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Every veteran\u2019s passing is a sad event for our nation but this one stunned the sleepy town of 5000 on the Guadalupe River in south Texas.<\/p>\n
BULVERDE, Texas (AP)\u2014Felix \u201cDoc\u201d Blanchard, the 1945 Heisman Trophy winner and Army\u2019s Mr. Inside in one of college football\u2019s most famous backfields, has died. He was 84.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
With Blanchard and Davis, Army went 27-0-1 from 1944-46.<\/p>\n
Blanchard scored 38 touchdowns and gained 1,908 yards in his three seasons playing at West Point. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> with the third overall pick, but he never played professional football.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
One of the most awesome backfields in NCAA history is reunited.<\/p>\n
Godspeed Sir.<\/p>\n
I suppose the DHS Secretary can take him off the watch list now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"