Death and Legacy
Blaisdell married Lucy Thurston on October 23, 1926. Daughter Marilyn Blaisdell Ane married another football coach and taught at Punahou School for 28 years. Blaisdell suffered a stroke while doing yard work and died November 6, 1975. He was buried at Oahu Cemetery.
A park of 25.9 acres (10.5 ha) located on the shore of Pearl Harbor at 21°23′11″N 157°57′17″W / 21.38639°N 157.95472°W / 21.38639; -157.95472 (Neal S. Blaisdell Park) was named for him.
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