Joe Blalock
![]() Blalock at Clemson in 1941 | |
Clemson Tigers | |
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Position | End |
Personal information | |
Born: | February 4, 1919 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
Died: | August 21, 1974 Camden, South Carolina, U.S. |
Career history | |
College | Clemson (1941) |
Career highlights and awards | |
Joseph Davis Blalock (February 4, 1919 – August 21, 1974) was an American football player. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers football team from 1939 to 1941 and was selected by both the Sporting News and the Central Press Association as a first-team end on the 1941 College Football All-America Team.[1][2] He was also selected by the United Press as a second-team All-American in 1940.[3] Clemson claims him as the school's first two-time All-American. He was an inaugural inductee into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 1973.[4] He died of a respiratory ailment in 1974 at age 55.[5][6]
References
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- ^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1184. ISBN 1401337031.
- ^ Walter L. Johns, Central Press Sports Editor (December 7, 1941). "Midwest, South Top Captains' All-Americas". Reading Eagle.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Harry Ferguson (December 4, 1940). "Albert Named on United Press All-America 11". Lodi News-Sentinel.
- ^ "Greatest Players of the 20th Century". ClemsonTigers.com.
- ^ "Former Clemson Star Dies". The Times-News. August 21, 1974.
- ^ "Joseph Blalock, Clemson football star". St. Petersburg Times. August 23, 1974.
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