Terry Bledsoe

{{Short description|American sportswriter and football executive (1934–2015)}}

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| position = General Manager/Assistant General Manager

| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|8|4}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|12|12|1934|8|4}}

| death_place = Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.

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• New York Giants ({{nfly|1979}}-{{nfly|1983}})
  Assistant Manager
• Buffalo Bills ({{nfly|1984}}-{{nfly|1985}})
  General Manager/VP

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Truman Claudius Bledsoe III (August 4, 1934 – December 12, 2015) was a sportswriter and NFL executive. He was a sportswriter at the Milwaukee Journal for many years.{{Cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/sports/longtime-journal-sportswriter-terry-bledsoe-went-on-to-be-bills-gm-b99634247z1-362129211.html|title=Longtime Journal sportswriter Terry Bledsoe went on to be Bills GM|website=www.jsonline.com}} He would cover the Green Bay Packers from 1962 to 1968. He alwas the beat writer for Marquette basketball and Al McGuire from 1962-1973.In 1973, he got a public relations job for the NFL Management council. In 1979, Bledsoe became an assistant general manager for the New York Giants. In 1984, he became the general manager for the Buffalo Bills.{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/amp/obituaries/providence/176882381|title=Truman Bledsoe Obituary (2015) - The Providence Journal|website=www.legacy.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/executives/BledTe0.htm|title=Terry Bledsoe Football Executive Record|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}} He was there for two seasons. After two consecutive years of going 2–14, he was fired. He later had senior management positions for the Cleveland Browns and Arizona Cardinals. He died on December 12, 2015, at the age of 81. He was survived by his wife, 6 children, and 13 grandchildren.