Joe Blalock Explained

Joe Blalock
Birth Date:February 4, 1919
Birth Place:Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Death Date:August 21, 1974
Death Place:Camden, South Carolina, U.S.
Pastschools:Clemson (1941)
School:Clemson Tigers
Highlights:

Joseph Davis Blalock (February 4, 1919 – August 21, 1974) was an American football player. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers football team from 1939 to 1941 and was selected by both the Sporting News and the Central Press Association as a first-team end on the 1941 College Football All-America Team.[1] [2] He was also selected by the United Press as a second-team All-American in 1940.[3] Clemson claims him as the school's first two-time All-American. He was an inaugural inductee into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 1973.[4] He died of a respiratory ailment in 1974 at age 55.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. 1184. ESPN Books. 2005. 1401337031.
  2. News: Walter L. Johns, Central Press Sports Editor. Midwest, South Top Captains' All-Americas. Reading Eagle. December 7, 1941.
  3. News: Harry Ferguson. Albert Named on United Press All-America 11. Lodi News-Sentinel. 1940-12-04.
  4. Web site: Greatest Players of the 20th Century. ClemsonTigers.com.
  5. News: Former Clemson Star Dies. The Times-News. August 21, 1974.
  6. News: Joseph Blalock, Clemson football star. St. Petersburg Times. August 23, 1974.