Sid Blanks

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Sid Blanks
Date of birth April 29, 1940 (1940-04-29) (age 68)
Place of birth Del Rio, Texas, US
Position(s) Running Back
College Texas A&I
AFL Draft 1964 / Round 5 / 3rd Pick
Jersey Number 42
Career highlights
AFL All-Star 1964
Stats
Statistics
Teams
1964-1968
1969
1970
AFL Houston Oilers
AFL Boston Patriots
NFL Boston Patriots

Sid Blanks (born April 29, 1940 in Del Rio, Texas) is a retired American college and professional football player. A halfback, he played college football at Texas A&I University, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Houston Oilers from 1964 through 1968. He also played for the Boston Patriots on the AFL in 1969, and the Patriots of the NFL in 1970. He was an AFL All-Star in 1964.

Blanks' son, Lance, is a former professional basketball player and current assistant general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA.[1]

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  1. ^ Cavaliers: Front Office