Forrest Blue

Forrest Murrell Blue Jr. (September 7, 1945  – July 16, 2011) was an offensive lineman who spent eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Francisco 49ers (1968–1974) and Baltimore Colts (1975–1978).

Forrest Blue
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Position:Offensive lineman
Personal information
Born:(1945-09-07)September 7, 1945
Marfa, Texas
Died:July 16, 2011(2011-07-16) (aged 65)
Carmichael, California
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:261 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:Tampa (FL) Chamberlain
College:Auburn
NFL Draft:1968 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:148
Games started:82
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Blue was born in Marfa, Texas on September 7, 1945. He spent his teenage years in Tampa, Florida where his family moved after his father, a United States Army captain, retired there. A 1963 graduate of George D. Chamberlain High School, he made the National Honor Society and starred on the varsity teams in football, baseball, track and basketball. He was a member of the Florida High School Activities Association (FHSAA) Class AA football champions in 1961. He eventually was inducted into the Tampa Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 and named the sixth-best football player ever from Hillsborough County by the St. Petersburg Times in 1999.[1][2]

Blue was a three-year letterman as a center for Ralph "Shug" Jordan at Auburn University from 1965 through 1967.[3] He played for the College All-Stars in its 34–17 defeat to the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field on August 2, 1968.[4][5]

Selected 15th overall in the 1968 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers out of Auburn University, Blue helped the team win three straight division titles, and was named an All-Pro four times.[6][7][8][9]

Blue died at an assisted living facility in Carmichael, California of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.[10]

In May 2013, he was posthumously inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.

A large number of former American football (NFL) players have been diagnosed with or have had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. A definitive diagnosis so far can be made only post-mortem. However, an increasing number of former players are reporting symptoms of CTE. You can read NFL100 post about NFL and CTE

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