He primarily played on the wing and has been named amongst the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century.

Blinkhorn spent the 1919 season at Souths, where he met fellow winger, Harold Horder.

On that 1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain, he scored a record 39 tries in 29 matches and played in three Tests.

This record still stands as the most tries scored on a Kangaroo tour and will most likely never be beaten.

In February 2008, Blinkhorn was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908–2007) which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia.