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The Worst Heisman Winners to Ever Play in the NFL
Worthly ^ | February 3, 2015 | Nick Dimengo

Posted on 07/28/2015 1:33:11 PM PDT by EveningStar

The Heisman Trophy might just be the most prestigious individual award in all of sports. It’s a symbol of everything that stands for college football, with one player each year joining an exclusive fraternity for his on-field success. And, over the years, we have seen some great players go on to win the award and make a name for themselves in the NFL. Unfortunately, having the stiff-armed statue doesn’t always lead to that kind of pro career, and these 20 of the players who found that out, as they’re the worst Heisman Trophy winners to ever play in the NFL.

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KEYWORDS: football; heisman; heismantrophy; nfl
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Explanations for the rankings as well as pictures are available at the site (sorry - this is one of those click bait crap ad sites). Award dates in parentheses have been verified at the official Heisman Trophy site.

20. Mike Rozier (1983)
19. Sam Bradford (2008)
18. Matt Leinart (2004)
17. Troy Smith (2006)
16. Rashaan Salaam (1994)
15. Danny Wuerffel (1996)
14. Ron Dayne (1999)
13. Ty Detmer (1990)
12. Jason White (2003)
11. Tim Tebow (2007)
10. Eric Crouch (2001)
9. Gino Torretta (1992)
8. Andre Ware (1989)
7. Howard Cassady (1955)
6. Pat Sullivan (1971)
5. Terry Baker (1962)
4. John Huarte (1964)
3. Archie Griffin (1974 and 1975)
2. Chris Weinke (2000)
1. Joe Bellino (1960)
1 posted on 07/28/2015 1:33:11 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: Perdogg

ping


2 posted on 07/28/2015 1:33:38 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

I don’t see Manziel on that list...


3 posted on 07/28/2015 1:37:11 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: EveningStar

Where’s that popcorn gif ?


4 posted on 07/28/2015 1:39:40 PM PDT by 11th_VA ("We're not gonna take it ANYMORRRRRE !!!")
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To: EveningStar

Griffin should be number 1. He won it twice and his NFL career sucked.


5 posted on 07/28/2015 1:40:56 PM PDT by edpc (Wilby 2016)
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To: EveningStar

Racist list. Sure are alot of white guys on that list


6 posted on 07/28/2015 1:42:21 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (De-fund ALL "Sanctuary Cities" And remove the idiots in charge of them.)
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To: EveningStar

I think it might be easier to put together a list of Heisman Winners that were slightly better than mediocre.


7 posted on 07/28/2015 1:42:28 PM PDT by Boiler Plate ("Why be difficult, when with just a little more work, you can be impossible" Mom)
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To: EveningStar

Andre Ware was painful to watch.

I was living in Michigan when the Lions drafted him. They had Ware and Rodney Peete at QB.

The local gag was “what white guy off the waiver wire is going to be the starter by Game Six?” And there always was one.


8 posted on 07/28/2015 1:42:42 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: EveningStar

Well, just goes to show, that being a star college player doesn’t necessarily translate into becoming an NFL star.

College players going to the NFL are going to a higher league. The competition is at a much higher level.

I read that only about 3% of all Division 1 football players ever make it to the NFL. So roughly 1 out of 30 players will make it. Those are stiff odds to overcome.

Off topic, but, based on the odds, it’s not surprising that Michael Sam didn’t make it in the NFL. Liberals and activists for homosexual rights were celebrating when he was drafted by the Rams. But nobody at the time was saying that he still had to prove himself in training camp and make the team. And that low round draft picks such as him usually don’t make the team coming out of training camp.


9 posted on 07/28/2015 1:42:55 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: EveningStar

Two of them, John Huarte and Matt Leinart, graduated from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, CA.


10 posted on 07/28/2015 1:45:35 PM PDT by forgotten man
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To: EveningStar

I don’t think its time to have Sam Bradford on that list and I’m not an OU fan.

Sure he has been hurt but it’s too early to call him a bust.


11 posted on 07/28/2015 1:47:58 PM PDT by 728b (Never cry over something that can not cry over you.)
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To: EveningStar

Kinda thought Doug Flutie would be on the list.


12 posted on 07/28/2015 1:48:27 PM PDT by traderrob6
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To: BenLurkin

too early to put Manziel on it...but he’s off to the kind of start that may land him there at some point.


13 posted on 07/28/2015 1:49:13 PM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (WTF? How Karl Rove and the Establishment Lost...Again)
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To: EveningStar

I understand that Tebow has been given an opportunity by a pro team and according to the last reports of which I am aware was doing well. I hope he makes it.


14 posted on 07/28/2015 1:51:53 PM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS
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To: EveningStar
Is it too early to put that idiot loudmouth from Florida State on it?

The one that likes crab legs?

Named after a cigarette...can't remember his name.

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.(Of course I remember his name...just making the point that I think he's going to be very forgettable, 'cause he's uncoachable.)

15 posted on 07/28/2015 1:55:19 PM PDT by OldSmaj (obama is a worthless mohametan. Impeach his ass now!)
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To: EveningStar

Doug Flute (1984), Gary Beban (1967)?


16 posted on 07/28/2015 1:55:21 PM PDT by TruthWillWin (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
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To: OldSmaj
Named after a cigarette...can't remember his name.

Phillip Morris?


17 posted on 07/28/2015 2:01:37 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: OldSmaj

How about Charlie Ward from FSU? He didn’t even get drafted but ended up playing in the NBA for several years. And he was pretty good too.

I expected to see the Head Ball Coach on the list.


18 posted on 07/28/2015 2:03:20 PM PDT by subterfuge (Minneseeota: the laughingstock of the nation - for lots of reasons!)
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To: subterfuge
I expected to see the Head Ball Coach on the list.

Hey now, he was a heckuva punter. ;)

19 posted on 07/28/2015 2:04:24 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: forgotten man

And I live in Orange County, CA!


20 posted on 07/28/2015 2:08:51 PM PDT by EveningStar
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