Jack Blott
Blott from 1925 Michiganensian
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| Sport(s) | Football, baseball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 24, 1902 Girard, Ohio |
| Died | June 11, 1964 (aged 61) Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Alma mater | Michigan |
| Playing career | |
| 1922–1923 | Michigan Wolverines |
| Position(s) | C/K |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1924–1933 | Michigan (Football-Asst.) |
| 1934–1940 | Wesleyan (Football/Baseball) |
| 1946–1958 | Michigan (Football-OL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 31–24–1 (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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| All-American (1923) | |
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| Catcher | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 30, 1924, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 3, 1924, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .000 | ||
| At bats | 1 | ||
| Games Played | 2 | ||
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Jack Leonard Blott (August 24, 1902 – June 11, 1964) was an All-American football center and place kicker for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1922–1923. He was also a baseball catcher for the Wolverines from 1922–1924. After a two-game Major League Baseball career with the Cincinnati Reds in 1924, he worked as Michigan’s line coach from 1924–1933 and 1946–1958. From 1934–1940, he was the head football coach at Wesleyan University.
In 1922, Blott succeeded All-American and College Football Hall of Famer Ernie Vick as Michigan’s center. Reporters drew similarities between the two: "In the first place, they are of very similar build and Blott now weighs within two pounds of Vick’s playing weight. Both Vick and Blott played fullback in high school and came to Michigan without any experience in the line. Both learned to pass from center, a duty the importance of which very few spectators ever realize, with remarkable ease and within a short time both were unusually accurate."
The 1922 team, led by All-American Harry Kipke, went 6–0–1 and finished in a tie with Iowa for the Big Ten Conference championship. The only blemish was a scoreless tie with Vanderbilt in the second game of the season. The Michigan defense gave up only 13 points during the entire season, outscoring opponents, 183–13.
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