- John Blake (American football)
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Name = John Blake
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Title = DL coach; Recruiting Coordinator
College = North Carolina
Conference = ACC
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DateOfBirth = birth date and age|1961|3|6
Birthplace = Rockford, IL
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OverallRecord = 12-22-0
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Years = 1979-1982
Team = Oklahoma
Position = NT
Coach = Y
CoachYears = 1987-1988
1989
1990-1992
1993-1995
1996-1998
2003
2004-2006
2007-"present"
CoachTeams = Tulsa (TE/WR coach)
Oklahoma (DL coach)
Oklahoma (LB coach)Dallas Cowboys (DL)
Oklahoma
Mississippi State (DL)
Nebraska (DL coach)
North Carolina (DL coach)
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BBallHOF =John Blake (born
March 6 ,1961 inRockford, Illinois ) is thedefensive line coach for the North Carolina Tar Heels football team, a position he has held since 2007. Previously, Blake had served as the defensive line coach on Bill Callahan's staff at theUniversity of Nebraska from 2004-2006. He also held the same position atMississippi State University in 2003.Mississippi State was the first college coaching job he has held since being thehead coach for theUniversity of Oklahoma Sooners from 1996-1998. Blake compiled a career record of 12-22 in just three years, reflecting the worst stretch in school history. However, Blake is given credit for laying the foundation for Oklahoma's return to prominence in the 21st century. For example, 13 of the 22 starters on the Sooners' 2000 National Championship team were recruited by Blake. Many of them were forced to play right away, as Blake's teams were frequently out of games fairly quickly.Prior to his arrival in Norman, Blake had served as the defensive line coach for the
Dallas Cowboys , working alongside current UNC coachButch Davis and former Sooner and then Cowboy head coachBarry Switzer . TheDallas Cowboys won twoSuper Bowl s during Blake's stint. Blake also worked as a defensive assistant at Oklahoma in the early 1990s underGary Gibbs .Persondata
NAME=Blake, John
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Football coach
DATE OF BIRTH=March 6 ,1961
PLACE OF BIRTH=Rockford, Illinois
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