Heisman Winner -
School
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Heisman
Year
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Drafted By:
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Draft
Year/Round
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Overall
Selection
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Summary
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Billy Sims - Oklahoma
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1978
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Detroit Lions
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1980/Round 1
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#1
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Made 3 Pro Bowls with Lions before career ending knee
injury in 1984. 1980 Offensive ROY.
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Charles White - USC
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1979
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Cleveland Browns
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1980/Round 1
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#27
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After slow start in Cleveland, White earned Pro Bowl and
Comeback POY with Rams in '87. Retired in '88.
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George Rogers -
South Carolina
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1980
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New Orleans Saints
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1981/Round 1
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#1
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NFL ROY in 81 & led NFL in rushing. Played with Saints
for 4 years and 'Skins for 3. Retired in 1987.
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Marcus Allen - USC
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1981
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Los Angeles Raiders
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1982/Round 1
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#10
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16 remarkable seasons with Raiders & Chiefs. 6x Pro
Bowl, '85 NFL MVP, SB XVIII MVP & Pro F'ball HOF.
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Herschel Walker
-Georgia
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1982
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Dallas Cowboys
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1985/Round 5
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#114
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Stint with USFL began 14-year pro career. Won USFL
rushing title in '85 & '85. Gained 18,168 combined yards
in 12 NFL years.
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Mike Rozier-
Nebraska
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1983
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Houston Oilers
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1984/Supple-
mental Round 1
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#2
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Began 8-year pro career with USFL's Pittsburgh Maulers
& finished with NFL's Falcons.
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Doug Flutie -
Boston Coll.
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1984
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Los Angeles Rams
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1985/Round 11
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#285
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Fluties's 21-year career included the USFL, CFL & NFL.
3x Grey Cup champ & CFL's most outstanding player 6x.
'98 NFL Comeback Player of the Year.
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Bo Jackson- Auburn
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1985
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
LA Raiders
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1986/Round 1
1988/Round 7
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#1
#183
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Perhaps best pro athlete ever. Played for MLB & NFL &
was an All Star for KC and Pro Bowler for Oakland. A
serious hip injury in 1991 ended his NFL career.
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Vinny Testaverde -
Miami
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1986
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Tampa Bay Bucaneers
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1987/Round 1
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#1
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Played with 7 NFL teams over a 21-year span and
enjoyed 2 Pro Bowl seasons. At 43, became oldest
starting QB to win a game in NFL history.
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Tim Brown-
Notre Dame
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1987
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Los Angles Raiders
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1988/Round 1
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#6
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Played all but one of his 17 seasons with the Raiders and
had 9 Pro Bowl seasons and 14,934 receiving yards, the
2nd most in NFL history.
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Barry Sanders -
Oklahoma State
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1988
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Detroit Lions
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1989/Round 1
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#3
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Was on pace to become NFL's all-time leading rusher
when he unexpectedly retired before the '99 season.
Was a 10x Pro Bowl selection & '97 NFL MVP. Rushed
for 15,269 yards and 109 TD's in 10 seasons.
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Andre Ware -
Houston
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1989
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Detroit Lions
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1990/Round 1
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#7
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Played in Detroit 4 years before his NFL career ended
with the Raiders in '94. Also played in the CFL.
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Ty Detmer- BYU
|
1990
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Green Bay Packers
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1992/Round 9
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#230
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Deemed too small to play NFL QB, but logged a 14-year
career as mostly a backup for 6 teams.
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Desmond Howard -
Michigan
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1991
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Washington Redskins
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1992/Round 1
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#4
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Although drafted as a WR, Howard made his NFL mark as a
punt returner where he was Super Bowl XXXI MVP for the
Packers. Played for 5 NFL teams.
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Gino Torretta - Miami
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1992
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Minnesota Vikings
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1993/Round 7
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#192
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Was on the roster of 5 NFL teams in 5 year career, but saw
little action.
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Charlie Ward -
Florida State
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1993
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Not drafted by an NFL
team
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N/A
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N/A
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After stating that he would not play in the NFL unless
drafted in the 1st round, Charlie Ward was instead drafted
into the NBA where he had a successful career
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