Role Football player Billed height 6' Height 1.80 m | Billed weight 225 lb (102 kg). Weight 102 kg Name Joe Blanchard Children Tully Blanchard | |
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Born December 7, 1928Haskell, Oklahoma ( 1928-12-07 ) Ring name(s) Joe Blanchard, Joltin' Joe Died March 22, 2012, San Antonio, Texas, United States Grandchildren Tessa Blanchard, Tally Blanchard, Taylor Blanchard, Tanner Blanchard People also search for Tully Blanchard, Tessa Blanchard | ||
Birth name Joesph Edgar Blanchard | ||
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Joseph Edgar Blanchard (December 7, 1928 – March 22, 2012) was an American football player, professional wrestler and promoter. His son is former Four Horseman wrestler Tully Blanchard.
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- Football
- Pro Wrestling
- Championship and Accomplishments
- Death
- References
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Football
He played his first three seasons for the Edmonton Eskimos in the Canadian Football League, eventually playing the Grey Cup in 1952. His last football season was with the Calgary Stampeders in 1954.
Pro Wrestling
In 1953, Blanchard made his debut in pro wrestling in Calgary for Stampede Wrestling. Within all the territories he wrestled, he had the most success in Hawaii (twice winning the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship with Lord James Blears) and in Texas (twice winning the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship). In 1978, Blanchard founded Southwest Championship Wrestling (SCW) in San Antonio, where he retired from active competition later that year after 25 years. Blanchard ran the promotion until selling it Fred Behrend in April 1985, changing its name to Texas All-Star Wrestling (TAW). In 1989, he joined the American Wrestling Association (AWA), replacing Stanley Blackburn as President of the company. He would remain with the promotion until its closure in 1991.
Championship and Accomplishments
Death
Joe Blanchard died of squamous-cell carcinoma on March 22, 2012. He was 83.