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Rob Blanc enters his 20th year as head football athletic trainer and clinical instructor at Pitt. At the beginning of the 2000 season Blanc was appointed to head up Pitt's Performance Team, which is dedicated to the total well being of Panther student-athletes. Blanc was promoted to head athletic trainer for the entire athletic department in 1993. In this capacity, he is responsible for overseeing all of the clinical medical services for Pitt. He coordinates sports coverage, budget, inventory, drug testing and counseling. Additionally, he is a faculty member for Pitt's undergraduate athletic training curriculum, approved by the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA). Blanc graduated from Slippery Rock in 1982 and earned his master's in athletic training in 1984 from Ohio University. He is also a certified paramedic and was involved in an emergency medical service for 17 years in nearby Bethel Park. A native of Pittsburgh, Blanc served as head athletic trainer at neighboring Duquesne University for two years before joining the Panthers' staff. Blanc began his training career as the head athletic trainer at New Lexington (Ohio) High School in 1983. A year later, he began working for the Pittsburgh Steelers on a part-time basis, serving at training camp and at all home games. Blanc's wife's name is Peggy. He has three children: Jason (17), Jordan (15) and Shannon (12). |
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