Only a few can claim the Heisman
There have been so many great winners of the Heisman Trophy. Jay Berwanger was the first winner. My three private favorites follow.
1. Roger Staubauch. Roger was a very clever young man who obtained an appointment to the Naval Academy. He was an excellent quarterback at a school that is not actually a football power most of the time. He had the stats and wins to win the Heisman Trophy and was and remains to be an amazing American. When Roger graduated from Annapolis, he did not get to go on to the pros. He served his country in the Navy for 5 years and spent his time in Viet Nam. After getting out of the Navy, Roger went on to be a Super Bowl successful quarterback with America’s Team. the Dallas Cowboys. After his football days Roger went on to type the Staubauch Compsny which dealt in business real estate. Roger retired because the CEO of the billion dollar business just some years ago.
2.. Earl Campbell The Tyler Rose was most likely one of the best full backs to ever wrap his arms round a football. When he obtained up a head of steam, he was actually unstoppable. He had a fantastic career on the University of Texas and gained the Heisman. He went on to have an ideal profession with the Houston Oilers which was always considered one of my favourite teams. “LOVE YA BLUE” Bum Phillips was an important coach and he liked Earl Campbell. Earl now owns Earl Campbell Meat Products and is sort of successful. He was Rookie of the Year and MVP both his first year within the pros.
3. Charlie Ward. Charlie is likely one of the few Heisman Trophy winners that was drafted in three sports. He played only two years as starting quarterback at Florida State but in his senior year he led the team to the National Championship. He was the student authorities Vice President his senior yr and in addition ACC Male Athlete of the Year. When he found out that Warrick Dunn’s mom had been killed in the line of duty as a policeman in Louisiana, he went to Coach Bowden and ask to have Warrick as his roommate. He helped Warrick lots and they’re still better of friends. Charlie went on to play skilled basketball with the New York Knicks and had a very profitable career. At one time when the Jets and the Giants had been having a lot quarterback trouble, any individual stated, “One of the best quarterback in New York performs for the Knicks.” Charlie is now an assistant basketball coach at Westbury Christian College in Houston, Texas. He had been a scout for the Houston Rockets. Charlie and his Coach Bobby Bowden have been recently inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
There have been so many good athletes that have earned the coveted Heisman trophies but these are my favorites.Some of them went on to have brilliant professional carrers and a few f them sort of had the “Heisman Jinks” Most all of them have been successful of their chosen fields.