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 covered the Green Bay Packers from 1962 to 1968.[1] He was the beat writer for Marquette basketball and Al McGuire from 1962 to 1973. 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 was married to his wife Shirley for 59 years until his death, and he had six children.[1] Bledsoe died on December 12, 2015, at the age of 81.[2]
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| Position | General Manager/Assistant General Manager |
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| Born | August 4, 1934 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 2015 (aged 81) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
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| Executive profile at Pro Football Reference | |
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Longtime Journal sportswriter Terry Bledsoe went on to be Bills GM". www.jsonline.com.
- 1 2 "Truman Bledsoe Obituary (2015) - The Providence Journal". www.legacy.com.
- 1 2 3 "Terry Bledsoe Football Executive Record". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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