Joe Blanchard

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Joe Blanchard

Joseph Edgar Blanchard (December 7, 1928 – March 22, 2012) was an American football player, professional wrestler and promoter.

Biography

He played three seasons for the Edmonton Eskimos in the Canadian Football League. He was the founder and owner of the Southwest Championship Wrestling promotion franchise. His son is former Four Horseman wrestler Tully Blanchard.^[1]^[2] Blanchard was the trainer of wrestling legend Dusty Rhodes.

Joe Blanchard died of squamous-cell carcinoma on March 22, 2012. He was 83.^[1]

Persondata
Name	Blanchard, Joe
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian football player and professional wrestler
Date of birth	December 7, 1928
Place of birth	Haskell, Oklahoma
Date of death	March 22, 2012
Place of death	San Antonio, Texas

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