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Heisman Trophy Award
The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award (often known simply as the Heisman Trophy or The Heisman), named after former college football player and coach John Heisman, is awarded annually to the most outstanding collegiate football player in the United States. The Heisman Award is considered the highest individual player honor in American college football. It is awarded in December before the postseason bowl games.
Notes: Bold entries denote players who went on to become members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame; names that are gray in color / have no links are players who won the Heisman, but never player professional football; and players with a * next to their name won the Heisman during their junior year and a ** is for the sophomore recipient.
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"They say I've shown courage on the football field, but for me it's only on the field, and only in the fall. Joey lives with pain all the time. His courage is 'round the clock." - Heisman Trophy Winner John Cappelletti (1973 Acceptance Speech, honoring his 11-year-old brother Joey, who was back home battling Leukemia)
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Heisman Trophy Award
Heisman Trophy Award by Football Almanac
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Year
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Winner
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School
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Pos
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Pts
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Runner-Up
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School
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Pos
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Pts
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1935
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Jay Berwanger
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Chicago
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HB
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84
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Monk Meyer
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Army
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HB
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29
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1936
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Larry Kelley
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Yale
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E
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219
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Sam Francis
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Nebraska
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HB
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47
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1937
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Clint Frank
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Yale
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HB
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524
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Whizzer White
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Colorado
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HB
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264
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1938
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Davey O'Brien
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TCU
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QB
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519
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Marshall Goldberg
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Pittsburgh
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HB
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294
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1939
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Nile Kinnick
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Iowa
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HB
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651
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Tom Harmon
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Michigan
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HB
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405
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1940
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Tom Harmon
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Michigan
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HB
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1,303
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John Kimbrough
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Texas A&M
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FB
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841
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1941
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Bruce Smith
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Minnesota
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HB
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554
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Angelo Bertelli
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Notre Dame
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QB
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345
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1942
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Frankie Sinkwich
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Georgia
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HB
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1,059
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Paul Governali
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Columbia
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QB
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218
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1943
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Angelo Bertelli
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Notre Dame
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QB
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648
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Bob Odell
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Pennsylvania
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HB
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177
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1944
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Les Horvath
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Ohio State
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QB/HB
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412
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Glenn Davis
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Army
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HB
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287
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1945
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Doc Blanchard *
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Army
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FB
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860
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Glenn Davis
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Army
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HB
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683
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1946
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Glenn Davis
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Army
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HB
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792
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Charley Trippi
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Georgia
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HB
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435
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1947
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Johnny Lujack
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Notre Dame
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QB
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742
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Bob Chappuis
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Michigan
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HB
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555
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1948
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Doak Walker *
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SMU
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HB
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778
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Charlie Justice
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North Carolina
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HB
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443
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1949
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Leon Hart
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Notre Dame
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End
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995
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Charlie Justice
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North Carolina
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HB
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274
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1950
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Vic Janowicz *
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Ohio State
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HB/S
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633
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Kyle Rote
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SMU
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HB
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633
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1951
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Dick Kazmaier
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Princeton
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HB
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1,777
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Hank Lauricella
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Tennessee
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HB
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424
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1952
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Billy Vessels
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Oklahoma
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HB
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525
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Jack Scarbath
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Maryland
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QB
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367
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1953
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Johnny Lattner
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Notre Dame
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HB
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1,850
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Paul Giel
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Minnesota
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QB
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1,794
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1954
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Alan Ameche
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Wisconsin
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FB
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1,068
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Kurt Burris
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Oklahoma
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C
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838
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1955
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Howard Cassady
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Ohio State
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HB
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2,219
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Jim Swink
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TCU
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HB
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742
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1956
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Paul Hornung
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Notre Dame
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QB
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1,066
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Johnny Majors
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Tennessee
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HB
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994
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1957
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John Crow
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Texas A&M
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HB
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1,183
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Alex Karras
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Iowa
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T
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693
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1958
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Pete Dawkins
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Army
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HB
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1,394
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Randy Duncan
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Iowa
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QB
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1,021
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1959
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Billy Cannon
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LSU
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HB
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1,929
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Richie Lucas
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Penn State
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QB
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613
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1960
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Joe Bellino
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Navy
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HB
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1,793
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Tom Brown
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Minnesota
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G
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731
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1961
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Ernie Davis
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Syracuse
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HB
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824
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Bob Ferguson
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Ohio State
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FB
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771
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1962
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Terry Baker
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Oregon State
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QB
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707
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Jerry Stovall
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LSU
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HB
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618
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1963
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Roger Staubach *
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Navy
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QB
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1,860
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Billy Lothridge
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Georgia Tech
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QB
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504
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1964
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John Huarte
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Notre Dame
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QB
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1,026
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Jerry Rhome
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Tulsa
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QB
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952
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1965
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Mike Garrett
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USC
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HB
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926
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Howard Twilley
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Tulsa
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End
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528
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1966
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Steve Spurrier
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Florida
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QB
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1,679
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Bob Griese
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Purdue
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QB
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816
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1967
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Gary Beban
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UCLA
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QB
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1,968
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O.J. Simpson
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USC
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HB
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1,722
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1968
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O.J. Simpson
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USC
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HB
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2,853
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Leroy Keyes
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Purdue
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HB/WR
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1,103
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1969
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Steve Owens
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Oklahoma
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HB
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1,488
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Mike Phipps
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Purdue
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QB
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1,334
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1970
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Jim Plunkett
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Stanford
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QB
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2,229
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Joe Theismann
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Notre Dame
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QB
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1,410
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1971
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Pat Sullivan
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Auburn
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QB
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1,597
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Ed Marinaro
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Cornell
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RB
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1,445
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1972
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Johnny Rodgers
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Nebraska
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WB
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1,310
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Greg Pruitt
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Oklahoma
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RB
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966
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1973
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John Cappelletti
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Penn State
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RB
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1,057
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John Hicks
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Ohio State
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OT
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524
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1974
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Archie Griffin *
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Ohio State
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RB
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1,920
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Anthony Davis
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USC
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RB
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819
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1975
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Archie Griffin
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Ohio State
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RB
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1,800
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Chuck Muncie
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California
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RB
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730
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1976
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Tony Dorsett
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Pittsburgh
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RB
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2,357
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Ricky Bell
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USC
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RB
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1,346
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1977
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Earl Campbell
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Texas
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RB
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1,547
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Terry Miller
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Oklahoma State
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RB
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773
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1978
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Billy Sims *
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Oklahoma
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RB
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827
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Chuck Fusina
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Penn State
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QB
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750
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1979
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Charles White
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USC
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RB
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1,695
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Billy Sims
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Oklahoma
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RB
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773
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1980
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George Rogers
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South Carolina
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RB
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1,128
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Hugh Green
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Pittsburgh
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DE
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861
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1981
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Marcus Allen
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USC
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RB
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1,797
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Herschel Walker
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Georgia
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RB
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1,199
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1982
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Herschel Walker *
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Georgia
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RB
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1,926
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John Elway
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Stanford
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QB
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1,231
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1983
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Mike Rozier
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Nebraska
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RB
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1,801
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Steve Young
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BYU
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QB
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1,172
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1984
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Doug Flutie
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Boston College
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QB
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2,240
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Keith Byars
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Ohio State
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RB
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1,251
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1985
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Bo Jackson
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Auburn
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RB
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1,509
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Chuck Long
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Iowa
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QB
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1,464
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1986
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Vinny Testaverde
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Miami
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QB
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2,213
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Paul Palmer
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Temple
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RB
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672
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1987
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Tim Brown
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Notre Dame
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WR
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1,442
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Don McPherson
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Syracuse
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QB
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831
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1988
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Barry Sanders *
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Oklahoma State
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RB
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1,878
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Rodney Peete
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USC
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QB
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912
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1989
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Andre Ware *
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Houston
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QB
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1,073
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Anthony Thompson
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Indiana
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RB
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1,003
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1990
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Ty Detmer *
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BYU
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QB
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1,482
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Rocket Ismail
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Notre Dame
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WR
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1,177
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1991
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Desmond Howard *
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Michigan
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WR
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2,077
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Casey Weldon
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Florida State
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QB
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503
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1992
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Gino Torretta
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Miami
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QB
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1,400
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Marshall Faulk
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San Diego State
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RB
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1,080
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1993
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Charlie Ward
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Florida State
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QB
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1,743
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Heath Shuler
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Tennessee
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QB
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688
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1994
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Rashaan Salaam *
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Colorado
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RB
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1,743
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Ki-Jana Carter
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Penn State
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RB
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901
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1995
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Eddie George
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Ohio State
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RB
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1,460
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Tommie Frazier
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Nebraska
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QB
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1,196
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1996
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Danny Wuerffel
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Florida
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QB
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1,363
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Troy Davis
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Iowa State
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RB
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1,174
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1997
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Charles Woodson *
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Michigan
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CB/WR
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1,815
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Peyton Manning
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Tennessee
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QB
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1,543
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1998
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Ricky Williams
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Texas
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RB
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2,355
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Michael Bishop
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Kansas State
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QB
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792
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1999
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Ron Dayne
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Wisconsin
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RB
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2,042
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Joe Hamilton
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Georgia Tech
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QB
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994
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2000
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Chris Weinke
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Florida State
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QB
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1,628
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Josh Heupel
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Oklahoma
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QB
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1,552
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2001
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Eric Crouch
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Nebraska
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QB
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770
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Rex Grossman
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Florida
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QB
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708
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2002
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Carson Palmer
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USC
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QB
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1,328
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Brad Banks
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Iowa
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QB
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1,095
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2003
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Jason White *
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Oklahoma
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QB
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1,481
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Larry Fitzgerald
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Pittsburgh
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WR
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1,353
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2004
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Matt Leinart *
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USC
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QB
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1,325
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Adrian Peterson
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Oklahoma
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RB
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997
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2005
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Reggie Bush *
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USC
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RB
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2,541
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Vince Young
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Texas
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QB
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1,608
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2006
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Troy Smith
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Ohio State
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QB
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2,540
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Darren McFadden
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Arkansas
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RB
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878
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2007
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Tim Tebow **
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Florida
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QB
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1,957
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Darren McFadden
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Arkansas
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RB
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1,703
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2008
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Sam Bradford **
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Oklahoma
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QB
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1,726
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Colt McCoy
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Texas
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RB
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1,604
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2009
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Mark Ingram **
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Alabama
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RB
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1,304
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Toby Gerhart
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Stanford
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RB
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1,276
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2010
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Year
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Winner
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School
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Pos
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Pts
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Runner-Up
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School
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Pos
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Pts
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Heisman Trophy Award by Football Almanac | * = Junior | ** = Sophomore
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Heisman died on October 3, 1936, at the age of sixty-six. Two months after his death, the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy was renamed the Heisman Trophy. Today, the Heisman Trophy remains college football's preeminent individual award, given annually to the nation's best college football player.
Players who won the Heisman Trophy then went on to win the Rookie of the Year: Alan Ameche (NFC, 1955), Jim Plunkett (AFC, 1971), Tony Dorsett (NFC, 1977), Earl Campbell (AFC, 1978), Billy Sims (NFC, 1980), George Rogers (NFC, 1981), Marcus Allen (AFC, 1982), Barry Sanders (NFC, 1989), Eddie George (NFL, 1996) and Charles Woodson (NFL, 1998).
Did you know that only four Heisman Trophy recipients went on to win a Super Bowl MVP Award? This "club" includes: Roger Staubach (Super Bowl VI), Jim Plunkett (Super Bowl XV), Marcus Allen (Super Bowl XVIII) and Desmond Howard (Super Bowl XXXI).
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