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| ====== George Blanch ====== | ====== George Blanch ====== | ||
| George Currier Blanch\\ | George Currier Blanch\\ | ||
| - | Born February 18, 1938, Hamshire, Texas\\ | + | Born February 18, [[1938 calendar|1938]], Hamshire, Texas\\ |
| - | Died May 10, 2021, Nixon, Texas\\ | + | Died May 10, [[2021 calendar|2021]], Nixon, Texas, age 83\\ |
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| He joined the Raiders’ 1960 training camp when it opened in July, but left less than two weeks later for “personal reasons.” What followed was a peripatetic career coaching and teaching at various high schools in Texas. He rarely lingered at one location for more than a couple of years, though he did stay at Nixon High, his old school, from 1970 to 1975 as head football coach. | He joined the Raiders’ 1960 training camp when it opened in July, but left less than two weeks later for “personal reasons.” What followed was a peripatetic career coaching and teaching at various high schools in Texas. He rarely lingered at one location for more than a couple of years, though he did stay at Nixon High, his old school, from 1970 to 1975 as head football coach. | ||
| - | His last stint as a football coach came in 1985 at Hawley High near Abilene, after which he took a series of school district superintendent positions. He finally retired in 2003 after having spent three years as the head of the Schleicher County Independent School District. He returned only to return | + | His last stint as a football coach came in 1985 at Hawley High near Abilene, after which he took a series of school district superintendent positions. He finally retired in 2003 after having spent three years as the head of the Schleicher County Independent School District. He returned only a year later to fill in on an emergency basis before finally leaving for good in 2005. |
| He died in 2021 in his hometown at the age of 83. His wife, Maria, had died two years earlier. He left behind four children, six grandchildren, | He died in 2021 in his hometown at the age of 83. His wife, Maria, had died two years earlier. He left behind four children, six grandchildren, | ||
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| + | =====Raiders Career===== | ||
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| + | **1960** | ||
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| + | January 30 - AFL signing rights assigned\\ | ||
| + | March 3 - contract awarded to Oakland by AFL\\ | ||
| + | July 18 - voluntarily left training camp | ||
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