AKA Felix Anthony Blanchard

Born: 11-Dec-1924
Birthplace: McColl, SC
Died: 19-Apr-2009
Location of death: Bulverde, TX
Cause of death: Pneumonia

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Football

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Winner, 1945 Heisman Trophy

Military service: US Army Air Corps; USAF (pilot, Korean War, retired as Col. in 1971)

"I have just seen Superman in the flesh. He wears number 35 and goes by the name of Blanchard." Ed McKeever, Notre Dame Coach (1944).

Father: Felix Anthony Blanchard, Sr. (physician)
Mother: Mary
Sister: Mary Elizabeth Blanchard
Wife: Jody King (m. 12-Oct-1948, d. 1994, two daughters, one son)
Daughter: Mary Theresa
Daughter: Jo
Son: Felix III

    High School: St. Stanislaus High School, Bay St. Louis, MS
    University: University of North Carolina
    University: US Military Academy, West Point (1947)
    Administrator: Commandant, New Mexico Military Institute (2 years)

    Heisman Trophy 1945
    Sullivan Award 1945
    College Football Hall of Fame

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