John Blake, former assistant coach, dead at 59.

He had a very colorful career and life for sure.  I remember when he was HC at Oklahoma.  He was better as an assistant. 

 
OH HSKR FAN said:
Fifty nine is too young to leave this world.  
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Concur strongly. 

And John Blake was great at getting kids to campus...but let's be honest, there were some shady undertones with how things were done with him that followed him throughout his career. This doesn't mean he deserved to die young--it just means, let's make sure we're framing his accomplishments in the correct context before we wax poetic about the dead. 

 
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Oh man.  That's terrible news.  By all accounts he seemed like a pretty good guy and coach too.  :(

 
Probably one of the best recruiters (and coaches) we have ever had at NU (and we have had some really good recruiters and coaches!). wish we could have kept him here and steered him away from the type of problems he had at NC under Butch Jones.  Very sad day for sure with his passing!  Rest in peach Coach!!

 
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