An All-American for three years, the 6-foot, 205 pound "Mr. Inside" scored 38 touchdowns and gained 1,908 yards on three powerhouse West Point teams that were unbeatable during the World War II years. The pulverizing fullback ran the 100 yards in ten flat. In his very first game against North Carolina, he averaged 58 yards on kickoffs, punted once for 40 yards, and carried the ball four times for a 4.5 yard average, although he only played 17 minutes. He was the first junior to win the Heisman Trophy. Blanchard, after graduation from USMA, spent his entire working career with the Army Air Force retiring with the rank of Colonel. "Doc" now relaxes and enjoys life in Texas where he can fish and hunt to his heart's content.

Doc was elected to the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame in 1959.

The Voting

Place	Name	School	Class	Position	Points
1	Felix "Doc" Blanchard	Army	Junior	FB	860
2	Glenn Davis	Army	Junior	HB	638
3	Bob Fenimore	Oklahoma A&M	Senior	B	187
4	Herman Wedermeyer	St. Mary's	Sophomore	HB	152
5	Harry Gilmer	Alabama	Sophomore	HB	132
6	Frank Dancewicz	Notre Dame	Senior	QB	56
7	Warren Amling	Ohio State	Senior	G	42
8	Pete Pihos	Indiana	Junior	FB	38

Doc Blanchard won in the East, the South and the Midwest, to outpoint his teammate, Glenn Davis, who finished first in the West. Fenimore won in the Southwest for the second year in a row. Wedemeyer later went on to fame portraying a police sergeant on the long-running television series,"Hawaii 5-0"

No. of registered electors: 848
Date of announcement: December 3, 1945
Date of dinner: January 5, 1946

The positions within each region:

Place	East	South	Midwest	Southwest	Far West
1	Blanchard	Blanchard	Blanchard	Fenimore	Davis
2	Davis	Davis	Davis	Blanchard	Blanchard
3	Dancewicz	Gilmer	Fenimore	Davis	Wedemeyer
4	Gilmer	Wedemeyer	Amling	Gilmer	Fenimore
5	Wedemeyer	Fenimore	Pihos	Wedemeyer	Gilmer