, the most in the sport's history, and had scored more points than anyone in history at the time of his retirement. Blanda retired from pro football in 1976. He was one of only three players to play in four different decades, and he holds the record for most extra points kicked."
I recall some ads he used to do.. How's it going, George? Well I can't kick he'd reply.