John Vaughn Blake (1888 – June 29, 1964) was an American

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player and

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agent. He played football for Dan McGugin's

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teams with his brothers

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and Bob. Dan, Bob, and Vaughn were

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of the

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, and

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respectively. Vaughn was an end on the football team, selected All-Southern in 1908. He was later an FBI agent involved with the capture of Alvin Karpis.

Early years

Blake was born in 1888 in

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to Daniel Bigelow Blake, Sr. and Mary Clara Weldon. Dan, Sr. was a

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and once president of the Nashville Academy of Medicine.

References

1888 births 1964 deaths American football ends Vanderbilt Commodores football players Federal Bureau of Investigation agents All-Southern college football players Players of American football from Texas {{collegefootball-player-stub