They Played Like Champs For
Champions!
|
It certainly doesn’t hurt a Heisman Trophy candidate to be
featured on a national championship contending team. The
accompanying media exposure often provides the additional
hype that could later influence the Heisman voting. The Catch-
22 to that argument is that is because of the player displaying
"Heisman" talent that the team is positioned for a national title
to begin with. Listed below are the Heisman winners that also
played for national champions.
|
HEISMAN NAME UNIVERSITY
YEAR
1938 Davey O’Brien TCU
1941 Bruce Smith Minnesota
1943 Angelo Bertelli Notre Dame
1945 Doc Blanchard Army
1947 Johnny Lujack Notre Dame
1949 Leon Hart Notre Dame
1964 John Huarte Notre Dame
1976 Tony Dorsett Pittsburgh
1993 Charlie Ward Florida State
1996 Danny Wuerffel Florida
1997 Charles Woodson Michigan
2004 Matt Leinart USC
2009 Mark Ingram Alabama
2010 Cam Newton Auburn
|
