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Linebacker | |
Personal information | |
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Date of birth: March 24, 1954 | |
Place of birth: Vallejo, California | |
High School: Vallejo High School | |
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Weight: 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
College: Cal State-Hayward | |
Undrafted in 1976 | |
Debuted in 1976 for the Oakland Raiders | |
Last played in 1976 for the Pittsburgh Steelers | |
Career history | |
Roster status: retired | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 1976 | |
Games Played | 10 |
Games Started | 1 |
Stats at NFL.com | |
Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com |
Gregory Allen Blankenship (born March 24, 1954) is a former American football linebacker who played one season in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Blankenship was born in Vallejo, California and attended Vallejo High School.[1]
He matriculated at Cal State-Hayward[1] (since renamed California State University, East Bay). As a sophomore, Blankenship was named to the third-team Associated Press small college All-America football team in 1973.[2] In 1974, he was named to the UPI Little All-Coast football team.[3] After his senior season he was named to the Associated Press College Division All-America team as a first-team selection.[4]
Blankenship has been inducted into the California State University, East Bay Athletics Hall of Fame.[5]
Blankenship went undrafted in the 1976 NFL Draft, but was signed by the Oakland Raiders. He played four games for the Raiders before being cut.[6]
He was picked up by the Steelers about a month later, primarily to serve as a special teams player.[6][7] He played for the Steelers in the final six games of the 1976 season.[1]
Blankenship was cut by the Steelers prior to the 1977 season.[8] He was picked up in 1978 by the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League.[9]