Tommy Blake was raised by his maternal grandmother, Ernestine Chisholm, as his mother died of pneumonia when he was ten months old.
10 Facts About Tommy Blake
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Tommy Blake was named first-team All State in basketball his senior year.
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Tommy Blake was offered football scholarships at Colorado, Arkansas, and Vanderbilt, but elected to stay closer to home to play at TCU in Fort Worth.
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In 2005, TCU moved to the Mountain West Conference, and Tommy Blake earned first-team All-MWC honors with seven sacks and 13.5 tackles for loss.
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Tommy Blake appeared on the watch lists for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, the Chuck Bednarik Award, the Lombardi Award, the Ted Hendricks Award, and the Lott Trophy.
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Tommy Blake returned a fumble for a touchdown against UNLV.
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Tommy Blake was again named first-team All-MWC, this time as a unanimous choice.
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Tommy Blake rose into the top five on some early 2008 NFL draft boards and drew wide comparisons to Dwight Freeney for his burst off the ball and his straight-line speed.
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Tommy Blake took his first metaphorical step toward rebuilding his NFL draft stock at TCU's pro day Thursday March 6,2008, when he showed up weighing 272 pounds and ran a hand-held time of 4.75 in the 40-yard dash, the same time run by top defensive end prospect Chris Long of the University of Virginia.
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Tommy Blake was not drafted in the 2008 NFL draft and attended the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' minicamp as a free agent.