John Vaughn Blake (1888 – June 29, 1964) was an American college football player and FBI agent. He played football for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores football teams with his brothers Dan and Bob. Dan, Bob, and Vaughn were captains of the 1906, 1907, and 1908 respectively. Vaughn was an end on the football team, selected All-Southern in 1908.[1] He was later an FBI agent involved with the capture of Alvin Karpis.[2]
| Vanderbilt Commodores | |
|---|---|
| Position | End |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | 1888 Texas, U.S. |
| Died: | June 29, 1964 (aged 75–76) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Vanderbilt (1905–1908) |
| High school | Bowen School |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early years
editBlake was born in 1888 in Cuero, Texas to Daniel Bigelow Blake Sr. and Mary Clara Weldon. Dan Sr. was a physician and once president of the Nashville Academy of Medicine.[3]
References
edit- ^ Spalding's Football Guide. Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service. 1909. p. 75.
- ^ Federal Bureau of Investigation. "Barker/Karpis Gang". p. 18.
- ^ Charles Wells Moulton (1906). "Blake, Daniel Bigelow". The Doctor's Who's Who. 12. The Saalfield Publishing Co.
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