RIP Colonel Blanchard

Every veteran’s passing is a sad event for our nation but this one stunned the sleepy town of 5000 on the Guadalupe River in south Texas.

BULVERDE, Texas (AP)—Felix “Doc” Blanchard, the 1945 Heisman Trophy winner and Army’s Mr. Inside in one of college football’s most famous backfields, has died. He was 84.

The bruising fullback Blanchard, listed at 6 feet, 208 pounds, and Glenn Davis, aka Mr. Outside, helped Army win consecutive national titles in 1944-45.

With Blanchard and Davis, Army went 27-0-1 from 1944-46.

Blanchard scored 38 touchdowns and gained 1,908 yards in his three seasons playing at West Point. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the third overall pick, but he never played professional football.

He ended up serving a long career as a fighter pilot in the Air Force, flying in the Korean and Vietnam wars retiring with the rank of Colonel.

One of the most awesome backfields in NCAA history is reunited.

Godspeed Sir.

I suppose the DHS Secretary can take him off the watch list now.

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