Ernie Blandin

Who was Ernie Blandin?

Ernest Elmer "Ernie" Blandin was a professional American football tackle who played six seasons for the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Colts in the National Football League and All-America Football Conference. Blandin was a standout as a tackle at Tulane University and earned All-America honors in 1941, his senior year. Blandin was drafted 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.