Ernie Blandin
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| Position | Tackle | ||||||||
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| Born | June 21, 1919 Augusta, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | September 16, 1968 (aged 49) Randallstown, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 248 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Leon (KS) | ||||||||
| College | Tulane | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1942: 5th round, 33rd overall pick | ||||||||
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Ernest Elmer Blandin (June 21, 1919 – September 16, 1968) was an American professional football player who was a tackle for six seasons with the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Colts in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and later the National Football League (NFL).
Blandin was a standout as a tackle playing college football for the Tulane Green Wave, earning consensus All-American honors as a senior in 1941. Blandin was selected to play for the Philadelphia Eagles, but he instead joined the military and served in the Pacific theater of World War II.
Upon his discharge, he signed with the Browns of the AAFC and played on the team for two seasons. The Browns won the league championship in both of those years. Blandin was then sent to the Colts, where he remained through the 1950 season. He played one more year of professional football in 1953 with the second iteration of the Baltimore Colts.