Bill Blackburn
American football player (1923–2007)
American football player
 Blackburn on a 1950 Bowman football card | |||||||
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| Position: | Center | ||||||
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| Born: | (1923-02-05)February 5, 1923 Weleetka, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | April 17, 2007(2007-04-17) (aged 84) | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 228 lb (103 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Houston (TX) Stephen F. Austin | ||||||
| College: | Rice | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1944 / Round: 5 / Pick: 33 | ||||||
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William Whitford Blackburn, Jr. (February 5, 1923 – April 17, 2007) was a professional American football player who played center for six seasons for the Chicago Cardinals.
Alvin Dark was a halfback and teammate of Blackburn with the Southwestern Louisiana Institute in 1944. He recalled that "the joy for me was running behind Humble and Blackburn. I'd never seen such blocking."[1]
References
- ^ Dark, Alvin; Underwood, John (1980). When in Doubt, Fire the Manager: My Life and Times in Baseball. New York: E. P. Dutton. p. 35. ISBN 0-525-23264-8.
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Chicago Cardinals 1944 NFL draft selections
- Pat Harder
- Paul Mitchell
- Saxon Judd
- John Tavener
- Bill Blackburn
- Bill Garnaas
- Rodger Smith
- Red Cochran
- Frank Scanlan
- Lou Saban
- Fran Griffins
- Leo Daniels
- Bobby Dobbs
- Van Hall
- Jack Carpenter
- Charley Csuri
- Joe Magliolo
- Walt Szot
- Jack Adams
- Ray Kuffel
- Jack West
- Jack Esorica
- Don Buffmire
- Bob Nanni
- John McGinnis
- Warren Hodges
- Bill Earley
- Bob Davis
- Vince DiFrancesca
- Lloyd Ott
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