Joe Blalock

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 University 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]

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Blalock at Clemson in 1941
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Position	End
Personal information
Born	(1919-02-04)February 4, 1919 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	August 21, 1974(1974-08-21) (aged 55) Camden, South Carolina, U.S.
Career information
College	Clemson (1941)
Awards and highlights
First-team All-American (1941) Second-team All-American (1940) 3× First-team All-SoCon (1939, 1940, 1941)
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1. ^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1184. ISBN 1401337031.
2. ^ Walter L. Johns, Central Press Sports Editor (December 7, 1941). "Midwest, South Top Captains' All-Americas". Reading Eagle. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
3. ^ Harry Ferguson (December 4, 1940). "Albert Named on United Press All-America 11". Lodi News-Sentinel.
4. ^ "Greatest Players of the 20th Century". ClemsonTigers.com.
5. ^ "Former Clemson Star Dies". The Times-News. August 21, 1974.
6. ^ "Joseph Blalock, Clemson football star". St. Petersburg Times. August 23, 1974.

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