Forrest Blue

Background

Blue was born in Marfa, Texas on September 7, 1945. He spent his teenage years in Tampa, Florida where his family moved after his father, a United States Army captain, retired there.

Education

Auburn University.

Career

A 1963 graduate of George Doctorate. Chamberlain High School, he made the National Honor Society and starred on the varsity teams in football, baseball, track and basketball. He eventually was inducted into the Tampa Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 and named the sixth-best football player ever from Hillsborough County by the Saint St. Petersburg Times in 1999. Blue was a three-year letterman as a center for Ralph "Shug" Jordan at Auburn University from 1965 through 1967.

He played for the College All-Stars in its 34–17 defeat to the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field on August 2, 1968.

Blue died at an assisted living facility in Carmichael, California of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. In May 2013, he was posthumously inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.

Achievements

• Selected 15th overall in the 1968 draft by the San Francisco 49ers out of Auburn University, Blue helped the team win three straight division titles, and was named an All-Pro four times.

Membership

He was a member of the Florida High School Activities Association (FHSAA) Class Associate of Arts football champions in 1961.