Winner of the 75th Heisman Trophy
In this photo:
- Sam Bradford - Oklahoma - 2008 winner
- Doak Walker - SMU - 1948 winner
- Roger Staubach - Navy - 1963 winner
- Earl Campbell - Texas - 1977 winner
- Alan Ameche - Wisconsin - 1954 winner
- Davey O'Brien - TCU - 1938 winner
- Archie Griffin - Ohio State - 1974, 1975 winner
- Desmond Howard - Michigan - 1991 winner
- Bo Jackson - Auburn - 1985 winner
- Carson Palmer - USC - 2002 winner
- Nile Kinnick - Iowa - 1939 winner
- Tim Tebow - Florida - 2007 winner
- Mark Ingram - Alabama - 2009 winner
Fun facts about the Heisman Trophy winners:
Winners who went on to be the #1 selection in the NFL Draft:
- Jay Berwanger - Chicago - 1935 winner
- Frank Sinkwich - Georgia - 1942 winner
- Angelo Bertelli - Notre Dame - 1943 winner
- Leon Hart - Notre Dame - 1949 winner
- Paul Hornung - Notre Dame - 1956 winner
- Billy Cannon - LSU - 1959 winner
- Ernie Davis - Syracuse - 1961 winner
- Terry Baker - Oregon State - 1962 winner
- O.J. Simpson - USC - 1968 winner
- Jim Plunkett - Stanford - 1970 winner
- Earl Campbell - Texas - 1977 winner
- Billy Sims - Oklahoma - 1978 winner
- George Rogers - South Carolina - 1980 winner
- Bo Jackson - Auburn - 1985 winner
- Vinny Testaverde - Miami - 1986 winner
- Carson Palmer - USC - 2002 winner
- Doak Walker - SMU - 1948 winner
- Paul Hornung - Notre Dame - 1956 winner
- Roger Staubach - Navy - 1963 winner
- O.J. Simpson - USC - 1968 winner
- Tony Dorsett - Pittsburgh - 1976 winner
- Earl Campbell - Texas - 1977 winner
- Marcus Allen - USC - 1981 winner
- Barry Sanders - Oklahoma State - 1988 winner
- Paul Hornung, O.J. Simpson and Earl Campbell are the only Heisman Trophy winners to be #1 overall selections and make the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- Archie Griffin is the only player to win the trophy twice (1974, 1975).
- Notre Dame, USC and Ohio State have had the most winners (7 each).
- Yale - Larry Kelley (1936) and Mike O'Conner (1937)
- Army - Doc Blanchard (1945) and Glenn Davis (1946)
- Ohio State - Archie Griffin (1974, 1975)
- USC - Matt Leinart (2004) and Reggie Bush (2005)
Ingram is the first player from Alabama to win the trophy. Its hard to believe that such a storied program had never produced a Heisman Trophy winner. But I'm sure the Crimson Tide have their eyes on a bigger trophy come the BCS National Championship Game.
Stats courtesy of Wikipedia
Photos courtesy of the AP, Getty Images, espn.com and the public domain
This is how I would have voted for the Heisman:
ReplyDelete1. Gearhart
2. Suh
3. Tebow
4. Ingram
5. McCoy
Gearhart had more yards, more TDs, and Stanford wouldn't win games without him. Alabama still beat Florida with a weak performace from Ingram. How would you have voted?
I had it:
ReplyDelete1) Gearhart
2) Ingram
3) Suh
4) McCoy
5) Tebow
I agree with your points on Gearhart. He was the best offensive player this year. Ingram ran for 113 yds and scored 3 TDs against Florida. I think that's what put him over the top. And Suh and the Nebraska defense took McCoy out of the race. The player I was surprised wasn't in the conversation was C.J. Spiller of Clemson. I'm not saying he should have won but I highly doubt Clemson would have made it to the ACC title game without him. He ran for 233 yds and scored 4 TDs in that game against Georgia Tech and his overall numbers were decent. Anyway--
It was fun researching the topic though. I was surprised when I learned that only 8 of the prior 74 winners are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Oh you're right on Ingram's performance against Florida, I didn't watch the came and I had heard he didn't have his usual game. Should have checked for myself, but I still wouldn't change my voting.
ReplyDeleteGreat research, the other thing that would be to research is to see how many Heisman winners lost the following National Championship game. I know it happened twice to OU, Jason White and Sam Bradford.