J. Merrill Blanchard
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
April 26, 1881 Winterport, Maine |
| Died | April 3, 1914 (aged 32) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Alma mater | Bowdoin College (1903) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1902 | Bowdoin |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1904–1905 | William & Mary |
| 1906–1907 | Washington University |
| 1908–1909 | Whitman |
| 1910 | William & Mary |
| Basketball | |
| 1905–1906 | William & Mary |
| 1906–1908 | Washington University |
| Baseball | |
| 1905–1906 | William & Mary |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–14–2 (football) 14–7 (basketball) |
Jesse Merrill Blanchard (April 26, 1881 – April 3, 1914) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at The College of William & Mary (1904–1905, 1910), Washington University in St. Louis (1906–1907), and Whitman College (1908–1909).
Blanchard played college football as a quarterback at Bowdoin College.
Blanchard was the first head coach of the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team, in 1905–06. In the inaugural season of William & Mary's basketball program, Blanchard led the team to a 4–1 record. It was his first and last season with the Tribe despite the success. Blanchard also coached the William & Mary football team from 1904 to 1905 and again in 1910, compiling a record of 6–14–2.
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