Best quarterback/wide receiver duos in NFL history

22. George Blanda and Charley Hennigan

While, most of the time, he gets remembered for his time with the Oakland Raiders, George Blanda actually had three other homes during his 26-year career in the NFL.

Of course, his stay with the Baltimore Colts only lasted a game, but Blanda spent the first 10 seasons of his career with the Chicago Bears before moving on to the Houston Oilers.

And it was in Houston that Blanda formed a strong connection on the field with wide receiver Charley Hennigan.

Blanda joined the Oilers in their expansion year in 1960, and he hooked up with Hennigan for six touchdowns that year — Hennigan’s rookie season.

Hennigan’s career lasted another six seasons and ended in 1966. By the time it was all said and done, Hennigan caught 51 touchdown passes for the Oilers. And 42 of those touchdowns came from the right arm of Blanda. His best year came in 1964 when he caught 101 of Blanda’s passes for 1,546 yards and eight touchdowns, which was an insane number of receptions, yards and touchdowns during a run-dominant era.

Their most successful run together came during their first three years as a duo. Houston won the American League Football Championship in 1960 and 1961. Blanda and Hennigan led the Oilers to another championship appearance in 1963 but lost to the Dallas Texans. Houston went 31-10 during that time.

Blanda eventually switched to kicker full-time when he joined the Raiders in 1967. They had a pretty good 26-year-old quarterback named Daryle Lamonica at the time, and Blanda was already at 40 years old.

But still, Blanda proved that not only was his a good quarterback, but he and Hennigan formed one of the best duos of all-time.