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Doc Blanchard

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The Resume

    (December 11, 1924-April 19, 2009)
    Born in Bishopville, South Carolina
    Birth name was Felix Anthony Blanchard, Jr.
    Offensive fullback/defensive linebacker/placekicker/punter for Army (1944-46)
    Won the Heisman Trophy and the Sullivan Award for best amateur athlete (1945)
    Appeared in the movie 'The Spirit of West Point' (1947)
    Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame (1959)

Why he might be annoying:

    After getting annoyed at a hotel manager, he ripped a radiator out of the floor.
    He initially attended the University of North Carolina because his mother's cousin was the football coach there.
    He tried to enlist in the Navy but was rejected for being overweight and having a vision problem.
    An arrangement that would have allowed him to play pro football by granting him extended leaves in exchange for a longer service commitment was scuttled by the army after the deal leaked.

Why he might not be annoying:

    During his years at West Point, Army had an undefeated 27-0-1 record.
    After a 59-0 shellacking of Notre Dame, Irish coach Ed McKeever announced, 'I have just seen Superman. He wears number 35 and goes by the name of Blanchard.'
    He was part of the honor guard at FDR's funeral.
    He served as a fighter pilot in the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
    While serving in England, his plane caught fire. Rather than abandon the aircraft over a populated area, he brought it down safely at an airfield and was cited for bravery (1959).

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 213 Votes: 83.10% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 38 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 84 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 70 Votes: 54.29% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 211 Votes: 36.49% Annoying