| File:Forrest Blue 1975.jpg | |
| No. 50,75 | |
| Offensive lineman | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: September 7, 1945 | |
| Place of birth: Marfa, Texas | |
| Date of death: July 16, 2011 (aged 65) | |
| Place of death: Carmichael, California | |
| High School: Tampa (FL) Chamberlain | |
| Career information | |
| College: Auburn | |
| NFL Draft: 1968 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15 | |
| Debuted in 1968 for the San Francisco 49ers | |
| Career history | |
*San Francisco 49ers ( 1968– 1974)
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| Career highlights and awards | |
*4× NFL First Team All-Pro (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974)
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Forrest Murrell Blue, Jr. (September 7, 1945 [1] – July 16, 2011) was an offensive lineman who spent eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Francisco 49ers (1968–1974) and Baltimore Colts (1975–1978).
Blue was born in Marfa, Texas on September 7, 1945. He spent his teenage years in Tampa, Florida where his family moved after his father, a United States Army captain, retired there. A 1962 graduate of George D. Chamberlain High School, he made the National Honor Society and starred on the varsity teams in football, baseball, track and basketball. He was a member of the Florida High School Activities Association (FHSAA) Class AA football champions in 1961. He eventually was inducted into the Tampa Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 and named the sixth-best football player ever from Hillsborough County by the St. Petersburg Times in 1999.[2][3]
Blue was a three-year letterman as a center for Ralph "Shug" Jordan at Auburn University from 1965 through 1967.[4] He played for the College All-Stars in its 34–17 defeat to the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field on August 2, 1968.[5][6]
Selected 15th overall in the 1968 draft by the San Francisco 49ers out of Auburn University, Blue helped the team win three straight division titles, and was named an All-Pro four times.[7][8][9][10]
Blue died at an assisted living facility in Carmichael, California of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.[11]
References[]
- ↑ "Forrest Blue" pro-football-reference.com 20 July 2011
- ↑ Pugliese, Nick. "Tampa Bay's All-Century Team: No. 21 Forrest Blue," The Tampa Tribune.
- ↑ Meacham, Andrew. "Chamberlain star Forrest Blue went on to shine in the NFL," St. Petersburg Times, Sunday, July 24, 2011.
- ↑ 2011 Auburn Football Fact Book – Auburn University Athletics.
- ↑ 1968 College All-Stars roster – mmbolding.com.
- ↑ The 1968 College All-Star Game – mmbolding.com.
- ↑ "1971 NFL All-Pros" pro-football-reference.com 20 July 2011
- ↑ "1972 NFL All-Pros" pro-football-reference.com 20 July 2011
- ↑ "1973 NFL All-Pros" pro-football-reference.com 20 July 2011
- ↑ "1974 NFL All-Pros" pro-football-reference.com 20 July 2011
- ↑ "Forrest Blue Dies After Years of Dementia" San Francisco Chronicle 20 July 2011
External links[]
- Gallery of Forrest Blue football cards
- Forrest Blue at Pro Football Reference
- Forrest Blue at Database Football
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