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	Sports -- Larger Than Life: The Legend of the Hoya Hercules
		Blozis was the national shot put champion in 1941 and 1942, and by the time he left Georgetown, the "Human Howitzer" had broken five of six world shot put records.
		During the last week of January, 1945, Blozis and his platoon were stationed in the snowy Vosges Mountains in the north of France, fighting pockets of German resistance when some of Blozis' men went missing.
		Blozis truly was larger than life, and even in death, he exerted a powerful influence on campus life.
	www.thehoya.com /sports/80th/sports1.htm (1485 words)

	al blozis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Al Blozis (-- January 21, 1945) was a world-class athlete who died in World War II.
		Blozis was killed Jan 21 in France, New York Times, April 9, 1945.
		Two Giants Were Heroes Far From Playing Field; Al Blozis, a Star Tackle, and Jack Lummus, a Promising Receiver, Died in Combat in World War II, New York Times, January 26, 1991.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /al_blozis.html (425 words)

	Professional Football Researchers Association- Pro Football History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Al Blozis, of Lithuanian descent, was born on January 5, 1919, in Garfield, New Jersey.
		Blozis was an impressive rookie, pairing with veteran Frank Cope to keep New York strong at the tackle position.
		Al was justly famous for his defensive prowess, but his offensive contributions brought him even more applause in '43.
	www.footballresearch.com /articles/frpage.cfm?topic=blozis (1351 words)

	Al Bianchi - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Al Bianchi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Al Bianchi - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Al Bianchi.
		Alfred A. "Al" Bianchi (born March 26, 1932 in Long Island City, New York) is a former pro basketball player and coach.
		He played ten season for the Syracuse Nationals (which became the Philadelphia 76ers in 1963) beginning in 1956.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Al-Bianchi.html (151 words)

	Atlanta Lunceon Remarks
		However, we should note that had the war not caused the cancellation of the 1940 games,Al Blozis would have been a clear favorite to win the shot put.
		Al's fame was such that he was featured in an issue of True Comics, that we see here.
		Al died leading a squad in the battle of the Bulge.
	gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu /dept/speccoll/atlanta.htm (1472 words)

	The Hoya \| Hero on the Hilltop
		On Mar. 2, 1945 THE HOYA announced that Blozis was missing in action after fighting related to the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.
		Blozis was a multi-tiered athlete, excelling in multiple sports, especially football and track, and earning 24 collegiate and world records in track and field.
		According to press accounts, Blozis attempted to enlist in every fighting branch of the military after graduation but was turned down because of his prominent height, a trait considered unfit by the military for fighting.
	www.thehoya.com /news/030105/news7.cfm (374 words)

	College Football Hall of Fame
		Al Blozis played tackle for Georgetown University 1939- 1941, and the team posted records of 7-0-1, 8-2, 5-4 in those three seasons.
		He also was national collegiate champion in the shot put and in 1941 set a world indoor record in the shot put, 56 feet 4 1/2 inches.
		In 1944 military standards were changed, and Blozis went into service.
	collegefootball.org /famersearch.php?id=40011 (184 words)

	Al Bahr al Ahmar - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Al Bahr al Ahmar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Al Bahr al Ahmar - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Al Bahr al Ahmar.
		Here you will find more informations about Al Bahr al Ahmar.
		Al Bahr al Ahmar ("Red Sea") may refer to one of two neighboring subnational entities:
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Al-Bahr-al-Ahmar.html (138 words)

	Al Blozis -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Al Blozis -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Al Blozis (-- January 21, 1945) was a world-class athlete who died in (A war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherl) World War II.
		He attended Dickinson High School in Jersey City, where he became well known for throwing the (Click link for more info and facts about shotput) shotput and (A disk used in throwing competitions) discus.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/A/Al/Al_Blozis.htm (519 words)

	Ads on jockey silks could be revealing - The Washington Times: Sports - May 02, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Blozis was the best known of the four locals.
		He was a huge guy — 6-6, 250 — and at one point held the world indoor shot put record with a toss of 57 feet, 3/4 inch.
		Postscript: Among the World War II dead, Blozis is the only player to have his number (32) retired.
	washingtontimes.com /sports/20040502-010311-4122r.htm (1361 words)

	Pat Tillman
		Along with golfer BEN HOGAN and boxer JOE LOUIS, Blozis was selected by United Press International as one of three outstanding athletes of 1941.
		Having been granted a dispensation to serve in the military because of his size, Blozis, the son of Lithuanian immigrants, entered the Army as a lieutenant.
		Baltimore Orioles outfielder AL BUMBRY led an infantry platoon; he was able to boast that all of his men made it home.
	www.historicalmilitaria.com /Obituaries/Tillman.html (1146 words)

	HOYA Alumni.com
		At the conclusion of the speech, the class responded with applause and the traditional cheer ("Hoya, Hoya Saxa!"), which at the time was reserved for athletic teams or visiting dignitaries.
		March 2, 1945: The HOYA had the sad task of reporting to the campus community that Al Blozis (C'42), NFL All-Pro and Georgetown's greatest athlete, had been reported missing in action following a battle in France.
		Blozis was listed as dead a few weeks later.
	www.hoyabasketball.com /alumni/history/twenty.htm (1575 words)

	Florence Griffith Joyner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		She was the wife of track star Al Joyner and the sister-in-law of Jackie Joyner-Kersee.
		Already fast at early age, Los Angeles, California-born Florence Griffith finished fourth in the 200 m at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Athletics in 1983.
		The following year, she gained much more attention, though mostly because of her extremely long and colourful fingernails rather than her silver medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics 200 m.
	read-and-go.hopto.org /American-track-and-field-athletes/Florence-Griffith-Joyner.html (420 words)

	The Battle of the Huertgen Forest, Recollections of Paul E. Lambert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This is not where the story ends but, I will tell you what happened 56 years later, I was surfing the Internet for something when I came across the name "Al Blozis" I instantly recognized the name, so I read the story.
		It went on to say that during the war, Al had led a squad of 12 men down into the valley.
		The Company was pulling out but Al Blozis would not go until he found the other 4 men and got them out too.
	www.ping.be /~cv920172/Recollection_Lambert.htm (1151 words)

	HoyaSaxa.com: Georgetown Football History
		A record ten members of the 1941 Orange Bowl team went into the NFL ranks, chief among them Al Blozis [Class of 1942], arguably the greatest athlete in Georgetown history.
		Blozis earned Rookie of the Year and NFL All-Pro honors with the New York Giants before serving in World War II, where he was killed in battle in 1945.
		Blozis' #32 is among the few jersey numbers ever retired in the Giants' storied football history.
	www.hoyasaxa.com /sports/nfl.htm (595 words)

	Football and America: World War II - Pro Football Hall of Fame
		Perhaps the best-known player was New York Giants tackle Al Blozis.
		The 6-6, 250-pound all-league tackle was killed by machine gun fire as he searched for missing members of his platoon on a patrol in the snowy Vosges Mountains of France, just six weeks after playing in the 1944 NFL Championship Game.
		Blozis insisted on joining the Army even though he could have been exempted because of his size.
	www.profootballhof.com /history/general/war/worldwar2/page2.jsp (483 words)

	W. Thomas Smith Jr. on Pat Tillman on National Review Online
		He was quite literally defending hearth and home, and he chose to do so as a member of the 75th Rangers — one of the finest light-infantry regiments in the world.
		Last week, Sgt. Tillman and his fellow Rangers were patrolling an area in eastern Afghanistan as part of an overall sweep for al Qaeda and Taliban fighters when they were ambushed on a remote stretch of road.
		One of the "19" was Lt. Albert "the human howitzer" Blozis, a former tackle for the New York Giants and a world-class shot-putter, who broke the U.S. Army's record for distance in throwing hand grenades.
	www.nationalreview.com /comment/smith200404260836.asp (1057 words)

	Index to Comic Art Collection: "Al" to "Al Williamson's"
		Al Caporal Presenta Nonna, Nonnian, che Gelida Manina!
		Sheridan, Martin, 1914- V. Capp, Al, 1909- VI.
		Al Jaffee spottar ut avsnoppande svar på dumma frågor / skriven och illustrerad av Al Jaffee.
	www.lib.msu.edu /comics/rri/arri/al.htm (3684 words)

	Americans One and All ~ by The PalletMaster's Workshop®
		Al Blozis, was All-Pro Football New York Giants 1942.
		A few days later, a sergeant and an enlisted man in his unit failed to return from patrol.
		Machine gun fire was heard, and 2nd Lt. Al Blozis died in defense of his country.
	www.palletmastersworkshop.com /sportsheroes.html (1286 words)

	The FReeper Foxhole Profiles When Athletes go off to War - May 7th, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		On his first patrol, less than two months after playing his last game on the gridiron, he was killed in the Vosges Mountains during an encounter related to the Battle of the Bulge.
		While Al Blozis may not be a “household name” for most fans of the game, his death robbed football of a standout player, and, many believe, track and field of a virtually certain Olympic gold medalist.
		AL TAQQADUM, Iraq(May 4, 2004) -- The unconditional love and loyalty of an 11-week-old Iraqi puppy named Melissa has softened the hearts of the battle-hardened "Rhinos" of Marine Wing Support Squadron 374, Marine Wing Support Group 37.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-vetscor/1131165/posts (7806 words)

	North Jersey Media Group providing local news, sports & classifieds for Northern New Jersey!
		I had the honor of knowing Larry for [more than] 35 years and he was as you saw him, a beautiful person.
		Besides being a champ at the shot put, Al was the most dominating tackle the Giants ever had.
		Al would be in the Hall of Fame today if his career had not been cut short when he gave his life for his country in World War II.
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	Some of the other U.S. athletes killed in the line of duty: \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Jack Lummus of the New York Giants football team, at Iwo Jima in 1945.
		Al Blozis of the New York Giants football team, in France in 1945.
		Professional football made overtures to Nile Kinnick after he won the Heisman Trophy in 1939.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040424/news_lz1n24athlete.html (165 words)

	SportingNews.com Fantasy Source - NFL : A look at football players killed in wartime
		After losing both legs, he reportedly told medics: "Well, it looks like the Giants have lost a good end." He died that night.
		-Al Blozis, New York Giants, two weeks after he was shipped to France.
		Considered prospect for Olympic gold after setting a collegiate shot put record at Georgetown University.
	fantasy.sportingnews.com /nfl/articles/20040424/539545.html (147 words)

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	New York Giants History All Time Team presented by NFLHistory.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Rosey Brown, Mel Hein and William Roberts are about the same as what I get (I look at average yds per rush and, where available, sacks given up).
		I would pick Jumbo Elliott as left Tackle (Al Blozis only played 2 years with the Giants).
		Right Guard, I pick Darrell Dess, because the Giants had a better average rushing with him, and from the little sack information I have on him, (from 1963 on), a lot less sacks.
	nflhistory.net /shared/alltimeteam.asp?Team=18 (800 words)

	HoyaSaxa.com: Georgetown Football Awards
		The Al Blozis Most Valuable Player award has been awarded since 1949 for the most valuable letterman each season for the Georgetown football program.
		It is named after Al Blozis (C'42), a two sport All-American in football and track who was killed in action during military service in World War II.
		The Hagerty Award has been presented since 1967 to the outstanding back on the team.
	www.hoyasaxa.com /sports/fb-mvp.htm (536 words)

	Jeff Quinton - Backcountry Conservative: Pat Tillman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		But for men like Pat Tillman, Bob Kalsu, Al Blozis, Jack Lummus, and others, the similarities would be almost nonexistent.
		If they were alive today, they would all tell us that fighting an armed enemy is far tougher than playing professional football.
		Posted by Jeff Quinton at April 26, 2004 09:09 AM
	www.jquinton.com /archives/001059.html (170 words)

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