Punter
No. 15
Oregon
"The No. 12 pick of the Giants in 1971, Tom has been the club's regular punter ever since. He had a 40.6 average for 66 punts and was named as the punter on the NFC's All-Rookie team that year. His current career average of 41.7 on 169 punts ranks him second on the all-time Giant list behind Don Chandler who had a 43.8 average for 525 attempts. A quarterback in college, Tom is highly capable of stepping in as a reserve. He's thrown only twice, completing one for 18 yards, and rushed once for 17 yards on a fake punt.
Blanchard had a fine college career at Oregon as a quarterback-punter. Captain his senior year, he was idled by a knee injury, but nonetheless holds Oregon marks for most touchdown passes in a game (4) and career punting average (41.7). He had his best game against Army in 1969 when he completed 22 of 32 passes for 262 yards.
Tom was born in Grants Pass, Oregon, starred at Grants Pass High School, still lives in Grants Pass and aspires to a teaching career."
-1974 New York Giants Media Guide
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