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Earl Henry ("Red") Blaik American Manager. Born 15 February 1897. Died 5 May 1989.

Personal: Male. Born in USA. Colorado Springs, El Paso, CO, SSN 084-26-3130

Earl Henry ("Red") Blaik (1897-1989) had been a star end on the Army football team before he graduated in 1920. He later became head football coach there in 1941, and in 18 seasons as a coach achieved a 121-33-10 record. He was named coach of the year in 1946 and elected to the National Football Foundation's Hall of Fame in 1964. He became a vice president and director of Avco Corporation, 1959-60, and then director and chairman of its executive committee in 1960.


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