ants ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁After ▁ret iring ▁as ▁a ▁player , ▁Bla z ine ▁worked ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁football ▁coach . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁engaged ▁as ▁the ▁line ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Fight ing ▁Ill ini ▁football ▁team ▁under ▁head ▁coach ▁Ray ▁Eli ot . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁Bla z ine ▁left ▁Illinois ▁and ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁the ▁line ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁Neb r aska ▁Corn hus k ers ▁football ▁team . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁professor ▁of ▁physical ▁education ▁at ▁Washington ▁State ▁College ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁Washington ▁State ▁C oug ars ▁football ▁team . ▁ ▁Bla z ine ▁was ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁at ▁Washington ▁State ▁for ▁only ▁one ▁season . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁Bla z ine ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁a ▁sport ing ▁good ▁store ▁in ▁Rich land , ▁Washington . ▁He ▁was ▁married , ▁and ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Christ ine , ▁had ▁three ▁children — Bar bara , ▁Paul ▁and ▁Mary ▁Frances . ▁ ▁Bla z ine ▁died ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Rich land ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁at ▁age ▁ 5 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁post hum ously ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁College ▁Football ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 2 ▁birth s