Lisle Blackbourn
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
June 3, 1899 Beetown, Wisconsin |
| Died | June 14, 1983 (aged 84) Lancaster, Wisconsin |
| Alma mater | Lawrence College, 1925 |
| Playing career | |
| 1918, 1921–23 | Lawrence |
| Position(s) | Lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1924 | Lawrence (freshmen) |
| 1925–1946 | Washington HS (WI) |
| 1947 | Wisconsin (scout) |
| 1948 | Wisconsin (backs) |
| 1949 | Marquette (line) |
| 1950–1953 | Marquette |
| 1954–1957 | Green Bay Packers |
| 1958 | Carroll (WI) |
| 1959–1960 | Marquette |
Lisle William "Liz" Blackbourn (June 3, 1899 – June 14, 1983) was an American football coach in Wisconsin, most notably as the third head coach of the Green Bay Packers, from 1954 through 1957, and the final head coach at Marquette University in Milwaukee in 1960.
Born in Beetown, Wisconsin, in 1899, Blackbourn attended high school in Lancaster and played college football at Lawrence College in Appleton, under head coach Mark Catlin, Sr. He arrived on campus in 1918, but left after a semester to work on the family farm for several years, then returned to school. He earned "all-state" honors three times for the Vikings and also was a catcher on the baseball team. While finishing his degree at Lawrence, he coached the Vikings' freshman football team in the fall of 1924.
After earning his degree in 1925, he became head coach at Washington High School in Milwaukee and continued for 22 seasons, compiling a 141–30–6 record (.814) through 1946. While remaining as athletic director at the school, he was a scout for the University of Wisconsin–Madison under head coach Harry Stuhldreher.
In March 1948, Blackbourn resigned from the high school to become the backfield coach at Wisconsin, which was Stuhldreher's last with the Badgers, resigning in December. With a new staff at UW for 1949, Blackbourn moved over to Marquette University in Milwaukee as the line coach under head coach Frank Murray, who stepped down after the season for health reasons and was succeeded by Blackbourne in 1950. Blackbourne's 1953 team was 6-3-1, the best record at Marquette in over a decade.
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