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What numbers did Larry Kelley and Clint Frank wear at Yale, when they won their Heisman's in 1936 & 1937, respectively?

19 &14. Kelley won in 1936 as an end, and Frank won as a halfback. The first teammates to win the Heisman.

There has never been a Heisman winner from the University of Minnesota?

False. Halfback Bruce Smith was the first to win the Heisman in 1941, and was presented the trophy while we were at war.

Name the only Heisman winner that Bear Bryant coached?

John David Crow. The halfback from Texas A&M won the trophy in 1957. It is amazing he is the only one to win it with all the great backs 'The Bear' coached at Alabama.

Who was the first junior to win the Heisman?

Felix Blanchard. "Mr. Inside" won the award in 1945, the first Army player so honored.

How many games did Army lose in 1945 and 1946, when Blanchard and Glenn Davis won the Heisman?

0. They were 18-0-1 in those years. Davis was known as "Mr. Outside".

How many wide receivers won the Heisman in the 20th century?

2. Tim Brown of Notre Dame in 1987, and Desmond Howard in 1991.

Earl Campbell won the Heisman Trophy in 1977?

True. The "Tyler Rose" won the award as a Texas Longhorn running back.

What was Bo Jackson's given name?

Vincent Edward Jackson. He won in 1985 as a Auburn Tiger.

How many Heisman winners were fullbacks in the 20th century?

3. Blanchard-1945 (Army), Ameche-1954 (Wisconsin), Steve Owens Oklahoma).

What school did Terry Baker play at, when he won the Heisman in 1962?

Oregon State. The first Heisman winner from the West Coast.

What number did Les Horvath wear, when he won the Heisman in 1944?

22. The first Heisman winner from Ohio State.

What Heisman winner won the award as a junior, and was 2nd as a senior?

Billy Sims & Sims. As an Oklahoma Sooner running back, he won the trophy in 1978, and finished behind Charles White of Southern Cal his senior year.

Which of the following finished 3rd as a freshman, 2nd as a sophomore, and won the Heisman as a junior?

Herschel Walker. He was the seventh junior to win the Heisman; if he stayed his senior year, he could have been the second to win the trophy twice.

Paul Hornung won the Heisman Trophy in 1956 as a halfback?

False. He made his mark in the pros as a halfback, but he won the Heisman as a quarterback for the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.

Tommy Harmon, who was the 1940 Heisman winner, had a son who was an All-American QB in college?

True. Before becoming an actor, Mark Harmon was an All-American QB at UCLA in the 1970s.