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re: The FIRST Heisman winner that you remember seeing, as a fan of the game, was.....

Posted on 8/25/21 at 2:24 am to
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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Posted on 8/25/21 at 2:24 am to
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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Posted on 8/25/21 at 2:34 am to
quote:

every time he carried the ball the UCLA players rushed over to pick him up so he had less time to rest.didn’t matter though


John McKay fed OJ the ball so much that reporters complained that he was over working him.

McKay's response:

"The ball's not that heavy. I'll tell him when he's tired. He is not in a union. He can carry the ball as many times as we want him to."
This post was edited on 8/25/21 at 2:38 am
Posted by GVT
Lafayette
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Posted on 8/25/21 at 2:46 am to
First one I remember is Charles White in Tiger Stadium, 1979
Posted by kajunman
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Posted on 8/25/21 at 5:23 am to
Archie Griffin

Still the only player to win it twice.
Posted by saintsfan92612
Taiwan
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Posted on 8/25/21 at 5:36 am to
Danny Woeful
Posted by msudawg1200
Central Mississippi
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Posted on 8/25/21 at 5:50 am to
Charles White USC, 1979
Posted by LanierSpots
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Posted on 8/25/21 at 6:14 am to
Herschel Walker


fricking beast


Posted by Tiger Ugly
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Posted on 8/25/21 at 6:29 am to
Gino Cappelleti for Penn State, played against LSU in the Orange Bowl following the 1973 season - not impressed - we shut him down and Brad Davis outrushed him that game.

Probably one of the weaker Heisman picks of my lifetime.

Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
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Posted on 8/25/21 at 7:24 am to
John Cappelletti averaged 5.32 yards per carry in an era where it was the run trap game.

He was basically taking a dive run on every play...and the defense knew what was coming.

His QB threw for 13 TDs and 5 Ints for the season.

And Penn State beat LSU n the Orange Bowl. So tell that to Joey.
This post was edited on 8/25/21 at 7:25 am
Posted by Ashley Shaeffer Baw
North Louisiana
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Posted on 8/25/21 at 7:43 am to
Charlie Ward…he was a bad, bad man
Posted by dukke v
PLUTO
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Posted on 8/25/21 at 8:05 am to
So you are like 26 years old???? Wow. For all the sports you think you know.
Posted by KosmoCramer
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Posted on 8/25/21 at 8:33 am to
I was going to say Ki-Jana Carter because that dude was an absolute beast, but looking it up, he came in 2nd.

Like many in this thread, Eddie George vs Illinois. Brent Musburger on the telecast even called it saying "Ed Dee George putting up more Heisman trophy numbers!" on one of his long runs up the sideline. Such a dominant performance.
Posted by SportsGuyNOLA
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Posted on 8/25/21 at 8:34 am to
Herschel Walker
Posted by redfish99
B.R.
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Posted on 8/25/21 at 8:38 am to
OJ.
Posted by Hazelnut
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Posted on 8/25/21 at 8:47 am to
Reggie Bush probably. Didn't really follow college football outside of my Cajuns before that
Posted by jt696
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Posted on 8/25/21 at 12:12 pm to
Roger Staubach - Army/Navy game
Posted by KennabraTiger
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Posted on 8/25/21 at 12:37 pm to
Charlie Ward, but I don’t remember too much being so young. The one I probably remember the best is Charles Woodson.
Posted by Tridentds
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Posted on 8/25/21 at 1:10 pm to
Bily Sims. My dad and I went to see OU vs Rice at Rice Stadium. Sat on the OU side about 5 rows up from the field behind Sooners bench. Billy was unstoppable and only played in the first half. Second half he came out in a brown suit with huge lapels. He was walking along the first row shaking hands, doing photos, and signing autographs for alot of the 3rd and 4th Q. OU fans were coming down from other sections to get autographs and photos. Fans with front row seats stood on their seats to allow other people to get their time with Billy. Was a different time and place back then for sure.

It was awesome seeing him as kid.
Posted by Lou Pai
Member since Dec 2014
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Posted on 8/25/21 at 1:12 pm to
Ricky Williams on TV

For some reason haven't seen a lot of Heisman winners in TS, in part due to a relatively lower pct for SEC, and also just happenstance I guess (missed Tebow, etc.)

I guess it was Ingram in 2009 but I don't even remember him from that game. McFadden in 2007 far more impressive and impactful.
This post was edited on 8/25/21 at 1:13 pm
Posted by ElderTiger
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Posted on 8/25/21 at 1:12 pm to
Billy Cannon
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