Greg Blankenship
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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| Born: | March 24, 1954 Vallejo, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Vallejo | ||||||
| College: | Cal State-Hayward | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 1976 | ||||||
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Gregory Allen Blankenship (born March 24, 1954) is an American former football linebacker who played one season in the National Football League (NFL) with the Oakland Raiders and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Early life
[edit]Blankenship was born in Vallejo, California and attended Vallejo High School.[1]
College career
[edit]He matriculated at Cal State-Hayward[1] (since renamed California State University, East Bay). As a sophomore, Blankenship was named to the third-team Associated Press small college All-America football team in 1973.[2] In 1974, he was named to the UPI Little All-Coast football team.[3] After his senior season he was named to the Associated Press College Division All-America team as a first-team selection.[4]
Blankenship has been inducted into the California State University, East Bay Athletics Hall of Fame.[5]
Professional career
[edit]Blankenship went undrafted in the 1976 NFL draft, but was signed by the Oakland Raiders. He played four games for the Raiders before being cut.[6]
He was picked up by the Steelers about a month later, primarily to serve as a special teams player.[6][7] He played for the Steelers in the final six games of the 1976 season.[1]
Blankenship was cut by the Steelers prior to the 1977 season.[8] He was picked up in 1978 by the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Greg Blankenship bio". databaseFootball. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
- ^ "'Johnson Boys' Again Picked For Little All-America Team". Gettysburg Times. December 6, 1973. p. 18. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
- ^ "Boise State quarterback tops Little all-Coast team". Ellensburg Daily Record. December 11, 1974. p. 11. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
- ^ "Hieber named Little A-A". The Spokesman-Review. December 5, 1975. p. 39. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
- ^ "Athletics Hall of Fame". California State University, East Bay. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
- ^ a b Sheeley, Glenn (November 11, 1976). "Rescued Blankenship Happy To Be Aboard With Steelers". Pittsburgh Press. p. 33. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
- ^ Emert, Rich (August 26, 1977). "Russian roulette: Steelers can hardly win on final roster decisions". The Beaver County Times. pp. B-1. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
- ^ "Steeler Notes". Pittsburgh Press. July 25, 1977. pp. C3. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
- ^ "People in sport". Ottawa Citizen. April 20, 1978. p. 27. Retrieved February 25, 2010.