What is John Blake (American football)?
'''John Patrick Blake''' (March 6, 1961 – July 23, 2020) was an [[American football]] coach and player. He was the head football coach at the [[University of Oklahoma]] from 1996 to 1998. Blake was also the [[defensive line coach]] of the [[Buffalo Bills]]. He also cocahed at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]], from 2007 until 2010. Blake was born in [[Rockford, Illinois]]. Blake died on July 23, 2020 at the age of 59 from a [[heart attack]] while walking in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tulsaworld.com/sports/college/ou/former-ou-football-coach-john-blake-dies/article_2c0cd4ec-0d1a-528d-a01a-b1b83cd65ddf.html|title=Former OU Coach John Blake Dies|publisher=Tulsa World|date=July 23, 2020|access-date=July 23, 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Blake, John}} [[Category:1961 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:College football coaches]] [[Category:American football coaches]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Rockford, Illinois]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}