Doc Blanchard

Doc Blanchard
	1947 West Point yearbook photo
No. 35
Position	Fullback
Personal information
Born:	December 11, 1924; McColl, South Carolina, U.S.
Died:	April 19, 2009 (aged 84); Bulverde, Texas, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career history
College	North Carolina (1943) ; Army (1944–1946)
High school	Saint Stanislaus ; (Bay St. Louis, Mississippi)
Career highlights and awards
	3× National champion (1944–1946); 3× Eastern champion (1944–1946); Heisman Trophy (1945); Maxwell Award (1945); SN Player of the Year (1945); James E. Sullivan Award (1945); 2× Unanimous All-American (1945, 1946); Consensus All-American (1944); Army Black Knights No. 35 retired;
	College Football Hall of Fame (1959)
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1946-1971
Rank	Colonel
Unit	77th Fighter Squadron
Battles/wars	World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross

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. He played football for the Army Cadets, where he was known as "Mr. Inside".

Because his father was a physician, Felix Blanchard was nicknamed "Little Doc" as a boy. After football, he was a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force, and served from 1947 until 1971, when he retired with the rank of colonel.

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