Breaking the Heisman Jinx
Although many Heisman Trophy winners have failed to make
a big splash in the NFL, a select few have used their
Heisman Trophy as a spring board for greater achievements
while breaking the Heisman Jinx..
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Heisman Trophy Winners in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Name
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School
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Heisman year
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Pro Football
HOF Induction
Year
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Doak Walker
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SMU
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1948
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1986
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Paul Hornung
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Notre Dame
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1956
|
1986
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Roger
Staubach
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Navy
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1963
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1985
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O.J. Simpson
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USC
|
1968
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1985
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Tony Dorsett
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Pittsburgh
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1976
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1994
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Earl Campbell
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Texas
|
1977
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1991
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Marcus Allen
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USC
|
1981
|
2003
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Barry Sanders
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Oklahoma
State
|
1988
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2004
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Following his Heisman
performance at the Naval
Academy, Roger the
Dodger led his troops to
Super Bowl Glory in Dallas.
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Heisman Trophy Super Bowl MVP's
Name
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School
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Super Bowl/Date
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Team
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Roger
Staubach
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Navy
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VI
1/16/72
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Dallas Cowboys
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Jim
Plunkett
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Stanford
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XV
1/25/81
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Oakland Raiders
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Marcus
Allen
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USC
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XVIII
1/22/84
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LA Raiders
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Desmond
Howard
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Michigan
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XXXI
1/26/97
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Green Bay Packers
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Name
|
School
|
Year
|
Team
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Eddie George
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Ohio State
|
1996
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Houston
Oilers
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Charles Woodson
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Michigan
|
1998
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Oakland
Raiders
|
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Name
|
School
|
Year
|
Team
|
Award
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Frank
Sinkwich
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Georgia
|
1941
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Detroit
|
Carr
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Paul
Hornung
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Notre
Dame
|
1961
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Green
Bay
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UPI-AP-Bell
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Roger
Staubach
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Navy
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1971
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Dallas
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Bell
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O.J.
Simpson
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USC
|
1973
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Buffalo
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AP-Bell
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O.J.
Simpson
|
USC
|
1978
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Buffalo
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PFWA
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Earl
Campbell
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Texas
|
1979
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Houston
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AP-Bell-PFWA
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Marcus
Allen
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USC
|
1985
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LA
Raiders
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AP-PFWA
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Barry
Sanders
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Oklahoma
State
|
1997
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Detriot
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SN-Bell-SI
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Heisman Trophy Winners Who Have
Broken the Heisman Jinx
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