George Blanda
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George Frederick Blanda Position: K/LB/QB Height: 6' 2'' Weight: 210 Born: 9/17/1927, in Youngwood, PA, USA High School: Youngwood (PA) College: University of Kentucky Drafted: 1949, Round 12, Pick 8 (119 Overall) by Chicago Bears
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*****Hall of Fame*****Regular Season Stats | | PASSING | | RUSHING | | RECEIVING | | FUMBLES | | Year | AGE | Team | LG | GP | ATT | CMP | PCT | YDS | YPA | LNG | TD | INT | SKD | SKY | RAT | RAT+ | | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | | TOT | OWR | OPR | YDS | TD | |
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| 1949 | 22 | CHI | NFL | 12 | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 197 | 9.38 | 44 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37.3 | 69 | | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | 5 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1950 | 23 | BLC | NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1950 | 23 | CHI | NFL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 75 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1951 | 24 | CHI | NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | 1952 | 25 | CHI | NFL | 12 | 131 | 47 | 35.9 | 664 | 5.07 | 59t | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 38.5 | 69 | | 20 | 104 | 5.2 | 1 | 16 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | 1953 | 26 | CHI | NFL | 12 | 362 | 169 | 46.7 | 2164 | 5.98 | 72 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 52.3 | 98 | | 24 | 62 | 2.6 | 0 | 16 | | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 7L | | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | 1954 | 27 | CHI | NFL | 8 | 281 | 131 | 46.6 | 1929 | 6.86 | 76t | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 62.1 | 101 | | 19 | 41 | 2.2 | 0 | 19 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1955 | 28 | CHI | NFL | 12 | 97 | 42 | 43.3 | 459 | 4.73 | 51t | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 41.6 | 73 | | 15 | 54 | 3.6 | 2 | 10 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1956 | 29 | CHI | NFL | 12 | 69 | 37 | 53.6 | 439 | 6.36 | 69t | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 82.9 | 139 | | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 0 | 17 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1957 | 30 | CHI | NFL | 12 | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 65 | 3.42 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 | 19 | | 5 | -5 | -1.0 | 1 | 1t | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1958 | 31 | CHI | NFL | 12 | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 19 | 2.71 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 61 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1960 | 33 | HOU | AFL | 14 | 363 | 169 | 46.6 | 2413 | 6.65 | 75 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 76 | 65.4 | 105 | | 25 | -60 | -2.4 | 4 | 9 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1961 | 34 | HOU | AFL | 14 | 362 | 187 | 51.7 | 3330 | 9.20 | 80t | 36 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 91.3 | 154 | | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | 7 | | 1 | -16 | -16.0 | 0 | -16 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1962 | 35 | HOU | AFL | 14 | 418 | 197 | 47.1 | 2810 | 6.72 | 78t | 27 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 51.3 | 89 | | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 10 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1963 | 36 | HOU | AFL | 14 | 423 | 224 | 53.0 | 3003 | 7.10 | 80t | 24 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 70.1 | 108 | | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 7 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1964 | 37 | HOU | AFL | 14 | 505 | 262 | 51.9 | 3287 | 6.51 | 80t | 17 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 61.4 | 98 | | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 0 | 6 | | 0 | -7 | 0.0 | 0 | - 7L | | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1965 | 38 | HOU | AFL | 14 | 442 | 186 | 42.1 | 2542 | 5.75 | 95t | 20 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 47.9 | 83 | | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1966 | 39 | HOU | AFL | 14 | 271 | 122 | 45.0 | 1764 | 6.51 | 79t | 17 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 55.3 | 88 | | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1967 | 40 | OAK | AFL | 14 | 38 | 15 | 39.5 | 285 | 7.50 | 50t | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 59.6 | 97 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1968 | 41 | OAK | AFL | 14 | 49 | 30 | 61.2 | 522 | 10.65 | 94t | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 120.1 | 192 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1969 | 42 | OAK | AFL | 14 | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 73 | 5.62 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 71.5 | 111 | | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | -7 | 0 | | | 1970 | 43 | OAK | NFL | 14 | 55 | 29 | 52.7 | 461 | 8.38 | 44t | 6 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 79.4 | 121 | | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 0 | | | 1971 | 44 | OAK | NFL | 14 | 58 | 32 | 55.2 | 378 | 6.52 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 58.6 | 94 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1972 | 45 | OAK | NFL | 14 | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | 77 | 5.13 | 26t | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 73.5 | 111 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1973 | 46 | OAK | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1974 | 47 | OAK | NFL | 14 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 28 | 7.00 | 28t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95.8 | 149 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1975 | 48 | OAK | NFL | 14 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 11 | 3.67 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5.6 | 8 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 10 AFL Season Totals | | 140 | 2884 | 1398 | 48.5 | 20029 | 6.94 | 0 | 176 | 195 | 15 | 118 | 63.6 | | | 51 | -48 | -0.9 | 4 | 0 | | 1 | -23 | -23.0 | 0 | 0 | | 35 | 1 | 0 | -7 | 0 | | | 16 NFL Season Totals | | 199 | 1123 | 513 | 45.7 | 6891 | 6.14 | 0 | 60 | 82 | 11 | 90 | 53.1 | | | 93 | 316 | 3.4 | 5 | 0 | | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 12 | 1 | 4 | -10 | 0 | |
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| 1949 | 22 | CHI | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1950 | 23 | BLC | NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1950 | 23 | CHI | NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1951 | 24 | CHI | NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 | | | 1952 | 25 | CHI | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1953 | 26 | CHI | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1954 | 27 | CHI | NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1955 | 28 | CHI | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1956 | 29 | CHI | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1957 | 30 | CHI | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1958 | 31 | CHI | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1960 | 33 | HOU | AFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1961 | 34 | HOU | AFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1962 | 35 | HOU | AFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1963 | 36 | HOU | AFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1964 | 37 | HOU | AFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1965 | 38 | HOU | AFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1966 | 39 | HOU | AFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1967 | 40 | OAK | AFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1968 | 41 | OAK | AFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1969 | 42 | OAK | AFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1970 | 43 | OAK | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1971 | 44 | OAK | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1972 | 45 | OAK | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1973 | 46 | OAK | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1974 | 47 | OAK | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1975 | 48 | OAK | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 10 AFL Season Totals | | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 16 NFL Season Totals | | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| | PUNTING | | KICKING | | Year | AGE | Team | LG | GP | PT | YDS | LNG | BLK | TB | I20 | NET | AVG | | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | LNG | FGM | FGA | XPM | XPA | |
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| 1949 | 22 | CHI | NFL | 12 | 19 | 746 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.3 | | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | | | 1950 | 23 | BLC | NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1950 | 23 | CHI | NFL | 11 | 2 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15.0 | | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1951 | 24 | CHI | NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 26 | | | 1952 | 25 | CHI | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 30 | | | 1953 | 26 | CHI | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 27 | | | 1954 | 27 | CHI | NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 23 | | | 1955 | 28 | CHI | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 37 | | | 1956 | 29 | CHI | NFL | 12 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 33.0 | | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 45 | 47 | | | 1957 | 30 | CHI | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 23 | 23 | | | 1958 | 31 | CHI | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 37 | | | 1960 | 33 | HOU | AFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 46 | 47 | | | 1961 | 34 | HOU | AFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 64 | 65 | | | 1962 | 35 | HOU | AFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 48 | 49 | | | 1963 | 36 | HOU | AFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 39 | 39 | | | 1964 | 37 | HOU | AFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 13 | 29 | 37 | 38 | | | 1965 | 38 | HOU | AFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 28 | | | 1966 | 39 | HOU | AFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 39 | 40 | | | 1967 | 40 | OAK | AFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 56 | 57 | | | 1968 | 41 | OAK | AFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 21 | 34 | 54 | 54 | | | 1969 | 42 | OAK | AFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 4/5 | 8/12 | 6/8 | 2/12 | 0/0 | 46 | 20 | 37 | 45 | 45 | | | 1970 | 43 | OAK | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 6/7 | 4/6 | 3/5 | 2/10 | 1/1 | 52 | 16 | 29 | 36 | 36 | | | 1971 | 44 | OAK | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 4/4 | 5/7 | 4/7 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 42 | 15 | 22 | 41 | 42 | | | 1972 | 45 | OAK | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 1/1 | 5/6 | 5/7 | 6/12 | 0/0 | 48 | 17 | 26 | 44 | 44 | | | 1973 | 46 | OAK | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 10/10 | 7/8 | 3/4 | 3/11 | 0/0 | 49 | 23 | 33 | 31 | 31 | | | 1974 | 47 | OAK | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 1/1 | 3/3 | 5/8 | 2/3 | 0/2 | 49 | 11 | 17 | 44 | 46 | | | 1975 | 48 | OAK | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 2/2 | 7/8 | 4/6 | 0/5 | 0/0 | 37 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 48 | | | 10 AFL Season Totals | | 140 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 4/5 | 8/12 | 6/8 | 2/12 | 0/0 | 52 | 152 | 288 | 456 | 462 | | | 16 NFL Season Totals | | 199 | 22 | 809 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 36.8 | | 24/25 | 31/38 | 24/37 | 15/44 | 1/4 | 52 | 177 | 334 | 487 | 497 | |
Awards 1970 - Bert Bell MVP Trophy (Maxwell Club) - UPI AFL-AFC MVP 1961 - UPI AFL-AFC MVP
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1970 - Bert Bell MVP Trophy (Maxwell Club) - UPI AFL-AFC MVP 1961 - UPI AFL-AFC MVP
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