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Felix Anthony "Doc" Blanchard (December 11, 1924 – April 19, 2009) was an American football player and serviceman who became the first junior to win the Heisman Trophy and Maxwell Award, and was the first football player to win the James E. Sullivan Award, all in 1945.
Felix Anthony "Doc" Blanchard (December 11, 1924 – April 19, 2009) is best known as the college football player who became the first ever junior to win the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award and was the first ever football player to win the James E. Sullivan Award, all in 1945.
The offense was led by backs Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis. Blanchard scored 114 points in 1945 and received both the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award as the best player in college football. [6] [7] [8] Davis rushed for 944 yards and led the nation with an average of 11.51 rushing yards per carry. [9]
Three alumni are recipients of college football's Heisman Trophy: Doc Blanchard (class of 1947), Glenn Davis (class of 1947), and Pete Dawkins (class of 1959). Bob Mischak (class of 1954) was named No. 7 on NFL.com's list of Top Ten All Time NFL Players from service academies and was a 3x Super Bowl winner. (Note – There are at least 2 others ...
Halfback Glenn Davis and fullback Doc Blanchard were consensus picks. End Barney Poole, guard Joe Stanowicz, guard John Green (guard) and quarterback Doug Kenna were named first team by at least one of the various selecting agencies. [35] The Black Knights were 2–0, having beaten North Carolina 46–0 and Brown 59–7. [36]
Felix "Doc" Blanchard - (Class of 1942) led the 1941 football team to an undefeated season and the Gulf Coast Championship; 1945 Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award and James E. Sullivan Award winner (All 3 trophies are on display at St. Stanislaus); inducted into the College Football Hall of fame in 1959. [citation needed]
He earned first team all-America honors in 1946 after garnering second team laurels in 1945. After serving as Army's starting quarterback in 1945 and 1946, Tucker finished fifth in the 1946 Heisman Trophy balloting in 1946, behind teammates Glenn Davis and Felix "Doc" Blanchard among others. [2]
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is located in Jackson, Mississippi.The hall of fame was established in 1961 [1] and is currently located in a museum that displays the achievements of Mississippi athletes.