William Whitford Blackburn Jr. (February 5, 1923 – April 17, 2007) was a professional American football player who played center for six seasons for the Chicago Cardinals.

Alvin Dark was a halfback and teammate of Blackburn with the Southwestern Louisiana Institute in 1944.

He recalled that "the joy for me was running behind Humble and Blackburn.

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