Jerry Blanton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetJerry Blanton
American football player
Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1956
Place of Birth: Toledo, Ohio, United States
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Jerry Blanton
- Gerald Blanton (born December 20, 1956 in Toledo, Ohio) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League.
- He played his entire seven-year career for the Kansas City Chiefs. A native of Toledo, Ohio, Jerry Blanton was a star fullback and linebacker at DeVilbiss High School, which honored him by naming him to the school's Hall of Fame.
- Blanton joined Fran Curci's Kentucky Wildcats in 1974, and was the first freshman to become a varsity starter at UK.
- Only 6' - 2", 235 pounds at the peak of his career, small for a defensive lineman in the Southeastern Conference, Blanton compensated for his relative lack of size with intelligence, a big heart, quickness and a refuse-to-lose mentality.
- In his 4 years at UK, Blanton achieved many individual honors, as well as leading Kentucky's defense to a Peach Bowl win in 1976.
- He had 387 tackles in four years as a starter, ranking him 7th on UK's all-time list. An 11th round draft choice of the Buffalo Bills in 1978, and was the last player cut after training camp before joining the Kansas City Chiefs in 1979.
- After being known as one of the best special teams players in the NFL, Blanton became a starting inside linebacker in 1980.
- His most productive season as a pro was in 1983, when rolled up a career high 136 tackles to lead the team, notching 45 tackles in a 3-game span ...
- A career high 17 tackles on Monday Night Football vs.
- San Diego ...
- 12 the following Sunday at Washington ...
- 16 the next Sunday at Miami. After retiring from the NFL in 1986, Blanton used his degree earned at UK to become a criminal investigator with the Kansas City District Attorney's Office, and spent 11 years as an area manager for Anheuser-Busch.
- Most recently, Jerry served as Deputy Commissioner of Kentucky State Parks, the highest position ever held in the state parks system by an African-American, where he specialized in safety compliance, finance and security.
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