Lisle Blackbourn

Lisle Blackbourn
Biographical details
Born(1899-06-03)June 3, 1899
Beetown, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedJune 14, 1983(1983-06-14) (aged 84)
Lancaster, Wisconsin, U.S.
Alma materLawrence College, 1925
Playing career
1918, 1921–23Lawrence
Position(s)Lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1924Lawrence (freshmen)
1925–1946Washington HS (WI)
1947Wisconsin (scout)
1948Wisconsin (backs)
1949Marquette (line)
1950–1953Marquette
1954–1957Green Bay Packers
1958Carroll (WI)
1959–1960Marquette
Head coaching record
Overall30–32–4 (college)
17–31 (NFL)
141–30–6 (high school)

Lisle William "Liz" Blackbourn (June 3, 1899 – June 14, 1983) was an American football coach in Wisconsin,[1] most notably as the third head coach of the Green Bay Packers, from 1954 through 1957, and the final head coach at Marquette University in Milwaukee in 1960.[2][3]

  1. ^ Daniell, Constance (August 10, 1971). "Friends remember Liz". Milwaukee Journal. p. 8, part 2.
  2. ^ Sauerberg, George (June 15, 1983). "Blackbourn style impressed team". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
  3. ^ "Ex-coach Blackbourn dies". Milwaukee Journal. June 14, 1983. p. 1, part 2.