title: Thermon Blacklidge
text: # Thermon Blacklidge
  
  Thermon Talmadge "Blackie" Blacklidge (March 19, 1920 – July 6, 1972) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Sheboygan Red Skins in the National Basketball League during the 1941–42 season and averaged 4.6 points per game. At Delta State University, he became the school's first ever men's basketball All-American.
  
  