Earl Blaik

American football head coach

1897 – 1989

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Who was Earl Blaik?

Earl Henry "Red" Blaik was an American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and United States Army officer. He served as the head football coach at Dartmouth College from 1934 to 1940 and at the United States Military Academy from 1941 to 1958, compiling a career college football record of 166–48–14. His Army football teams won three consecutive national championships in 1944, 1945 and 1946. Blaik was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1964.

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Born
Feb 15, 1897
Detroit
Also known as
  • Earl Henry Blaik
  • Red Blaik
Parents
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Miami University
  • United States Military Academy
Lived in
  • Dayton
Died
May 6, 1989
Colorado Springs

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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