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| Doc "Mr. Inside" Blanchard | |
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Position: Fullback |
| Member Biography | |
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"I've just seen Superman in the flesh. He wears number 35
and goes by the name of Blanchard," were the words of Notre
Dame coach Ed McKeever on first watching Felix "Doc"
Blanchard. At Army 1944-46, Blanchard teamed with Glenn
Davis to form college football's most honored backfield
combination. Known as "Mr. Inside and Mr. Outside,"
Blanchard and Davis became the only members of the same
backfield to become three-time consensus All-Americans and
Heisman Trophy winners. During his three seasons at Army,
Blanchard never played on a losing team , as only a 0-0 tie
with Notre Dame in 1946 blemished a 27-0-1 record. In
1944, Army scored 56 points a game as the Cadets won the
first of back-to-back national championships. The following
season Blanchard won the Heisman Trophy and Maxwell
Award. He also became the first football player to win the
Sullivan Award as America's top amateur athlete. In a 28-
game career he scored 38 touchdowns, leading the nation in
scoring in 1945. Blanchard also played linebacker on defense
and handled the Army kicking duties.
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