(1924-12-11)December 11, 1924 McColl, South Carolina, U.S.
Died:
April 19, 2009(2009-04-19) (aged 84) Bulverde, Texas, U.S.
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight
205 lb (93 kg)
Career history
College
North Carolina (1943) Army (1944–1946)
High school
Saint Stanislaus (Bay St. Louis, Mississippi)
Career highlights and awards
3× National champion (1944–1946)
3× Eastern champion (1944–1946)
Heisman Trophy (1945)
Maxwell Award (1945)
SN Player of the Year (1945)
James E. Sullivan Award (1945)
2× Unanimous All-American (1945, 1946)
Consensus All-American (1944)
Army Black Knights No. 35 retired
College Football Hall of Fame(1959)
Military career
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Air Force
Years of service
1946-1971
Rank
Colonel
Unit
77th Fighter Squadron
Battles/wars
World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross[1]
Felix Anthony "Doc" Blanchard (December 11, 1924 – April 19, 2009) was an American football player and serviceman who became the first junior to win the Heisman Trophy and Maxwell Award, and was the first football player to win the James E. Sullivan Award, all in 1945. He played football for the Army Cadets, where he was known as "Mr. Inside".
Because his father was a physician, Felix Blanchard was nicknamed "Little Doc" as a boy.[2] After football, he was a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force,[3] and served from 1947 until 1971, when he retired with the rank of colonel.
^"DOC BLANCHARD 1924--2009". Sports Illustrated. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
^Hickok, R. "Blanchard, "Doc" (Felix A.)". Sports Biographies, HickokSports.com (2002, 2003, 2004). Archived from the original on 2002-02-23. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
^"Mr. Inside 'coming home'". Eugene Register-Guard. Vol. 102, no. 89. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 20, 1969. p. 3B – via Google Books.
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Global Information
United States
United States Air Force
Colonel