Bill Blackburn
Blackburn on a 1950 Bowman football card | |||||||||
| No. 57 | |||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||
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| Born | February 5, 1923 Weleetka, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | April 17, 2007 (aged 84) Richmond, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 228 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Houston (TX) Stephen F. Austin | ||||||||
| College | Rice | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1944: 5th round, 33rd overall pick | ||||||||
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William Whitford Blackburn Jr. (February 5, 1923 – April 17, 2007) was an American professional football player who was a 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]
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