Terry Bledsoe
| Position: | General Manager/Assistant General Manager |
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| Born: | August 4, 1934 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died: | December 12, 2015 (aged 81) Providence, Rhode Island |
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Truman Claudius Bledsoe III (August 4, 1934 – December 12, 2015) was a sportswriter and NFL executive. He was a sportswriter at the Milwaukee Journal for many years.[1] He would cover the Green Bay Packers from 1962 to 1968.[1] In 1973, he got a public relations job for the NFL Management council.[1] In 1979, Bledsoe became an assistant general manager for the New York Giants.[1] In 1984, he became the General Manager for the Buffalo Bills.[1][2][3] He was there for two seasons.[3] After two consecutive years of going 2-14, he was fired. He later had senior management positions for the Cleveland Browns and Arizona Cardinals.[3] He died on December 12, 2015 at the age of 81. He was survived by his wife, 6 children, and 13 grandchildren.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Longtime Journal sportswriter Terry Bledsoe went on to be Bills GM". www.jsonline.com.
- ^ a b "Truman Bledsoe Obituary (2015) - The Providence Journal". www.legacy.com.
- ^ a b c "Terry Bledsoe Football Executive Record". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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