Bob Blackman

Bob Blackman (July 7, 1918 - March 18, 2000) was a college football head coach. Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987, Blackman is best known for his years as the head coach of the Dartmouth College football team.

College career

Blackman played football at the University of Southern California, beginning in 1937. Blackman was named a captain of the freshman team, but stopped playing after being stricken with polio. Blackman was named an assistant coach at USC while still an undergraduate student.

Coaching career

After head coaching stints at the San Diego Naval Academy, Pasadena City College, and Denver University (now University of Denver), Blackman was named head coach at Dartmouth in 1955, where he was universally known among players and students alike as "The Bullet." In 16 seasons under Blackman, Dartmouth had a record of 104-37-3, including undefeated seasons in 1962, 1965, and 1970. In his final season, Blackman was named the Walter Camp Foundation Coach of the Year for 1970.

In 1971, Blackman became the head coach at the University of Illinois. In six seasons with the Fighting Illini, Blackman had a record of 29-36-1. Blackman returned to the Ivy League in 1977, where he coached Cornell University until 1982.

Blackman was born in De Soto, Iowa on July 7, 1918. He retired to Hilton Head, South Carolina and died on March 18, 2000, in Burlingame, CA.

Head coaching record

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startyear = 1953
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name = Illinois Fighting Illini
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name = Cornell Big Red
startyear = 1977
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overall = 23-33-1
confrecord = 18-23-1CFB Yearly Record End
overall = 168-112-7 (.598)
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ee also

*List of presidents of the American Football Coaches Association

External links

* [http://collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=60003 College Football Hall of Fame bio]