Dale Allen Blaney (born January 30, 1964) is an American professional former

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, former professional

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player, and is currently an assistant coach for the Westminster College basketball team.

Basketball career

Blaney was a basketball star for

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. He averaged 12.3 points a game. He also had several honors, including the Atlantic 10 all-rookie team, all-tournament team (twice), all-conference team, and player of the week on December 1, 1985. He was drafted by the

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in 1986, but quit before the 1986–87 season started so he could focus on racing as a career. In 1989 he played for the Youngstown Pride of the

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Racing career

Blaney is a six-time champion of the All Star Circuit of Champions and, as of July 2019, has recorded 137 career victories with the series. He also has 11 victories with the World of Outlaws, the top touring series in sprint car racing.

Personal life

Blaney was born in Hartford, Ohio on January 30, 1964. He is the brother of former WOO and

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driver

Dave Blaney David Louis Blaney (born October 24, 1962) is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver. Blaney was a successful Sprint car racing, sprint car driver before he started racing in NASCAR, competing in both the Sprint Cup Series ...

and uncle of

Ryan Blaney Ryan Michael Blaney (born December 31, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 12 Ford Mustang (seventh generation), Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Team Penske. He i ...

. He has two daughters, Leah and Ashley.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blaney, Dale 1964 births Living people Basketball players from Pennsylvania Los Angeles Lakers draft picks Sportspeople from Sharon, Pennsylvania Rapid City Thrillers players West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball players World of Outlaws drivers Racing drivers from Ohio People from Trumbull County, Ohio