Jack Blanton

Sport: Tennis (1945-47)
Inducted: 1999
Hometown: Houston, Texas

• Key member of UT tennis teams of the 1940s
• Led UT to 1946 SWC title and fourth-place NCAA finish
• Won 1945 SWC doubles crown Franklin McCarter
• Earned UT law school degree in 1950
• Former UT System Board of Regents member
• Philanthropist who has contributed to numerous charitable efforts as well as to UT
• Born in Shreveport, La.