Geburtsdatum | Donnerstag, 20. Dezember 1956 |
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Beschreibung | Gerald Blanton (born December 20, 1956 in Toledo, Ohio) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played his entire seven-year career for the Kansas City Chiefs. A native of Toledo, Ohio, Jerry Blanton was a star fullback and linebacker at DeVilbiss High School, which honored him by naming him to the school's Hall of Fame. Blanton joined Fran Curci's Kentucky Wildcats in 1974, and was the first freshman to become a varsity starter at UK. Only 6' - 2", 235 pounds at the peak of his career, small for a defensive lineman in the Southeastern Conference, Blanton compensated for his relative lack of size with intelligence, a big heart, quickness and a refuse-to-lose mentality. In his 4 years at UK, Blanton achieved many individual honors, as well as leading Ken |
