Sid Blanks
Sidney Blanks
Born: April 29, 1940
Del Rio, TX USA
Deceased: December 12, 2021
Position: RB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200
College: Texas A&M-Kingsville
High School: San Felipe (Del Rio, TX)
Career: 1964-1974
Drafted: 1964 in Round 3, #42 overall by the Chicago Bears
Drafted: 1964 in Round 5, #38 overall (AFL) by the Houston Oilers
Sid Blanks played from 1964 to 1974 during his career with the Boston Patriots, Houston Oilers and Houston Texans. Blanks ran for 1,468 yards in his career on 376 attempts, scoring 7 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 109 passes for 1,082 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | AFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 139.6 |
| AFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | AFL Houston Oilers | 145 | 756 | 5.2 | 91 | 6 |
| 1966 | AFL Houston Oilers | 71 | 235 | 3.3 | 30 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL Houston Oilers | 66 | 206 | 3.1 | 16 | 1 |
| 1968 | AFL Houston Oilers | 63 | 169 | 2.7 | 10 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL Boston Patriots | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Boston Patriots | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 |
| 1974 | WFL Houston Texans | 11 | 28 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| AFL | 352 | 1396 | 4.0 | 91 | 7 | |
| NFL | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 | |
| WFL | 11 | 28 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 | |
| Totals | 376 | 1468 | 3.9 | 91 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | AFL Houston Oilers | 56 | 497 | 8.9 | 45 | 1 |
| 1966 | AFL Houston Oilers | 19 | 234 | 12.3 | 42 | 2 |
| 1967 | AFL Houston Oilers | 11 | 93 | 8.5 | 39 | 1 |
| 1968 | AFL Houston Oilers | 13 | 184 | 14.2 | 61 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL Boston Patriots | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Boston Patriots | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 18 | 0 |
| 1974 | WFL Houston Texans | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| AFL | 101 | 1024 | 10.1 | 61 | 4 | |
| NFL | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 18 | 0 | |
| WFL | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Totals | 109 | 1082 | 9.9 | 61 | 4 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL Houston Oilers | 22 | 179 | 8.1 | 39 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL Boston Patriots | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Boston Patriots | 9 | 83 | 9.2 | 22 | 0 |
| 1974 | WFL Houston Texans | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 6 | 0 |
| AFL | 27 | 189 | 7.0 | 39 | 0 | |
| NFL | 9 | 83 | 9.2 | 22 | 0 | |
| WFL | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 6 | 0 | |
| Totals | 39 | 288 | 7.4 | 39 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | AFL Houston Oilers | 9 | 207 | 23.0 | 32 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL Houston Oilers | 21 | 487 | 23.2 | 37 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL Boston Patriots | 6 | 131 | 21.8 | 25 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Boston Patriots | 7 | 152 | 21.7 | 29 | 0 |
| 1974 | WFL Houston Texans | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 24 | 0 |
| AFL | 36 | 825 | 22.9 | 37 | 0 | |
| NFL | 7 | 152 | 21.7 | 29 | 0 | |
| WFL | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Totals | 45 | 1010 | 22.4 | 37 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | AFL Houston Oilers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | AFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | AFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | AFL Houston Oilers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AFL Boston Patriots | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1964 | AFL Houston Oilers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 1966 | AFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1967 | AFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| AFL | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
| Totals | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 13 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | WFL | Houston Texans |
Honors
1964 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
