Earl Blaik

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkb:Miami_University
gptkbp:award gptkb:Amos_Alonzo_Stagg_Award
gptkbp:awardYear 1962
gptkbp:birthDate 1897-02-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Detroit,_Michigan,_United_States
gptkbp:child gptkb:Bill_Blaik
gptkb:Bob_Blaik
gptkbp:coachedTeam gptkb:Dartmouth_College
gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy_(Army)
gptkbp:coachingRecordArmy 121-33-10
gptkbp:coachingRecordDartmouth 45-16-4
gptkbp:deathDate 1989-05-06
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Colorado_Springs,_Colorado,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity Scottish-American
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Earl_Henry_Blaik
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Earl Blaik
gptkbp:inductedInto gptkb:College_Football_Hall_of_Fame
1964
gptkbp:militaryRank Colonel
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Red_Blaik
gptkbp:notableAchievement coached three consecutive national championship teams
coached two Heisman Trophy winners
helped integrate Army football team
innovator in football strategy
mentor to many future coaches
served as athletic director at Army
first Army coach to defeat Navy five consecutive times
developed Army's football program into a national powerhouse
gptkbp:notableCoach gptkb:Pete_Dawkins
gptkb:Arnold_Galiffa
gptkb:Doc_Blanchard
gptkb:Glenn_Davis
gptkbp:notableFor head coach of Army football team
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:footballer
football coach
gptkbp:playingTeam gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkb:Miami_University
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:You_Have_to_Pay_the_Price
gptkbp:publishedWorkYear 1960
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Merle_E._Henley
gptkbp:won 1944
1945
1946
gptkbp:yearsAsArmyCoach 1941-1958
gptkbp:yearsAsDartmouthCoach 1934-1940
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Western_Hills_University_High_School
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6