Robert Cary Blanchard (November 5, 1968 – September 6, 2016) was an

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placekicker in the

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. He played eight years for five teams: the New York Jets for his first two years, the Indianapolis Colts after taking 1994 off, the

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in 1998, the New York Giants in 1999, and the Arizona Cardinals in his final season. He graduated from L. D. Bell High School in

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in 1987. He then played college football at

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. He died in

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on September 6, 2016, at the age of 47.

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