Felix Anthony Blanchard Jr. (1924 - 2009)

Born 11 Dec 1924 in McColl, Marlboro, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 19 Apr 2009 at age 84 in Bulverde, Comal, Texas, United States

Biography

This profile is part of the Blanchard Name Study.

Felix was born in 1924. He passed away in 2009.

• College Football Player. He was the recipient of the Heisman Trophy in 1945. Raised in Bishopville, South Carolina, he attended St. Stanislaus Prep School in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. He played at the fullback position during his collegiate years at the University of North Carolina and the United States Military Academy. While at West Point, Blanchard (known as "Mr. Inside") and Glenn Davis (known as "Mr. Outside") formed one of the greatest backfields in college football history. The pair appeared on the cover of "Time Magazine" in 1945. Army would achieve three undefeated seasons from 1944 to 1946, and win two consecutive national championship titles (1944 and 1945). In addition, Blanchard received the 1945 Maxwell Award, the 1945 Sullivan Award as America's Top Amateur Athlete and was a three-time consensus All-American. He was chosen by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1946 NFL Draft. However, Blanchard opted for a career in the United States Air Force. He flew numerous missions during the Korean and Vietnam Wars while attaining the rank of colonel. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1959. He died from complications of pneumonia.

Sources

• *Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 May 2020), memorial page for Felix Anthony “Doc” Blanchard, Jr (11 Dec 1924–19 Apr 2009), Find a Grave Memorial no. 36130761, citing Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPCB-VK7 : accessed 30 May 2020), Felix A Blanchard Jr. in household of Felix A Blanchard, McColl, Marlboro, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 20, sheet 12A, line 37, family 254, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2205; FHL microfilm 2,341,939.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4DP-ZP6 : 2 December 2019), Anthony Blanchard in household of Felix Blanchard, Bishopville, Bishopville Township, Lee, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 31-1B, sheet 6B, line 43, family 134, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3822.