page_title: Doc Blanchard
hierarchical_section_title: Doc Blanchard
caption_attribution_description: English: Official yearbook photo of Felix "Doc" Blanchard, Heisman Trophy winner
context_page_description: Felix Anthony "Doc" Blanchard was best known as the college football player who became the first ever junior to win the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award and was the first ever football player to win the James E. Sullivan Award, all in 1945. He played football for the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he was known as "Mr. Inside." Because his father was a doctor, Felix Blanchard was nicknamed "Little Doc" as a boy. After football, he served in the United States Air Force from 1947 until 1971 when he retired with the rank of colonel.
context_section_description: Felix Anthony "Doc" Blanchard (December 11, 1924 – April 19, 2009) was best known as the college football player who became the first ever junior to win the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award and was the first ever football player to win the James E. Sullivan Award, all in 1945. He played football for the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he was known as "Mr. Inside." Because his father was a doctor, Felix Blanchard was nicknamed "Little Doc" as a boy. After football, he served in the United States Air Force from 1947 until 1971 when he retired with the rank of colonel.
caption: Blanchard's 1947 West Point yearbook photo
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