| Bill Blackburn | |
| Position: | Center |
| Number: | 57 |
| Birth Date: | 5 February 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Weleetka, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 6 |
| Weight Lbs: | 228 |
| High School: | Houston (TX) Stephen F. Austin |
| College: | Rice |
| Draftyear: | 1944 |
| Draftround: | 5 |
| Draftpick: | 33 |
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| Statlabel1: | Games played |
| Statvalue1: | 59 |
| Statlabel2: | Games started |
| Statvalue2: | 20 |
| Statlabel3: | Touchdowns |
| Statvalue3: | 4 |
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William Whitford Blackburn, Jr. (February 5, 1923April 17, 2007) was a professional American football player who played 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]