J._Merrill_Blanchard

J. Merrill Blanchard

J. Merrill Blanchard

American football player and sports coach (1881–1914)

Jesse Merrill Blanchard (April 26, 1881 – April 3, 1914)[2] was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the College of William & Mary (1904–1905, 1910), Washington University in St. Louis (1906–1907), and Whitman College (1908–1909).

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Playing career

Blanchard played college football as a quarterback at Bowdoin College.[3]

Coaching career

Blanchard was the first head coach of the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team, in 1905–06.[4] In the inaugural season of William & Mary's basketball program, Blanchard led the team to a 4–1 record.[4] It was his first and last season with the Tribe despite the success. Blanchard also coached the William & Mary football team from 1904 to 1905 and again in 1910, compiling a record of 6–14–2.[5]

Head coaching record

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References

  1. [1]
    "The Colonial Echo 1905" (PDF). College of William & Mary. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Bowdoin Orient". Bowdoin College. 1915.
  3. [3]
    "J. Merrill Blanchard Will Coach Whitman". Spokane Daily Chronicle. June 13, 1908. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  4. [4]
    William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08 Archived May 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed March 24, 2008.
  5. [5]
    William & Mary football history - Media Guide 2007 Archived July 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, page 22. Accessed March 26, 2008.
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    Waiilatpu, Walla Walla, WA, 1910, pp. 167–180, retrieved May 29, 2019{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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    Waiilatpu, Walla Walla, WA, 1911, pp. 181–196, retrieved May 29, 2019{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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