Robert N. M. "Blade" Thornbladh (born September 19, 1952) is a former American football player, coach and radio color commentator.
[4] In July 1975, the Chiefs traded Thornbladh to the Detroit Lions for an undisclosed future draft choice.
[5] In 1976, Thornbladh returned to the University of Michigan as a graduate assistant on Bo Schembechler's coaching staff.
After hearing the story, Schembechler sent him back to the restaurant the next day to buy a single order of soup, wanting to find out how "$2 soup-to-go" tastes.
After retiring from coaching, Thornbladh became the color commentator on WJR radio broadcasts of Michigan Wolverines football games.