🏈 Heisman Trivia

[252BAMA]

Has there ever been a Heisman winner that played for a losing team?

 

[BigAl]

Has there ever been a Heisman winner that played for a losing team?

Yes Paul Horning did.

 

[252BAMA]

That's the one I knew. Have there been any others?

 

[BigAl]

Hornung, nicknamed the "Golden Boy," won the Heisman Trophy in 1956 as the year’s outstanding College football player in the United States and is the only player from a losing team (his University of Notre Dame team finished 2-8 that year) ever to win the trophy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Hornung
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Hornung#cite_note-0

 

[bamatommy]

And the fact that he played for Notre Dame had absolutely no bearing on him winning the Heisman. :lance:

 

[252BAMA]

And the fact that he played for Notre Dame had absolutely no bearing on him winning the Heisman. :lance:

Of course not!

The reason I brought this subject up is because some barner idiot e-mailed the "Talking Football" show on CSS last Thursday night saying Tate deserved the Heisman more than Ingram did.

 

[BigAl]

Of course not!

The reason I brought this subject up is because some barner idiot e-mailed the "Talking Football" show on CSS last Thursday night saying Tate deserved the Heisman more than Ingram did.

Naturally, if he knew anything about football at all he'd be an Alabama fan.

 

[British Bama Collective]

Well, he probably deserves it more than Hornung did. That's about it.

 

[252BAMA]

Well, he probably deserves it more than Hornung did. That's about it.

Yeah, that goes for everybody ever mentioned as a candidate.

 

[rick4bama]

Yes Paul Horning did.

He did win it. But who was the one that came in second to Paul that year?

 

[TerryP]

Trivia questions that can be "wiki'd" shouldn't be called trivia questions. :lol: :nana:

 

[252BAMA]

Trivia questions that can be "wiki'd" shouldn't be called trivia questions. :lol: :nana:

True, I like those "Price is Right" kind. :smile:

 

[BigAl]

Trivia questions that can be "wiki'd" shouldn't be called trivia questions. :lol: :nana:

I didnt wiki to find the answer i already knew it i wiki'd it to prove it.

 

[TerryP]

I didnt wiki to find the answer i already knew it i wiki'd it to prove it.

Since 252 is on the game show bit...

Using wiki as proof is akin to Let's make a deal. Crap shoot whether you got it right or not. anic:

 

[DaleC76]

He did win it. But who was the one that came in second to Paul that year?

Johnny Majors.

 

[porkchop]

I got one for you guys.

When was the last time a Patriot League player got consideration, and who was it?

I know you guys remember this one. One of the great "football" names. That's the only reason I bring it up.