He had begun his career at Noble Park Football Club and it was from there he was recruited to South Melbourne.
He made his VFL debut in 1975, against Footscray at Waverley Park, but it was the only game he played that season.
He appeared just twice for St Kilda and left at the end of the year, to captain-coach Queensland club Morningside in the QAFL.
Blair, who won the Grogan Medal in 1982, steered Morningside to the QAFL grand final every year from 1982 to 1984.
Blair returned to his old stomping ground, the Morningside Panthers at QAFL level, supposedly for two years in 2002.