List of United States Military Academy Alumni - Sportspeople

Sportspeople

Name Class year Notability References
Daly, Charles DudleyCharles Dudley Daly 1905 "Godfather of West Point Football"; early promoter of American football
Blanchard, DocDoc Blanchard 1947 United States Air Force fighter pilot; combat veteran of Vietnam War; football player known as "Mr. Inside" who won the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, and James E. Sullivan Award, all in 1945
Davis, Glenn WoodwardGlenn Woodward Davis 1947 Football player known as "Mr. Outside" who won the Maxwell Award (1944) and Heisman Trophy (1946)
Dawkins, PetePete Dawkins 1959 Brigadier General; Heisman Trophy; Maxwell Award winner (1958); Rhodes Scholar; Ph.D. from Princeton University; paratrooper; recipient of two Bronze Stars during the Vietnam War; only cadet in history to simultaneously be Brigade Commander, President of his Class, captain of the football team, and a "Star Man" in the top five percent of his class academically
Allen, AnitaAnita Allen 2000 Modern pentathlon 2004 Summer Olympics, placed 18th
Melson, BoydBoyd Melson 2003 boxer, 2004 World Military Boxing Championships, gold medal (69-kg. weight class)

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