Summary
George C. Blankley (October 7, 1918 – December 29, 2016)[1] was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head basketball coach at Boise Junior College—now Boise State University—from 1948 to 1962, compiling a record of 206–139. Blankey was also the head football coach at Boise Junior College from the middle of the 1950 season through the 1951 season, assuming the responsibility after Coach Lyle Smith was called into the United States Navy during the early part of the Korean War.[2] Blankley compiled a record of 16–2 as head football coach of BJC. In 1962 was hired as athletic director and head football coach at General Beadle State College—now known as Dakota State University—in Madison, South Dakota.[3] He resigned as head football coach following the 1969 season, compiling a record of 27–39–1 in eight seasons.[4]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 7, 1918 Curwensville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 29, 2016 (aged 98) Madison, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1940 | College of Idaho |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1940 | College of Idaho |
| 1941 | Boise Pilots |
| Position(s) | End (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1948–1949 | Boise JC (assistant) |
| 1950–1951 | Boise JC |
| 1962–1969 | General Beadle / Dakota State |
| Basketball | |
| 1947–1948 | Caldwell HS (ID) |
| 1948–1962 | Boise JC |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1962–? | General Beadle / Dakota State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 27–39–1 (college football) 15–2 (junior college football) 206–139 (junior college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 Intermountain Collegiate (1950–1951) Basketball 3 Intermountain Collegiate (1956–1958) | |
Blankley was born in Curwensville, Pennsylvania, and grew up playing football, basketball, and baseball. He attended the College of Idaho, where he played football, as an end, and baseball. Blankey graduated from college in 1941. He played minor league baseball with the Boise Pilots of the Pioneer Baseball League that year[5] before becoming the athletic director and coach at Kuna High School. From 1943 to 1945, he taught physical education at his alma mater and then served as a physical trainer in the United States Marines. In 1948, Blankley was coaching basketball at Caldwell High School in Caldwell, Idaho.[6]
Head coaching record edit
Junior college football edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise Junior College Broncos (Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1950–1951) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Boise JC[n 1] | 6–1[n 1] | 3–0 | 1st | L Junior Rose | ||||
| 1951 | Boise JC | 9–1 | 4–0 | 1st | W Potato | ||||
| Boise JC: | 15–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 15–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
College football edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Beadle / Dakota State Trojans (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1962–1969) | |||||||||
| 1962 | General Beadle | 5–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1963 | General Beadle | 3–5 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1964 | General Beadle | 1–7 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1965 | General Beadle | 6–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1966 | General Beadle | 5–4 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1967 | General Beadle | 4–5 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1968 | General Beadle | 2–5–1 | 1–4–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1969 | Dakota State | 1–7 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| General Beadle / Dakota State: | 27–39–1 | 17–30–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 27–39–1 | ||||||||
Notes edit
- ^ a b Lyle Smith was head coach for the first three games of the 1950 season before being recalled to the Navy during the Korean War. Blankley coached the remainder of the 1950 season.
References edit
- ^ "Obituary for George Blankley". Weiland Funeral Chapel. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "Boise College – An Idea Grows". Boise State University. 1950. p. 4.
- ^ "General Beadle Hires New Football Coach". The Daily Republic. Mitchell, South Dakota. July 26, 1962. p. 10. Retrieved December 28, 2017 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Trojans' Blankley Resigns". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. November 17, 1969. p. 13. Retrieved December 28, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Boise Pilots Play Coyotes If Field Dries". Lewiston Morning Tribune. April 11, 1941. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
- ^ Ourada, Patricia K. (1994). The Broncos: A History of Boise State University athletics, 1932–1994. Boise, Idaho: Boise State University. p. 45. ISBN 0-932129-17-X. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
